Director/PDMR Shareholding
Liontrust Asset Management Plc has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, John Ions, and Chief Financial Officer, Vinay Abrol, have purchased ordinary shares in the company. Both executives acquired 774 shares each at a price of £2.41 per share on 7 January 2026, through a dividend reinvestment under the Company's Share Incentive Plan. This transaction represents a direct investment by key management personnel into the company's stock.
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Liontrust announces that on 8 January 2026 it was notified that John Ions, Chief Executive Officer, and Vinay Abrol, Chief Financial Officer, purchased ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Shares") as a dividend reinvestment pursuant to their participation in the Company's Share Incentive Plan. John Ions and Vinay Abrol are both PDMRs.
| 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 | A cquisition of Shares by the PDMR. Dividend reinvestment pursuant to the PDMR's participation in the Liontrust Share Incentive Plan, which he entered into on 21 March 2014. |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| £2.41 | 774 (purchase) | |
| d) | Aggregated information | Not applicable |
| - Aggregated volume | ||
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 7 January 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
| 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 | A cquisition of Shares by the PDMR. Dividend reinvestment pursuant to the PDMR's participation in the Liontrust Share Incentive Plan, which he entered into on 21 March 2014. |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| £2.41 | 774 (purchase) | |
| d) | Aggregated information | Not applicable |
| - Aggregated volume | ||
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 7 January 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
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
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