14th May 2008 15:03
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the Liontrust Asset Management plc underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification [Yes/No] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes 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 AXA SA and its group of companies notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on 11 May 2008 which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 May 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5% reached: 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering shares
the triggering transaction transaction
If possible Number of Number of Number Number of voting Percentage of v use ISIN code shares voting of rights oting rights
rights shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 1,901,517 1,901,517 96,767 96,767 1,504,750 0.29% 4.47%
B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of financial date conversion rights that may be voting rights instrument period/date acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) n/a Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 1,601,517 4.76%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital Axa UK Investment Co ICVC UK 57,750 0.17154 Smaller Companies Fund Indirectr
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 20,000 0.05941 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE 6,709 0.01993 All Share Tracker Direct Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE 33,127 0.09840
All Share Tracker Direct AXA Framlington Equity Income 1,447,000 4.29823 Indirect
AXA Sun Life with Profits Passive 36,931 0.10970
Direct Total Direct 96,767 0.28744 Total Indirect 1,504,750 4.46977 TOTAL 1,601,517 4.75722 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/a 11. Number of voting rights proxy N/a holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will N/a
cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: David V Gibbons 15. Contact telephone name: 020 7063 4331
vendorRelated Shares:
Liontrust Asset Management