Director/PDMR Shareholding

AO World plc

25 October 2024

 

AO World PLC (the "Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

AO World PLC announces that it has received notification that, on 24 October 2024, John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, transferred, at nil cost, 1,600,000 ordinary shares of 0.25p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company to charity. As a result of this transaction, John Roberts' beneficial holding is 96,043,526* Ordinary Shares representing 16.55% of the current issued share capital of the Company.

 *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

The Notification of Dealing Form provided in accordance with the requirements of MAR in relation to the transactions listed above are 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 code	Ordinary shares of 0.25p each GB00BJTNFH41
b)	Nature of the transaction	Gift to charity
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) NIL 1,600,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As above
e)	Date of the transaction	24 October 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London, England

Enquiries:

AO World PLC

Company Secretary

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