ASOS PLC Holding(s) in Company (7669D)

TIDMASC

RNS Number : 7669D

ASOS PLC

11 October 2018

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                          ASOS PLC (ASC:London) 
  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                                    Tybourne Capital Management (HK) Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
                                                                     --------------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                       Tybourne Equity Master Fund 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                          Tybourne Long Opportunities Master 
                                                                       Fund 
                                                                     --------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction and date                                  10 October 2018 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
                                                                     --------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    11 October 2018 
                                                                     --------------------------------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                  4% 
                                                                     --------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 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) 
                  -----------    -----------    -------------  ------------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 
 
   2,574,359                    2,574,359        3,425,992      3,425,992     N/A          4.09          N/A 
                               ---------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
               2,574,359 
              ---------------    -----------      -----------    ----------  -----------      --------    ------------ 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of           Expiration     Exercise/                       Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial          date (xiii)    Conversion Period               rights that may              rights 
 instrument                        (xiv)                           be 
                                                                   acquired if the 
                                                                   instrument is 
                                                                   exercised/ converted. 
                  -------------  ------------------------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------ 
 N/A               N/A            N/A                             N/A                          N/A 
                  -------------  ------------------------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 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) 
                -------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  -------------------------- 
 N/A             N/A            N/A            N/A                                           Nominal       Delta 
                -------------  -------------  ---------------                               ------------  ------------ 
                                                                N/A                          N/A           N/A 
                  -----------    -----------      -----------  ---------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
 Number of voting rights                           And 
                                                  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 3,425,992.00 
                                                  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
 
   Tybourne Capital Management Limited I The Cayman Investment manager delegates 
   authority to 
   Tybourne Capital Management (HK) Limited the Hong Kong advisor 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                             N/A 
                                                                             ----------------- 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                             N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
                                                                             ----------------- 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                              N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
                                                                             ----------------- 
 
 
  13. Additional information: 
 14. Contact name:                                                            Joan Ikemefuna 
                                                                             ----------------- 
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                [phone] 
                                                                             ----------------- 
 
 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [e-mail] or visit www.rns.com.

END

HOLEAFEFFEXPFFF

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 11, 2018 07:09 ET (11:09 GMT)