AO. Ao World Plc

5 July 2024

AO World PLC

(the "Company")

Additional Listing Application

AO World PLC announces that an application has been made for 1,733,027 ordinary shares of 0.25p each (the "Shares") to be admitted to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange pursuant to the rules of the AO 2018 Incentive Plan (FY21 grant and certain early settlements of FY22 and FY23 grants).

It is expected that admission will become effective on 8 July 2024.  When issued, the Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.

Following Admission, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 580,303,475 ordinary shares. There are no ordinary shares held in treasury. Therefore, following Admission, this figure of 580,303,475 should be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

AO World plc

Company Secretary

cosec@ao.com

About AO

AO World PLC, headquartered in Bolton and listed on the London Stock Exchange, is the UK's most trusted online electrical retailer, with a mission to be the destination for electricals. Our strategy is to create value by offering our customers brilliant customer service and making AO the destination for everything they need, in the simplest and easiest way, when buying electricals.  We offer major and small domestic appliances and a growing range of mobile phones, AV, consumer electricals and laptops. We also provide ancillary services such as the installation of new and collection of old products and offer product protection plans and customer finance. AO Business serves the B2B market in the UK, providing electricals and installation services at scale. AO also has a WEEE processing facility, ensuring customers' electronic waste is dealt with responsibly.