Holding(s) in Company

Rathbone Brothers PLC
10 September 2004


Rathbone Brothers Plc

Ordinary Shares of 5p

Disclosure of Interests in Shares

On 9 September 2004, Rathbone Brothers Plc ('the Company') received a
notification, in accordance with sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985,
that Morley Fund Management Limited, a subsidiary of Aviva plc, has a notifiable
interest of 1,233,998 ordinary shares of 5p which represents 3.03% of the issued
share capital of the Company.

The identity of the registered shareholders of the shares to which this
notification relates and the number of shares held by them are as follows:

Registered holders                                         Shares held

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                                 169,120
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                                    649,084
Chase Nominees Ltd                                             122,700
CUIM Nominee Ltd                                               218,094
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                              75,000


Manjinder Gill
Financial Accountant

Telephone [phone]

10 September 2004


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