Director/PDMR Shareholding
Chris Hopkinson, a non-executive director of AO World PLC, sold 700,000 ordinary shares on January 23, 2026, at a price of 107p per share, for a total transaction value of £749,000. Following this sale, Hopkinson now holds 21,080,429 ordinary shares, representing 3.67% of the company's issued share capital. This transaction was notified on January 27, 2026, and is considered an initial notification under UK MAR regulations.
Select text to share a quote on X · sign in to keep highlights & notes in your AO. notes
On 27 January 2026, the Company received notification that on 23 January 2026, Chris Hopkinson, a non-executive director of the Company, sold 700,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 107p per share. As a result of the transaction: Chris Hopkinson holds 21,080,429* ordinary shares representing 3.67% of the current issued share capital of the Company.
*Holding for Chris Hopkinson excludes 350,877 ordinary shares held by Gayle Halstead, a person with whom Chris Hopkinson is closely associated.
The Notification of Dealing Forms provided in accordance with the requirements of UK MAR in relation to the transactions are set out below:
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Chris Hopkinson | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-executive director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| a) | Name | AO World PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138005FFOAJIUZY4375 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 0.25p each GB00BJTNFH41 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | As above | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 23 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.