Last checked at 17 Mar 2015 17:00
Ashmore Group plc ("Ashmore" or the "Company")
London. 17 March 2015
Notifications Pursuant to DTR 3 and DTR 5
Ashmore Group plc ("Ashmore", the "Company") has received notification on 17 March 2015 from its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Mark Coombs, that on 16 March 2015 he gifted 2,000,000 ordinary shares (0.28% of the issued share capital) of 0.01p each in the capital of the Company to charity for nil consideration.
As a result of this gift, Mr Coombs' interest in the share capital of Ashmore is reduced to 287,630,540 shares (40.66 per cent of the issued capital) and the number of shares to which voting rights attach are 286,574,200 (40.51%).
For further information please contact:
Ashmore Group plc
Michael Perman
Company Secretary +44 (0)20 3077 6190
FTI Consulting - PR to Ashmore Group plc
Andrew Walton +44 (0)20 3727 1514
Paul Marriott +44 (0)20 3727 1341