Ocado Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (0378D)

TIDMOCDO TIDM42SB

RNS Number : 0378D

Ocado Group PLC

21 April 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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                               X 
  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. 
                                                                 Goldman Sachs Asset Management, 
                                                                               L.P. 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                               19 April 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                  21 April 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                Below 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 
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                                               Direct        Direct   Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                             (xi)      (xii) 
---------------   ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
                                                                        Below                 Below 
   GB00B3MBS747     1,394,485     1,394,485                               3%                    3% 
                  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 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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                                                                  Below 3%              Below 3% 
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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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                         Below 3%                                            Below 3% 
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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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   N/A 
 
 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:                                        Peter Chisholm 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                             [phone] 
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