Ashmore Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (3958J)

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RNS Number : 3958J

Ashmore Group PLC

29 March 2018

 
 
 
 
 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 
  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                                                             ü 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  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 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please                                         Type 3 disclosure as per the Transparency 
  specify):                                            Directive II Regulation 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                    Mark Coombs 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                     27.03.18 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                        29.03.18 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                   Below 39% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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                    % of voting 
                 of                of                of shares       voting                       rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
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                                                    Direct          Direct          Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)            (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
   Ordinary       281,391,613       281,391,613      271,391,613     271,391,613                    38.37 
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 GB00B132NW22 
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 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 voting                 % of voting 
 financial         price          date            Conversion       rights instrument                rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)          period           refers to                        xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
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      N/A              N/A             N/A             N/A                                         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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                          271,391,613                                                     38.37% 
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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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 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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                                                                PDMR dealing and change in 
  13. Additional information:                                   holding resulting from a 
                                                                gift of shares to charity 
                                                                on 27 March 2018 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                       Michael Perman 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                         020 3077 6000 
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