AO WORLD PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2014

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RNS Number : 6948B

AO World plc

06 March 2014


For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		AO World Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			YES
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	03 March 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	05 March 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	3%, 4%, 5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB00BJTNFH41	N/A			N/A							845,383			0.20%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.			% of voting rights
Call Option			28/03/2014		Until 28/03/2014					22,269,826			5.29%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to			% of voting rights xix, xx
												Nominal			Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
23,115,209								5.49%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co. : 23,115,209 (5.49%) J.P. Morgan Securities Plc: 23,115,209 (5.49%)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A

13. Additional information:	The call option included in section 8B of the form is part of the arrangements for stabilisation in relation to the initial public offering. Please note this option was exercised on 4 March 2014.
14. Contact name:	Michael Kirwan
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7134 6153

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