RNS Number:1145T
Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC
10 December 2003

                          BREWIN DOLPHIN HOLDINGS PLC

                 Interests of Directors following bonus awards



Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC ("the company") announces that on 9 December 2003
each of the following Executive Directors of the company became interested in
the additional Ordinary Shares of 1p each of the company ("shares") mentioned
below against his name, following an award under the Brewin Dolphin Special
Bonus Scheme which encourages client executives to increase discretionary funds:


                    Executive Director                Number of shares

                    I B Speke                         1,767

                    C D Legge                         2,948

                    M J R Williams                    4,341

The shares will be forfeited under the terms of the scheme and returned to the
company, if the recipients leave Brewin Dolphin Securities Limited before 31
December 2005, other than at the request of the company on a good leaver basis
unless the Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC Board, at its absolute discretion, allows
retention.

The shares were acquired at a price of 85.03125 pence each.

The company was aware of the acquisition of the interests in the additional
shares on 9 December 2003.

Each of the Executive Directors mentioned is also interested in shares held
otherwise than under the scheme.


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