AO World plc Holding(s) in Company (9540H)

TIDMAO.

RNS Number : 9540H

AO World plc

19 March 2015

 
TR-1:NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer of existing shares to which voting                                                            AO World plc 
  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 
                                                                                                                  X 
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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 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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                                                                                  Baron Capital Group, Inc. ("BCG") 
   3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                   BAMCO, Inc. ("BAMCO") 
   notification obligation: iii                                              Baron Capital Management, Inc. ("BCM") 
                                                                                                       Ronald Baron 
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    4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
    (if different from 3.):iv 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed or reached: 
  v                                                                                                      16/03/2015 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                       18/03/2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 
  reached: vi, vii                                                                                               9% 
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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 of    Situation previous             Resulting situation after the triggering 
 shares            to the triggering              transaction 
                   transaction 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                  Number of      Number of       Number of      Number of voting               % of voting rights 
                   Shares        Voting Rights    shares         rights                         x 
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                                                 Direct         Direct xi      Indirect        Direct    Indirect 
                                                                                xii 
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                                                                                Not                       Not 
 GB00BJTNFH41       37,849,298     34,049,298      42,053,701     38,049,298    Applicable       9.04%    Applicable 
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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/ Conversion   Number of voting            % of voting rights 
  instrument          date xiii    Period xiv             rights that may 
                                                          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, 
                                              period xviii    refers to            xx 
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                                                                                  Nominal      Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 38,049,298                9.04% 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold voting rights: 
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   13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                                           Patrick M. Patalino 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
                                                                                           +001 [phone] 
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