3rd May 2006 12:15
Rathbone Brothers PLC03 May 2006 RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC 3 May 2006 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING STATEMENT At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held earlier today, all theresolutions proposed (and which were contained in the notice of meeting dated 7March 2006) were passed. Copies of resolutions (other than those concerningordinary business) have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority forpublication through its Document Viewing Facility. Mark Powell, chairman of Rathbone Brothers Plc, commented on trading for thefirst quarter of 2006: "Since the year end, world stock markets have remained buoyant and active. Thishas provided a helpful environment for an encouraging start to the year. "On 5 April we completed the acquisition of the investment management andprivate banking business of Dexia Banque Internationale a Luxembourg SA's Londonbranch. This has brought in excess of £600m of investment management accountsand a banking book to Rathbones. "As a result of this acquisition and a continuing good flow of new clients, thetotal of funds under management as at 30 April 2006 was £11.0bn, including£1.4bn in Rathbone Unit Trusts." - ENDS - For further information, please contact: Rathbone Brothers Plc Tel: 020 7399 0000 Mark Powell, ChairmanAndy Pomfret, Chief ExecutiveEmily Morris, Marketing Director About Rathbones Rathbone Brothers Plc specialises in providing, through its subsidiaries,personalised investment management services and wealth management services forprivate clients and trustees, including discretionary asset management, unittrusts, tax planning, trust and company management, and banking services. Itmanages £11.0 billion of funds, including around £1.4 billion managed byRathbone Unit Trust Management. All figures as at 30 April 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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