24 Jan 2011 16:47
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ASHMORE GROUP PLC
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Â ASHMORE GROUP PLC |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x | |
 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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Â | BlackRock Inc. |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Â | AS ABOVE |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: Â | 20th January 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: Â | 24th January 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Â | Holding has gone below 5% |
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8: Notified Details | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares  | |||||||
Class/ type of shares If possible use 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 | Percentage of voting rights | |||
 Direct |  Indirect |  Direct |  Indirect | ||||
GB00B132NW22 | 34,539,748 | 34,539,748 | N/A | N/A | 30,997,089 | N/A | 4.41% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights  | |
CFD |  4,143,410 | Nominal | Delta  | |||
0.59% | 0.59% |
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Total (A+B+C) Â | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
35,140,499 | 4.99% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited -35,140,499 (4.99%) |
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Proxy Voting: Â | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: Â | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â |
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13. Additional information: Â | BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team |
14. Contact name: Â | Andrew Manchester |
15. Contact telephone number: Â | 020 7743 5773; andrew.manchester@blackrock.com |
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