Notification of interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

Monthly investment in the F&C Asset Management plc Share Incentive Plan ("SIP")

On 7 February 2012, the trustees (the "Trustees") of the SIP acquired a total of 14,192 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company (the "shares") at a price of 67.50 pence per share.

The Company has today received notification from Messrs Grisay and Logan that, as executive directors of the Company, they have an interest in the shares held in trust under the Scheme.

The Company has also today received notification from Messrs Criticos, Logan and Wilson as PDMR's that, of the 14,192 shares acquired by the Trustees, 185 shares each (a total of 555 shares) were acquired on their behalf as partnership shares under the SIP.

The SIP is an Inland Revenue approved Share Incentive Plan.

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