Publication of Second Supplementary Circular

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

29 June 2023

 

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For immediate release

29 June 2023

Liontrust Asset Management Plc

("Liontrust" the "Company" or the "Group")

Publication of Second Supplementary Circular

Further to previous announcements by Liontrust  in relation to the proposed acquisition of the entire issued share capital of GAM Holding AG ("GAM"), a global investment management group (the "Proposed Acquisition"), Liontrust announces that a second supplementary circular in relation to the Proposed Acquisition (the "Second Supplementary Circular") was, on 29 June 2023, approved by the Financial Conduct Authority. The Second Supplementary Circular will be mailed to Liontrust shareholders shortly and uploaded on the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM").

The purpose of the Second Supplementary Circular is to provide Shareholders with information on the sale of GAM's fund management services businesses in Luxembourg and Switzerland to Carne Group (the "FMS Transfer")which was announced by GAM earlier today.

The Second Supplementary Circular is supplemental to, and must be read in conjunction with, the first supplementary circular dated 23 June 2023 and the circular dated 13 June 2023 previously sent to Liontrust shareholders and available on the Liontrust website at https://www.liontrust.co.uk/gam-acquisition/documents the latter of which provides notice of the General Meeting relating to the Proposed Acquisition to be held at 10:30 a.m. (BST) on 7 July 2023 at The Savoy Hotel, Strand, London, WC2R 0EZ (Pinafore Room).

For further information please contact:

Teneo (Tel: [phone], Email: [e-mail])

Tom Murray or Stephanie Mackrell

Liontrust Asset Management Plc (Tel: [phone], 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: [phone])

Lead Financial Adviser

JP McGrath, Jake Delaney, André Chetty

Singer Capital Markets Advisory LLP (Tel: [phone])

Sole Sponsor, Financial Adviser and Sole Broker

Stephen Howard, Tom Salvesen, Justin McKeegan, Asha Chotai

Panmure Gordon (Tel: [phone])

Corporate Broking: David Watkins

Corporate Advisory: Atholl Tweedie

ENDS

 

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