Director/PDMR Shareholding
AO World plc announced that Chief Executive Officer John Roberts sold 2,500,000 ordinary shares at £1.05 per share on 15 January 2026, generating £2,625,000. Following this transaction, Mr. Roberts beneficially holds 90,551,926 ordinary shares, representing 15.76% of the company's issued share capital, excluding shares held by Crystalcraft Limited and the Jolly Foundation.
Select text to share a quote on X · sign in to keep highlights & notes in your AO. notes
AO World plc announces that on 15 January 2026 John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, sold 2,500,000 ordinary shares of 0.25p each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of £1.05 per share. As a result of the transaction, Mr Roberts holds a total of 90,551,926* Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 15.76% 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.
| 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 | ||||
| a) | Name | AO World PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138005FFOAJIUZY4375 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument, identification code | Ordinary shares of 0.25p each GB00BJTNFH41 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of ordinary shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 15 January 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
Cleaned text: letterheads, contacts and legal notices removed. View the original announcement ↗ · Company filings. Not investment advice.