Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5569M
ASOS PLC
08 May 2015
 



 

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:
ii

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:
iii

Sands Capital Management, LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

See Schedule A

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

5 May 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7 May 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

5 %



 

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

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

ORDINARY SHARES
ISIN: GB0030927254

4.9944%

4,166,805



4,172,805

 


5.0016%

 



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,172,805

5.0016%



 

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:


None.

 

14. Contact name:

Anna Amaczi

15. Contact telephone number:

001 703 253 2120



Schedule A

 

As of May 5 2015

 

Custodian

Day-to-day Investment Manager

Shares

Percentage

Bank of New York Mellon

Sands Capital Management, LLC

177,212

0.2124%

Brown Brothers Harriman and Co

Sands Capital Management, LLC

887,000

1.0632%

JP Morgan Chase Bank

Sands Capital Management, LLC

70,354

0.0843%

National Australia Bank Custodial

      Services

Sands Capital Management, LLC

840,473

1.0074%

Northern Trust Co

Sands Capital Management, LLC

363,200

0.4353%

State Street Bank and Trust

      Company

Sands Capital Management, LLC

1,374,666

1.6477%

SunTrust Bank

Sands Capital Management, LLC

32,800

0.0393%

Union Bank

Sands Capital Management, LLC

348,000

0.4171%

Wells Fargo Bank

Sands Capital Management, LLC

79,100

0.0948%

Total


4,172,805

5.0016%

 


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