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Issue of Equity
Issue of Equity.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 3912E Ashmore Group PLC 26 September 2008 \n Not for release, publication or distribution in or into the United States, Canada, Japan, France, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland\nASHMORE GROUP PLC ('Ashmore')\nPricing of Placing \nAshmore announces the pricing of a placing of 14,589,500 ordinary shares of 0.01p in Ashmore (the 'Placing') by certain Ashmore employees and their related interests. The Placing represents 2.1% of the outstanding issued share capital of Ashmore. \nThe Placing was priced at 212p per Ashmore ordinary share.\nGoldman Sachs International ('Goldman Sachs') and UBS Limited ('UBS') acted as joint global co-ordinators and bookrunners. \n\nEnquiries\n\nGoldman Sachs\nJoshua Critchley +44 20 7774 3109\n\nUBS\nTom Johnson +44 20 7568 1417\n\nPenrose Financial\nGay Collins +44 20 7786 4888\n\nMembers of the public are not eligible to take part in the Placing. In the United Kingdom, this announcement, in so far as it constitutes an invitation or inducement to participate in the Placing, is directed exclusively at persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding managing, and disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their business and who have professional experience in matters relating to investments and who are qualified investors as defined in section 86(7) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ('FSMA') or are persons falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the 'Order') or persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) 'High net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc') of the order (all such persons being referred to as 'Relevant Persons'). This announcement, in so far as it constitutes an invitation or inducement to participate in the Placing, must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Perso...