Liontrust Asset Management PLC Additional Listing (6463T)

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RNS Number : 6463T

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

22 March 2019

22 March 2019

Stock Exchange Announcement

LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

Exercise of share options and allotment of shares

The Company announces that it has received notice from current Company employees to exercise outstanding share options granted under the Liontrust Long-Term Incentive Plan. Accordingly, the Company has issued and allotted 181,136 new ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") and application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the 181,136 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the Main Market of the LSE.

It is expected that admission will become effective and dealings in the new Ordinary Shares will commence on 26 March 2019. The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares in the Company.

Following admission of the 181,136 new Ordinary Shares, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 50,728,681 Ordinary Shares with voting rights and that figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which thy will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to the interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

   Liontrust Asset Management Plc                              020 7412 1700 

John Ions www.liontrust.co.uk

Vinay Abrol

Simon Hildrey - Chief Marketing Officer

   Numis Securities Limited                                             020 7260 1000 

Corporate Broking & Advisory - Charles Farquhar

   Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited                         020 3037 2000 

Advisory - Jonny Allison, Kavita Choitram

Corporate Broking - Alex Reynolds, Nicholas Harland

   N+1 Singer Advisory LLP                                               020 7496 3000 

Corporate Broking- Tom Salvesen

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