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02 July 2025 09:31:23
- Source: Sharecast
For immediate release
AO World plc (the "Company")
Director / PDMR & PCA Shareholding
AO World plc announces that it received notification on 1 July 2025 that on 30 June 2025 John Roberts, CEO and PDMR of the Company gifted, at nil cost, 2,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.25p each in the Company to, Sally Roberts, his wife and PCA.
As a result of this transaction, John Roberts' beneficial holding is 93,043,526* Ordinary Shares representing 16.03% of the current issued share capital of the Company. Sally Roberts' resultant beneficial holding is 2,000,000 is 0.34%
*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 4,047,115 Ordinary Shares held by the Jolly Foundation, of which John Roberts is a director and trustee. Similarly, Sally Roberts' beneficial holding excludes the 4,047,115 Ordinary Shares held by the Jolly Foundation, of which she is also a director and trustee
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
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
John Roberts |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
AO World PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
2138005FFOAJIUZY4375 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument, identification code |
Ordinary shares of 0.25p each
GB00BJTNFH41 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Gift of shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
As above
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
30 June 2025 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Sally Roberts |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Person Closely Associated with John Roberts, PDMR |
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b) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
AO World PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
2138005FFOAJIUZY4375 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument, identification code |
Ordinary shares of 0.25p each
GB00BJTNFH41 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
As above
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
30 June 2025 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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