4th Oct 2016 12:31
RELEASED IN ERROR
The 'Holding(s) in Company' announcement released on 27/09/16 at 14:11 under RNS No 9769K was released in error and should be disregarded. Further details reconfirming the current holding are set out below.
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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 | AO World plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||||
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): | Restatement of TR-1 originally issued on 9 September 2016: Subsequent to Aviva plc's TR-1 of 9 September a further TR-1 was erroneously issued to and released by AO World plc on 27 September 2016. This should be disregarded, with the following details representing Aviva plc's current notifiable interest. | √ | ||
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 9,375*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 4,867,898*
Chase Nominees Limited 133,300*
State Street Nominees Limited 175,149*
*denotes direct interest
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 8 September 2016 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 4 October 2016 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 3% to | |||
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 | Direct | Indirect | ||||||
Ordinary Shares GB00BJTNFH41
| 12,986,872* | 12,986,872* | 5,185,722 | 5,185,722 | Not Disclosable | 1.23% | Not Disclosable | |||
* Includes right to recall loaned shares (7,397,535)
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||
RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES
| N/A | N/A | 7,357,167* *Direct interest | 1.75% | ||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal | Delta | |||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||
12,542,889 | 2.98% |
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)
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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.
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14. Contact name: | Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 | |
Related Shares:
Ao WorldAviva