AO World plc Holding(s) in Company (9036Y)

TIDMAO.

RNS Number : 9036Y

AO World plc

04 December 2014

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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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: (ii) 
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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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic                        X 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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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                              Maverick Capital, Ltd., as a 
  to the                                            discretionary manager of client accounts 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                          N/A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                         2 December 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           4 December 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                      3% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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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                    (x) 
                  Shares          Voting 
                                  Rights 
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                                                  Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
                                                                (xi)         (xii) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial     Expiration       Exercise/              Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument            date (xiii)      Conversion Period      rights that may               rights 
                                         (xiv)                  be 
                                                                acquired if the 
                                                                instrument is 
                                                                exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial     Exercise   Expiration     Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  instrument            price      date (xvii)    Conversion    rights instrument    (xix, xx) 
                                                  period        refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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 Total Return          N/A        N/A            N/A                                Nominal      Delta 
  Swap 
  (no voting rights) 
--------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
                                                                                    Below        Below 
                                                               Not disclosable       3%           3% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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 Not disclosable                                               Below 3% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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                                                                             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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                            John T. McCafferty 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    1-214-880-4040 
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