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Purchase of own shares
Purchase of own shares.
About this update from Ashmore Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 8961N Ashmore Group PLC 26 February 2009 \n \nAshmore Group plc \n \n0700 - 26 February 2009 \n \nPurchase of own shares \n \nAshmore Group plc ('Ashmore') announces that on 24 February 2009 it purchased 200,000 ordinary shares of 0.01p each at an average price of 118.179 pence per ordinary share. These shares will be held as treasury shares.\n \nThe highest price paid was 120.0 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 114.5 pence per share. \n \nFollowing these purchases, Ashmore holds 5,368,331 ordinary shares as treasury shares and has 703,556,669 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Ashmore shareholders should use 703,556,669 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.\n\nEnquiries to: \nAshmore Group plc +44 (0)20 3077 6000 \nMichael Perman, Company Secretary +44 (0)20 3077 6190\n \nPenrose Financial +44 (0)20 7786 4888 \nGay Collins / Lauren Stewart +44 (0)7798 626282\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END POSEAXASADXNEFE \n ","length":5478,"tagName":"div"}]