Rathbone Brothers : Shareholders Q & A

Q&A for AGM 2021

COVID-19

1. Will Rathbone's AGM take place as scheduled?
   Yes, our AGM is currently scheduled to take place at our London office on 6 May 2021 at 2:00pm behind closed doors.
2. Why is the Company holding a physical AGM and not a virtual meeting?
   The board has been closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and our priority continues to be the health, safety and wellbeing of all our employees, shareholders, clients and the wider community in which we operate. The board's preference had been to welcome shareholders in person to this year's AGM, particularly given the constraints we faced last year. In February, the Government published its "COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021" which sets out the roadmap to ease restrictions across England. While this provides a route back to a more normal way of life, it is clear that many restrictions currently in force (including those relating to non-essential travel and indoor mixing) are intended to remain in place on the day of our AGM. Accordingly, the board's current intention is to hold the AGM at the company's head office with a limited number of company representatives attending in person to ensure that a valid meeting is held. Other shareholders will not be permitted to attend the AGM in person while restrictions precluding physical attendance remain in force. Shareholders and guests who travel to the meeting will not be admitted. It is, therefore, important that you do not attend the AGM in person while such restrictions remain in place.
   Under our Articles of Association, the Board do not have the authority to hold a virtual meeting but are required to hold a physical AGM with a minimum quorum of two shareholders. We will be holding our AGM at our London office on 6 May 2021 at 2:00pm behind closed doors.
   Shareholders will be able to listen in to (but not to speak at) the proceedings on the day via a live webcast. Shareholders will be able to access the webcast on the day of the AGM by following the weblink: https://www.investis-live.com/rathbone-brothers/605332bd49aa2a0e00777e5c/vnecat the time of the meeting.
3. How will the AGM meeting be quorate?
   To ensure the meeting is quorate, our Articles require us to have a quorum of two members to validate the meeting. Our AGM on 6 May 2021 will be convened with the minimum quorum of shareholders present in order to conduct the formal AGM business only. Given the current restrictions in force by the UK Government's on social gatherings, the Board requests that shareholders do not attend the AGM but instead appoint a proxy and provide voting instructions in advance of the AGM.
4. The AGM is an opportunity for shareholders to engage with the company and the Board. In relation to your 2021 AGM, how are you engaging with shareholders?
   The Board recognises that the AGM is an important event for all shareholders and is keen to ensure that they are able to exercise their right to participate and vote notwithstanding the possible restrictions on attendance in person. Shareholders can participate in the AGM and exercise their shareholders' rights by voting in advance by appointing the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy and providing their voting instructions by 2:00pm on Tuesday 4 May 2021.
   We would strongly encourage shareholders to submit any questions on the business of the AGM in advance by sending them to [e-mail] company will respond before the proxy appointment deadline to those questions received by the close of business on Wednesday 28 April 2021. Shareholders are also encouraged to check the company's website where answers to questions submitted in advanced of the meeting will be posted.

1. Why has the Company not taken the decision to delay the AGM until the restrictions have been lifted?
   The Company has decided not to delay the AGM as important decisions need to be taken at our AGM (such as the renewal of important corporate authorities), and failure to do so in a timely fashion would have potential repercussions which the Board and our shareholders would wish to avoid.
2. At the conclusion of the 2021 AGM, will the Company publish its AGM results?
   Yes, following our AGM, we will be announcing our AGM results to the London Stock Exchange which will also be available to view on the Company's website at www.rathbones.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/general-meetingsand at the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism which can be found at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism