AO World plc Holding(s) in Company (0195H)

TIDMAO.

RNS Number : 0195H

AO World plc

13 May 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                                  AO World plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting 
  rights are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                             X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may 
  result in the 
  acquisition of shares already issues to which voting rights are 
  attached 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                                      The Nomad Investment Partnership L.P. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                                                                                       N/A 
  different 
  from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                                           9(th) May 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                            13(th) May 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                                                                                                 3% 
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 8. Notified details:            N/A 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the Triggering                    transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number               Number          Number              Number of voting            % of voting rights 
                 of                   of              of shares           rights 
                 Shares               Voting 
                                      Rights 
-------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Direct              Direct         Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
-------------  -----     -----      ----  --------  ------------------  -------------  -----------  ---------  -------------- 
 GB00BJTNFH41   13,201,833           13,201,833      11,600,000          11,600,000     0            2.76%      0 
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 Ordinary 
 shares 
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 B: Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial        Expiration       Exercise/ Conversion            Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument               date             Period/ Date                    rights that may               rights 
                                                                            be 
                                                                            acquired if the 
                                                                            instrument is 
                                                                            exercised/ converted. 
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 N/A                      N/A              N/A                             N/A                           N/A 
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 Total (A+B) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           % of voting rights 
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 11,600,000                                                        2.76% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 N/A                                                                                                                      N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                                            N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                                                            N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                                                             N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                                                                            None 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                                               Qais Zakaria 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                               [phone] 
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