Holding in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Liontrust Asset Management plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

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

Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 175,351*

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 536,523*

Chase Nominees Limited 55,524*

CUIM Nominee Limited 105,932*

Vidacos Nominees Limited 22,419*

* denotes direct interest

Chase Nominees Limited 97,481

Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,095,839

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

08 April 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09 April 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3% to

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GB0007388407

2,570,726

2,570,726

895,749

895,749

1,193,320

2.66%

3.55%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,089,069

6.21%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

See Section 4

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

See Section 4

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 33,665,008.

14 Contact name:

Diane Thirkettle

15. Contact telephone number:

01603 687803