Holding in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

Liontrust Asset Management plc ('the Company') has been notified on 5 October
2005 that Lloyds TSB Group PLC and its subsidiaries, including Scottish Widows
Investment Partnership, had ceased to have a notifiable interest in the
Company.

Enquiries:

David V Gibbons, Company Secretary

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

Tel: [phone]

5 October 2005