Circ re. acquisition of Architas UK Inv Business

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

14 September 2020

LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

Further to the announcement by Liontrust Asset Management Plc ("Liontrust" or the "Company") dated 1 July 2020 in relation to the proposed acquisition of Architas Multi-Manager Limited and Architas Advisory Services Limited (together the "Architas UK Investment Business") (the "Acquisition"), Liontrust announces that the circular in relation to the Acquisition (the "Circular") was on Friday 11 September approved by the Financial Conduct Authority. Copies of the Circular were mailed to Liontrust shareholders on Friday afternoon.

The Acquisition is conditional upon the approval of Liontrust's shareholders and accordingly, the Circular contains a notice convening a general meeting of Liontrust's shareholders (the "Notice of General Meeting"), which is to be held at 2.30pm at 2 Savoy Court, London, WC2R 0EZ on 30 September 2020 at which an ordinary resolution will be proposed to approve the Acquisition.

The Circular (including the Notice of General Meeting) will be available on the Company's website, www.liontrust.co.uk/investor-relations, from midday today and will be submitted to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

With the current coronavirus situation and government guidance to minimise large gatherings, regrettably, the general meeting will not be open to shareholders to attend in person, as described in the Circular. There are instructions in the Circular detailing the procedure for asking questions and voting by proxy and the Liontrust Board encourage shareholders to follow these instructions to ensure shareholders can exercise their right to vote.

For further information please contact:

Liontrust                020 7412 1700 

John Ions, Chief Executive                       www.Liontrust.co.uk

Vinay Abrol, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

Simon Hildrey, Chief Marketing Officer

David Boyle, Head of Corporate Development

Panmure Gordon (Sole Sponsor, Financial Adviser and Sole Bookrunner)  020 7886 2500

Corporate Advisory: Dominic Morley, Nicholas Harland, Ailsa MacMaster

Corporate Broking: Charles Leigh-Pemberton

ENDS