Holding(s) in Company

AO World plc

12 June 2023

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

ISIN

GB00BJTNFH41

Issuer Name

AO World PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Name

Frasers Group Plc

City of registered office (if applicable)

Mansfield

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

9-June-2023

9-June-2023

	% 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	18.962735%	0.000000%	18.962735%	109,400,000
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000%	0.000000

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)
Ordinary Shares	109,400,000	0.000000%	18.962735%	0.000000%
Sub   Total 8.A	109,400,000		18.962735%

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
Sub   Total 8.B2

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
Michael Ashley	Frasers Group plc	18.962735%	0.000000	18.962735%

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A

9-June-2023

Shirebrook, UK

 

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