Holding(s) in Company

Rathbone Brothers PLC
28 November 2002


Rathbone Brothers Plc. Ordinary Shares of 5p

Notification of major interest in shares

On 27 November 2002, Rathbone Brothers Plc ('the Company') was notified, in
accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), that Prudential
plc and certain of its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest of
1,196,500 ordinary shares of 5p which represents 3.04% of the issued share
capital of the Company.


Richard Loader

Company Secretary

28 November 2002

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