Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5351T

ASOS PLC

06 October 2014

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		Asos Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			ü
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
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	2^nd October 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	3^rd October 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	5%

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

Indirect

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0030927254

3,255,981

4,502,939

5.39

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

4,502,939

5.39

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

Custodian	Day to Day IM	Total
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	7,300
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	2,900
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	58,700
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	299
MELLON BANK NA (C)	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	4,800
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING (C)	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	200
NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	4,345,640
	PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	5,400
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	62,500
	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	15,200
Grand Total		4,502,939