AO World plc Holding(s) in Company (5281H)

TIDMAO. TIDM0H7D

RNS Number : 5281H

AO World plc

01 December 2015

T R-1: N O T I F IC A T I ONOF M A JORI NT E R ESTINSH A RE S i

 
 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               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 
   to the notification obligation: iii        Deutsche Bank AG 
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    4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
    (if different from 3.):iv                 Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: v                               26/11/2015 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:            30/11/2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached: vi, vii                         5% 
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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 xi      Indirect   Direct     Indirect 
                                                                                        xii 
----------------  -----------------  -----------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
                     Below              Below 
                     Notifiable         Notifiable 
 GB00BJTNFH41        Threshold          Threshold          17,633,309     17,633,309     0          4.19%      0 
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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 
-------------------  ----------  ------------  ---------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 CFD                                                             5,445,592            1.29%        1.29% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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   23,078,901                5.48% 
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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:      Total CFD Holding - See appendix. 
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 14. Contact name:                Stacy Otieno 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    02075476268 
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                                                        Number of voting 
   Type of financial                                   rights instrument 
   Instrument                                                  refers to 
                           Maturity Date 
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 CFD                              04-Oct-16                  89,272 
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 CFD                             18-Dec-15                   91,685 
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 CFD                              26-Oct-16                406,030 
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 CFD                               07-Jul-16                 33,270 
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 CFD                             31-Aug-16                 368,415 
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 CFD                             02-Mar-16                     2,100 
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 CFD                             02-Nov-16                   26,085 
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 CFD                              04-Apr-16                    9,788 
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 CFD                               04-Jul-16                   9,533 
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 CFD                             02-Nov-16                   11,820 
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 CFD                             02-Dec-16                   31,480 
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 CFD                              02-Sep-16                    9,470 
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 CFD                               05-Jul-16                 11,312 
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 CFD                            18-May-16               1,966,568 
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 CFD                             17-Dec-15              2,036,849 
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 CFD                             02-Nov-16                   13,046 
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 CFD                               01-Jul-16                 50,131 
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 CFD                             03-Dec-15                 169,242 
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 CFD                             17-Mar-15                 109,496 
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