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Ashmore Group PLC
18 September 2014
Ashmore Group plc
Notification of Transactions by Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility and Connected Persons
Ashmore Group plc (the "Company") has been notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R on 18 September 2014 by Mark Langhorn Coombs, a person discharging managerial responsibility within the Company for the purposes of section 96B(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, of the following transactions relating to his holding of Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each in the Company:
1. | Name of the issuer
ASHMORE GROUP PLC | 2. | State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R (1), or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006). DTR 3.1.2(R) |
3. | Name of director
Mark Langhorn Coombs | 4. | State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person Yes - see 8. below |
5. | Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest In respect of the share interests of Mark Langhorn Coombs and Rebecca Claire Coombs (spouse).
| 6. | Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.01P |
7. | Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them
UBS Private Banking Nominees Limited | 8. | State the nature of the transactions Transfer of 5 million shares by Mark Langhorn Coombs to Rebecca Claire Coombs (spouse) on 17 September 2014.
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9. | Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquiredn/a
| 10. | Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) (see Note 1 below) |
11. | Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed
5 million shares | 12. | Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.71% |
13. | Price per share or value of transaction
Nil
| 14. | Date and place of transaction
17 September 2014, London
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15. | Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
298,630,540 shares (40.95%) (Unchanged) (see Note 1 below) | 16. | Date issuer informed of transaction 18 September 2014
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If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, complete the following boxes
17. | Date of grant
N/A | 18. | Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A |
19. | Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A | 20. | Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
N/A |
21. | Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise
N/A | 22. | Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification
N/A |
23. | Any additional information
N/A | 24. | Name of contact and telephone number for queries MICHAEL PERMAN, COMPANY SECRETARY 020 3077 6190 |
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification
MICHAEL PERMAN - COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of notification: 18 September 2014
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Note 1: Based upon 707,372,473 shares in issue at the date of this notification