Director/PDMR Shareholding
AO World PLC announced that Chief Executive Officer John Roberts sold 3,618,075 ordinary shares at £0.83 per share on 5 October 2026. Following this transaction, Mr. Roberts beneficially holds 79,608,757 ordinary shares, representing 14.08% of the company's issued share capital, excluding shares held in other entities where he has a directorial or trustee role.
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AO World PLC announces that, on 5 October 2026, John Roberts (Chief Executive Officer of the Company) sold 3,618,075 ordinary shares of 0.25p each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of £0.83p per share.
As a result of the transaction, John Roberts holds 79,608,757* Ordinary Shares representing 14.08% of the current issued share capital of the Company.
The Notification of Dealing Form provided in accordance with the requirements of UK 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 | Options over ordinary shares of 0.25p each GB00BJTNFH41 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of ordinary shares of 0.25p each | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 October 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
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