TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

Liontrust Asset Management Plc 549300XVXU6S7PLCL855

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

  • An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

  • An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

  • An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

x

Name

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

1 Coleman St, London EC2R 5AA

Legal & General Assurance Society (LGAS)

Name

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

1 Coleman St, London EC2R 5AA

  • 06 December 2018

    6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

  • 07 December 2018

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights through financial in-struments

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)Total of both in %

(8.A + 8.B)

1

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

3.98%

-

3.98%

50,547,545

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

4.02%

-

4.02%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

ORD GBP 0.0001

(L&G)

3.98%

-

2,015,097

-

SUBTOTAL 8. A

3.98%

2,015,097

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrumentExpiration datexExercise/ Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights

that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial Expiration instrument

datexExercise/ Conversion Period xiPhysical or cash settlementxiiNumber of voting rights

% of voting rightsSUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal enti-tyxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

x

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial in-struments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Legal & General Group

(Direct/Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Legal & General Invest-ment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct/Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Legal & General Group

(Direct)

3.98%

3.98%

Legal & General Assur-ance Society (Direct)

Below 3%

Below 3%

Legal & General Group

(Direct/Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Legal & General Invest-ment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct/Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Legal & General Group

(Direct)

3.98%

3.98%

Legal & General Assur-ance (Pensions Man-agement) Limited

(Direct)

Below 3%

Below 3%

Legal & General Group

(Direct/Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Legal & General Invest-ment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct/Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Legal & General Invest-ment Management Limited (Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Legal & General Group

(Direct/Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Legal & General Invest-ment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct/Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited

(Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Legal & General Group

(Direct/Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Legal & General Invest-ment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct/Indirect)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Go ETF

0%

0%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A

11. Additional informationxvi

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 50,547,545

Place of completion

Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff, CF24 0EB

Date of completion

07/12/2018

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