26 May 2010 15:57
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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | X | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Highfields Capital Management LP |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| Highfields Capital I LP, Highfields Capital II LP, Highfields Capital III LP., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and JP Morgan Clearing Corp. |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 25 May 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 26 May 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Increase over three per cent (3%) |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares if possible using the 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 | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
GG00B132NW22 | 6,638,286 | 6,638,286 |
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| 6,638,286 |
| 0.94% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
| % of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights
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Contracts for Differences |
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| 9th September 2010 - 30th August 2013 | 15,037,164 | Nominal | Delta
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| 2.14% |
Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
21,675,450 | 3.08% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
| N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
| N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
| N/A |
13. Additional information:
| Total votes used for the purposes of the above notification 703,556,669 |
14. Contact name:
| Joseph F. Mazzella General Counsel |
15. Contact telephone number:
| +1 (617) 850 - 7500 |