Directors' Shareholdings via ESOP

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

26 April 2007

Notification of directors' interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329

Liontrust Asset Management PLC ("the Company") has been notified on 26 April
2007 of dealing in the Company's ordinary shares as follows:

Nigel Legge, Vinay Abrol, Jeremy Lang and William Pattisson directors of the
Company, are participants in the Company's Employee Share Ownership Plan (the
"ESOP") and on 26 April 2007 were allocated 1,170 ordinary shares, 1,173
ordinary shares, 1,170 ordinary shares, and 1,170 ordinary shares respectively
at a price of 384p per share.

Nigel Legge's total interest following this notification is 897,046 ordinary
shares or 2.66% of the total issued share capital of the Company. Vinay Abrol's
total interest following this notification is 408,968 ordinary shares or 1.21%
of the total issued share capital of the Company. Jeremy Lang's total interest
following this notification is 94,290 ordinary shares or 0.28% of the total
issued share capital of the Company. William Pattisson's total interest
following this notification is 94,290 ordinary shares or 0.28% of the total
issued share capital of the Company

Enquiries:

Vinay Abrol

Tel: [phone]

Liontrust Asset Management PLC