Trading Statement

Liontrust Asset Management PLC
21 March 2006


21 March 2006

                         Liontrust Asset Management PLC

                          Pre-Close Trading Statement


On 20 March 2006 funds under management stood at £5.08 billion, an increase of
15% from the £4.40 billion at the company's year end of 31 March 2005. A net
£268 million of pension fund assets were withdrawn in the financial year to date
of which £242 million were withdrawn in the first half. We have maintained a
healthy level of gross sales in our unit trusts, averaging £26 million per
month. In the financial year to date net redemptions in our unit trusts amounted
to £136 million and stood at £137 million at the end of the first half.

James Inglis-Jones and Gary West the two new Fund Managers recruited to develop
a European equities investment process started at Liontrust on 1 March 2006.

The preliminary announcements of the group's results of the year ended 31 March
2006 will be released towards end of May 2006.

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For further information please contact:

Liontrust Asset Management PLC       Nigel Legge                   020 7412 1700
                                     Vinay Abrol                   020 7412 1700

JP Morgan Cazenove                   Richard Locke                 020 7155 4706


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