ASHMORE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES LTD - Holding(s) in Company

PR Newswire
London, April 1

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			ASHMORE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES LIMITED
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				x
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		British Empire Trust plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		JP Morgan - Chase Nominees Limited CREST: BO01 - Account 11429
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		31/03/2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		01/04/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 13%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

810,845

810,845

1,645,042

13.30%

Ordinary NPV GG00BYNJ9P9 (GBP) Total

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,645,042

13.30%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
JP Morgan - Chase Nominees Limited is custodian for British Empire Trust plc.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	British Empire Trust plc
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Beaufort House, 51 New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4EP, Devon
Phone number & email	01392 477500 [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Capita Asset Services acts as Corporate Secretary to British Empire Trust plc
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Capita Asset Services
Contact address	Beaufort House, 51 New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4EP, Devon
Phone number & email	01392 477500 [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information