Holding(s) in Company

Rathbone Brothers PLC
03 October 2007



TR-1 : NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached):

Rathbone Brothers Plc


2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : ( )


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Royal Bank of Scotland Plc as Trustee of the Merrill Lynch UK Special Situations
Fund


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

28 September 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 October 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Gone above 3%


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible         Situation previous to the
using the ISIN CODE                       Triggering transaction
                                     Number of     Number of voting
                                     shares        Rights

GB0002148343                         N/A           N/A
Ordinary 5p shares




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect

GB0002148343         1,290,701         1,290,701  N/A             3.02%     N/A
Ordinary 5p shares


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights
instrument                                       acquired if the
                                                 instrument is
                                                 exercised/
                                                 converted.

N/A         N/A              N/A                 N/A                  N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting       % of voting
rights                 rights

1,290,701              3.02%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

N/A


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name: Richard Loader, Company Secretary


15. Contact: 020 7399 0000




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