Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9281X

AO World plc

10 January 2022

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BJTNFH41

Issuer Name

AO WORLD PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office		Country of registered office
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

05-Jan-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

07-Jan-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.968762	4.094603	5.063365	24284208
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	Below Minimum Threshold	Below Minimum Threshold	Below Minimum Threshold

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BJTNFH41		4645379		0.968762
Sub Total 8.A	4645379		0.968762%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/03/2022	04/03/2022	Cash	474000	0.098848
Cash-settled Equity Swap	07/04/2022	07/04/2022	Cash	834000	0.173923
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/05/2022	03/05/2022	Cash	2000000	0.417081
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/05/2022	12/05/2022	Cash	4506830	0.939145
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/05/2022	27/05/2022	Cash	868023	0.180993
Cash-settled Equity Swap	23/06/2022	23/06/2022	Cash	2562240	0.534331
Cash-settled Equity Swap	28/06/2022	28/06/2022	Cash	2564343	0.534769
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/07/2022	04/07/2022	Cash	6615	0.001374
Cash-settled Equity Swap	29/07/2022	29/07/2022	Cash	15210	0.003171
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/08/2022	02/08/2022	Cash	8749	0.001819
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/09/2022	02/09/2022	Cash	5380	0.001116
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/10/2022	04/10/2022	Cash	7131	0.001482
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/11/2022	02/11/2022	Cash	1121	0.000229
Cash-settled Equity Swap	30/11/2022	30/11/2022	Cash	550000	0.114697
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/12/2022	02/12/2022	Cash	10830	0.002255
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/12/2022	05/12/2022	Cash	1283	0.000267
Cash-settled Equity Swap	06/12/2022	06/12/2022	Cash	391000	0.081539
Cash-settled Equity Swap	07/12/2022	07/12/2022	Cash	477464	0.099570
Cash-settled Equity Swap	29/12/2022	29/12/2022	Cash	51715	0.010783
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/01/2023	03/01/2023	Cash	99302	0.020708
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/01/2023	04/01/2023	Cash	1355805	0.282733
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/01/2023	12/01/2023	Cash	2138	0.000445
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/01/2023	18/01/2023	Cash	332500	0.069329
Cash-settled Equity Swap	25/01/2023	25/01/2023	Cash	56831	0.011848
Cash-settled Equity Swap	31/01/2023	31/01/2023	Cash	43293	0.009027
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/02/2023	02/02/2023	Cash	10985	0.002289
Cash-settled Equity Swap	08/02/2023	08/02/2023	Cash	1267925	0.264414
Cash-settled Equity Swap	15/12/2023	15/12/2023	Cash	218408	0.045522
Cash-settled Equity Swap	16/10/2026	16/10/2026	Cash	47122	0.009826
Cash-settled Equity Swap	06/11/2026	06/11/2026	Cash	3407	0.000710
Cash-settled Equity Swap	07/06/2028	07/06/2028	Cash	1763	0.000367
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/06/2028	12/06/2028	Cash	2164	0.000451
Cash-settled Equity Swap	10/07/2028	10/07/2028	Cash	15444	0.003219
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/07/2028	12/07/2028	Cash	8675	0.001809
Cash-settled Equity Swap	13/07/2028	13/07/2028	Cash	14846	0.003094
Cash-settled Equity Swap	14/07/2028	14/07/2028	Cash	17340	0.003615
Cash-settled Equity Swap	17/07/2028	17/07/2028	Cash	44201	0.009216
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/07/2028	19/07/2028	Cash	36063	0.007519
Cash-settled Equity Swap	20/07/2028	20/07/2028	Cash	14731	0.003070
Cash-settled Equity Swap	21/07/2028	21/07/2028	Cash	13811	0.002879
Cash-settled Equity Swap	24/07/2028	24/07/2028	Cash	24826	0.005176
Cash-settled Equity Swap	26/07/2028	26/07/2028	Cash	10893	0.002270
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/07/2028	27/07/2028	Cash	7895	0.001645
Cash-settled Equity Swap	28/07/2028	28/07/2028	Cash	8245	0.001718
Cash-settled Equity Swap	31/07/2028	31/07/2028	Cash	16891	0.003520
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/08/2028	02/08/2028	Cash	11855	0.002471
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/08/2028	03/08/2028	Cash	10099	0.002104
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/08/2028	04/08/2028	Cash	13447	0.002803
Cash-settled Equity Swap	07/08/2028	07/08/2028	Cash	15445	0.003218
Cash-settled Equity Swap	09/08/2028	09/08/2028	Cash	11761	0.002451
Cash-settled Equity Swap	10/08/2028	10/08/2028	Cash	11306	0.002356
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/08/2028	11/08/2028	Cash	10907	0.002273
Cash-settled Equity Swap	14/08/2028	14/08/2028	Cash	16374	0.003412
Cash-settled Equity Swap	09/10/2028	09/10/2028	Cash	25942	0.005409
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/10/2028	11/10/2028	Cash	15998	0.003336
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/11/2028	02/11/2028	Cash	33048	0.006890
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/11/2028	03/11/2028	Cash	23722	0.004945
Cash-settled Equity Swap	06/11/2028	06/11/2028	Cash	36884	0.007689
Cash-settled Equity Swap	08/11/2028	08/11/2028	Cash	8573	0.001786
Cash-settled Equity Swap	15/11/2028	15/11/2028	Cash	8679	0.001808
Cash-settled Equity Swap	16/11/2028	16/11/2028	Cash	2313	0.000482
Cash-settled Equity Swap	20/11/2028	20/11/2028	Cash	3133	0.000653
Cash-settled Equity Swap	23/11/2028	23/11/2028	Cash	3508	0.000731
Cash-settled Equity Swap	27/11/2028	27/11/2028	Cash	29323	0.006113
Cash-settled Equity Swap	30/11/2028	30/11/2028	Cash	12432	0.002591
Cash-settled Equity Swap	01/12/2028	01/12/2028	Cash	5570	0.001161
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/12/2028	04/12/2028	Cash	43164	0.008999
Cash-settled Equity Swap	08/12/2028	08/12/2028	Cash	33402	0.006965
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/12/2028	11/12/2028	Cash	66682	0.013903
Cash-settled Equity Swap	13/12/2028	13/12/2028	Cash	21329	0.004447
Cash-settled Equity Swap	14/12/2028	14/12/2028	Cash	35686	0.007441
Cash-settled Equity Swap	15/12/2028	15/12/2028	Cash	36093	0.007526
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/12/2028	18/12/2028	Cash	17318	0.003610
Cash-settled Equity Swap	20/12/2028	20/12/2028	Cash	62669	0.013067
Cash-settled Equity Swap	21/12/2028	21/12/2028	Cash	729	0.000152
Sub Total 8.B2				19638829	4.094603%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities plc		4.094603	5.037457%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities plc (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC (100%)
J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (100%)

12. Date of Completion

07-Jan-2022

13. Place Of Completion

London

 

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