Director/PDMR Shareholding

AO World plc
16 July 2024
 

AO World PLC

PDMR Notification

 

AO World PLC ("the Company") has, in accordance with the Company's remuneration policy, granted awards over a total of 4,270,984* ordinary shares to PDMRs and members of its senior management population under the terms of the AO Incentive Plan, which was approved by shareholders of the Company on 19 July 2018 as amended ("Plan") ("the 2024 AOIP Share Awards").   

The 2024 AOIP Share Awards were granted on 15 July 2024 and will be released in July 2027, subject to the participants remaining in employment with the Company and the Remuneration Committee being satisfied with the underlying performance of the Company's business over the deferral period (with the Executive Directors required to hold them for a further year).

The following options were granted to PDMRs:

 Name

Position

Maximum Number of shares under option granted under the 2024 AOIP Share Awards under the Plan

John Roberts

Chief Executive Officer

893,564

Mark Higgins

Chief Financial Officer

674,157

*The price used to calculate the maximum number of ordinary shares under the 2024 AOIP Share Awards was £1.1276, being the average closing price of the Company's shares on the main market of the London Stock Exchange on the five days following the release of the Company's preliminary announcement of its result for the year ended 31 March 2024.

In relation to John Roberts and Mark Higgins, both Executive Directors of the Company, the value of the grants detailed above are disclosed in the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024, which was published on 3 July 2024.

In addition, the Company received notification on 15 July 2024 that Mark Higgins sold 41,165 shares at an average price of £1.175 per share.

The notifications below, made under article 19.1 of the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR"), relate to the transactions listed above.  This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19.3 of MAR.

Enquiries:

AO World PLC

cosec@ao.com

 

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

PDMR - 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

Options over Ordinary shares of 0.25p each

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of share awards under the AO Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

NIL

893,564

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

N/A Single Transaction

NIL

e)

Date of the transaction

15 July 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Mark Higgins

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR - Chief Financial 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

Options over Ordinary shares of 0.25p each

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of share awards under the AO Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

NIL

674,157

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

N/A Single Transaction

NIL

e)

Date of the transaction

15 July 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Mark Higgins

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR - Chief Financial 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

Ordinary shares of 0.25p each

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£1.175

41,165

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

N/A Single Transaction

NIL

e)

Date of the transaction

15 July 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

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