AO World plc Holding(s) in Company (8301G)
May 12 2014 - 4:39AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMAO.
RNS Number : 8301G
AO World plc
12 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 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 Baron Capital Group, Inc. ("BCG")
to the BAMCO, Inc. ("BAMCO")
notification obligation: (iii) Baron Capital Management, Inc. ("BCM")
Ronald Baron
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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 09/05/2014
on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 09/05/2014
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or
reached: (vi, vii) 5%
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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)
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Not Not
GB00BJTNFH41 19,163,121 17,702,576 22,951,020 21,326,020 Applicable 5.06% Applicable
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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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21,326,020 5.06%
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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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BCG, BAMCO and BCM are New York corporations. Ronald Baron is a citizen
of the United States. BAMCO and
BCM are subsidiaries of BCG. Ronald Baron owns a controlling interest
in BCG. The advisory clients of BAMCO and
BCM have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends
from, or the proceeds from the sale of,
the Issuer's common stock in their accounts. To the best of the Filing
Persons' knowledge, no such person has such
interest relating to more than 5% of the outstanding class of securities.
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: Patrick M. Patalino
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15. Contact telephone number: +001 (212) 583-2119
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