Ashmore Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (9643P)

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RNS Number : 9643P

Ashmore Group PLC

11 June 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         Ashmore Group Plc 
  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 instruments                  n/a 
  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                 n/a 
  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) subject             UBS Investment Bank 
  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 and date           9 June 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             11 June 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           4% 
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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 triggering 
  of              to the triggering                      transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number             Number              Number       Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                  of                 of                  of shares    rights                     (x) 
                  Shares             Voting 
                                     Rights 
--------------  -----------------  ------------------  -----------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                     Direct        Indirect     Direct      Indirect 
                                                                      (xi)          (xii) 
--------------      ------  -----      --------  ----  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
  GB00B132NW22   28,259,883         28,259,883          -            -             29,268,417   -           4.14% 
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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           Expiration           Exercise/                 Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument                  date (xiii)          Conversion Period         rights that may            rights 
                                                   (xiv)                     be 
                                                                             acquired if the 
                                                                             instrument is 
                                                                             exercised/ converted. 
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 -                           -                    -                         -                          - 
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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 financial   Exercise           Expiration      Exercise/    Number of voting           % of voting rights 
  instrument          price              date (xvii)    Conversion    rights instrument          (xix, xx) 
                                                        period        refers to 
                                                        (xviii) 
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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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 29,268,417                                                          4.14% 
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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 - 
                                       29,251,665 (4.13%); and 
 
 
                     *    indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 
                                            16,752 (0.01%) 
 
 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 / Akvile Budrikaite 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                [phone] 
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