Purchase of Own Shares

RNS Number : 8310N

Ashmore Group PLC

25 February 2009

 

Ashmore Group plc  

0700 - 25 February 2009  

Purchase of own shares  

Ashmore Group plc ('Ashmore') announces that on 24 February 2009 it purchased  201,744 ordinary shares of 0.01p each at an average price of 103.6639 pence per ordinary share. These shares will be held as treasury shares.

The highest price paid was 107.5 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 92.75 pence per share.  

Following these purchases, Ashmore holds 5,168,331 ordinary shares as treasury shares and has 703,756,669 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Ashmore shareholders should use 703,756,669 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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