22nd Jan 2026 08:56
22 January 2026
AO World plc (the "Company")
Director / PDMR & PCA Shareholding
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.
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
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 | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AO World PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138005FFOAJIUZY4375 | ||||
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 | |||||
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) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | As above
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e) | Date of the transaction | 20 January 2026 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
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 | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AO World PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138005FFOAJIUZY4375 | ||||
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 | |||||
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) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | As above
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e) | Date of the transaction | 20 January 2026 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
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