Director/PDMR Shareholding
Liontrust Asset Management Plc announced on December 19, 2025, that its Chief Executive Officer, John Ions, and Chief Financial Officer, Vinay Abrol, were granted options under the company's SAYE Option Plan. Each executive received options for 8,464 ordinary shares at an exercise price of £2.156 per share, with the earliest exercisable date being February 1, 2029. These grants represent a long-term incentive for key management personnel.
Select text to share a quote on X · sign in to keep highlights & notes in your LIO notes
Liontrust announces that on 19 December 2025 it granted options ("Options") over the Company's ordinary shares of 1p each ("Shares") to John Ions, Chief Executive Officer, and Vinay Abrol, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to the Company's SAYE Option Plan ("Plan") at an Option price of £2.156. John Ions and Vinay Abrol are both PDMRs. The details of the Options granted are as follows:
| PDMR | Number of Shares over which Option is granted | Option Price per Share |
|---|---|---|
| John Ions | 8,464 | £2.156 |
| Vinay Abrol | 8,464 | £2.156 |
In accordance with the Plan, the earliest anticipated date on which the Options will become exercisable is 1 February 2029.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | J ohn Ions |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | PDMR (Chief Executive Officer) |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Liontrust Asset Management Plc |
| b) | LEI | 549300XVXU6S7PLCL855 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1p each |
| Identification code | GB0007388407 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Liontrust SAYE Option Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| £2.156 | 8,464 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | Not applicable | |
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 1 9 December 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Vinay Abrol |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | PDMR ( Chief Financial Officer ) |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Liontrust Asset Management Plc |
| b) | LEI | 549300XVXU6S7PLCL855 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1p each |
| Identification code | GB0007388407 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Liontrust SAYE Option Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| £2.156 | 8,464 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | Not applicable | |
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
Liontrust Asset Management Plc (Tel: 020 7412 1700, Website: liontrust.com)
Stephen Corbett: Head of Investor Relations
Simon Hildrey: Chief Marketing Officer
Panmure Liberum (Tel: 020 7886 2500)
Corporate Broking: David Watkins
Corporate Advisory: Atholl Tweedie
Singer Capital Markets (Tel: 020 7496 3000)
Corporate Broking: Charles Leigh-Pemberton
Corporate Advisory: Asha Chotai
Cleaned text: letterheads, contacts and legal notices removed. View the original announcement ↗ · Company filings. Not investment advice.