Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4446N

ASOS PLC

28 September 2012

 



ASOS plc

Greater London House

Hampstead Road

London, NW1 7FB

United Kingdom

Re:      Disclosure of Interest in ASOS plc

Dear Company Secretary:

Due to a company reorganization effective 1 September 2012, Capital Group is changing the basis on which it reports relevant holdings. Instead of Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") reporting their holdings under management separately, from now on relevant holdings under management of CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by the group's parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Accordingly, please find enclosed a Standard Form TR-1 dated 3 September 2012, which has been compiled on this basis.

It is solely for this reason that this notice is being made and this notice does not reflect an additional acquisition or disposal of shares. This report includes existing holdings under management of CRMC and/or CGII (whichever are applicable) which have been reported before (to the extent required under the previous arrangements).

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 Gina Martinez or Vivien Tan at [phone], or send a fax message to [phone]. Alternatively, you may contact us via e-mail at [e-mail].

Regards,

Gina Martinez

Compliance Manager

cc: Financial Services Authority

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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
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):		Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately. Instead the relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC"). It is solely for this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding.	X

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:	3 September 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	4 September 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Above 4%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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
			Indirect	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GB0030927254	3,353,412	3,353,412	3,353,412		3,353,412		4.1134%

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
N/A

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
N/A					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
3,353,412	4.1134%

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 3 September 2012

ASOS plc

	Number of Shares	Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings	3,353,412	4.113%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
· Capital Guardian Trust Company	902,157	1.107%
· Capital International Limited	91,200	0.112%
· Capital International SArl	90,100	0.111%
· Capital Research and Management Company	2,269,955	2.784%

 

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