ASOS PLC Holding(s) in Company (5798L)

TIDMASC

RNS Number : 5798L

ASOS PLC

28 April 2015

 
 For filings with the FCA include 
  the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 
 
 
 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           24 April 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             28 April 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                                                              4,171,805                  5.0004% 
                                                                                 ----------  -------------  ---------- 
 
 
 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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 4,171,805                                                          5.0004% 
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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 24 April 2015

 
 Custodian                  Day-to-day Investment        Shares      Percentage 
                             Manager 
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                            Sands Capital Management, 
 Bank of New York Mellon     LLC                           177,212   0.2124% 
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 Brown Brothers Harriman    Sands Capital Management, 
  and Co                     LLC                           886,000   1.0620% 
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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   4,171,805   5.0004% 
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