Ashmore Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (8205B)

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RNS Number : 8205B

Ashmore Group PLC

09 January 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                               Ashmore Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer                                      GB00B132NW22 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                         Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                  n/a 
  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                      n/a 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                    n/a 
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 Other (please                                                       n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  UBS Investment Bank 
  subject to the                                             UBS Group AG 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             UBS AG London Branch 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                UBS Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 07 January 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    09 January 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                        3% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation previous               Resulting situation after the 
  of               to the triggering                triggering transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                  Number          Number           Number        Number of voting        % of voting 
                   of              of               of shares     rights                  rights (x) 
                   Shares          Voting 
                                   Rights 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                 Direct     Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                                 (xi)        (xii) 
---------------    ------------    -------------  ------------  ---------  -----------  --------  --------- 
                  Below           Below 
                  Notifiable      Notifiable 
   GB00B132NW22   Threshold       Threshold        -             -          24,345,790   -         3.44% 
                 --------------  ---------------  ------------  ---------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                     Number of voting       % of voting 
  financial          date            Conversion                    rights that            rights 
  instrument         (xiii)          Period (xiv)                  may be 
                                                                   acquired if 
                                                                   the 
                                                                   instrument 
                                                                   is 
                                                                   exercised/ 
                                                                   converted. 
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 -                  -               -                             -                      - 
-----------------  --------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/     Number of               % of voting 
  financial         price           date            Conversion    voting rights           rights (xix, 
  instrument                        (xvii)          period        instrument              xx) 
                                                    (xviii)       refers to 
----------------  --------------  --------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------------- 
 -                 -               -               -             -                       Nominal   Delta 
----------------  --------------  --------------  ------------  ----------------------  --------  --------- 
                                                                                         -         - 
         ----------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 24,345,790                                                      3.44% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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                         UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment 
                        Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled 
                                       undertakings as set out below. 
 
                                                   UBS AG: 
                          *    directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 
                                             24,323,406 (3.439%); and 
 
 
                           *    indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 
                                                  22,384 (0.003%) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                      Konstantina Georgaki / Zuzana 
                                                                        Görögová 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                          [phone] 
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