Ocado Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (1982F)

TIDMOCDO TIDM42SB

RNS Number : 1982F

Ocado Group PLC

15 May 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                             Ocado Group 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                                      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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 3. Full name of person(s)                                        The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                    Goldman Sachs International 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                        Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 
                                                                 Goldman Sachs Asset Management, 
                                                                               L.P. 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                11 May 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                   15 May 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                Above 3% 
  crossed or 
  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 
  of                 to the triggering               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) 
----------------    ------------    ------------   -------------  --------  ----------  --------  --------- 
 
                        Below           Below 
    GB00B3MBS747          3%              3%                                 3,090,189              0.49% 
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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            Conversion                     rights that          rights 
                      (xiii)          Period (xiv)                   may be 
                                                                     acquired if 
                                                                     the 
                                                                     instrument 
                                                                     is 
                                                                     exercised/ 
                                                                     converted. 
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       Stock 
   loan(Physical)        Open                                           17,360,407             2.76% 
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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           Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/      Number of voting       % of voting 
  financial        price           date            Conversion      rights instrument      rights (xix, 
  instrument                       (xvii)          period          refers to              xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
----------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                                         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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                           20,450,596                                               3.25% 
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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 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 20,450,596 shares; 3.25% 
 
   Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman 
   Sachs Group, Inc.) 
   Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman 
   Sachs (UK) L.L.C.) 
   Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs 
   Group UK Limited) 
 
   Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs 
   Group, Inc.) 
 
   GSAM Holdings LLC (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, 
   Inc.) 
   Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (Controlled by 
   GSAM Holdings LLC) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                         N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                     N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                   N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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                                                          General email contact: 
  13. Additional information:                              [e-mail] 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Joanna Foley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                             [phone] 
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