RNS Announcement
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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 issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii
Ocado Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
x
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
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
See box 9
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
12 October 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
13 October 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
Below 10%
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
(GB00B3MBS747)
62,676,203
61,938,208
9.9073%
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
n/a
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
· Capital Guardian Trust Company 29,298,400 4.686%
· Capital International Limited 26,200 0.004%
· Capital International SÁrl 72,200 0.012%
· Capital International, Inc. 37,700 0.006%
· Capital Research and Management Company 32,503,708 5.199%
● Capital World Growth and Income Fund
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:
Holding(s) in Company
10:36:52
14 Oct 2015
Holding(s) in company
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