TIDMASC

RNS Number : 5569M

ASOS PLC

08 May 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         Asos Plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject             Sands Capital Management, LLC 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                See Schedule A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           5 May 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             7 May 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           5 % 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                       Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                        transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number                 Number     Number of voting        % of voting 
                 of                of                    of          rights                  rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                shares 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ---------  ----------------------  ---------------------------- 
                                                         Direct     Direct      Indirect    Direct          Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  -------  ------  ----  ---------  ----------  ----------  --------------  ------------ 
 ORDINARY 
 SHARES 
 ISIN: 
 GB0030927254   4.9944%           4,166,805                                     4,172,805                   5.0016% 
               ----------------  ---------------------  ---------  ----------  ----------  --------------  ------------ 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial       Expiration        Exercise/                     Number of voting               % of voting 
  instrument              date (xiii)       Conversion Period             rights that may                rights 
                                            (xiv)                         be 
                                                                          acquired if the 
                                                                          instrument is 
                                                                          exercised/ converted. 
----------------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  -----------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial         price           date (xvii)      Conversion       rights instrument            rights (xix, 
 instrument                                         period           refers to                    xx) 
                                                    (xviii) 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                 Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 4,172,805                                                        5.0016% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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                                                                  See Schedule A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:               None. 
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 14. Contact name:                         Anna Amaczi 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             001 703 253 2120 
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Schedule A

As of May 5 2015

 
 Custodian                  Day-to-day Investment        Shares      Percentage 
                             Manager 
-------------------------  ---------------------------  ----------  ----------- 
                            Sands Capital Management, 
 Bank of New York Mellon     LLC                           177,212   0.2124% 
-------------------------  ---------------------------  ----------  ----------- 
 Brown Brothers Harriman    Sands Capital Management, 
  and Co                     LLC                           887,000   1.0632% 
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                            Sands Capital Management, 
 JP Morgan Chase Bank        LLC                            70,354   0.0843% 
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 National Australia Bank 
  Custodial                 Sands Capital Management, 
  Services                   LLC                           840,473   1.0074% 
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                            Sands Capital Management, 
 Northern Trust Co           LLC                           363,200   0.4353% 
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 State Street Bank and 
  Trust                     Sands Capital Management, 
  Company                    LLC                         1,374,666   1.6477% 
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                            Sands Capital Management, 
 SunTrust Bank               LLC                            32,800   0.0393% 
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                            Sands Capital Management, 
 Union Bank                  LLC                           348,000   0.4171% 
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                            Sands Capital Management, 
 Wells Fargo Bank            LLC                            79,100   0.0948% 
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                                                 Total   4,172,805   5.0016% 
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