Holding in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

Liontrust Asset Management plc ('the Company') was notified on 15 December 2005
that Merseyside Pension Fund ceased to have a notifiable interest in the
Company.

Enquiries:

David V Gibbons, Company Secretary

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

Tel: [phone]

16 December 2005