AO World plc Holding(s) in Company (2826Q)

TIDMAO.

RNS Number : 2826Q

AO World plc

16 June 2015

TR-1:NOTIFICATIONOFMAJORINTERESTINSHARESi

 
 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 
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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., 
   to the notification obligation: iii                                                        as a discretionary 
                                                                                              manager of client 
                                                                                              accounts 
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    4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
    (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                      N/A 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on which the threshold is crossed                                                                       11 June 2015 
  or reached: v 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
                                                                                                          15 June 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached: vi, vii                                                                                               4% 
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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 
-------------------  ----------  ---------------  ----------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                                   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/ Conversion   Number of voting            % of voting rights 
  instrument          date xiii    Period                 rights that may 
                                   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 xviii     refers to 
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                                    Greater                                               Nominal     Delta 
                                     than 12 
                                     months from 
                                     26 February 
                                     2014 
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 Total Return 
  Swap 
  (no voting rights)    Multiple                     N/A             16,941,316             4.02%       4.02% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 16,941,316                4.02% 
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 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 
  cease to hold:                                  N/A 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold voting rights:                             N/A 
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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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