24th Nov 2008 07:00
Ashmore Group plc
0700 - 24 November 2008
Purchase of own shares
Ashmore Group plc ("Ashmore") announces that on 21 November 2008 it purchased 195,284 ordinary shares of 0.01p each at an average price of 108.1229 pence per ordinary share. These shares will be held as treasury shares.
The highest price paid was 109.5 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 106.5 pence per share.
Following these purchases, Ashmore holds 3,260,204 ordinary shares as treasury shares and has 705,664,796 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Ashmore shareholders should use 705,664,796 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.
Enquiries to:
Ashmore Group plc +44 (0)20 3077 6000
Michael Perman, Company Secretary +44 (0)20 3077 6190
Penrose Financial +44 (0)20 7786 4888
Gay Collins / Lauren Stewart +44 (0)7798 626282
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