Asos PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jun 12, 2015

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RNS Number : 0430Q

ASOS PLC

12 June 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		10 June 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		12 June 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Below 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	5.0016%			4,172,805							4,150,905				4.9753%
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
4,150,905								4.9753%

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 June 10 2015

Custodian	Day-to-day Investment Manager	Shares	Percentage
Bank of New York Mellon	Sands Capital Management, LLC	167,212	0.2004%
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co	Sands Capital Management, LLC	857,400	1.0277%
JP Morgan Chase Bank	Sands Capital Management, LLC	68,254	0.0818%
National Australia Bank Custodial       Services	Sands Capital Management, LLC	798,373	0.9569%
Northern Trust Co	Sands Capital Management, LLC	422,800	0.5068%
State Street Bank and Trust       Company	Sands Capital Management, LLC	1,349,566	1.6176%
SunTrust Bank	Sands Capital Management, LLC	31,900	0.0382%
Union Bank	Sands Capital Management, LLC	378,400	0.4536%
Wells Fargo Bank	Sands Capital Management, LLC	77,000	0.0923%
Total		4,150,905	4.9753%

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