Purchase of own shares

RNS Number : 9955G

Ashmore Group PLC

30 October 2008

 



Ashmore Group plc  

0700 - 30 October 2008  

Purchase of own shares  

Ashmore Group plc ('Ashmore') announces that on 29 October 2008 it purchased  270,092 ordinary shares of 0.01p each at an average price of 134.1137 pence per ordinary share. These shares will be held as treasury shares.

The highest price paid was 138.00 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 128.5 pence per share.  

Following these purchases, Ashmore holds 2,623,822 ordinary shares as treasury shares and has 706,301,178 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Ashmore shareholders should use 706, 301,178 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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