Ashmore Global Op Ld Proposed de-listing of shares
19 Mai 2020 - 6:12PM
UK Regulatory
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Ashmore Global Opportunities Limited
(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.
LEI: 549300D6OJOCNPBJ0R33
Proposed de-listing of shares
19 May 2020
As a result of the managed wind-down of the Company, the Company's investment
portfolio now comprises (a) a minority holding in AEI Inc. ("AEI"), held
directly by the Company and (b) a number of smaller fund investments managed by
the Company's investment manager, which include a further indirect interest in
AEI.
In recent months, the Company's investment manager has had discussions with
third parties regarding the realisation of its investment in AEI, with the
objective of the directors being in a position to place the Company into
liquidation following that sale. This outcome would also have resulted in the
cancellation of the admission of the Company's shares to listing on the
Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the Main Market of
the London Stock Exchange, upon the commencement of the liquidation of the
Company.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the likelihood of AEI being sold on
acceptable terms in the short to medium term. The directors continue to be of
the opinion that it is in the best interests of the Company, and its
shareholders, for the realisation of the investment in AEI to be achieved by
the Company's investment manager, overseen by its directors, rather than by a
liquidator. Accordingly, the directors do not consider that it is appropriate
to formally wind up the Company at this time.
However, the delay in the realisation of AEI has caused the directors to assess
whether it remains in the best interests of the Company, and its shareholders,
for the listing of its shares to continue.
The considerable costs of maintaining the Company's listed company status are
increasingly disproportionate to the value of the Company's portfolio, and
there are identifiable cost savings that can be achieved by a cancellation of
the listing.
Accordingly, the directors intend to shortly bring forward proposals to
shareholders to delist from the public markets in the coming weeks. The
Company's status as a Guernsey-regulated investment fund would continue
notwithstanding such delisting and the Company's objective would remain the
orderly disposal of AEI, as well as the remaining fund investments, as soon as
sensible. Consideration will be given to appointing a liquidator, and the
commencement of the formal winding up of the Company, following the disposal of
AEI.
All Enquiries:
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 1481 745001
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