Ashmore Global Op Ld Conversion of Securities

 
TIDMAGOL TIDMAGOU 
 
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. 
 
                Completion of 28 February 2017 Share Conversion 
                                 23 March 2017 
 
Following the publication on 16 March 2017 of the final month-end net asset 
values for 28 February 2017, the following share conversion ratios have been 
determined in accordance with the articles of incorporation of the Company for 
the purposes of the 28 February 2017 share conversion date: 
 
1.20210915 US Dollar shares for each Sterling share 
 
0.83189887 Sterling shares for each US Dollar share 
 
On the basis of aggregate applications received and using the conversion ratios 
listed above, the following shares will be issued: 
 
  * 232,583 new US Dollar shares of no par value 
 
and the following shares will be cancelled: 
 
  * 193,479 Sterling shares of no par value 
 
all with effect from 23 March 2017. 
 
Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") for the 
new shares to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and 
admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed 
securities. 
 
Admission is expected to occur on or around 31 March 2017. Shareholder accounts 
for converting shareholders are expected to be updated by 5.00pm on 31 March 
2017. 
 
Following issue and cancellation of the relevant shares, the total number of 
shares in issue in each class will be as follows: 
 
-               7,698,060 US Dollar Shares; and 
-               2,392,808 Sterling Shares 
 
Number of votes each Share shall be entitled to on a poll at any general 
meeting of the Company (applying the Weighted Voting Calculation as described 
in the Prospectus published by the Company on 6 November 2007 (the 
'Prospectus')): 
 
US Dollar Shares:                                 1.0000 
Sterling Shares:                                    2.0288 
 
The above figures may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the 
calculations, by which they will determine if they are required to notify their 
interest in, or a change to, their interest in the Company under the FCA's 
Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 
 
Enquiries: 
www.agol.com 
Andrew Le Page 
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited 
 
 
 
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