Holding in Company

RNS Number : 1405Q

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

03 April 2009

 



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests 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 notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	YES
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached	NO
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights	NO
Other (please specify):______________	NO

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	AEGON UK Group of Companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	2nd April 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	3rd April 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	4-3%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0007388407	1,481,641	1,481,641	1,331,641	1,195,289	136,352	3.55	0.40

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
1,331,641	3.95%

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

AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of: AEGON Asset Management UK plc AEGON Investment Management UK ltd. AEGON ICVC

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	AEGON UK Group of Companies
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	150,000
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:	AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of: AEGON Asset Management UK plc  AEGON Investment Management UK ltd AEGON ICVC
14 Contact name:	Miranda Beacham
15. Contact telephone number:	0131 549 3460

 

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