Director Shareholding

Rathbone Brothers PLC
21 May 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Rathbone Brothers Plc

2) Name of director

Paul Chavasse

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

In respect of the shareholder named above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Rathbone Nominees Limited

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Purchase for value

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

1,000


8) Percentage of issued class

0.003%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 5p

12) Price per share

£8.25

13) Date of transaction

21 May 2002

14) Date company informed

21 May 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

1,000

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.003%

17) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Richard Loader 020 7399 0000

18) Date of notification

21 May 2002




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