Last checked at 31 Jul 2008 07:00
31 July 2008
ASOS plc ('ASOS' or the 'Company')
Performance Share Plan
Save As You Earn Scheme
On 30 July 2008, ASOS granted awards under the ASOS Performance Share Plan 2006 (the "PSP"), further details of which are set out below. These awards comprise conditional allocations of ordinary shares of 3.5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), at a value based on the closing price of the Ordinary Shares on 30 July 2008, being 318.0 pence per Ordinary Share, which will vest on the third anniversary of grant, subject to the satisfaction of the relevant performance conditions set by the remuneration committee.
| Name | Number of Shares |
| Nicholas Robertson, Chief Executive | 61,635 |
| Robert Bready, Product and Trading Director | 48,427 |
| Jonathan Kamaluddin, Finance Director | 41,823 |
The Ordinary Shares to satisfy the above awards will be purchased by the trustee of the PSP in the market in accordance with the rules of the PSP, and a further appropriate announcement will be made in due course.
In addition to the awards granted under the PSP, the directors have also, under the ASOS plc HMRC Approved Save As You Earn Option Plan (the "SAYE Plan"), acquired the option to acquire shares at 283.2 pence per share via the SAYE Plan and are accordingly treated as having the following interests in such Ordinary Shares:
| Name | Number of Ordinary Shares |
| Nicholas Robertson, Chief Executive | 3,319 |
| Robert Bready, Product and Trading Director | 3,319 |
| Jonathan Kamaluddin, Finance Director | 3,319 |
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
Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander
Nicholas How / Brad Cheng Tel: 020 3205 5000
Note to Editors
ASOS plc is an Internet Retail business, established in June 2000 and admitted to AIM in October 2001. ASOS.com is the UK's largest independent online fashion and beauty retailer. Aimed primarily at internet savvy 18-34 year olds, ASOS offers over 13,600 fashion products across womenswear, menswear, footwear, accessories, jewellery and beauty. ASOS.com attracts over 3.4 million unique visitors a month and has 1.72 million registered users (following database cleansing) as at 29 July 2008. www.asos.com