18 Apr 2013 18:20
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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.
Notice of Compulsory Partial Redemption of Shares
18 April 2013
Notice of compulsory partial redemption of shares in Ashmore Global Opportunities Limited (the "Company").
Further to the approval by the Company's shareholders of the winding down proposals as described in the circular to shareholders on 20 February 2013 (the "Circular") the Company today announces that it will return 149.91 pence and 152.58 US cents per GBP and USD share respectively on 3 May 2013 (the "Redemption Date") by way of a compulsory partial redemption of shares (the "Redemption") by reference to the 31 March 2013 NAV Calculation Date.
The Redemption will be effected pro rata to holdings of shares on the register at the close of business on the Redemption Record Date, being 26 April 2013. 19.40 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital would be redeemed on the Redemption Date (that is 19.40 Shares for every 100 GBP and USD shares held respectively (the "Relevant Percentage")). Fractions of Shares will not be redeemed and so the number of shares to be redeemed for each shareholder will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares.
The amount to be applied to the partial redemption of shares comprises the monies from the realisation of the Company's investments received up to and including 31 March 2013 pursuant to the winding down of the Company, less the liquid assets of at least US$10 million which will be retained by the Company..
As at today's date, the Company has 23,556,295 GBP ordinary shares, 23,054,912 USD ordinary shares, 1,063,503 GBP treasury shares and 2,385,107 USD treasury shares in issue. All of the ordinary shares redeemed on the Redemption Date will be cancelled. A further announcement will be released following the record date to confirm the new number of shares in issue for each share class.
The existing ISINs numbers GG00B1YWTR89 and GG00B1YWWJ19 (the "Old ISINs") for the Company's shares will expire on the Redemption Date (3 May 2013). The new ISIN numbers GG00B94X2T08 (GBP shares) and GG00B959R54 (USD shares) (the "New ISINs") in respect of the Company's shares (post the Redemption) will be enabled from and including 3 May 2013. Up to the Redemption Date (but not including the 3 May 2013), Shares will be traded under the Old ISIN. The Redemption will be effected pro rata to holdings of shares on the register at the close of business on the Redemption Record Date, being 26 April 2013. Purchases of shares that were unsettled as at the close of business on the Record Date, including trades arranged after the Record Date but before the Redemption Date, will be transformed automatically by CREST and will settle under the New ISINs with an accompanying delivery of cash though CREST in respect of the redemption proceeds.
Payments of redemption monies are expected to be effected either through CREST (in the case of shares held in un-certificated form) or by cheque (in the case of shares held in certificated form) by 3 May 2013.
All Enquiries:
Andrew Maiden
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 1481 745368