RNS Number : 5157F
AO World plc
17 April 2025
AO World plc (the "Company")
Director / PDMR Shareholding
On 16 April 2025, the Company received notification that John Roberts, a director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, sold a total of 1,000,000 shares at a price of 94.17p per share.
PDMR
Date of sale
Number of shares sold
Average Consideration per share (pence)
Aggregate Consideration
Resultant Beneficial Holding*
Resultant Beneficial % holding
John Roberts
16 April 2025
1,000,000
94.17p
£941,700
95,043,526*
16.38%
* The beneficial holding for John Roberts excludes 6,348 Ordinary Shares held by Crystalcraft Limited, a company of which he is a director and shareholder
Separately, The Jolly Foundation, a registered charity and private company limited by guarantee, of which John and his spouse are each a trustee, member and director, hold a legal (but not beneficial) interest in 5,442,115 shares
The Notification of Dealing Form provided in accordance with the requirements of UK MAR in relation to the transaction is 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/PDMR
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
Ordinary shares of 0.25p each
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
94.17p
1,000,000
d)
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
As above
e)
Date of the transaction
16 April 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
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