Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7663K

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

21 April 2015

 



For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Liontrust Asset Management plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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					ü
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Polygon Global Partners LLP Reade Eugene Griffith
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		15.04.15
6. Date on which issuer notified:		17.04.15
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Contract for difference relating to ordinary shares (GB0007388407)

4,568,799

Nominal

Delta

10.048%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,568,799

10.048%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Reade Griffith holds a majority of the voting rights in Polygon Global Partners LLP. Consequently, Polygon Global Partners LLP is a "controlled undertaking" in relation to Mr. Griffith.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/a
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/a
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/a
13. Additional information:	The positions that gave rise to the notification obligation are held by Tetragon Financial Group Master Fund Limited ("TFG"). Tetragon Financial Management LP ("TFM") has been appointed as the investment manager of TFG. Polygon Global Partners LLP provides certain services to TFM pursuant to a services agreement between them.
14. Contact name:	Sean Côté
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7901 8330

 

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