Director Shareholding

Rathbone Brothers PLC
08 May 2003

Rathbone Brothers Plc

Directors' Shareholdings

On 8 May 2003, ordinary shares of 5p were allotted at £4.875, being the closing
mid-market price on 7 May 2003, to Hill Samuel ESOP Trustees Limited who are the
Trustees of The Rathbone Inland Revenue Approved Share Incentive Plan. The
registered holder is Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate Nominee Limited. A/c
AESOPI.


The following directors are beneficial owners of the following shares (subject
to the terms and conditions of the Plan Trust Deed and Rules).


Director                        Allotted     Total holding following        Total % holding following
                                                   notification                    notification
                                                Beneficial Non beneficial     Beneficial  Non beneficial
R A Morris                           308           298,033         14,250         0.754%          0.036%
G M Powell                           308           298,955         10,000         0.757%          0.025%
A D Pomfret                          308            14,033              0         0.036%               -
R P Lanyon                           308           226,110              0         0.572%               -
M W F Leather                        308           145,126              0         0.367%               -
The Viscount Lifford                 308            88,603         22,023         0.224%          0.056%
A T Morris                           308             3,619              0         0.009%               -
R I Smeeton                          308           125,251          7,925         0.317%          0.020%
W Rathbone                           308            12,033          1,650         0.030%          0.004%
J G S Coode-Adams                    308             7,176              0         0.018%               -
P D G Chavasse                       308             3,277              0         0.008%               -



Shares were also allotted to Hill Samuel Offshore Trust Company Limited who are
the Trustees of The Rathbone International Share Incentive Plan. The registered
holder is Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited.


The following director is the beneficial owner of the following shares (subject
to the terms and conditions of the Plan Trust Deed and Rules).



Director                        Allotted     Total holding following        Total % holding following
                                                   notification                    notification
                                                Beneficial Non beneficial     Beneficial  Non beneficial

M P Egerton-Vernon                   308            90,566              0         0.229%               -





Richard Loader

Company Secretary

8 May 2003






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