AO World plc Holding(s) in Company (3328H)

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RNS Number : 3328H

AO World plc

30 November 2015

 
 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 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify):     NOTIFICATION PROMPTED BY THE REMOVAL OF STOCK 
                              LENDING EXEMPTION FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION 
                              OF THE EU TRANSPARENCY DIRECTIVE AMENDMENTS 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject            Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                    Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                    BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 
                                                    369,752* 
                                                    Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 5,020,656* 
 
                                                    Chase Nominees Limited 135,105* 
 
                                                    CUIM Nominee Limited 167,391* 
 
                                                    State Street Nominees Limited 168,402* 
 
                                                    *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date          25 November 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:            27 November 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed          3% to <3% Change at Direct Interest 
  or                                           Level 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 
---------------  -----------------  --------------  -----------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Direct       Direct      Indirect        Direct     Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)        (xii) 
---------------  ------  ---------  ----  --------  -----------  ----------  --------------  ---------  -------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
 
                                                                                   Not                        Not 
  GB00BJTNFH41       13,046,819       13,046,819     5,861,306    5,861,306    Disclosable     1.39%      Disclosable 
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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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                                                                                  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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 5,861,306                                                   1.39% 
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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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             The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global 
            Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
                                           Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                                    *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                         *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                      of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                                *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
                                        subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                         *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
                                    subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                         See Section 4 
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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:               Figures are based on a total number 
                                            of voting rights of 421,052,631 as 
                                            per the Company's Total Voting Rights 
                                            announcement of 3 March 2014. 
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 14. Contact name:                             Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                 01603 684420 
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