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RNS Number : 3643L  AO World plc  12 December 2025

 

THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE
19.6(C) OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS (THE "CODE").

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

12 December 2025

AO LTD

(a wholly-owned subsidiary of AO World plc)

Rule 19.6(c) confirmation with respect to post-offer intention statements
regarding musicMagpie plc

AO Ltd ("AO") announces that, further to the completion of its recommended
cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of
musicMagpie plc (now musicMagpie Limited), which was implemented by way of a
Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006
which became effective on 12 December 2024 (the "Acquisition"), it has duly
confirmed in writing to the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers in accordance with
the requirements of Rule 19.6(c) of the Code that it has complied with its
post-offer intention statements made pursuant to Rules 2.7(c)(viii) and 24.2
of the Code, as set out in the announcement under Rule 2.7 of the Code dated 2
October 2024, the scheme document in connection with the Acquisition dated 28
October 2024, and updated pursuant to Rule 19.6(b) of the Code in the
post-offer intention statements announcement dated 30 May 2025 regarding the
closure of the musicMagpie US operation and musicMagpie's site in
Macclesfield.

Enquiries:

 AO
 Mark Higgins, Group CFO & COO      +44 (0)1204 672400

 

 Jefferies International Limited (Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to AO)  +44 (0)20 7029 8000
 Philip Noblet

 Thomas Bective

 

 Sodali (PR Adviser to AO)  +44(0) 20 7250 1446

 Rob Greening               ao@sodali.com

 

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