Director/PDMR Shareholding
AO World plc announced that CEO John Roberts gifted 2,000,000 ordinary shares, valued at nil cost, to the Jolly Foundation, a registered charity where he and his spouse are trustees. Following this transaction, Mr. Roberts' beneficial holding is 88,551,926 shares, representing 15.41% of the issued share capital, while the Jolly Foundation now holds 5,547,115 shares, or 0.97%.
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AO World plc announces that, on 20 January 2026, John Roberts, CEO and PDMR of the Company, gifted, at nil cost, 2,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.25p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to the Jolly Foundation. The Jolly Foundation is a registered charity and private company limited by guarantee, of which John Roberts and his spouse are each a trustee, member and director.
As a result of these transactions, John Roberts' beneficial holding is 88,551,926* Ordinary Shares, representing 15.41% of the current issued share capital of the Company, and the Jolly Foundation's beneficial holding is 5,547,115 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.97% 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 and 5,547,115 Ordinary Shares held by the Jolly Foundation, of which he is a trustee, member and director.
The Notification of Dealing Forms provided in accordance with the requirements of UK MAR in relation to the transactions listed above are 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 | Gift of shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 2,000,0000 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | As above |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 20 January 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | The Jolly Foundation |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Person Closely Associated with John Roberts, PDMR |
| 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 | Acquisition of shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 2,000,000 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | As above |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 20 January 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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