Transaction in Own Shares

Rathbone Brothers Plc

Transaction in Own Shares

Rathbone Brother Plc (the "Company") announces that on 18 August 2011 it purchased 20,000 ordinary shares at a price of £10.18 per share in accordance with the authority granted to it by shareholders at its Annual General Meeting. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 50,000 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 43,445,788 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Richard Loader

Company Secretary

18 August 2011

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