Holding(s) in Company

Rathbone Brothers PLC
16 March 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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

Rathbone Brothers Plc


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


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )


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) : (X)

Notification of holding required by the FSA Disclosure and Transparency Rules
Transitional Provisions 7 and 8.


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

Lloyds TSB Group Plc


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

N/A


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

N/A


6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 March 2007


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

N/A


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 (vi)
                                   Number of    Number of voting
                                   shares       Rights (viii)

GB0002148343                       N/A          N/A
Ordinary 5p shares






Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights
if possible using                      (ix)
the ISIN CODE
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect

GB0002148343         1,347,780         1,347,780  130,032         3.188%    0.308%
Ordinary 5p shares



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  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

1,477,812              3.496%

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



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A


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

N/A


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

N/A


13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 42,276,852.


14. Contact name:

Richard Loader


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7399 0000



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