Holding in Company

RNS Number : 8520N

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

18 June 2010


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Liontrust Asset Management Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See schedule below
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	16 June 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:	17 June 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0007388407

1,692,176

1,622,176

4.82

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,622,176

4.82

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
See schedule below

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		70,000
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		16 June 2010

13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Subha Ravindran
15. Contact telephone number:	fil-regreporting@fil.com