Purchase of own shares

RNS Number : 0581I

Ashmore Group PLC

13 November 2008

 



Ashmore Group plc  

0700 - 13 November 2008  

Purchase of own shares  

Ashmore Group plc ('Ashmore') announces that on 12 November 2008 it purchased       217,429 ordinary shares of 0.01p each at an average price of 125.9701 pence per ordinary share. These shares will be held as treasury shares.

The highest price paid was 130.0 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 125.50 pence per share.  

Following these purchases, Ashmore holds 2,841,251 ordinary shares as treasury shares and has 706,083,749 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Ashmore shareholders should use 706,083,749 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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