16th Feb 2022 16:05
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
14-Feb-2022
6. Date on which Issuer notified
16-Feb-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 | 0.273900 | 4.752054 | 5.025954 | 24104870 |
Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 0.619895 | 4.083583 | 4.703478 |
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 | 1313422 | 0.273900 | ||
Sub Total 8.A | 1313422 | 0.273900% | ||
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 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2022 | Cash | 4070000 | 0.848760 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 07/04/2022 | 07/04/2022 | Cash | 834000 | 0.173923 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 12/05/2022 | 12/05/2022 | Cash | 4180729 | 0.871241 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 27/05/2022 | 27/05/2022 | Cash | 607236 | 0.126624 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 23/06/2022 | 23/06/2022 | Cash | 2562240 | 0.534331 |
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 | 15007 | 0.003129 |
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 | 800000 | 0.166832 |
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 | 431000 | 0.089881 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 07/12/2022 | 07/12/2022 | Cash | 695727 | 0.145083 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 29/12/2022 | 29/12/2022 | Cash | 105249 | 0.021946 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 03/01/2023 | 03/01/2023 | Cash | 108070 | 0.022536 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 04/01/2023 | 04/01/2023 | Cash | 1842626 | 0.384245 |
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 | 426600 | 0.088952 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 25/01/2023 | 25/01/2023 | Cash | 111607 | 0.023272 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 31/01/2023 | 31/01/2023 | Cash | 37407 | 0.007797 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 02/02/2023 | 02/02/2023 | Cash | 29765 | 0.006203 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 15/02/2023 | 15/02/2023 | Cash | 1419 | 0.000295 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 17/02/2023 | 17/02/2023 | Cash | 113407 | 0.023649 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 01/03/2023 | 01/03/2023 | Cash | 37141 | 0.007738 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 02/03/2023 | 02/03/2023 | Cash | 515386 | 0.107471 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 09/03/2023 | 09/03/2023 | Cash | 86000 | 0.017930 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 04/04/2023 | 04/04/2023 | Cash | 1538 | 0.000320 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 28/04/2023 | 28/04/2023 | Cash | 1451788 | 0.302750 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 27/05/2023 | 27/05/2023 | Cash | 999668 | 0.208449 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 04/08/2023 | 04/08/2023 | Cash | 230588 | 0.048070 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 15/12/2023 | 15/12/2023 | Cash | 712473 | 0.148528 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 16/10/2026 | 16/10/2026 | Cash | 393308 | 0.082020 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 06/11/2026 | 06/11/2026 | Cash | 5796 | 0.001207 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 02/03/2027 | 02/03/2027 | Cash | 15020 | 0.003132 |
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 | 50896 | 0.010612 |
Cash-settled Equity Swap | 21/12/2028 | 21/12/2028 | Cash | 729 | 0.000152 |
Sub Total 8.B2 | 22791448 | 4.752054% | |||
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 | 4.752054 | 4.964718% | |
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
16-Feb-2022
13. Place Of Completion
London
Related Shares:
Ao World