Last checked at 21 Nov 2008 09:40
21 November 2008
ASOS plc ('ASOS' or the 'Company')
Performance Share Plan
Following the announcement on 18 November 2008, the trustee of the ASOS Performance Share Plan 2006 (the "PSP") has purchased 33,094 Ordinary Shares of 3.5 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in the market (at a price of 289.85 pence per share). Following these transactions, the trustee of the PSP holds a total of 1,152,835 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 1.59% of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital.
For further information:
ASOS plc Tel: 020 7756 1000
Nick Robertson, Chief Executive
Jon Kamaluddin, Finance Director
Cubitt Consulting Tel: 020 7367 5100
Simon Brocklebank-Fowler / James Verstringhe
JPMorgan Cazenove
Luke Bordewich / Gina Gibson Tel: 020 7588 2828
Singer Capital Markets
Nicholas How / Brad Cheng Tel: 020 3205 7500
Note to Editors
ASOS is rapidly becoming the market leader in the UK online fashion world. The business continues to generate profitable growth despite continued investment in operational resources and enjoys strong and increasing barriers to entry.
Established in June 2000 and admitted to AIM in October 2001, ASOS.com is the UK's largest independent online fashion and beauty retailer and offers over 19,400 branded and own label product lines across womenswear, menswear, footwear, accessories, jewellery and beauty with approximately 1,150 new product lines being introduced each week.
Aimed primarily at fashion forward 16-34 year olds, ASOS.com attracts over 4.5 million unique visitors a month and as at 31 October 2008 had 1.88 million registered users and 0.95 million active customers (defined as having shopped in the last 6 months).