Liontrust Asset Management PLC Holding(s) in Company (4068B)

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RNS Number : 4068B

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

03 April 2017

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                        LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT 
  the underlying issuer                                                                     PLC 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                     x 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                   ALLIANCE TRUST PLC 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                        1 April 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                           3 April 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                8% of voting rights 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                 Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                  triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number            Number          Number of                  % of voting 
                of                of                of shares       voting                     rights (x) 
                Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                   Direct          Direct         Indirect    Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)           (xii) 
-------------      -----------    ------------    --------------  -------------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 
 
 GB0007388407   0                0                  4,060,792       4,060,792       N/A        8.198%        N/A 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                         Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial           date           Conversion                        rights that                  rights 
 instrument          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                      the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
-----------------  -------------  --------------------------------  ---------------------------  --------------------- 
 N/A                N/A            N/A                               N/A                          N/A 
-----------------  -------------  --------------------------------  ---------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise       Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial         price         date            Conversion         rights instrument            rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)          period             refers to                    xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
---------------  -------------  --------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
 N/A              N/A            N/A             N/A               N/A                          Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                N/A           N/A 
-------------      -----------    ------------      ------------    -----------  ----------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights 
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 4,060,792                                           8.198% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                                     N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                                                 N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                                               N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                       Ms Lisa Brown, Alliance Trust 
                                                                                                                   PLC 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                            01382 321237 
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