Liontrust Asset Management PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5896D)

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RNS Number : 5896D

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

27 April 2017

27 April 2017

Stock Exchange Announcement

LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

Notification of transactions of directors/persons discharging managerial responsibilities

The information contained in this notification is disclosed in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Liontrust Asset Management Plc (the "Company") was informed on 26 April 2017 of the following transactions in the Company's ordinary shares of 1p ("Shares") by PDMR's pursuant to their participation in the Liontrust Share Incentive Plan.

Following these transactions John Ions and his PCA's have an interest in 910,838 Shares, representing 1.84% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company

Following these transactions Vinay Abrol and his PCA's have an interest in 896,123 Shares, representing 1.81% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 
 1     Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ("PCA") 
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 (a)   Name                        John Ions 
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 (b)   Position / status           Chief Executive 
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 (c)   Initial notification        Initial Notification 
        / amendment 
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 2     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
        for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
        (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
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 (a)   Description of              Liontrust Asset Management Plc Ordinary 
        the financial instrument    Share of 1p 
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 (b)   Nature of the transaction   Partnership and Matching share purchased 
                                    pursuant to the PDMR's participation in 
                                    the Liontrust Share Incentive Plan, which 
                                    he entered into on 16 March 2017. 
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 (c)   Price(s) and                 Price(s)   Volume(s) 
        volume(s)                   ---------  ---------- 
                                     438p       1,230 
                                    ---------  ---------- 
----  --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 (d)  Aggregated information       N/A 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
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 (e)  Date of the transaction      2017-04-26 
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 (f)  Place of the transaction     London Stock Exchange 
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 1     Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ("PCA") 
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 (a)   Name                        Vinay Abrol 
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 (b)   Position / status           Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating 
                                    Officer 
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 (c)   Initial notification        Initial Notification 
        / amendment 
----  --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 2     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
        for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
        (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
----  ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 (a)   Description of              Liontrust Asset Management Plc Ordinary 
        the financial instrument    Share of 1p 
----  --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 (b)   Nature of the transaction   Partnership and Matching share purchased 
                                    pursuant to the PDMR's participation in 
                                    the Liontrust Share Incentive Plan, which 
                                    he entered into on 15 March 2017. 
----  --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 (c)   Price(s) and                 Price(s)   Volume(s) 
        volume(s)                   ---------  ---------- 
                                     438p       1,230 
                                    ---------  ---------- 
----  --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 (d)  Aggregated information       N/A 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
----  --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 (e)  Date of the transaction      2017-04-26 
----  --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 (f)  Place of the transaction     London Stock Exchange 
----  --------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 

For further information please contact:

   Liontrust Asset Management                                                     020 7412 1700 

John Ions, Vinay Abrol www.liontrust.co.uk

Simon Hildrey - Chief Marketing Officer

   Numis Securities Limited                                                             020 7260 1000 

Charles Farquhar, Andrew Holloway

   Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited                                       020 3037 2000 

Advisory - Jonny Allison, Kavita Choitram

Corporate Broking - Alex Reynolds, Nicholas Harland

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