Rathbone Brothers Plc (the "Company") 

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Richard Smeeton
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	General Manager
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Rathbone Brothers Plc
b)	LEI	213800MBTHM6UE8ZQP29
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 5p each GB0002148343
b)	Nature of the transaction	Transfer of shares to spouse.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£0	3,338
d)	Aggregated information    - Aggregated volume   - Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	18/10/17
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Richard Smeeton
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	General Manager
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Rathbone Brothers Plc
b)	LEI	213800MBTHM6UE8ZQP29
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 5p each GB0002148343
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares by spouse.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£25.91	700
d)	Aggregated information    - Aggregated volume   - Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	18/10/17
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Richard Smeeton
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	General Manager
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Rathbone Brothers Plc
b)	LEI	213800MBTHM6UE8ZQP29
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 5p each GB0002148343
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£25.91	4,369
d)	Aggregated information    - Aggregated volume   - Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	18/10/17
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market

Enquiries:

Ali Johnson
Company Secretary
Telephone - 0207 399 0326

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Source: Rathbone Brothers Plc via Globenewswire