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RNS Number : 4590H

AO World plc

19 May 2014

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                             AO WORLD 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                                    YES 
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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             Generation Investment Management LLP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                       14 May 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                         16 May 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                         Above 5% 
  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 shares      rights                    (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
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                                                     Direct         Direct       Indirect     Direct           Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)         (xii) 
-------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------  ------------- 
 GB00BJTNFH41   18,389,418       18,389,418          24,189,418                  24,189,418                    5.74% 
-------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
 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 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ------------------  -----------------------------  -------------  ---------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 24,189,418                                                       5.74% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                       N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                       N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                        N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:              Notification is based on using the 
                                           total voting rights figure of 421,052,600 
                                           (Source: Bloomberg) 
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 14. Contact name:                        Alexander Marshall 
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 15. Contact telephone number:            020 7534 4700 
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