Appointment of Chairman

RNS Number : 5341E

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

04 January 2010

Stock Exchange Announcement

LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman

Liontrust Asset Management PLC ("Liontrust" or the "Company"), the independent specialist fund management group, is pleased to confirm that Adrian Collins has been appointed as the Company's non-executive Chairman with effect from 1 January 2010. Bernard Asher, who has stepped down as Chairman, remains a non-executive director of Liontrust.

Mr Collins was appointed to the Board of Liontrust in June 2009 as a non-executive director and his pending appointment as Chairman of the Company was previously included in the Company's interim results statement announced on 25 November 2009.

The Company confirms that there are no further matters to be disclosed pursuant to the requirements of paragraph LR 9.6.13 R of the Listing Rules.

For further information please contact:

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

Nigel Legge

Vinay Abrol

Simon Hildrey - Marketing & Communications Director

020 7412 1700

www.liontrust.co.uk

Altium

Sam Fuller

Paul Chamberlain

020 7484 4040