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RNS Number : 3280D  AO World plc  14 October 2025

14 October 2025

 

AO World plc (the "Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

 

AO World plc announces that on 13 October 2025 it received notification that
on 10 October 2025 John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
exercised nil cost options over a total of 718,053 ordinary shares of 0.25p
each ("Ordinary Shares") comprising  43,153 options granted under the
Company's Performance Share Plan ("PSP") in July 2016, 284,900 options granted
under the AO Incentive Plan ("AOIP") in July 2020 and 390,000 options granted
under the AOIP in July 2021.

The Company was further notified that following the exercise of these options
on 10 October 2025 Mr Roberts subsequently sold 44,058 Ordinary Shares at a
price of £1.0335 per share.

As a result of these transactions Mr Roberts holds a total of 93,725,921*
Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 16.16% of the current issued
share capital.

*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,
and 3,547,115 Ordinary Shares held by the Jolly Foundation, of which he is a
director and trustee.

The Notification of Dealing Form provided in accordance with the requirements
of MAR in relation to the transactions listed above 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
 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  1.     Options over Ordinary shares of 0.25p each
     code

                                                                                  2.     Ordinary shares of 0.25p each

                                                                                  GB00BJTNFH41
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                                    1.     Exercise of options over 718,053 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each
                                                                                  comprising 43,153 options granted under the Company's Performance Share Plan
                                                                                  ("PSP") in July 2016, 284,900 options granted under the AO Incentive Plan
                                                                                  ("AOIP") in July 2020 and 390,000 options granted under the AOIP in July 2021.

                                                                                  2.     Sale of 44,058 Ordinary Shares.
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                                       1.     Exercise

Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                  Nil       718,053

 

                                                                                  2.     Sale

Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                                  £1.0335   44,058
 d)  Aggregated information                                                       Not applicable - single transaction

     - Aggregated volume

     - Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                                      10 October 2025
 f)  Place of the transaction                                                     London Stock Exchange

 

2.     Sale

 Price(s)  Volume(s)
 £1.0335   44,058

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Not applicable - single transaction

 

e)

Date of the transaction

10 October 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

Enquiries:

AO World plc

Company Secretary

cosec@ao.com

 

 

 

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