Holding in Company

Liontrust Asset Management plc

3 December 2004

Notification of major interest in shares: Companies Act 1985 s.198 to 203

Liontrust Asset Management plc ('the Company') was notified on 2 December 2004
that on 30 November 2004 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc no longer had a
disclosable interest in the Company's ordinary 1p shares.

Enquiries:

David V Gibbons

020 7220 3217

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

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