REG - AO World plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 6969TAO World plc26 March 2021For immediate release
AO World plc (the "Company")
Director / PDMR Shareholding
AO World plc announces that it received notification on 25 March 2021 that on 23 March 2021 John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, transferred, at nil cost, 131,200 ordinary shares of 0.25p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company to charity. As a result of this transaction, John Roberts' beneficial holding is 108,826,481* Ordinary Shares representing 22.70% of the current issued share capital of the Company.
(*holding includes 882,350 Ordinary Shares held by Sally Roberts, a person with whom John is closely associated, but excludes Ordinary Shares held by Crystalcraft Limited, a company of which he is a director and shareholder)
The Notification of Dealing Forms provided in accordance with the requirements of MAR in relation to the transactions listed above are set out below.
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
John Roberts
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Executive Officer
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
AO World PLC
b)
LEI
2138005FFOAJIUZY4375
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument, identification code
Options over Ordinary shares of 0.25p each
GB00BJTNFH41
b)
Nature of the transaction
Gift to charity
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
1. Exercise
Price(s)
Volume(s)
NIL
131,200
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
As above
e)
Date of the transaction
23 March 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
London, England
Enquiries:
AO World plc
Company Secretary
cosec@ao.com
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