Asos PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Oct 6, 2014

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RNS Number : 5351T

ASOS PLC

06 October 2014

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					ü
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		FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		2nd October 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		3rd October 2014
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
Indirect		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB0030927254	3,255,981			3,255,981			4,502,939				4,502,939				5.39
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
4,502,939								5.39

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Custodian	Day to Day IM	Total
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	7,300
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	2,900
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	58,700
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	299
MELLON BANK NA (C)	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	4,800
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING (C)	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	200
NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	4,345,640
	PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	5,400
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	62,500
	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	15,200
Grand Total		4,502,939

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FMR LLC

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

1,246,958

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:

2nd October 2014

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Nina Collomosse

15. Contact telephone number:

[email protected], 01737 837092

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