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• Following the report in the 8 November issue of Investment Week concerning an announcement made by...

• Following the report in the 8 November issue of Investment Week concerning an announcement made by Liontrust Asset Management to the stock exchange the previous week, the number of shares that three Liontrust directors were said to have purchased during October was incorrect. The correct figure should have been 132 shares each, rather than 132,000, as stated. The purchase of these shares was part of a regular monthly share savings scheme subscribed to by a number of Liontrust directors and staff. In addition, Liontrust's share price quoted in the story was in fact the unit price of the Li...