Ashmore Group Regulatory News (ASHM)

Ashmore Group PLC

22 October 2015

Ashmore Group plc

Directorate

Ashmore Group plc today announces the appointment of Clive Adamson to the Board as a Non-executive Director effective 22 October 2015. The appointment will be subject to the receipt of the usual regulatory approvals from the Financial Conduct Authority.

Save as disclosed herein, there are no further details required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 in connection with his appointment.

Enquiries to:

Ashmore Group plc

Paul Measday

Investor Relations +44 (0)20 3077 6278

FTI Consulting - PR to Ashmore Group plc

Andrew Walton +44 (0)20 3727 1514

Paul Marriott +44 (0)20 3727 1341

Notes:

Clive Adamson (Non-executive Director)

Clive Adamson was appointed to the Board on 22 October 2015.

Clive Adamson was Head of Supervision and an Executive Director of the Board of the Financial Conduct Authority until January 2015, and prior to that he held a number of senior roles within its predecessor the Financial Services Authority. Between 1998 and 2000 he was a Senior Advisor in Banking Supervision at the Bank of England.

Clive is currently a Non- executive Director of JP Morgan International Bank Limited and The Prudential Assurance Company Limited. He holds an MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

 More information is available on the Group's website www.AshmoreGroup.com

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