RNS Number : 6738P
Liontrust Asset Management PLC
03 July 2025
LEI: 549300XVXU6S7PLCL855
For immediate release
3 July 2025
Liontrust Asset Management Plc
("Liontrust" or the "Company")
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs")
Deferred Annual Bonus
Liontrust announces that on 2 July 2025 it was notified that John Ions, Chief Executive Officer, and Vinay Abrol, Chief Financial Officer, had been granted nil price options ("Options") over the Company's ordinary shares of 1p each ("Shares"). The Options are granted in accordance with the Company's Deferred Bonus and Variable Allocation Plan ("DBVAP") and relate to the deferred annual bonus awarded to John Ions and Vinay Abrol for the financial year ended 31 March 2025. John Ions and Vinay Abrol have deferred 100% of their respective annual bonuses into Shares which shall vest pro-rata over a three year period.
John Ions and Vinay Abrol are both PDMRs.
The details of the Options granted are as follows:
PDMR
Number of Options
John Ions
85,014
Vinay Abrol
50,486
Formal notifications in respect of each PDMR is set out below in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.
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
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Liontrust Asset Management Plc
b)
LEI
549300XVXU6S7PLCL855
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary shares of 1p each
Identification code
GB0007388407
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of nil price options under theLiontrust DBVAP
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil price
85,014
d)
Aggregated information
Not applicable
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
30 June 2025
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
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Liontrust Asset Management Plc
b)
LEI
549300XVXU6S7PLCL855
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary shares of 1p each
Identification code
GB0007388407
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of nil price options under theLiontrust DBVAP
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil price
50,486
d)
Aggregated information
Not applicable
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
30 June 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
For further information please contact:
Liontrust Asset Management Plc (Tel: 020 7412 1700, Website: liontrust.co.uk)
Stephen Corbett: Head of Investor Relations
Simon Hildrey: Chief Marketing Officer
Singer Capital Markets (Tel: 020 7496 3000)
Corporate Broking: Charles Leigh-Pemberton
Corporate Advisory: James Moat
Panmure Liberum (Tel: 020 7886 2500)
Corporate Broking: David Watkins
Corporate Advisory: Atholl Tweedie
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