Director Shareholding

RNS Number:6182S
Rathbone Brothers PLC
28 November 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of company
Rathbone Brothers Plc

2. Name of director
Ian Michael Buckley

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 named director

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)
Smith & Williamson 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
Share purchase

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
6,500

8. Percentage of issued class
0.016%

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
#7.55

13. Date of transaction
27 November 2003

14. Date company informed
28 November 2003

15. Total holding following this notification
Beneficial 12,500

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Beneficial 0.031%

17. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Richard Loader, Company Secretary, 020 7399 0000

18. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Richard Loader, Company Secretary

Date of Notification
28 November 2003

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