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Ashmore Group PLC

22 September 2015



Ashmore Group PLC

22 September 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 22 September 2015 by Mark Coombs, 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 his holding of Ordinary Shares of 0.01 pence each in the Company:  

1.	Name of the issuer  ASHMORE GROUP PLC	2.	The notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R
3.	Name of director Mark Langhorn Coombs	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 transaction referred to in 3 above	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 In respect to the transactions described in 8 by Mark Coombs	8.	State the nature of the transactions i)          Gift of shares to charity on 21 September 2015 ii)         Lapse of share awards on 21 September 2015 iii)        Grant of share awards on 22 September 2015
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired In respect to :       ii) 1,235,677 shares	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)  (see Note 1 below) 0.175%
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed In respect to : i)          154,680 shares; and ii)         1,081,200 shares	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.175%
13.	Price per share or value of transaction i)          Nil ii)         N/A iii)        242.78 pence per share	14.	Date and place of transaction Dates as described in 8 above, London
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 291,619,627 (41.23%)  (see Note 1 below)	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction 22 September 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     N/A 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 - COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification:  22 September 2015  

Note 1:  Based upon 707,372,473 shares in issue at the date of this notification

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