Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7146Y

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

26 February 2013

 

Stock Exchange Announcement

LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

The Trustee of the Liontrust Asset Management Employee Trust ("EBT") has notified the Company that it:

1.    transferred a total of 16,153 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 26 February 2013 to an employee following the exercise of options under the Liontrust Option Plan;  and

2.    bought in the market a total of 16,153 Ordinary Shares on 26 February 2013 at a price of 177p per Ordinary Share.

Following these transactions, the EBT holds a total of 3,727,335 Ordinary Shares representing 9.6 per cent. of the Company's voting share capital. The following directors have an interest as potential beneficiaries of the EBT: Vinay Abrol, Adrian Collins and John Ions.

The EBT is a trust, which purchases or subscribes for Ordinary Shares, so as to allow the Trustee to satisfy the exercise of options granted under the Liontrust Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme, Liontrust Option Plan, Liontrust Incentive Plan and Liontrust Senior Incentive Plan, and incentive capital interests granted under the Liontrust Members Incentive Scheme.

For further information please contact:

Liontrust Asset Management                                                     020 7412 1700

John Ions                                                                                             www.liontrust.co.uk

Vinay Abrol

Simon Hildrey - Head of Marketing & Communications

N+1 Singer                                                                                          020 7496 3000

Jonny Franklin-Adams

Jenny Wyllie

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