Director/PDMR Shareholding

RIT Capital Partners PLC
27 March 2008


Directors' Interests


Grants of Share Appreciation Rights ('SARs') over £1 ordinary shares of RIT
Capital Partners plc ('RITCP') have today been made to the following directors,
under the terms of the J. Rothschild Capital Management Share Appreciation
Rights Plan, as follows:

Director           SAR exercise price  Notional no. of RITCP ord. shares

Lord Rothschild          1122p                  137,654
Duncan Budge             1122p                   75,912
David Haysey             1122p                   38,558


SAR grants entitle the holder to the payment of a 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 will amount to the
increase since the date of grant in the RITCP share price multiplied by the
notional number of shares.


In each of the cases above, the SARs awarded shall be exercisable between 27
March 2011 and 26 March 2018, conditional upon the performance hurdle being
achieved in the three years' vesting period ending on 27 March 2011. The hurdle
is calculated by reference to the RITCP share price plus dividends paid, which
must exceed RPI plus 3% per annum.


Following the grants made today, the outstanding SARs held by the directors are
as follows:

Director            Notional no. of    SAR exercisable        Dates exercisable
                  RITCP ord. shares       price

Lord Rothschild             152,672       786.0p          19 Jul 08 - 18 Jul 15
                            121,827       985.0p          17 Mar 09 - 16 Mar 16
                            127,795       939.0p          15 Mar 10 - 14 Mar 17
                            137,654      1122.0p          27 Mar 11 - 26 Mar 18

Duncan Budge                262,467       381.0p          26 Mar 06 - 25 Mar 13
                            101,781       786.0p          19 Jul 08 - 18 Jul 15
                             81,218       985.0p          17 Mar 09 - 16 Mar 16
                             95,846       939.0p          15 Mar 10 - 14 Mar 17
                             75,912      1122.0p          27 Mar 11 - 26 Mar 18

David Haysey                124,922       800.5p          30 Aug 08 - 29 Aug 15
                             60,913       985.0p          17 Mar 09 - 16 Mar 16
                             69,222       939.0p          15 Mar 10 - 14 Mar 17
                             38,558      1122.0p          27 Mar 11 - 26 Mar 18




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