Director/PDMR Shareholding

Released : 07/12/2015

RNS Number : 1850I

Ashmore Group PLC

07 December 2015

Ashmore Group plc

Notification of Transactions by Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial

Responsibility and Connected Persons

Ashmore Group plc (the 'Company') has been notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R on 7 December 2015 Dame Anne Pringle, a person discharging managerial responsibility within the Company for the purposes of section 96B(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, of the following transactions relating to her holding of Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each in the Company:

1.
Name of the issuer
ASHMORE GROUP PLC
2.
State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R (1), or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).
DTR 3.1.2(R)
3.
Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director
DAME ANNE PRINGLE
4.
State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
NO
5.
Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
IN RESPECT OF A HOLDING OF DAME ANNE PRINGLE
6.
Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.01P
7.
Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them
ANNE PRINGLE
8.
State the nature of the transaction
ACQUISITION OF SHARES PURSUANT TO DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT TRADING PLAN
9.
Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

162
10.
Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
11.
Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed
N/A
12.
Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
N/A
13.
Price per share or value of transaction
248.4263 PENCE PER SHARE
14.
Date and place of transaction
4 December 2015
LONDON
15.
Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
3,539 SHARES (0.00050%)
16.
Date issuer informed of transaction

7 December 2015

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, complete the following boxes

17.
Date of grant
N/A
18.
Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A
19.
Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A
20.
Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
N/A
21.
Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise
N/A
22.
Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

N/A
23.
Any additional information
Percentage interests based upon 707,740,804 shares in issue at the date of notification
24.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
MICHAEL PERMAN, COMPANY SECRETARY
020 3077 6190
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification
MICHAEL PERMAN
Date of notification 7 December 2015

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