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RNS Number : 2928I
Rathbone Brothers PLC
09 March 2010

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 Name of person dealing  (Note 1)                                                 Rathbone Brothers Plc (Entity
reporting)
 Company dealt in                                                                 FORTH PORTS PLC
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate(Note 2)  Ordinary 50p
 Date of dealing                                                                  8th March 2010


Ordinary 50p

Date of dealing

8th March 2010

2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in(Note 3)

                                              Long                                              Short
                                              Number                                     (%)    Number
                      (%)
 (1) Relevant securities                      615,328                                   (1.35)
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 Total                                        615,328                                   (1.35)


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

615,328                                   (1.35)

(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in(Note 3)

 Class of relevant security:                  Long                                            Short
                                              Number                                     (%)  Number
                    (%)
 (1) Relevant securities
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 Total                                        n/a


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

n/a

(c)        Rights to subscribe(Note 3)

 Class of relevant security:  Details
                              n/a


n/a

3.         DEALINGS(Note 4)

(a)        Purchases and sales

 Purchase/sale           Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 5)
 Sale Purchase Purchase  1,800 1,500 1,825     1381.8p 1394.6p 1394.6p


Sale

Purchase

Purchase

1,800

1,500

1,825

1381.8p

1394.6p

1394.6p

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name,  e.g. CFD  Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities (Note 7)  Price per unit (Note 5)
                                               n/a


n/a

(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Product name, e.g. call option  Writing, selling,  purchasing, varying etc.  Number of securities to which the option
relates (Note 7)  Exercise price  Type, e.g. American, European etc.  Expiry  date  Option money paid/received per unit
(Note 5)
                                                                              n/a


paid/received per unit (Note 5)

n/a

(ii)        Exercising

 Product name, e.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
                                 n/a


n/a

(d)        Other dealings (including new securities)(Note 4)

#

 Nature of transaction (Note 8) #  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
                                   n/a


n/a

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.
 None


None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?(Note 9)                                                NO

 Date of disclosure                                                9th March 2010
 Contact name                                                      Chris Whitehead
 Telephone number                                                  020 7399 0000
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected  n/a
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)          n/a


n/a

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

n/a

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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