1 Dec 2015 10:11
ASHMORE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES LTD - Holding(s) in CompanyASHMORE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES LTD - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, December 1
| For filings with the FCA include the annex | |||||
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Ashmore Global Opportunities Limited | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
| Other (please specify): | Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive | X | |||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | |||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 26 November, 2015 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 November, 2015 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive; BlackRock Inc. shares and voting rights remain above the previously disclosed threshold of 10% | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| GG00BYNJ9P93 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,958,296 | N/A | 10.91% | |||||||||
| GG00BYNJ9F95 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16,239 | N/A | 0.09% | |||||||||
| GG00BP40Y647 | 4,663,199 | 4,663,199 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| GG00BP40Y753 | 38,116 | 38,116 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 1,974,535 | 11.00% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| See Annex | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | ||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | ||
| 13. Additional information: | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team | |
| 14. Contact name: | Gareth Slade | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 3650 | |
| Name | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | |||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | |||
| BlackRock Group Limited | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 11.00% | 0.00% | 11.00% |