AO World plc Holding(s) in Company (9769K)

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RNS Number : 9769K

AO World plc

27 September 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       AO World plc 
  the underlying 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): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject 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 9,375* 
 
                                                                     Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 6,367,898* 
 
                                                                     Chase Nominees Limited 133,300* 
 
                                                                     State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                     304,651* 
 
                                                                     *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     23 September 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        27 September 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    <3% to 3% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level (Box 8A+B) 
  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 
  of                to the triggering              the triggering transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                   Number           Number        Number      Number of                  % of voting 
                    of               of            of          voting                     rights (x) 
                    Shares           Voting        shares      rights 
                                     Rights 
----------------  ---------------  ------------  ----------  -------------------------  ------------------------ 
                                                  Direct      Direct      Indirect       Direct   Indirect 
                                                               (xi)        (xii) 
----------------  ---------------  ------------  ----------  ----------  -------------  -------  --------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
 
                                                                              Not                      Not 
  GB00BJTNFH41      12,542,889*     12,542,889*   6,815,224   6,815,224    Disclosable   1.62%     Disclosable 
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   * Includes right to recall loaned shares (7,357,167) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Expiration       Exercise/                 Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial          date             Conversion                rights that                rights 
 instrument         (xiii)           Period (xiv)              may be 
                                                               acquired if 
                                                               the 
                                                               instrument 
                                                               is 
                                                               exercised/ 
                                                               converted. 
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 RIGHT TO RECALL                                              5,857,167* 
  LOANED SHARES    N/A              N/A                        *Direct interest          1.39% 
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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 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (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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 12,672,391                                                3.01% 
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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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