Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rathbone Brothers PLC
24 March 2006


Rathbone Brothers Plc

Notification of dealing by Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility ('PDMR')

On 21 March 2006 the following directors and PDMRs exercised share options over
Rathbone Brothers Plc Ordinary Shares of 5p granted under the Rathbone Executive
Share Option Scheme 2000. The market value at exercise was £11.80 being the
closing mid market price on 20 March 2006. The shares allotted were registered
in the name of Rathbone Nominees Limited. Details are set out below.

Name                   Status     Number of  Exercise        Total         Total 
                                shares over     price      holding    percentage
                              which options              following       holding
                                  exercised           notification     following
                                                                    notification
Nicola Bennett         PDMR           2,000     £8.10
Nicola Bennett                        1,000     £4.15
      Total                           3,000                  6,770        0.016%

Mark Biddlecombe       PDMR           1,000     £4.15        2,687        0.006%
Paul Chavasse          Director       4,509   £6.6533       11,407        0.027%
                       and PDMR

Julian Chillingworth   PDMR           3,491   £6.6533
Julian Chillingworth                  5,000     £8.10
      Total                           8,491                 10,969        0.026%

Michael Cunningham     PDMR           1,563    £9.158
Michael Cunningham                    5,000     £8.10
      Total                           6,563                 46,132        0.110%

Sheila de Carteret     PDMR           2,500     £4.15        4,333        0.010%

Sue Desborough         Director       4,000     £4.15        7,736        0.018%
                       and PDMR

Lorraine Dodd          PDMR           2,601    £9.158
Lorraine Dodd                         5,302     £8.10
Lorraine Dodd                         3,556     £4.15
      Total                          11,459                 43,166        0.103%

Clare Gore Langton     PDMR             666     £8.10
Clare Gore Langton                    2,011    £9.158
Clare Gore Langton                    6,518     £4.15
      Total                           9,195                204,641        0.488%

Julian Hayden          PDMR           1,000     £4.15        2,831        0.007%

Robert Hughes Penney   PDMR           3,182    £8.275
Robert Hughes Penney                  8,584     £4.15
Robert Hughes Penney                  2,317    £9.158
Robert Hughes Penney                  5,000     £8.10
      Total                          19,083                 22,884        0.055%

Brian Kenny            PDMR              17    £9.158
Brian Kenny                           7,336     £4.15
Brian Kenny                           7,500     £8.10
      Total                          14,853                 75,660        0.181%

Richard Loader         PDMR           4,000     £4.15       64,336        0.154%


Anita Lovell           PDMR           5,000     £8.10
Anita Lovell                          1,000     £4.15
      Total                           6,000                  8,545        0.020%

Andrew Morris          Director      16,667     £4.15       31,489        0.075%
                       and PDMR

Kiran Patel            PDMR           1,000     £4.15        2,345        0.006%

Andy Pomfret           Director      12,500     £4.15       42,980        0.103%
                       and PDMR

Julia Quenault         PDMR           2,000     £8.10

Julia Quenault                        1,000     £4.15

      Total                           3,000                  4,833        0.012%

Jeff Vernon            PDMR           5,000     £9.85
Jeff Vernon                           7,500    £8.275
Jeff Vernon                           4,000     £8.10
Jeff Vernon                           4,000     £4.15
      Total                          20,500                 23,236        0.055%



Richard Loader
Company Secretary

24 March 2006

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