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RNS Number : 4004B

AO World plc

03 April 2017

 
 
 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                               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)                                              JOHN ROBERTS 
  subject 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                                             3 APRIL 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                3 APRIL 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       CROSSED BELOW 24% 
  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 voting             % of voting 
                   of                of                of shares       rights                       rights (x) 
                   Shares            Voting 
                                     Rights 
---------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                      Direct          Direct          Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                       (xi)            (xii) 
---------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
 Share 
 (GB00BJTNFH41)   110,746,668       110,746,668       109,339,261     109,339,261     -            23.83% 
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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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 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) 
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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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 109,339,261                                            23.83% 
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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: 
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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:                                              JULIE FINNEMORE 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                     01204 672400 
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