Statement re Transparency Directive

21 December 2006

                 Liontrust Asset Management PLC("the Company")                 

                           Voting Rights and Capital                           

In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, the
Company is required to notify the market of the following:

The Company's capital includes 33,955,636 ordinary shares with voting rights.
None of these ordinary shares is held in Treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 33,955,636.

The above figure of 33,955,636 shares may be used by shareholders as the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the
Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

David Gibbons, Company Secretary: 020 7220 3217

Vinay Abrol, Chief Operating Officer: 020 7412 1700