17th Oct 2012 07:00
The Capital Group Companies Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California
90071-1406
Phone (213) 486 9200
Fax (213) 615 4056
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 (213) 615-0469, or send a fax message to (213) 615-4056. Alternatively, you may contact us via e-mail at [email protected].
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 issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | 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 thenotification 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 onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 5 October 2012 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 8 October 2012 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | Below 4% | ||||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
Numberof Shares | Numberof VotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % 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 financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | 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 thefinancial 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 ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | ||
15. Contact telephone number: | ||
As of 5 October 2012
ASOS plc
Number ofShares | PercentOutstanding | |
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% |
Related Shares:
ASOS