Ocado Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (3702C)

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RNS Number : 3702C

Ocado Group PLC

16 January 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                Ocado Group 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                                    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) subject              The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                          See Schedule A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                     14 January 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                       15 January 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                        Above 11% 
  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 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          rights                   (x) 
                   Shares           Voting              shares 
                                    Rights 
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                                                        Direct     Direct      Indirect     Direct           Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
---------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ----  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------------  ------------- 
    Ordinary 
     Shares 
 (GB00B3MBS747)     67,512,347         67,512,347                              68,548,308                      11.039% 
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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            Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting              % of voting rights 
 financial           price          date (xvii)    Conversion       rights instrument             (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        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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                          68,548,308                                                     11.039% 
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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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   See Schedule A 
 
 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: 
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 14. Contact name: 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
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Schedule A

As of 14 January 2015

Ocado Group plc

 
                                                                          Number of     Percent of 
                                                                             Shares    Outstanding 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") 
  holdings                                                               68,548,308        11.039% 
 
 Holdings by CG Management Companies 
  and Funds: 
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                     *    Capital Guardian Trust Company                 27,201,841         4.381% 
 
        *    Capital International Limited                                  202,100         0.033% 
 
       *    Capital International Sàrl                                 423,300         0.068% 
 
        *    Capital International, Inc.                                    334,700         0.054% 
 
                      *    Capital Research and Management Company 
 
 
                      *    EuroPacific Growth Fund                       40,386,367         6.504% 
 

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