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ASOSAnnouncement

02/11/2017 13:36

RNS Number : 4274V
ASOS PLC
02 November 2017
ASOS Plc
(the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Following vesting of the ASOS Plc Long-Term Incentive Scheme (the "ALTIS), measured over the performance period 1 September 2014 - 31 August 2017, the Company announces the following transactions in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation. Further to the initial notification of this ALTIS award on 16 January 2015, the vesting is over conditional shares at nil cost, not options. 
After these transactions, Nick Beighton, Chief Executive Officer has an interest in 150,503 ordinary ASOS Plc shares. Helen Ashton, Chief Financial Officer has an interest in 5,221 ordinary ASOS Plc shares. 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Nick Beighton
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
PDMR - Chief Executive Officer
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
ASOS Plc
b)
Legal Entity Identifier
213800H8DBB8JSKDW630
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary 3.5p shares. 
GB0030927254
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of ordinary shares, following vesting under the ASOS ALTIS award made on 16 January 2015, of conditional shares at nil cost, measured over the period 1 September 2014 - 31 August 2017.
c)
Currency
GBP
d)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil 
33,614

e)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
- Aggregated total
N/A single transaction  
f)
Date of the transaction
31 October - 1 November 2017
g)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of3.5 penceeach
GB0030927254
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of all acquired ordinary shares following vesting, including sale of sufficient ordinary shares to meet tax and national insurance liabilities as a condition of the ALTIS vesting. 
c)
Currency
GBP
d)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
56.8403
33,614

e)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
- Aggregated total
33,614
56.8403
1,910,629
f)
Date of the transaction
31 October - 1 November 2017
g)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM


1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Helen Ashton
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
PDMR - Chief Financial Officer
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
ASOS Plc
b)
Legal Entity Identifier
213800H8DBB8JSKDW630
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary 3.5p shares. 
GB0030927254
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of ordinary shares, following vesting under the ALTIS award made on 16 January 2015, of conditional shares at nil cost, measured over the period 1 September 2014 - 31 August 2017. 
c)
Currency
GBP
d)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil 
11,302

e)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
- Aggregated total
N/A single transaction
f)
Date of the transaction
31 October - 1 November 2017
g)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of3.5 penceeach
GB0030927254
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of sufficient ordinary shares to meet tax and national insurance liabilities as a condition of the ALTIS vesting. 
c)
Currency
GBP
d)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
56.8403
6,081

e)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
- Aggregated total
 
6,081
56.8403
345,645.8643
f)
Date of the transaction
31 October - 1 November 2017
g)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
For further information: 
ASOS Plc
Nick Beighton, Chief ExecutiveOfficer
Helen Ashton, Chief Financial Officer
Greg Feehely, Director of Investor Relations
Website:www.asosplc.com/investors
Tel:02077561000
Instinctif Partners
Matthew Smallwood / Guy Scarborough
Tel:02074572020
JPMorgan Cazenove
Michael Wentworth-Stanley / Caroline Thomlinson/ Bill Hutchings
Tel:02077424000
Numis Securities
Alex Ham / Luke Bordewich
Tel:02072601000
Background note
ASOS is a global fashion destination for 20-somethings, selling cutting-edge fashion and offering a wide variety of fashion-related content, making ASOS.com the hub of a thriving fashion community. ASOS sells over 85,000 branded and own-label products through localised mobile and web experiences, delivering from fulfilment centres in the UK, US and Europe to almost every country in the world.
ASOS tailors the mix of own-label, global and local brands sold through each of eight local language websites: UK, US, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia and Russia.
ASOS's websites attracted 135.7m visits during August 2017 (August 2016: 117.5m) and as at 31 August 2017 had 15.4m active customers1(31 August 2016: 12.4m), of which 5.2m were located in the UK and 10.2m were located in international territories (31 August 2016: 4.7m in the UK and 7.7m internationally).
1Defined as having shopped in the last twelve months as at 31 August 2017

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