Director/PDMR Shareholding

1.

Name of the issuer 

ASHMORE GROUP PLC

2.

The notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with 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

No

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 a transaction referred to in 3 above

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

In respect to the transactions described in 8 by Mark Coombs

8.

State the nature of the transactions

i) Gift of shares to charity on 21 September 2015

ii) Lapse of share awards on 21 September 2015

iii) Grant of share awards on 22 September 2015

9.

Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

In respect to :

ii) 1,235,677 shares

10.

Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

 (see Note 1 below)

0.175%

11.

Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

In respect to :

i) 154,680 shares; and

ii) 1,081,200 shares

12.

Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

0.175%

13.

Price per share or value of transaction

i) Nil

ii) N/A

iii) 242.78 pence per share

14.

Date and place of transaction

Dates as described in 8 above, London

15.

Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

291,619,627 (41.23%)

 (see Note 1 below)

16.

Date issuer informed of transaction

22 September 2015

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: 22 September 2015