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Correction : Compulsory Partial Redemption of Shares

16th Apr 2015 16:40

ASHMORE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES LTD - Correction : Compulsory Partial Redemption of Shares

ASHMORE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES LTD - Correction : Compulsory Partial Redemption of Shares

PR Newswire

London, April 16

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION Ashmore Global Opportunities Limited ("AGOL" or the "Company") a Guernsey incorporated and registered limited liability closed-ended investment company with a Premium Listing of its US Dollar and Sterling share classes on the Official List. Notice of Compulsory Partial Redemption of Shares - CORRECTION 16 April 2015 The following amendment has been made to the "Compulsory Partial Redemption ofShares" announcement released on 16 April 2015 at 13.17. - The Redemption Record Date referred to in paragraph 3 should read "being 24April 2015" - The Redemption Date referred to in paragraph 6 should read "1 May 2015" All other details remain unchanged. The full amended text is shown below. Notice of compulsory partial redemption of shares in Ashmore GlobalOpportunities Limited (the "Company"). Further to the approval by the Company's shareholders of thewinding down proposals as described in the circular to shareholders on 20February 2013 (the "Circular") the Company today announces that it will return80.36 pence and 81.70 US cents per GBP and USD share respectively on 1 May2015 (the "Redemption Date") by way of a compulsory partial redemption ofshares (the "Redemption") by reference to the 31 March 2015 NAV CalculationDate. The Redemption will be effected pro rata to holdings of shares onthe register at the close of business on the Redemption Record Date, being 24April 2015. 15.93 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital will beredeemed on the Redemption Date (that is 15.93 Shares for every 100 GBP andUSD shares held respectively (the "Relevant Percentage")). Fractions of Shareswill not be redeemed and so the number of shares to be redeemed for eachshareholder will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares. The amount to be applied to the partial redemption of sharescomprises the monies from the realisation of the Company's investmentsreceived up to and including 31 March 2015 pursuant to the winding down of theCompany. As at today's date, the Company has 8,686,341 GBP ordinary sharesand 11,183,642 USD ordinary shares. No shares are held in treasury. All of theordinary shares redeemed on the Redemption Date will be cancelled. A furtherannouncement will be released following the record date to confirm the newnumber of shares in issue for each share class. The existing ISINs numbers GG00BV0M1Q56 and GG00BV0M1R63 (the "OldISINs") for the Company's shares will expire on the Redemption Date (1 May2015). The new ISIN numbers GG00BWT5Y529 (GBP shares) and GG00BWT5Y743 (USDshares) (the "New ISINs") in respect of the Company's shares (post theRedemption) will be enabled from and including 1 May 2015. Up to theRedemption Date (but not including the 1 May 2015), Shares will be tradedunder the Old ISIN. The Redemption will be effected pro rata to holdings ofshares on the register at the close of business on the Redemption Record Date,being 24 April 2015. Purchases of shares that were unsettled as at the closeof business on the Record Date, including trades arranged after the RecordDate but before the Redemption Date, will be transformed automatically byCREST and will settle under the New ISINs with an accompanying delivery ofcash though CREST in respect of the redemption proceeds. Payments of redemption monies are expected to be effected eitherthrough CREST (in the case of shares held in un-certificated form) or bycheque (in the case of shares held in certificated form) by 1 May 2015. All Enquiries: Andrew MaidenNorthern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) LimitedTel: +44 (0) 1481 745368

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