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RathbonesAnnouncement

01/12/2015 15:20

For filings with the FCA include the annex                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                                              Rathbone Brothers  PLC                                                                                  
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  attached: ii                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                                                                                                                         
  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                              
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  Other (please specify):            Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive                                                                                         X                                                   
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                              BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  notification obligation: iii                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
   (if different from 3.): iv                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                                26 November, 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  reached: v                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     30 November, 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive; BlackRock Inc. shares and voting rights remain above the previously disclosed threshold of 5%           
  reached: vi, vii                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Class/type of                       Situation previous                                                         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                     
  shares                              to the triggering                                                                                                                                                                                   
  if possible using the ISIN CODE     transaction                                                                                                                                                                                         
  Number                                                     Number                                   Number                Number of voting                         % of  voting rights x                                     
  of                                                         of                                       of shares             rights                                                                                              
  Shares                                                     Voting                                                                                                                                                             
                                                             Rights                                                                                                                                                             
  Direct                                          Direct xi             Indirect xii    Direct                              Indirect                 
  GB0002148343                        4,362,621                         4,362,621                                N/A                   N/A                           3,787,614      N/A                                7.88%              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                    
  Type of financial                                          Expiration                 Exercise/                                                     Number of voting                                       % of voting                  
  instrument                                                 date xiii                  Conversion Period xiv                                         rights that may be                                     rights                       
                                                                                                                                                      acquired if the                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                      instrument is                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                      exercised/ converted.                                                               
   Securities Lending                                                                                                                              67,848                                                 0.14%                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                                                                       
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                    
  Type of financial                               Exercise price        Expiration date xvii          Exercise/                        Number of voting rights instrument refers to               % of voting rights xix, xx            
  instrument                                                                                          Conversion period xviii                                                                                                             
  CFD                                                                                                                               264,869                                                     Nominal                       Delta    
  0.55%                                                      0.55%     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  Number of voting rights                                                                                                   Percentage of voting rights                                                                                   
  4,120,331                                                                                                                 8.57%                                                                                                         
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the         
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                         
     See Annex                                                                         
                                                                                        
  Proxy Voting:                                                                          
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                         
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                   
  to hold:                                                                               
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                     
  voting rights:                                                                         
                                                                                        
                                   BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team         
  13. Additional information:                                                            
  14. Contact name:                Gareth Slade                                          
  15. Contact telephone number:    020 7743 3650                                         
  Name                                                           % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold    % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold    Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold   
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  BlackRock Fund Advisors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock Group Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BlackRock Group Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited                   6.44%                                                                         0.46%                                                                                                       6.89%