Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5569M

ASOS PLC

08 May 2015

 



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					X
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		Sands Capital Management, LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		5 May 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		7 May 2015
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

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

ORDINARY SHARES ISIN: GB0030927254

4.9944%

4,166,805

4,172,805

5.0016%

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

4,172,805

5.0016%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
See Schedule A
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	None.
14. Contact name:	Anna Amaczi
15. Contact telephone number:	001 703 253 2120

Schedule A

As of May 5 2015

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

 

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