RNS Announcement
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii
AO World plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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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
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 thenotification obligation: iii
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
Registered Holder:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,302,523*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 10,884,303*
Chase Nominees Limited 135,105*
CUIM Nominee Limited 222,173*
Vidacos Nominees Limited 81,560*
*denotes direct interest
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
13 January 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
14 January 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
3% to <3% Change at Direct Interest Level
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Indirect
Ordinary Shares
GB00BJTNFH41
13,114,478
12,625,664
Not Disclosable
2.999%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate xiii
Exercise/Conversion Period xiv
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
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
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:
· Aviva plc (Parent Company)
· Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
· Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
· Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
See Section 4
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 421,052,631 as per the Company's Total Voting Rights announcement of 3 March 2014.
14. Contact name:
Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:
01603 684420
Holding(s) in Company
16:19:16
14 Jan 2015
Holding(s) in company
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