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RNS Number : 2673E AO World plc 21 October 2025
21 October 2025
AO World plc (the "Company")
Director / PDMR Shareholding
AO World plc announces that on 21 October 2025 it received notification that
on 21 October 2025 John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, sold
414,851 ordinary shares of 0.25p each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of
£0.966212 per share. The shares sold were acquired following the exercise
of options announced on 14 October 2025. As a result of the transaction, Mr
Roberts holds a total of 93,051,926* Ordinary Shares in the Company,
representing 16.04% 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 transaction 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 Ordinary shares of 0.25p each
code
GB00BJTNFH41
b) Nature of the transaction Sale of ordinary shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
£0.966212 414,851
d) Aggregated information Not applicable - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 21 October 2025
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Not applicable - single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
21 October 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
Enquiries:
AO World plc
Company Secretary
cosec@ao.com
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