RNS Number : 3151F

Ocado Group PLC

26 July 2016

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			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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Citigroup Global Markets  Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv	N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	22-July-2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	26-July-2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	9%

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

GB00B3MBS747

57,075,249

57,075,249

14,101,738

14,101,738

0

2.2448%

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

Right to recall lent securities

18,423,129

2.9327%

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

Equity Swap

-

23/11/2016 28/05/2019 08/11/2016 01/08/2017 22/08/2017 22/08/2017 11/10/2018 11/10/2018 08/11/2016 06/04/2017 29/03/2017 10/08/2018 10/08/2018 10/08/2018 10/08/2018 10/08/2018 07/03/2019 07/03/2019 07/03/2019 07/03/2019 07/03/2019 07/03/2019 04/01/2017 30/08/2017

-

23,185,625

3.6908%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

55,710,492

8.8683%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Connor McLaughlin
15. Contact telephone number:	+44 2895 955328 - connor.mclaughlin@citi.com

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