Directors' Interests

RIT Capital Partners PLC
27 March 2006


Director's Interests


Following advice received in respect of personal pension arrangements ahead of
pensions tax reforms due to be implemented from 6 April 2006, Lord Rothschild, a
director of RIT Capital Partners plc ('RITCP') has today exercised Share
Appreciation Rights ('SARs') over a notional number of £1 ordinary shares of
RITCP at 1008p per share. The exercise is in accordance with the terms of the J.
Rothschild Capital Management Share Appreciation Rights Plan, and is in respect
of the following SAR grant:

Director         Notional no.  Dates of       SAR      SAR exercise
                 of RITCP      grant          price    period
                 ord. shares

Lord Rothschild  262,467       26 March 2003  381.0p    26 Mar 06 - 25 Mar 13


SAR grants entitle the holder to the payment of a cash bonus between the third
and tenth anniversaries of the relevant date of grant, calculated by reference
to a notional number of RITCP £1 ordinary shares. The bonus equates to the
increase since the date of grant in the RITCP share price multiplied by the
notional number of shares and is subject to income tax and National Insurance.
RITCP's liability for SAR exercise payments has been fully recognised in its net
asset value announcements.


Following the above SAR exercise, the outstanding SARs held by Lord Rothschild
are as follows:

Director            Notional no. of RITCP  SAR price     Dates exercisable
                    ord. shares
Lord Rothschild     152,672                786.0p        19 Jul 08 - 18 Jul 15
Lord Rothschild     121,827                985.0p        17 Mar 09 - 16 Mar 16


Lord Rothschild's direct interests in the ordinary shares of RITCP remain as
follows:


20,108,741 shares (12.88% of issued) held beneficially; and

6,708,324 shares (4.30% of issued) held non-beneficially.



27 March 2006



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