ASOS PLC Holding(s) in Company (0001W)

TIDMASC

RNS Number : 0001W

ASOS PLC

03 November 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
  (i) 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the        ASOS plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
  (ii) 
--------------------------------------  --------- 
 
 
 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     The Capital Group Companies, 
  to the notification obligation:                  Inc. 
  (iii) 
------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)               See Schedule A 
  (if different from 3.): (iv) 
------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction and date         30 October 2014 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: (v) 
------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified:           31 October 2014 
------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed             Below 8% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Class/type         Situation previous      Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                 to the triggering       transaction 
  shares             transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
-----------------  ----------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
                    Number      Number      Number       Number of voting     % of voting rights 
                     of          of          of shares    rights               (x) 
                     Shares      Voting 
                                 Rights 
-----------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                            Direct       Direct   Indirect    Direct     Indirect 
                                                          (xi)     (xii) 
-----------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
 Ordinary Shares 
  (GB0030927254)    6,694,550   6,694,550                         6,659,550               7.983% 
-----------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration     Exercise/       Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument          date (xiii)    Conversion      rights that              rights 
                                     Period (xiv)    may be 
                                                     acquired if 
                                                     the 
                                                     instrument is 
                                                     exercised/ converted. 
------------------  -------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
------------------------------------------------------ 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
        6,659,550                    7.983% 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
 
 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: 
------------------------------ 
 14. Contact name: 
------------------------------ 
 15. Contact telephone number: 
------------------------------ 
 

As of 30 October 2014

ASOS plc

 
                                        Number of    Percent of 
                                           Shares   Outstanding 
 The Capital Group Companies, 
  Inc. ("CG") holdings                  6,659,550        7.983% 
 
 Holdings by CG management Companies 
  and Finds: 
 
 -- Capital Guardian Trust Company        124,538        0.149% 
 
 -- Capital International Limited          12,747        0.015% 
 
 -- Capital International SArl             28,520        0.034% 
 
 -- Capital International, Inc.             2,900        0.003% 
 
 -- Capital Research and Management 
  Company                               6,490,845        7.780% 
 -- EuroPacific Growth Fund 
 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

HOLEADFDEFLLFFF