Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8469O

ASOS PLC

16 October 2012

 



The Capital Group Companies Inc.

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, California

90071-1406

Phone [phone]

Fax [phone]

8 October 2012

BY FAX - ORIGINAL IN POST

(44-20-7756-1001)

ASOS plc

Greater London House

Hampstead Road

London,

NWI 7FB

United Kingdom

Re:       Disclosure of Interest in ASOS plc

Company Secretary:

Enclosed is a TR-1 Notification dated 5 October 2012.

            The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC"). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that manages the American Funds family of mutual funds. CGC is also the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII"), which in turn is the parent company of five investment management companies: Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sárl and Capital International K.K.

            Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of your company for its own account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment management companies described above.

            For the purpose of this Report, the total voting rights figure of 81,524,877 shares was used to calculate the percentage of holdings. We believe this figure is current; however, if this number is not accurate, please contact us as soon as possible so we may make the necessary revisions.

            Should you have questions or require additional information, please contact us at [phone], or send a fax message to [phone]. Alternatively, you may contact us via e-mail at [e-mail].

Regards

Vivien Tan

Compliance Specialist

cc: Financial Services Authority

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:				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:		The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		5 October 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		8 October 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		Below 4%

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

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary (GB0030927254)

3,321,322

3,321,322

3,105,322

3,105,322

3.809%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,105,322

3.809%

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

Schedule A

As of 5 October 2012

ASOS plc

	Number of Shares	Percent Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings	3,105,322	3.809%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
·      Capital Guardian Trust Company	709,967	0.871%
·      Capital International Limited	53,000	0.065%
·      Capital International Sárl	72,400	0.089%
·      Capital Research and Management Company	2,269,955	2.784%

 

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