Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6427U

AO World plc

30 July 2020

 

For immediate release

AO World plc (the "Company")

PDMR / PCA Share Dealing

AO World plc announces that it received notification on 29 July 2020 that on that day, Sally Roberts, the wife of  John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, purchased 882,350 ordinary shares of 0.25p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at a price of 168.9p per Ordinary Share.

Following the purchase, John Roberts' beneficial holding (including Ordinary Shares held by Sally Roberts) is 108,937,457* Ordinary Shares, representing 22.76% of the current issued share capital of the Company.

(*holding excluding shares held by Crystalcraft Limited, an entity classed as closely associated to John Roberts)

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	Sally Roberts
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Person Closely Associated with John Roberts, 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	Ordinary shares of 0.25p each GB00BJTNFH41
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 168.9p 882,350
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As above
e)	Date of the transaction	29 July 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London, England

Enquiries:

AO World plc

Company Secretary

[e-mail]

 

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