Last checked at 24 Jan 2011 16:47
ASHMORE GROUP PLC
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | ASHMORE GROUP PLC |
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:
| BlackRock Inc. |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| AS ABOVE |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 20th January 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 24th January 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Holding has gone below 5% |
8: Notified Details | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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CFD | 4,143,410 | Nominal | Delta
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0.59% | 0.59% | |||||
Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
35,140,499 | 4.99% |
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%) |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
| BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team |
14. Contact name:
| Andrew Manchester |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 020 7743 5773; andrew.manchester@blackrock.com |