Director/PDMR Shareholding
Liontrust Asset Management Plc has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, John Ions, and Chief Financial Officer, Vinay Abrol, both Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs), purchased ordinary shares on 13 August 2026. Mr. Ions exercised 28,337 share options and purchased 15,018 shares, while Mr. Abrol exercised 16,828 share options and purchased 8,918 shares, both transactions occurring outside a trading venue as part of the Company's Deferred Bonus Plan and settled on a net of tax basis.
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Liontrust announces that on 13 August 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") on the exercise of share options pursuant to their participation in the Company's Deferred Bonus Plan. John Ions and Vinay Abrol are both PDMRs.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | John 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 | Purchase of Shares by the PDMR on the exercise of 28,337 share options pursuant to their participation in the Company's Deferred Bonus Plan. The option exercise has been settled on a net of tax basis. |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| £nil | 15,018 (purchase) | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | Not applicable | |
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 August 2026 |
| 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 | Purchase of Shares by the PDMR on the exercise of 16,828 share options pursuant to their participation in the Company's Deferred Bonus Plan. The option exercise has been settled on a net of tax basis. |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| £nil | 8,918 (purchase) | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | Not applicable | |
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 August 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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