Ashmore Group PLC

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Oct 30, 2013

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Ashmore Group PLC

30 October 2013

Ashmore Group plc

30 October 2013

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Board of Ashmore Group plc (the "Company"), is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held earlier today all resolutions were duly passed on a poll. All of the resolutions are accordingly declared as carried.

The results of the poll on each resolution was as follows:

	FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN*	TOTAL VOTE	% age  Total  of Votes in Favour
Resolution Number	No. of Votes	No. of Votes	No. of Votes
1. To receive and adopt the Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2013	567,376,984	4,993,242	291	572,370,226	99.13%
2.  To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2013 of 11.75 pence per Ordinary Share	572,370,516	0	1	572,370,516	100.00%
3.  To re-elect Michael Benson as a Director	570,840,582	1,529,934	1	572,370,516	99.73%
4.  To re-elect Mark Coombs as a Director	572,182,701	187,815	1	572,370,516	99.97%
5.  To re-elect Graeme Dell as a Director	572,182,701	187,815	1	572,370,516	99.97%
6.  To re-elect Nick Land as a Director	549,538,731	19,821,481	3,010,304	569,360,212	96.52%
7.  To re-elect Melda Donnelly as a Director	560,297,513	9,062,699	3,010,304	569,360,212	98.41%
8.  To re- elect Simon Fraser as a Director	557,207,907	12,152,305	3,010,304	569,360,212	97.87%
9.  To elect Charles Outhwaite as a Director	572,182,991	187,525	1	572,370,516	99.97%
10.  To elect Dame Anne Pringle as a Director	572,182,991	187,525	1	572,370,516	99.97%
11.  To approve the Remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2013	542,963,314	29,404,201	3,001	572,367,515	94.86%
12.  To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	551,640,034	20,730,481	1	572,370,515	96.38%
13.  To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditors	556,010,130	16,360,385	1	572,370,515	97.14%
14. To authorise political donations and political expenditure	571,239,022	1,127,944	3,551	572,366,966	99.80%
15.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares	571,616,435	610,073	144,009	572,226,508	99.89%
16.  To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights **	572,357,476	13,040	1	572,370,516	100.00%
17.  To authorise market purchases of shares**	572,369,416	1,100	1	572,370,516	100.00%
18.  To approve the renewal of the waiver of the obligation under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code ***	190,716,458	88,808,377	292,845,681	279,524,835	68.23%
19.  To reduce the notice period for general meetings other than an Annual General Meeting**	560,310,359	9,049,854	3,010,304	569,360,213	98.41%
20.  To increase the limit on aggregate Directors' fees set out in Article 86 of the Company's Articles of Association from £500,000 to £750,000	523,223,758	1,562,073	47,584,685	524,785,831	99.70%

*              A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

**           Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority

***         Mark Coombs has not voted on Resolution 18 as an interested party

The above summary of proxy votes will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.ashmoregroup.com.

Following the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting the Committees of the Board now constitute the following Directors:

Audit and Risk	Remuneration	Nominations
Nick Land ( Chairman)	Nick Land (Chairman)	Michael Benson ( Chairman)
Melda Donnelly	Michael Benson	Nick Land
Simon Fraser	Simon Fraser	Melda Donnelly
Charles Outhwaite	Charles Outhwaite
	Dame Anne Pringle

For further details, please contact :

Michael Perman

Company Secretary

Ashmore Group plc

61, Aldwych

London WC2B 4AE

(T) +44 (0)20 3077 6190

(F) +44 (0)20 3077 6001

(E) michael.perman@ashmoregroup.com

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