Liontrust Asset Management PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (3855K)

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Liontrust Asset Management PLC

07 July 2017

07 July 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 06 July 2017 of the following transactions in the Company's ordinary shares of 1p ("Shares") by a PDMR.

Following these transactions:

1. Adrian Collins has an interest in 26,232 options, representing 0.05% 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                        Adrian Collins 
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 (b)   Position / status           Non-executive Chairman 
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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 
                                    Identification code for Liontrust Asset 
                                    Management Plc ordinary shares: GB0007388407 
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 (b)   Nature of the transaction   Exercise of options granted pursuant to 
                                    the Deferred Bonus and Variable Allocation 
                                    Plan and subsequent sale of those ordinary 
                                    shares issued in connection with that exercise 
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 (c)   Price(s) and                 Price(s)   Volume(s) 
        volume(s)                   ---------  ---------------- 
                                     Nil        21,988 options 
                                                 exercised 
                                    ---------  ---------------- 
                                     445p       21,988 Ordinary 
                                                 shares sold 
                                    ---------  ---------------- 
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 (d)  Aggregated information       N/A 
       Aggregated volume 
       Price 
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 (e)  Date of the transaction      2017-06-28 for option exercise 
                                    2017-07-06 for shares sold 
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 (f)  Place of the transaction     N/a (for options being exercised) 
                                    London Stock Exchange (for shares being 
                                    sold) 
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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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