Pursuant to Listing Rule LR 9.6.11(3), the Board of AO World plc announced that Brian McBride, senior independent non-executive director, will succeed Bill Holroyd, non-executive director, as Chair of the Remuneration Committee of the Company with effect from 1 February 2015. Bill Holroyd will remain as a member of the Committee. As he is a non-independent non-executive director, the composition of the committee will continue to be, in strict terms, contrary to provision D.2.1. of the UK Corporate Governance Code.