Purchase of own shares

RNS Number : 2803G

Ashmore Group PLC

21 October 2008

 



Ashmore Group plc  

+0700 21 October 2008  

Purchase of own shares  

Ashmore Group plc ('Ashmore') announces that on 20 October 2008 it purchased  86,554 ordinary shares of 0.01p each at an average price of 149.05 pence per ordinary share. These shares will be held as treasury shares.

The highest price paid was 150.00 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 147.00 pence per share.  

Following these purchases, Ashmore holds 1,477,817 ordinary shares as treasury shares and has 707,447,183 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Ashmore shareholders should use 707,447,183 as the denominator to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in Ashmore under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries to:

Ashmore Group plc                                       [phone] 

Michael Perman, Company Secretary          [phone]

Penrose Financial                                         [phone] 

Gay Collins / Lauren Stewart                        [phone]

 

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