RNS Number : 2189J
AO World plc
04 April 2024
 

For immediate release

 

AO World plc (the "Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

 

AO World plc announces that it received notification on 3 April 2024 that on 3 April 2024 John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, transferred, at nil cost, 1,360,000 ordinary shares of 0.25p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company to charity.  As a result of this transaction, John Roberts' beneficial holding is 104,525,876* Ordinary Shares representing 18.07% of the current issued share capital of the Company.

 (*holding includes 882,350 Ordinary Shares held by Sally Roberts, a person with whom John is closely associated, but excludes Ordinary Shares held by Crystalcraft Limited, a company of which he is a director and shareholder)

 

The Notification of Dealing Forms 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)

1.     Exercise

Price(s)

Volume(s)

NIL

1,360,000

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

As above

 

e)

Date of the transaction

 3 April 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London, England

 

 

Enquiries:

AO World plc

Company Secretary

cosec@ao.com

 

 

 

 

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