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Liontrust Asset Management PLC

Remuneration Information Feb 2, 2016

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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of the proposals referred to in this document or as to the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own advice from a stockbroker, solicitor, accountant, or other professional adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your shares, please pass this document together with the accompanying documents as soon as possible to the purchaser or transferee, or to the person who arranged the sale or transfer so they can pass these documents to the person who now holds the shares.

Liontrust Asset Management Plc

(incorporated and registered in England and Wales under number 2954692)

DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION POLICY

AND

NEW LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

This document should be read as a whole. Your attention is drawn to the letter from the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Directors" or "Board") of Liontrust Asset Management Plc (the "Company" or "Liontrust"), which is set out in Part I of this document, in which the Board unanimously recommends that you vote in favour of the resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting referred to below.

A notice convening a general meeting (the "General Meeting") of the Company to be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday 24 February 2016 in the Pinafore Room at The Savoy, Strand, London WC2R 0EU is set out in Part IV of this document.

Whether or not you propose to attend the General Meeting, please complete, sign and return the accompanying form of proxy (the "Proxy Form") in accordance with the instructions printed on it as soon as possible. The Proxy Form must be received by the Company's registrars, Capita Asset Services, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Kent BR3 4TU, by no later than 9:00 a.m. on Monday 22 February 2016.

As an alternative to completing the hard copy Proxy Form, shareholders can appoint proxies electronically via www.capitashareportal.com so that it is received by Capita Asset Services by no later than 9:00 a.m. on Monday 22 February 2016. CREST members can also appoint proxies by using the CREST electronic proxy appointment service and transmitting a CREST Proxy Instruction in accordance with the procedures set out in the CREST Manual so that it is received by Capita Asset Services (under CREST participant RA10) by no later than 9:00 a.m. on Monday 22 February 2016. The time of receipt will be taken to be the time from which Capita Asset Services is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST.

Completion and return of a Proxy Form or transmitting a CREST electronic Proxy Instruction will not prevent you from attending and voting at the General Meeting in person should you wish.

This document contains forward-looking statements which are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. Because these statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement is correct only as of the date of the particular statement. The Company does not undertake any obligation publicly to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other information, although such forward-looking statements will be publicly updated if required by the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, the rules of London Stock Exchange Plc or by law.

CONTENTS

PAGE

Expected Timetable of Principal Events 2
Part I Letter from the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of the
Board of Directors of Liontrust Asset Management Plc
3
Part II Summary of the principal features of the Long Term Incentive Plan 7
Part III Directors' Remuneration Policy 13
Part IV Notice of General Meeting 21
EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy for the
General Meeting
9:00 a.m. on 22 February 2016
Date and time of General Meeting 9:00 a.m. on 24 February 2016
Note:
All references to times in this document are to London times.

PART I

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

Liontrust Asset Management Plc

(incorporated and registered in England and Wales under number 2954692)

Registered Office:

2 Savoy Court, London WC2R 0EZ

Directors:

Adrian Collins (Chairman) John Ions (Chief Executive) Vinay Abrol (Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer) Mike Bishop (Senior Independent Director) Alastair Barbour (Non-Executive Director) George Yeandle (Non-Executive Director)

1 February 2016

To the shareholders of Liontrust Asset Management Plc

Notice of General Meeting

Dear Shareholder,

I am writing to you with details of a general meeting of the Company, in connection with the Directors' remuneration policy (the "Directors' Remuneration Policy") and proposed changes therein, including the proposed introduction of a new incentive scheme, the Liontrust Asset Management Plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), which we are holding at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday 24 February 2016 in the Pinafore Room at The Savoy, Strand, London WC2R 0EU. The formal notice of the General Meeting is set out in Part IV of this document.

Directors' Remuneration Policy

The objective of Liontrust's Remuneration Committee (the "Committee") is to ensure that the remuneration paid to senior executives is appropriate in both amount and structure, is directly linked to the Group's annual and longer term performance and is in alignment with the interests of shareholders.

Liontrust's remuneration policy is designed to be market competitive in order to motivate, aid staff retention, improve individual and corporate performance and align employee/member behaviour with the interests of shareholders. The remuneration policy is, therefore, strongly linked to Liontrust's performance and corporate strategy, in particular in respect of the performance conditions applicable to the proposed LTIP awards to be granted to Executive Directors. Benchmarking data from comparable investment management businesses both in the quoted and private environment is used to ensure that total compensation is market competitive.

The Committee has considered the environmental, social and governance implications of the remuneration policy and is satisfied that it does not lead to irresponsible behaviour.

The Directors' Remuneration Policy is based on the following key principles:

• the terms of the remuneration policy are applied consistently;

  • an emphasis on variable, performance-driven remuneration to ensure that salaries and fixed allocations are affordable and generally at market median levels and bonus and variable allocation payments are funded from retained profits;
  • alignment to effective risk management;
  • the need to provide market competitive total compensation;
  • ensuring that higher levels of reward are only delivered for exceptional performance;
  • consistency with the FCA's Remuneration Code;
  • alignment with shareholders' interests through long term arrangements and significant share ownership to incentivise and encourage retention of Executive Directors; and
  • clarity and consistency of process.

In setting Directors' remuneration, the Committee also takes into account the pay and membership/employment conditions of all the members and employees of Liontrust and its subsidiary undertakings (the "Group"). In particular, this includes considering the bonus/variable allocation pool split between all functions of the Group.

I have consulted with major institutional shareholders around the proposed changes and will continue to do so on any future changes to the policy.

Background to the LTIP

Liontrust continued to experience a rapid acceleration in growth over the past year, as:

    1. Assets under management increased by 24% to £4,494m in FY15 and by a further 5% to £4,735m as at 31 December 2015;
    1. Net inflows rose by 75% in FY15 to £667m with a further £163m in the first nine months of FY16;
    1. Adjusted profit before tax increased by 45% to £12.1m in FY15 and by 16% to £5.9m in H1 FY16; and
    1. The dividend increased by 167% to 8 pence per share in FY15 and the interim dividend for FY16 increased by 50% to 3 pence per share.

The positive financial results are underlined by the strength of our fund management capability, with seven out of our eight actively managed unit trusts being in the first or second quartiles of their respective sectors since launch or since the current fund managers were appointed. Our strategic objectives were also met, including outperformance, effective distribution and being a profitable business in pursuit of realising our vision of becoming one of the leading fund management companies in the UK and internationally.

This strong performance emphasises the need for a revised remuneration framework which retains and motivates an exceptional management team, focusing them on executing the business strategy and driving an increase in shareholders' returns over the next phase of the Company's development.

In keeping with the Company's remuneration policy to incentivise key members of management through the widespread use of equity, it is essential to deliver a remuneration package containing a suitable equity incentive mechanism. This incentive should be both competitive in the market and feature stretching performance conditions which support the business strategy, thereby aligning the interests of management with shareholders. There is no long term incentive or retentive mechanism in place, however, following the full vesting of Liontrust Senior Incentive Plan awards two years ago as a consequence of the successful turnaround of the business by the current management team. The Committee has therefore designed the proposed LTIP to meet these objectives, with rationale and design set out in the remainder of this letter.

Amendments are also being proposed to other aspects of the Directors' Remuneration Policy, primarily around our short-term incentive arrangements, in order to increase simplicity and transparency and bring operation more in line with market practice amongst other listed asset managers. Further details are set out in Part III.

Further rationale for the LTIP

  • A number of shareholders have raised concerns with the absence of a long term incentive plan in Liontrust's remuneration structure.
  • The LTIP has been designed to reward management's performance in achieving financial and strategic metrics – which are directly linked to the business strategy – as well as driving value over the longer term.
  • The LTIP will provide balance to the current short term nature of the remuneration structure for management and will further increase the weighting of their package towards variable pay and the provision of equity.
  • The current incentive structure is out of line with the market norm (by reference to quoted asset managers) and the changing regulatory environment.

Summary of operation

  • Participation will be limited to the Executive Directors (note that the Chairman will not participate in the LTIP) and other key executives.
  • Maximum award levels have been set at the lower end of the market range of 200% to 500% of salary for other quoted asset managers (maximum of 250% of salary/fixed allocation for the LTIP) to ensure that total remuneration levels are competitive in the market in which the Company competes for talent.
  • Awards will vest at the end of a three year performance period subject to the satisfaction of stretching targets around shareholder returns, earnings per share and strategic objectives as well as shareholding requirements.
  • Threshold level of pay out against the relevant metrics will deliver vesting of 20%, rising to 100% for strong performance which has been set significantly in excess of current internal expectations.
  • Shares will also be subject to a further two year holding period and phased release will apply, with 60% released after three years from grant, 20% after four years and 20% after five in order to increase the lock-in period for management and to allow for a five year period between grant and full release of awards, in line with corporate governance guidelines.
  • A requirement to deliver strong performance against a wider range of metrics for full vesting demonstrates a tougher construct than the market norm.
  • The vesting of any shares is dependent upon a participant having built up and retained a significant shareholding (2.5x salary/fixed allocation for the Executive Directors) at the end of the performance period, demonstrating strong alignment between the interests of shareholders and management.

• Further detail and rationale around the terms and conditions for the LTIP is set out in Part II.

Next steps

These proposals are subject to shareholder approval and are the reason for convening the General Meeting.

The Directors' Remuneration Policy is set out in Part III of this document and the principal features of the LTIP are summarised in Part II of this document. The Committee has consulted with a number of the Company's largest shareholders on the Directors' Remuneration Policy and the terms of and conditions to the LTIP during the design process and has incorporated their views and comments into the LTIP.

At the General Meeting, you will be asked to vote on two resolutions to approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy and to separately approve the terms of the LTIP and to authorise the grant of nilprice options under the LTIP.

If you would like to vote on the resolutions but cannot attend the General Meeting in person, please fill in the Proxy Form accompanying this document and return it to Capita Asset Services as soon as possible. They must receive it by no later than 9:00 a.m. on Monday 22 February 2016.

As an alternative to completing the hard copy Proxy Form, you can appoint proxies electronically via www.capitashareportal.com to be received by Capita Asset Services by no later than 9:00 a.m. on Monday 22 February 2016. CREST members can also appoint proxies by using the CREST electronic proxy appointment service and transmitting a CREST Proxy Instruction in accordance with the procedures set out in the CREST Manual so that it is received by Capital Asset Services (under CREST participant RA10) by no later than 9:00 a.m. on Monday 22 February 2016. The time of receipt will be taken to be the time from which Capita Asset Services is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST.

Appointment of a proxy will not prevent you from attending the General Meeting and voting in person should you wish to do so.

Board recommendation

The Directors of the Company consider that the resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting are in the best interests of shareholders as a whole. It is also believed that the resolutions will prove effective in retaining the current management team and aligning their interests closely with those of shareholders so that they are incentivised to continue the successful execution of the business strategy and drive the creation of value for shareholders.

Accordingly, the Directors recommend that the shareholders vote in favour of such resolutions as they intend to do in respect of their beneficial holdings, amounting, in aggregate, to 2,272,951 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 5.0 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company.

Yours sincerely,

George Yeandle Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

Inspection of documents: The LTIP Rules will be available for inspection at 2 Savoy Court, London WC2R 0EZ, the registered office of the Company, from 1 February 2016 until the close of the General Meeting and at the Pinafore Room at The Savoy, Strand, London WC2R 0EU from 15 minutes before the General Meeting until it closes.

PART II

Summary of the Principal Features of the Liontrust Asset Management Plc Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP")

Key terms of the LTIP

The following table sets out the key terms of the LTIP and rationale in further detail:-

Term Commentary Rationale
Eligibility
Participation will be limited to the Executive
Directors (note that the Chairman will not
participate in the LTIP) and other key
executives of the Group.

These are the key value drivers who are
critical to executing the business
strategy and driving the creation of
value for shareholders.
Awards
Awards will be made in the form of whole
share awards.

This is in line with standard market
practice.
Award levels
The Executive Directors will be granted
awards as follows:

The Committee believes that the award
levels are appropriate given:
Award level
(% of
salary/fixed
Role
allocation)

The need to grant competitive
award levels in order to attract
and retain key talent in the
dynamic market in which the
Company operates; and
Chief Executive (John Ions)
250%

The desire to strongly align the
COO/CFO (Vinay Abrol)
175%
interests of the current

The Committee will review award levels on an
annual basis.
management team and
shareholders.

Performance conditions

Vesting will be subject to satisfaction of the following performance conditions, assessed over a three year period, with the Committee reviewing performance conditions on an annual basis:

Measure Weighting Details Commentary
Absolute Total
Shareholder
40% Performance will be assessed against
the following targets:
Using an absolute returns measure
ensures that executives are only rewarded
Return ("TSR") Absolute TSR
growth p.a.
Vesting (%
of maximum)
if successful execution of the business
strategy leads to positive shareholder
10% 20% value creation and hence creates strong
alignment of interests between
15% 100% management and shareholders.
There will be straight line vesting
between points.
Diluted
Adjusted
30% Performance will be assessed against
the following targets:
Linking vesting to EPS growth ensures
that participants are focused on
Earnings Per
Share
(excluding
EPS growth p.a. Vesting (%
of maximum)
maintaining the strong underlying financial
health of the business which drives value
creation.
performance 10% 20%
fees earnings) 15% 100%
("EPS") There will be straight line vesting
between points.
Term Commentary Rationale
Measure Weighting Details Commentary
Strategic
objectives
30% The Committee will assess performance
against targets around the following
areas in order to determine a level of
vesting, using the same '20% - 100%'
vesting range as above (precise targets
not disclosed prospectively due to
commercial sensitivity):

net inflows;

growth in assets under
The use of strategic measures allows the
use of metrics which can be directly
tailored to Liontrust's specific
circumstances and the evolving business
strategy.
management;

fund performance; and

other strategic measures.
Full disclosure will be made around the
strategic objectives and actual
performance against these targets, on a
retrospective basis after vesting.
The Committee retains the discretion to
determine that none of the shares
subject to the strategic objectives targets
will vest if an appropriate risk control and
compliance environment has not been
maintained (assessed on a qualitative
basis).
Release of awards


vest.
Awards will not be fully released until five
years after grant, through the application of a
two year holding period following vesting.
60% of vested award shares will be released
three years after grant, 20% four years after
grant and 20% five years after grant.
The Committee may award dividend
equivalents on shares to the extent that they

The application of a holding period
serves to further align the interests of
management and shareholders over a
period longer than the traditional three
year LTIP cycle.

Provides an additional period of lock-in
for the Executive Directors.
Shareholding
requirement


full.

A shareholding requirement of 2.5x
salary/fixed allocation will be implemented for
the Executive Directors, with vesting
dependent on satisfaction against these
targets (requirements will also apply to other
participants).
If the target shareholding is met on the vesting
date of the first LTIP award (i.e. three years
from the grant date) then this award will vest in
If less than 50% of the target shareholding is
met then the first award will lapse in full.
If between 50% and 100% is met, vesting will
be scaled back proportionately on a straight
line basis. For example, if the Executive
Director reaches 75% of their target (midway
between 50% and 100%), 50% of the first

Through linking vesting to shareholding,
the Executive Directors are encouraged
to build up a significant shareholding in
the Company and retain the same post
vesting, enabling them to share in the
Company's success.

The shareholding requirement also
serves to further align the long-term
interests of the Executive Directors with
shareholders.

The levels of required shareholding
have been set to be in excess of current
best practice amongst UK listed
companies.
Term Commentary Rationale
award will vest (subject to attainment of
applicable performance conditions).

Participants will be required to build up and
retain at least one-third of their target
shareholding within 12 months of the date of
grant of the first award and must build up and
maintain at least 50% of the target during the
following two year period. Failure to do so will
impact the grant of subsequent awards.

For subsequent LTIP awards, vesting is
conditional on the target shareholding level
being maintained.

The shareholding requirement can be satisfied
through shares under unexercised options
under the Company's existing long term
incentive plans, shares acquired through own
resources and/or the deferral of annual
bonuses/variable allocations into Company
shares.
Dilution
The number of shares allocated under LTIP
awards (or under any other share scheme) in
a 10 year period and which are to be satisfied
by newly issued or treasury shares cannot
exceed 10% of the Company's issued share
capital and 5% for awards granted to the
current Executive Directors (excluding, for the
5% limit, the share awards granted under the
Liontrust Senior Incentive Plan).

The number of newly issued shares allocated
In
line
with
UK
corporate
governance
guidelines.
under all Company share schemes in the last
10 years is 3,030,613 or 6.66% of the
Company's issued share capital.
Malus and
clawback

The LTIP contains provisions to reduce the
number of shares which are able to vest
before the vesting date (malus) and to enable
the recovery of vested awards (whether sold
or not) (clawback) in the following
circumstances:
In
line
with
UK
corporate
governance
guidelines and recent revisions to the UK
Corporate Governance Code.

discovery of a material misstatement
which requires adjustment to the
accounts;

erroneous assessment of performance
targets/calculation of number of shares
subject to an award;

fraud/gross misconduct; and/or

behaviour which causes reputational
damage to Liontrust.
Cessation of
employment

Good Leaver: A good leaver is someone
whose employment is terminated by reason of
death, injury, ill health, disability, retirement,
redundancy, sale of the participant's
employing company or business or such other
reason as the Committee may determine.
In line with UK corporate governance
guidelines.
Term Commentary Rationale

On termination of employment a good leaver
does not lose vested share awards. At the
discretion of the Committee unvested share
awards will vest on the normal vesting date or
the date of cessation. In determining the
proportion of awards which vest the
Committee will take into account if the
performance conditions have been achieved
and time where appropriate.

Bad Leaver: Anyone who is not a good leaver
will be a bad leaver.

On termination of employment, all unvested/
unreleased share awards will lapse, subject to
the Committee determining otherwise.
Change of control All unvested awards will vest on a change of
control of the Company. The level of vesting will be
determined by the proportionate achievement of
the performance conditions as at the date of
change of control (and time elapsed since grant to
change of control at the discretion of the
Committee).
In
line
with
UK
corporate
governance
guidelines.

Summary of the operation of the LTIP

  1. Operation

The Committee, the members of which are Non-Executive Directors, supervises the operation of the LTIP in respect of the Executive Directors and other key executives of the Company.

  1. Eligible participants

Only Executive Directors and key executives are eligible to participate in the LTIP. Non-Executive Directors are ineligible.

  1. Grant and vesting of awards

Awards may be granted to participants within a 42 day period following the date of publication of the annual results of the Company, the approval of the LTIP by shareholders, or such other period as may be determined by the Committee in exceptional circumstances while institutional investor guidelines require this.

The vesting of awards will be subject to continued employment or membership and any other terms or conditions determined at grant. The Committee may award dividend equivalents on shares to the extent that they vest.

  1. Limits

The Committee will be monitoring the issue of shares during any ten year period. It should be noted that where the Company uses treasury shares (if applicable) to satisfy its obligations under share arrangements they shall be added to the number of shares issued for the purposes of this limit.

LTIP awards may be satisfied by a mixture of shares already held in the Company's existing discretionary employee benefit trust (the "Employee Trust"), additional market purchased shares and/or newly issued or treasury shares.

The Committee will determine in its absolute discretion how share awards will be satisfied taking into account the interests of shareholders and the costs to the Company.

Where the Committee determines to satisfy awards using newly issued or treasury shares, the Company will not issue more than 10 per cent of its issued share capital within a 10 year period to satisfy awards to participants under the LTIP and any other employee share scheme adopted by the Company and 5 per cent for awards granted to the current Executive Directors (excluding the share awards granted under Liontrust Senior Incentive Plan).

  1. Taxation

The vesting or exercise of awards is conditional upon the participant paying any relevant taxes due.

  1. Allotment and transfer of shares

Shares subscribed will not rank for dividends payable by reference to a record date falling before the date on which the shares are acquired. However, dividend equivalents may be paid on vested awards. Application will be made for the admission of the new shares to be issued to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority, and to trading on, the relevant exchange following the vesting and/or exercise of awards.

  1. Variation of share capital

On a variation of the capital of the Company, the number of shares subject to awards and their terms and conditions may be adjusted in such manner as the Committee determines and the advisors of the Company confirm to be fair and reasonable.

  1. Duration

The LTIP will operate for a period of 10 years from the date of approval by shareholders. The Committee may not grant awards under the LTIP after this date.

  1. Amendments

Amendments to the rules of the LTIP may be made at the discretion of the Committee. However, the provisions governing eligibility requirements, equity dilution, share utilisation, individual participation limits and the adjustments that may be made following a rights issue or any other variation of capital together with the limitations on the number of shares that may be issued cannot be altered to the advantage of participants without prior shareholder approval. This requirement does not apply to minor amendments to benefit the administration of the LTIP, to take account of a change in legislation or to obtain or maintain favourable tax, exchange control or regulatory treatment for participants or for the Company. However, participants should be notified of any amendment which would materially detrimentally affect their existing rights and such amendments must be approved by the majority of participants affected.

The Committee may add to, vary or amend the rules of the LTIP by way of a separate schedule in order that the LTIP may operate to take account of local legislative and regulatory treatment for participants or the relevant group company, provided that the parameters of these arrangements will provide no greater benefits than the rules of the LTIP as summarised above.

10. Employee Trust

The Company may utilise the Employee Trust. The Employee Trust is established as an employees' share scheme within the meaning of s.1166 of the UK Companies Act 2006 and will have full discretion with regard to the application of the trust fund (subject to recommendations from the Committee). The Company will be able to fund the Employee Trust to acquire shares in the market and/or to subscribe for shares at nominal value in order to satisfy awards granted under the LTIP. Any shares issued to the Employee Trust in order to satisfy LTIP awards will be treated as counting towards the dilution limits that apply to the LTIP. For the avoidance of doubt, any shares acquired by the Employee Trust in the market will not count towards these limits.

The Employee Trust currently holds 430,205 shares of the Company (representing approximately 0.9 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company as at 1 February 2016).

The shares used to satisfy LTIP awards may be sourced from a mixture of the following: (i) the use of the Employee Trust's holding of shares or shares subscribed for by the Employee Trust for that purpose, as detailed above; (ii) through the purchase in the market of shares from existing cash resources of the Company; and/or (iii) through the issue of new shares (although shareholders will not thereby be diluted by more than 10 per cent in any 10 year period under the limit in section 4 above).

11. General

Awards and any other rights granted pursuant to the LTIP are non-pensionable.

The Committee may deliver the LTIP awards in a tax efficient manner (where possible and practicable). However, the gross value delivered via any tax efficient method can never exceed the gross aggregate value of a participant's LTIP award.

12. Non-transferability of awards

Awards are not transferable except in the case of a participant for whom a trustee is acting, in which case the trustee will be able to transfer the benefit to the participant or by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

Please note this summary does not form part of the rules of the LTIP and should not be taken as affecting the interpretation of its detailed terms and conditions. The Committee reserves the right at any time to make such non-material amendments and additions to the rules of the LTIP as it considers necessary or desirable at its sole discretion subject to the provisions of section 9 of this Part II.

Copies of the LTIP rules will be available for inspection at 2 Savoy Court, London WC2R 0EZ, the registered office of the Company, from 1 February 2016 until the close of the General Meeting and at the Pinafore Room at The Savoy, Strand, London WC2R 0EU from 15 minutes before the General Meeting until it ends.

PART III

Directors' Remuneration Policy

Elements of reward

The following table summarises each of the elements of Liontrust's total compensation package and the ongoing remuneration policy for the Executive Directors, with additional information provided in the sections following the table:

Objective and Link to Operation Maximum opportunity Performance measures
Base salary or
Fixed
allocations
strategy
To provide a satisfactory
base salary/fixed allocation
within a total package
comprising salary/fixed
allocation and
bonus/variable allocation.
The level of salary/fixed
allocation broadly reflects
the value of the individual,
their role, skills and
experience. It is also
designed to attract and
retain talent in the market in
which the individual is
employed and/or a member.
Salaries and fixed
allocations are
reviewed annually
effective in April taking
account of market
levels, corporate
performance,
individual performance
and levels of increase
for the broader
employee/member
population.
Reference is made to
median – upper
quartile levels within
the FTSE and industry
comparators.
There is no guaranteed or
maximum annual
increase. The Committee
considers it important that
base salary and fixed
allocation increases are
kept under tight control
given the potential
multiplier effect of such
increases on future costs.
The Committee will aim to
keep, on a rolling five year
basis, base salaries/fixed
allocations in line with the
cost of living.
and assessment
Not applicable.
Annual bonus or
variable
allocation
The annual bonus or
variable allocation rewards
good performance of the
Group and individual
Executive Director and is
based on the Group's
profits, which is considered
one of the most prominent
KPIs.
The annual bonus
pool or variable
allocation pool is
based on a
percentage of the
Group's pre-cash
bonus/variable
allocation Adjusted
Profit Before Tax. The
Committee believes
that this ensures that
annual bonuses or
variable allocations
are affordable. Annual
bonus/variable
allocation payments to
Executive Directors
are made from this
aggregate annual
bonus/variable
allocation pool in
which all employees
and members
participate and which
is approved by the
Committee each year.
The actual level of
annual bonus/variable
allocation payment to
the individual
Executive Director
takes into account a
number of factors
relating to the
individual's role and
performance from both
a personal and
corporate perspective.
In addition, the
Committee will also
apply further
measures such as
assets under
management,
gross/net flows, cost
control, corporate
governance and risk
management. Details
Liontrust does not
explicitly link total
incentive awards to a
multiple of base salary or
fixed allocation or cap total
awards to individuals but it
should be noted that the
aggregate annual bonus
and variable allocation
pool for all employees and
members including
Executive Directors is
capped. This is to ensure
that high performers can
be rewarded in line with
the market on a total cash
(salary/fixed allocation
plus bonus/variable
allocation) basis. This also
reduces the need to
increase base
salaries/fixed allocations
and thereby increase fixed
costs.
The aggregate pool is
capped at no more than
30% of pre-cash
bonus/variable allocation
adjusted profit before tax.
There will also be an
individual cap for
Executive Directors in
relation to the cash
element of the annual
bonus/variable allocation
of 200% of salary/fixed
allocation, in order to
increase deferral potential
and place more value at
risk for the Executive
Directors.
The Committee will review
these caps after three
years to ensure that they
remain appropriate.
Due to the nature of the
Individual risk and
compliance behaviour is
also considered in detail
for relevant roles and
factored into the
assessment of
performance and the
determination of the
bonus/variable allocation
amount payable. The Chief
Operating Officer & Chief
Financial Officer, who is
responsible for risk and
compliance at board level,
attends at least two
Committee meetings each
year to provide input on
risk and compliance.
A claw back principle
applies to the annual
bonus and/or variable
allocations. This enables
the Committee to recoup
annual bonus or variable
allocations in the
exceptional event of:
misstatement or
misleading representation
of performance, a
significant failure in risk
management and control,
or serious misconduct of
an individual.
of the performance
metrics used to
measure performance
in each financial year
will be disclosed
where appropriate in
the annual report on
remuneration.
The structure of the
annual bonus or
variable allocation is
reviewed annually at
the start of the
financial year to
ensure that it is
appropriate and
continues to support
the Group's strategy.
The Committee will
determine how much
of the bonus/variable
allocation is deferred
into funds.
factors used by the
Committee to determine
level of annual
bonus/variable allocation it
is not possible to set out
the minimum level of
performance and any
further levels of
performance. However,
annual bonuses/variable
allocations will be
conservative at threshold
levels of corporate
performance.
The risk controls
incorporated in the
Group's investment
process and financial
controls ensures that the
uncapped annual bonus
and variable allocations
encourage both excellent
performance and prudent
risk management.
Deferred Bonus
and Variable
Allocation Plan
("DBVAP")
The DBVAP provides a
deferral element to annual
bonuses and variable
allocations, to ensure a link
to longer term performance
and to align the interests of
Executive Directors with
shareholders.
The DBVAP offers
deferral into Liontrust
funds, in line with the
current regulatory
landscape and to
create alignment
directly with core
business performance.
Release will occur
annually over three
years (subject to a
continuing
employment and/or
membership
requirement).
The Committee may
award
dividend/distribution
equivalents on
Liontrust funds to the
extent that awards are
released.
Awards under the DBVAP
are compulsory and are
calculated on a formulaic
basis such that a
proportion of annual
bonuses or variable
allocations take the form
of an award under the
DBVAP, subject to an
individual cap for
Executive Directors in
relation to the cash
element of the annual
bonus/variable allocation
of 200% of salary/fixed
allocation.
The deferred amount will
be a minimum of 33.3%*
of the (total) annual
bonus/variable allocation,
subject to the cap on the
cash bonus and variable
allocation as detailed
above.
No further performance
conditions apply to DBVAP
awards as, in determining
the original annual bonus
or variable allocation
amount, the Committee
has been satisfied that
performance objectives
have been met.
Long Term
Incentive Plan
("LTIP")
The LTIP is intended to
provide long term reward,
incentivise strong
performance and retain the
Executive Directors. Vesting
will be subject to a
continuing
employment/membership
requirement and
performance conditions
which are linked to the
Company's strategy/KPIs.
LTIP awards are
granted annually and
vesting is dependent
on the achievement of
performance
conditions (including a
shareholding
requirement).
Performance is
measured over a
three-year period.
The operation of the
LTIP is reviewed
annually to ensure that
grant levels,
performance criteria
and other features
remain appropriate to
the Company's current
circumstances.
Awards will then be
released on a
staggered basis over
five years as follows:

60% will be
released
immediately on
vesting, three
years after grant;

20% will be
released four
years after grant;
and
The maximum annual
award which can be made
under the LTIP is equal to
250% of
base salary/fixed
allocation (based on the
market value at the grant
date).
At target performance
25% of the award vests.
Awards are subject to
continued employment and
achievement of a range of
balanced and holistic
performance conditions
that are linked closely to
the Company's business
strategy/KPIs.
The current performance
criteria are total
shareholder return (40%),
earnings per share (30%)
and other strategic
objectives (30%) which
include net inflows, growth
in assets under
management, fund
performance and other
strategic measures.
There is also a
shareholding requirement
of 2.5x salary/fixed
allocation for Executive
Directors that is linked to
LTIP awards as follows:

if the target
shareholding is met on
the vesting date of the
first LTIP award (i.e.
three years from the
grant date) then this
award will vest in full;

20% will be
released five years
after grant.
The Committee may
award dividend
equivalents on shares
to the extent that they
vest.

if less than 50% of the
target shareholding is
met then the first award
will lapse in full;

if between 50% and
100% is met, vesting
will be scaled back
proportionately on a
straight-line basis;

participants will be
required to build up and
retain at least one-third
of their target
shareholding within 12
months of the date of
grant of the first award
and must maintain at
least 50% of the target
during the following two
year period. Failure to
do so will impact the
grant of subsequent
awards;

for subsequent LTIP
awards, vesting is
conditional on the target
shareholding level being
maintained; and

the shareholding
requirement can be
satisfied through
unexercised options
under the Company's
existing long term
incentive plans, shares
acquired through own
resources and/or the
deferral of annual
bonuses/variable
allocation into Company
shares.
Share Incentive
Plan ("SIP")
The SIP allows the
Executive Directors to
purchase Company shares
with a matching element, to
build up an interest in
Company shares and
increase alignment of
interests with shareholders.
An all-employee
HMRC approved
share plan that allows
the Executive
Directors to purchase
shares, in a tax
efficient manner and
subject to limits, which
are matched by the
Company. In line with
the normal operation
of a SIP envisaged by
HMRC, there are no
performance
conditions on
matching shares.
Up to a maximum of
£1,800 to purchase
Partnership Shares which
are matched by the
Company on a 2 for 1
basis.
Not applicable.
Benefits To provide benefits which
are appropriately
competitive.
Executive Directors
are entitled to a range
of benefits including:

private medical
insurance

life assurance;

disability
assurance,

travel insurance;
and;

access to a
employee/member
assistance
programme.
Where relocation
payments or
allowances are paid it
will be limited
The maximum opportunity
for benefits is defined by
the nature of the benefit
itself and the cost of
providing it. As the cost of
providing such insurance
benefits varies according
to premium rates and the
cost of other benefits is
dependent on market
rates and other factors,
there is no formal
maximum monetary value.
Not applicable.
to 50% of salary/fixed
allocation.
Group Pension Plan.
Executive Directors
have the choice of
taking an equivalent
cash payment in lieu
of pension
contributions, which
(unless the relevant
Executive Director is
not able to contribute
to a pension scheme),
must be contributed to
a personal pension
plan.

*This is the equivalent to the previous policy of a minimum 50% deferral in relation to the cash bonus/variable allocation.

Non-Executive Directors

The following table summarises each of the elements of Liontrust's total compensation package and the ongoing remuneration policy for the Non-Executive Directors:

Objective and link to Operation Maximum opportunity Performance measures
strategy and assessment
Non-Executive
Director fees
To provide a satisfactory
level of Non-Executive
Director fees which is
sufficient to attract
individuals with
appropriate knowledge
and experience to review
and support the
implementation of the
Group's strategy.
Non-Executive
Director fees are
reviewed annually
effective April.
This is reflected in the
policy of positioning
Non-Executive
Director fees at,
generally, around what
the Executive
Directors believe is
median in the market
for a company of
similar size and
complexity from the
FTSE and industry
comparators. This
may also include fees
for membership/
chairmanship of
subcommittees of the
Board or other Group
committees.
The Executive
Directors are
responsible for setting
the remuneration of
the Non-Executive
Directors.
Non-Executive
Directors do not
participate in any
variable remuneration
element.
Non-Executive Chairman
fees are capped at
£200,000.
Other Non-Executive
Director fees are capped at
£150,000.
Fee increases are
determined by reference to
individual responsibilities,
inflation and an appropriate
comparator group.
Not applicable.

Fund manager remuneration

Elements of reward for fund manager remuneration are broadly similar to elements of reward for the Executive Directors, other than:

  • Annual base remuneration for fund managers is capped at £150,000. Fund managers also receive a share of a pool that is calculated as a percentage of the net management and performance fees received by the Group in relation to funds and customer accounts that are managed by the relevant fund management team minus the annual base remuneration for the fund managers in the relevant fund management team.
  • Fund managers do not participate in the DBVAP.

• The Pool is not treated as a bonus or variable allocation for the purposes of the calculation of the annual bonus or variable allocation pool for employees and members, including the Executive Directors, but excluding the fund managers.

Performance measures and targets

Short and long term performance measures have been selected by the Committee in order to provide a direct connection to the Company's strategy by being linked to the key fundamental performance indicators. The Committee regularly reviews these measures to ensure that they remain appropriate.

Other member and employee remuneration

Elements of reward for other member and employee remuneration are broadly similar to elements of reward for the Executive Directors. Other members and employees may be eligible to receive a bonus/variable allocation, although they do not participate in the DBVAP. Members may participate in the Liontrust Members Incentive Scheme ("LMIS") and employees may participate in the Liontrust Option Plan (which is an HMRC approved Company Share Option Plan) and the all-employee Liontrust Share Incentive Plan. Employees may participate in the LTIP. Members may also participate in a plan based on the LTIP on similar terms as employees, to the extent relevant to their status as members.

Changes to remuneration policy from previous policy

Changes since the last remuneration policy and associated rationale are set out in the table below:

Element Change from the previous policy Rationale
Non-Executive Director fees Introduction of Non-Executive Chairman fee
provision/cap of £200,000.
No specific fee provision/cap existed in the
previous policy.
Annual bonus or variable allocations and
Deferred Bonus and Variable Allocation
Plan ("DBVAP")

An individual cap has been introduced in
relation to the cash element of the
annual bonus/variable allocation of
200% of salary/fixed allocation.

Any element under the DBVAP is
deferred into funds rather than shares
and will be released on an annual basis.

The aggregate cap has been re
calibrated to 30% of pre-cash
bonus/variable allocation adjusted profit
before tax.

The cash bonus/variable allocation cap
has been introduced to provide a greater
percentage of the reward package in a
form that will incentivise management to
ensure that the Company performs
strongly in its core business activities.

It will also provide more certainty around
maximum cash bonus cost to the
Company.

Deferral into funds is in line with the
current regulatory landscape.

The aggregate cap is being recalibrated
in order to:

increase simplicity of target
calibration;

enhance transparency of
operation; and

move towards market practice for
listed asset managers.
LTIP A new LTIP is being introduced, as described
in the policy table above.

There was previously no long term
incentive or retentive mechanism in
place, which is out of line with the market
norm.

A number of shareholders had raised
concerns with the absence of a long term
incentive scheme in Liontrust's
remuneration structure.

The LTIP provides balance to the
previous short term nature of the
remuneration structure for management
and other key executives and further
increases the weighting of their package
towards variable pay and the provision of
equity.
Recruitment and loss of office policy The only changes will be to include the LTIP as
part of the package that can be offered to a new
Executive Director joiner, as well as including
the associated cessation of employment/
change of control terms in the loss of office
policy.
This treatment is in line with normal market
practice.

Approach to recruitment remuneration

The Committee's approach to recruitment remuneration is to pay no more than is necessary to attract appropriate candidates to the role. Our principle is that the pay of any new recruit would be assessed following the same principles as for the Executive Directors and the policy previously summarised, unless specific circumstances arise that the Committee deems as appropriate, to secure a desired candidate accompanied by a clear business case.

The Committee is mindful that it wishes to avoid paying more than it considers necessary to secure the preferred candidate and is cognisant of guidelines and shareholder sentiment regarding one-off or enhanced short or long term incentive payments made on recruitment and the appropriateness of any performance conditions associated with an award.

Element Policy
Base salary/fixed
allocation/fees and
benefits
Directors will be provided with a satisfactory base salary and/or fixed allocation or fee level
within a total package. Performance-related components and certain benefits for Executive
Directors are calculated by reference to base salary/fixed allocation. The level of
salary/variable allocation/fee broadly reflects the value of the individual, their role, skills and
experience.
Executive Directors shall be eligible to receive benefits in line with the Group's benefits policy
as set out in the remuneration policy table.
Pension Executive Directors will be provided with post-retirement pension benefits or a cash
alternative in line with the Group's pension policy as set out in the remuneration policy table.
Annual
bonus/variable
allocation
Executive Directors will be eligible to participate in the annual bonus/variable allocation
arrangements as set out in the remuneration policy table.
Long-term
incentives
Executive Directors will be eligible to participate in the LTIP set out in the remuneration policy
table.
Sign-on payments
/ recruitment
rewards
It is not the Committee's policy to provide sign-on payments other than in exceptional
circumstances.
Where sign-on payments/recruitment rewards are paid it will be limited to 100% of base
salary/fixed allocation. The Committee will also seek to structure any replacement awards
such that overall they are no more generous in terms of quantum or vesting period than the
awards due to be forfeited. In determining quantum and structure of these commitments, the
Committee will seek to replicate the fair value and, as far as practicable, the timing and
performance requirements of remuneration foregone or if considered appropriate. The
Committee may determine in its absolute discretion on whether such awards will be made in
cash, shares or a combination of both.
Relocation
policies
It is the Committee's policy to avoid relocation payments or allowances other than in
exceptional circumstances.
Where relocation payments or allowances are paid it will be limited to 50% of base
salary/fixed allocation.

Service contracts and payment for loss of office

The Directors' employment contracts or letters of appointment or limited liability partnership membership agreements/side letters are as follows:

Director Type
of
contract
Date of contract Un-expired term Notice period by the
Company/Group
entity or Director
Executive Director
Adrian Collins Employee 31 December 2010 N/A 6 months
John Ions Member 8 July 2010 N/A 6 months
Employee 24 January 2014 N/A 6 months
Vinay Abrol Member 8 July 2010 N/A 12 months
Employee 24 January 2014 N/A 12 months
Non-Executive Directors
Alastair Barbour Letter
of
Appointment
1 April 2011 N/A 3 months
Mike Bishop Letter
of
Appointment
1 May 2011 N/A 3 months
George Yeandle Letter
of
Appointment
2 January 2015 N/A 3 months

None of the Directors' employment contracts or letters of appointment or limited liability partnership membership agreements/side letters contain provisions for compensation for loss of office. The Group's policy on compensation for loss of office is set out below:

Element Approach Discretion
Base salary, fixed
allocation, benefits
and pension
In the event of loss of office, there will be no compensation in respect
of base salary or fixed allocation, benefits or pension.
The Committee has absolute
discretion to determine that, if
appropriate, a payment in lieu of
notice may be made, if it is in the
best interests of the Group.
Annual bonus Where an Executive Director's employment or membership is
terminated after the end of a performance year but before the
payment is made, the Executive Director may be eligible for a
bonus/variable allocation for that performance year subject to an
assessment based on performance achieved over the period. No
bonus or variable allocation will be made in the event of gross
misconduct.
Where an Executive Director's employment or membership is
terminated during a performance year, a pro-rata award/allocation for
the period worked in that performance year may be payable subject
to an assessment based on performance achieved over the period
and provided the individual is a "good leaver". If a good leaver, any
bonus under deferral will also vest in full.
The good leaver definition is the same as for the LTIP as set out
below.
The Committee has absolute
discretion to determine:

whether a payment is due in the
instance of termination after the
end of a performance year but
before payment, subject to
performance achieved; and

that the reason for termination is
classified in the same manner as
those described in the "good
leaver" definition set out below.
Long-term incentive The treatment of unvested LTIP awards is governed by the rules of
the LTIP.
On termination of employment or membership before the
performance measurement date, all unvested/unreleased awards will
lapse, unless the following circumstances apply:
The Committee has absolute
discretion to determine that the
reason for termination is classified in
the same manner as those described
adjacent.

death;

ill-health, injury or disability;

redundancy;

retirement (with the agreement of the Company);

the employing company and/or limited liability partnership in
which the Executive Director is an employee and/or member
ceasing to be a member of the group;

transfer of the business or part of the business to which the
participant's employment or membership relates to a person
who is not a member of the group; or

any reason, permitted by the Board in its absolute discretion in
any particular case.
If an Executive Director leaves under a circumstance described
above, that individual is classified as a "good leaver" and does not
lose vested share awards. At the discretion of the Committee
unvested share awards will vest on the vesting date or the date of
cessation. In determining the proportion of awards which vest the
Committee will take into account if the performance conditions have
been achieved and time where appropriate.
The Committee can determine that
the number of shares that vests is a
higher or lower number than
calculated, provided that this number
does not exceed the total number of
shares subject to the award.
The Committee has the discretion to
determine that the end of the
performance period is the date of
cessation, whether and to what
extent the performance measures
have been satisfied or waived,
whether to pro-rate the number of
vested shares to reflect the
performance period completed and
whether to accelerate the vesting
date to the date on which the
Committee makes its final
determination of the number of
shares which vest.
It should be noted that it is the
Committee's policy to only apply its
discretion in limited circumstances.
Change of control All unvested awards under the DBVAP and LTIP will vest on a
change of control (regardless of underlying corporate performance or
satisfaction of the shareholding requirement).
All unvested awards under the DBVAP will vest in full.
None.
The level of vesting of LTIP awards will be determined by the
proportionate achievement of the performance conditions as at the
date of change of control (and time elapsed since grant to change of
control at the discretion of the Committee).
Other contractual
obligations
There are no other contractual provisions agreed prior to 27 June
2012.
None.

The Directors' employment contracts or letters of appointment or limited liability partnership membership agreements/side letters are available for inspection at 2 Savoy Court, London WC2R 0EZ.

Consideration of employment/member conditions elsewhere in the Group in developing policy

Employment and membership conditions within the Group were considered by the Committee to ensure that, where possible, there is consistency in terms of approach for each of the elements of reward. However, the Committee has not formally consulted with employees and members in drawing up this policy.

Compliance with the FCA Remuneration Code

The Committee regularly reviews its remuneration policies to ensure compliance with the principles of the Remuneration Code of the UK financial services regulator as applicable to the Company. The remuneration policy is designed to be consistent with the prudent management of risk, and the sustained long term performance of the Company. The Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer, who is responsible for Risk at Board level, is involved in reviewing the remuneration policy and practice to ensure that it is aligned with sound risk management, and keeps the Committee informed of the Group's risk profile so that this can be taken into account in remuneration decisions.

Consideration of shareholder views

The Committee has consulted with the Company's larger shareholders, and where relevant, taken their views into account in the formulation of this policy.

PART IV Liontrust Asset Management Plc

(incorporated and registered in England and Wales under number 2954692)

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of the Company will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday 24 February 2016 in the Pinafore Room at The Savoy, Strand, London WC2R 0EU for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions which will be proposed as ordinary resolutions:

Ordinary resolutions

  • (1) THAT the Directors' Remuneration Policy, as set out in Part III of the circular to shareholders dated 1 February 2016 of which this notice of general meeting forms Part IV (the "Circular") (subject to such immaterial modifications (if any) as the Committee considers, in its absolute and sole discretion, necessary or desirable) be and is hereby approved, and that the Directors of the Company be and are hereby authorised to do all acts and things necessary to establish and carry the same into effect;
  • (2) THAT (i) the rules of the Liontrust Asset Management Plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), the principal features of which are summarised in Part II of the Circular (subject to such immaterial modifications (if any) as the Committee considers, in its absolute and sole discretion, necessary or desirable) and (ii) the grant of nil-price options under the LTIP as set out in the Award Levels section in Part II of the Circular be and are hereby approved, and that the Directors of the Company be and are hereby authorised to do all acts and things necessary to establish and carry the same into effect.

1 February 2016 By order of the Board Mark Jackson Company Secretary

Registered Office: 2 Savoy Court, London WC2R 0EZ Registered in England and Wales No. 2954692

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING Notes

    1. Members are entitled to appoint a proxy to exercise all or any of their rights to attend and to speak and vote on their behalf at the General Meeting. A shareholder may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the General Meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by that shareholder. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company. A proxy form which may be used to make such appointment and give proxy instructions accompanies this notice. If members wish to appoint more than one proxy, please photocopy the form of proxy and lodge all forms together at the address provided.
    1. To be valid any proxy form or other instrument appointing a proxy must be received by post (during normal business hours only) or by hand at Capita Asset Services, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Kent BR3 4TU by no later than 9:00 a.m. on 22 February 2016. It should be accompanied by the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a duly certified copy of such power or authority.

Completion of the proxy form or the appointment of a proxy electronically via www.capitashareportal.com or through CREST (as described below) will not prevent a member from attending and voting in person.

    1. The return of a completed proxy form, other such instrument or any CREST Proxy Instruction (as described in paragraph 9 below) will not prevent a shareholder attending the General Meeting and voting in person if he/she wishes to do so.
    1. Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Companies Act 2006 to enjoy information rights (a "Nominated Person") may, under an agreement between him/her and the shareholder by whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed (or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the General Meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.
    1. The statement of the rights of shareholders in relation to the appointment of proxies in paragraphs 1 and 2 above does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs can only be exercised by shareholders.
    1. To be entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting (and for the purpose of the determination by the Company of the votes they may cast), shareholders must be registered in the Register of Members of the Company at 6:00 p.m. on 22 February 2016 (or, in the event of any adjournment, 48 hours before the time of the adjourned meeting). Changes to the Register of Members after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.
    1. As at 1 February 2016 (being the last business day prior to the publication of this Notice) the Company's issued share capital consisted of 45,471,555 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 1 February 2016 was 45,471,555. As at 1 February 2016, the Company held no ordinary shares as treasury shares.
    1. As an alternative to completing the proxy form, shareholders can appoint proxies electronically via www.capitashareportal.com. For an electronic proxy appointment to be valid, the appointment must be received by the Company's registrars, Capita Asset Services, no later than 9:00 a.m. on 22 February 2016.
    1. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST personal members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on their behalf.
    1. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a "CREST Proxy Instruction") must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited's specifications, and must contain the information required for such instruction, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the appointment of a proxy or is an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy, must, in order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer's agent (ID RA10) by 9:00 a.m. on 22 February 2016. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.
    1. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors, or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular message. Normal system timings and limitations will, therefore, apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member, or sponsored member, or has appointed a voting service provider, to procure that his/her CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting system providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings.
    1. The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
    1. Any member attending the meeting has the right to ask questions. The Company must cause to be answered any such question relating to the business being dealt with at the meeting but no such answer need be given if (a) to do so would interfere unduly with the preparation for the meeting or involve the disclosure of confidential information, (b) the answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question or (c) it is undesirable in the interests of the Company or the good order of the meeting that the question be answered.
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Form of Proxy

For use at the General Meeting to be held in the Pinafore Room at The Savoy, Strand, London WC2R 0EU on Wednesday 24 February 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

I/we* (BLOCK CAPITALS) ………………………………………………………………………………………

of ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

in respect of ALL my/our shares OR insert number of shares if not all …………………………………………

being a member/members of Liontrust Asset Management Plc hereby appoint [the Chairman of the General Meeting]** or

…………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………

as my/our proxy to attend, speak and vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the General Meeting to be held on Wednesday 24 February 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and at any adjournment thereof.

I /we require my/our proxy to vote in particular as follows:

Resolutions
Please mark 'X' to indicate how you wish to vote
Against Vote
Withheld
***
(1)
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.
(2)
To approve the Long Term Incentive Plan and the grant of awards pursuant
thereto.

Signature……………………………….. ………………………………………………………………….

Dated this ………..……. day of …………………………2016

In the absence of instructions, the proxy is authorised to vote (or abstain from voting) at his or her discretion on the specified resolutions. The proxy is also authorised to vote (or abstain from voting) at his or her discretion on any business which may properly come before the meeting.

(To be valid, this Form of Proxy must be signed and dated.)

This Form of Proxy must be lodged by 9:00 a.m. on Monday 22 February 2016.

FORM OF PROXY NOTES

    1. *Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS with your full name and address.
    1. **If you wish to appoint a proxy other than the Chairman of the General Meeting, please delete the words in brackets and insert the full name and address of your chosen proxy in BLOCK CAPITALS on the line provided and initial alterations. If you sign and return this proxy form with no name inserted on the line, the Chairman of the meeting will be deemed to be your proxy. Where you appoint as your proxy someone other than the Chairman of the meeting, it is your responsibility to ensure that that person attends the meeting and is aware of your voting intentions. If you wish your proxy to make any comments on your behalf, you will need to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the meeting and give that person your directions.
    1. As a member of the Company you are entitled to appoint a proxy to exercise all or any of your rights to attend and to speak and vote at a meeting of the Company. A proxy does not need to be a member of the Company. You may appoint more than one proxy in relation to a meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by you. If you wish to appoint more than one proxy, please photocopy the form of proxy and lodge all forms together at the address provided, deleting the word "ALL" and specifying (on each form) the number of shares in respect of which that proxy is appointed.
    1. If you want your proxy to vote in a certain way on the resolution(s) specified please place a mark in the relevant box. If you fail to select any of the given options your proxy can vote as he or she chooses or can decide not to vote at all. The proxy can also do this on any other business (including a motion to adjourn the General Meeting or to amend a resolution) which may properly come before the General Meeting.
    1. ***The "Vote withheld" option is provided to enable you to abstain on a resolution. However it should be noted that a "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.
    1. To be valid, this Form of Proxy must be received by post or (during normal business hours only) by hand at Capita Asset Services, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Kent, BR3 4TU, NOT LATER THAN 9:00 a.m. on 22 February 2016 (or in the case of any adjournment, not later than 48 hours before the time fixed for the holding of the adjourned meeting), together with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or a duly certified copy such power or authority. The completion and return of this Form of Proxy will not, however, preclude you from attending and voting at the General Meeting if you so wish.
    1. If you submit more than one valid proxy appointment in respect of the same share for the purposes of the same meeting, the appointment last delivered or received shall prevail in conferring authority on the person named in it to attend the meeting and speak and vote.
    1. Any alterations to this Form of Proxy should be initialled.
    1. In the case of joint holders, the signature of the first named on the register of members will be accepted, but the names of all joint holders should be given.
    1. This form must be signed and dated by the member or his or her attorney duly authorised in writing. In the case of a corporation, this Form of Proxy should be either given under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an officer or attorney duly authorised.
    1. You may not use any electronic address provided in this Form of Proxy or in any accompanying document for delivering this Form of Proxy or communicating with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.
    1. Please return your signed proxy form to the Registrar in a sealed envelope addressed to FREEPOST CAPITA PXS (please use BLOCK CAPITALS).

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