NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED
STATES, CANADA,
AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO
WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH
JURISDICTION
Ashmore Global Opportunities
Limited ("AGOL" or the "Company")
a Guernsey incorporated and registered limited liability
closed-ended investment company with a Premium Listing of its US
Dollar and Sterling share classes on the Official List.
Completion of
31 May 2016 Share Conversion
30 June 2016
Following the publication on 16 June
2016 of the final month-end net asset values for
31 May 2016, the following share
conversion ratios have been determined in accordance with the
articles of incorporation of the Company for the purposes of the
31 May 2016 share conversion
date:
| 1.43605742 |
US Dollar shares for
each Sterling share |
| 0.69624573 |
Sterling shares for
each US Dollar share |
On the basis of aggregate applications received and using the
conversion ratios listed above, the following shares will be
issued:
- 550,705 new US Dollar shares of no par value
and the following shares will be cancelled:
- 383,484 Sterling shares of no par value
all with effect from 30 June
2016.
Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority
(“FCA”) for the new shares to be admitted to the Official List of
the UK Listing Authority and admitted to trading on the London
Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities.
Admission is expected to occur on or
around 6 July 2016. Shareholder
accounts for converting shareholders are expected to be updated by
5.00pm on 6
July 2016.
Following issue and cancellation of the relevant shares, the
total number of shares in issue in each class will be as
follows:
-
7,467,648 US Dollar Shares; and
-
2,584,788 Sterling Shares
Number of votes each Share shall be entitled to on a poll at any
general meeting of the Company (applying the Weighted Voting
Calculation as described in the Prospectus published by the Company
on 6 November 2007 (the
'Prospectus')):
US Dollar Shares:
1.0000
Sterling Shares:
2.0288
The above figures may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations, by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to, their
interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency
Rules.
Enquiries:
www.agol.com
Andrew Le Page
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services
(Guernsey) Limited