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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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Ao World Plc | LSE:AO. | London | Ordinary Share | GB00BJTNFH41 | ORD 0.25P |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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-1.20 | -1.10% | 107.60 | 107.40 | 107.80 | 110.00 | 107.00 | 110.00 | 122,611 | 16:35:25 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elec Appliance,tv,radio-whsl | 1.17B | -2.6M | -0.0045 | -239.56 | 623.7M |
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RNS Number : 3223C
Frasers Group PLC
12 June 2023
AO WORLD PLC STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Frasers Group plc announces that it acquired a strategic stake of 18.9% in AO World Plc ("AO") on 9 June 2023. Further details were provided in an announcement released by AO on 9 June 2023 which read as follows:-
AO world Plc ("the Company" or "AO"), a leading online electricals retailer, announces that Frasers Group plc ("Frasers") has acquired an 18.9% strategic stake in AO with the purchase of 109,400,000 issued shares at a price of 68p totalling an investment of GBP75m . The investment is the culmination of productive talks over the last two years about establishing a strategic partnership.
Michael Murray CEO of Frasers Group said: "Frasers has long admired what John and the AO team have built, and we are delighted to have the opportunity to form a supportive, strategic partnership. AO is a fantastic business with a clear strategy which is leading the market in online-only electricals. Through this investment, Frasers will benefit from AO's valuable know-how in electricals and two-man delivery, helping us to drive growth in our bulk equipment and homeware ranges. In turn, AO will have the opportunity to benefit from Frasers' expertise and ecosystem."
John Roberts Founder and CEO of AO said: "This is great news for AO and a fantastic endorsement for our business. We are delighted to welcome Michael and the wider Frasers team into the AO family and look forward to realising the significant potential that we see for this partnership. As we continue to build on our strategy of pivoting to profitable growth, it will be hugely exciting to have a range of compelling strategic opportunities to explore together and we're very much looking forward to working with Michael and his team.
Frasers Group plc Robert Palmer, Company Secretary T. 0344 245 9200 LEI: 213800JEGHHEAXIJDX34 E. company.secretary@frasers.group Chris Wootton, Chief Financial T. 0344 245 9200 Officer E. financial@frasers.group Ronnie Laffar, Head of PR & T. 07585 886189 Communications E. fgpr@frasers.group Andrew Kasoulis, Head of Investor T. 0344 245 9200 Relations E. investor.relations@frasers.group Rosie Oddy, Brunswick Group, T. 07734 861279 PR Advisors E. frasersgroup@brunswickgroup.com Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank Nicola Tennent T. 020 7623 2323 Stuart Muress Numis T. 020 7260 1000 Luke Bordewich Stuart Ord Ollie Steele Liberum T. 020 3100 2000 John Fishley Kane Collins Nikhil Varghese
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June 12, 2023 02:00 ET (06:00 GMT)
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