6th Apr 2010 08:15
Ashmore Group plc ("Ashmore" or the "Company")
London. 6 April 2010
Notification Pursuant to DTR 3
Ashmore Group plc ("Ashmore", the "Group") has received notification on 1 April 2010 from its CEO, Mr Mark Coombs, that on 1 April 2010 he gifted 1,750,000 ordinary shares ( 0.25%) of 0.01p each in the capital of the Company to charity for nil consideration. As a result of this gift, Mr Coombs' interest in the share capital of Ashmore is reduced to 301,574,200 shares (42.86 per cent of the issued capital).
For further information please contact:
Gay Collins +44 (0) 20 7786 4888
Penrose
Ashmore Group plc +44 (0)20 3077 6000
Graeme Dell - Finance Director
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
ASHMORE GROUP PLC |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Mark Coombs |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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1 April 2010 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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1 April 2010 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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Below 43% |
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8: Notified Details |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/ type of shares If possible use ISIN code |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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GB00B132NW22 |
303,324,200 |
303,324,200 |
301,574,200 |
301,574,200 |
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42.86 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights
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N/A |
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Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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301,574,200 |
42.86 |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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N/A |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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N/A |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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N/A |
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13. Additional information:
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Ashmore shareholders should use 703,556,669 shares as the denominator to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in Ashmore under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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14. Contact name:
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Michael Perman |
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15. Contact telephone number:
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0203 077 6000 |
Related Shares:
Ashmore