Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

ASHMORE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES LTD

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

Change in ISC

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

HSBC Holdings PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

HSBC Global Asset Management (International) Limited

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

HSBC Investment Management

HSBC Private Bank (Jersey) Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

29th July 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30th July 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

10% to 9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GG00B1YWWB33

196,090

287,037

NA

NA

224152

NA

0.30%

GG00B1YWTR89

2,445,311

4,961,047

NA

NA

4587699

NA

6.29%

GG00B1YWWJ19

2,690,705

2,690,705

NA

NA

2378199

NA

3.26%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/  Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,190,050

9.86%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

NA

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Baljeet Gill

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7991 6555