Holding(s) in Company

Ashmore Group PLC
23 January 2008




TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests 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 place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( x )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (   )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (     )


Other (please specify) : (     )

.................



3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

FMR LLC



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

See attached schedule



5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):

18 January 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 January 2008



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%



8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible   Situation previous to the triggering transaction
use ISIN CODE
                                   Number of shares                   Number of voting rights

ISIN GB00B132NW22                  37,428,364                         37,428,364



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if       Number of shares          Number of voting rights               % of voting rights
possible use ISIN CODE
                                                        Direct         Indirect               Direct       Indirect

ISIN GB00B132NW22                                                      34,466,601                          4.86%




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of         Expiration date      Exercise/conversion       No. of voting rights that   % of voting rights
financial                            period/date               may be acquired (if the
instrument                                                     instrument exercised/
                                                               converted)





Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights        % of voting rights

34,466,601                     4.86%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

See attached schedule



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of proxy holder:

FMR LLC



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

2,961,763 shares



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

18 January 2008



13. Additional information:

None



14. Contact name:

Fabio Correia



15. Contact telephone number:

01737 837092




FMR

Issuer name:                                        ASHMORE GROUP PLC

Current ownership percentage:                       4.86%

Total Shares Held                                   34,466,601

Issued share capital:                               708,925,000



                                                                  SHARES HELD    NOMINEE    MANAGEMENT            
FMR LLC is the parent holding company of                                                    COMPANY
Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), 
Investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity              19,719,986     BROWN      FMRCO
Management Trust Company (FMTC) and Pyramis                                      BROTHERS
Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state                                HARRIMAN
chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment                             AND CO
manager of various pension and trust accounts and 
Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC).                              3,877,844     JPMORGAN   FMTC
                                                                                 CHASE
                                                                                 BANK

                                                                   8,131,300     MELLON     FMRCO
                                                                                 BANK N.A.
 
                                                                   2,737,471     STATE      FMTC
                                                                                 STREET
                                                                                 BANK AND
                                                                                 TR
                                                                                 CO




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