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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6 August 2009
ASOS plc ("ASOS")
A leading internet based fashion retailer
Board Appointment
Karen Jones appointed Non-Executive Director
ASOS is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Jones (age 53) as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 September 2009.
Karen Jones is the Founder and current Chairman of Food & Fuel Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Booker Group plc, Virgin Active Group Ltd and Royal National Theatre Enterprises. She was previously Chief Executive of Spirit Group Limited and a former Non-Executive Director of HBOS plc, Gondola Holdings plc and Emap plc, among others, and was the co-founder of Café Rouge and the Pelican Group plc.
Lord Alli, the Chairman of ASOS, commenting on the appointment said:
"We are delighted to welcome Karen Jones to the Board. Karen has shown her ability to nurture and develop fast growing businesses and I am confident that her managerial, strategic and international experience will be integral to the continued success of ASOS."
Save as disclosed at the end of this announcement, there are no other details regarding Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones that are required to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.
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For further information contact:
ASOS plc Tel: 020 7756 1000
Nick Robertson, Chief Executive
Nick Beighton, Finance Director
Cubitt Consulting Tel: 020 7367 5100
Brian Coleman-Smith / Nicola Krafft / James Verstringhe
JPMorgan Cazenove Tel: 020 7588 2828
Luke Bordewich / Gina Gibson
Numis Tel: 020 3205 7500
Alex Ham / Mark Lander
Background note
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 is the UK's largest independent online fashion and beauty retailer and offers over 24,700 branded and own label product lines across womenswear, menswear, footwear, accessories, jewellery and beauty with approximately 1000 new product lines being introduced each week.
Aimed primarily at fashion forward 16-34 year olds, ASOS attracts over 5.4 million unique visitors a month and as at 31 May 2009 had 2.4 million registered users and 1.2 million active customers (defined as having shopped in the last 6 months). www.asos.com
Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones-Information required under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules
Current directorships:
Arem Foundation Limited
Booker Group plc
Bricks and Fuel Limited
Food & Fuel Limited
Front Page Holdings Limited
Front Page Pubs Limited
Royal National Theatre Enterprises Ltd
Virgin Active Group Ltd
Schedule of previous directorships (resigned within the last five years):
Aspect Leisure Activities Limited
Aspect Ventures Limited
AVL (Pubs) No.1 Limited
AVL (Pubs) No.2 Limited
Bank of Scotland Plc
Barnaby's Carvery Limited
Barshelf 2 Limited
British Beer & Pub Association
Broadway Inns Limited
Catertour Limited
Chef & Brewer Hotels Limited
Chef & Brewer Limited
Cheshire Hotels (Developments) Limited
Cheshire Hotels Limited
City Limits Limited
Cleveland Place Holdings Limited
Clivara Limited
Country Fayre Restaurants Limited
Country Grill Restaurants Limited
CPH (R&L) No.1 Limited
CPH (R&L) No.2 Limited
CPH Palladium Limited
Dearg Limited
Emap International Limited
Freehouse Limited
Freshwild Limited
Gondola Holdings Limited
Halifax Limited
HBOS Plc
Homespreads Limited
Huggins And Company Limited
John Barras & Co Limited
Little London Pubs Limited
London Pub-Restaurants Limited
London Tourist Pubs Limited
Mountloop Limited
Narnain
New Pubco (SLB) Limited
New Pubco Holdings Limited
Newpubco (MC) Limited
Open House Limited
Partstripe Limited
Pelican Restaurants Limited
Premier Inn Hotels Limited
Prestbury Wentworth Intermediate Limited
Punch Pub Company Limited
Punch Pub Company (Pubs) Limited
Punch Pub Company (Supply) Limited
Punch Taverns (PPCF) Limited
R.V. Goodhew Limited
Readystripe Limited
Schooner Inns Limited
Southern Inns Limited
Spirit (AKE Holdings) Limited
Spirit (BRB) Limited
Spirit (CCR) Limited
Spirit (Faith) Limited
Spirit (Lodges Holdings) Limited
Spirit (OOL) Limited
Spirit (PSC) Limited
Spirit (SGL) Limited
Spirit Acquisition Properties Limited
Spirit Acquisitions Guarantee Limited
Spirit Acquisitions Holdings Limited
Spirit Financial Holdings Limited
Spirit Group Equity Limited
Spirit Group Finco Limited
Spirit Group Holdings Limited
Spirit Group Parent Limited
Spirit Group Retail (North) Limited
Spirit Group Retail (Northampton) Limited
Spirit Group Retail (Pubs) No.1 Limited
Spirit Group Retail (Pubs) No.2 Limited
Spirit Group Retail (South) Limited
Spirit Group Retail Hotels Limited
Spirit Group Retail Limited
Spirit Group Retail Pubs and Restaurants Limited
Spirit Intermediate Holdings Limited
Spirit Issuer Parent Limited
Spirit Issuer Plc
Spirit Managed Funding Limited
Spirit Managed Holdings Limited
Spirit Managed Inns Limited
Spirit Parent Limited
Spirit Pubs Holding Limited
Spirit Pubs Parent Limited
Spirit Retail Bidco Limited
Springtarn Limited
Steward and Patteson Limited
Stickpad Limited
Telsombe Tavern Limited
The Chef & Brewer Group Limited
The Host Group Limited
The Nice Pub Company Limited
Tom Cobleigh (Inns) Limited
Tom Cobleigh (Trading) Limited
Tom Cobleigh Group Limited
Tom Cobleigh Holdings Limited
Tom Cobleigh Limited
Whitegate Taverns Limited