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29/08/2023 07:00

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29 August 2023

Stock Exchange Announcement

LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

Definitive Notice of the Interim Result of Liontrust's Offer for GAM Holding
AG

 

Liontrust Asset Management Plc ("Liontrust"), the specialist independent fund
management group, today issues the definitive notice of the interim result in
relation to its recommended public exchange offer (the "Offer") for all
publicly held registered shares of GAM Holding AG ("GAM") which was published
on 13 June 2023.

 

Liontrust announces that as of the end of the extended Main Offer Period(1) on
23 August 2023, 16:00 CEST ("Extended Main Offer Period"), a total of
53,250,357 GAM Shares were tendered into the Offer until the end of the
Extended Main Offer Period, corresponding to 33.45% of the GAM Shares to which
the Offer extends as of the end of the Extended Main Offer Period.

 

Liontrust therefore declares the Offer to be unsuccessful. Since the Offer has
not been successful, there will be no Additional Acceptance Period(1) and the
Offer will not be settled.

 

In relation to the financial support provided by Liontrust to GAM through the
Tranche 1 Facility(2), which is £8.9 million plus interest, Liontrust has the
right to demand immediate repayment on the date falling 30 days after this
announcement.

 

(1) As set out in the Swiss Offer Prospectus that was published on 13 June
2023.

(2) As defined in the shareholder circular that was published by Liontrust on
13 June 2023.

 

For further information please contact:

 

Teneo (Tel: 020 7353 4200, Email: liontrust@teneo.com)

Tom Murray

 

Liontrust Asset Management Plc (Tel: 020 7412 1700, Website:
liontrust.co.uk)

John Ions: Chief Executive

Vinay Abrol: Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

Simon Hildrey: Chief Marketing Officer

David Boyle: Head of Corporate Development

 

Alantra Corporate Finance LLP (Tel: 020 7246 0500)

Lead Financial Adviser

JP McGrath, Jake Delaney, André Chetty

 

Singer Capital Markets (Tel: 020 7496 3000)

Corporate Broking: Tom Salvesen

Corporate Finance: Justin McKeegan

 

Panmure Gordon (Tel: 020 7886 2500)

Corporate Broking: David Watkins

Corporate Advisory: Atholl Tweedie

 

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