Director/PDMR Shareholding

AO World plc

27 July 2023

 

AO World PLC ("the Company")

Director/ PDMR Dealing Notification

On 20 July 2023 nil-cost share awards granted under the Company's AO Incentive Plan 2018 (as amended) (2020 grant) vested, including to persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs").  Following such vesting event, on 25 July 2023 Mark Higgins, CFO and a PDMR of the Company:

(a)  exercised half of his vested 2020 nil-cost share options  for 107,629 ordinary shares of 0.25p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares"); and

(b)  subsequently sold the Shares resulting from such exercise.

Further details are below.

Name/PDMR	Number of share options vested under the 2020 grant	Number of share options exercised, and shares subsequently sold	Sale price per share	Number of share options retained
John Roberts	284,900	None	n/a	284,900
Mark Higgins	215,258	107,629	£0.9762	107,629

Details of all options held by the Executives are set out in the Company's annual report at www.ao-world.com.

The Notification of Dealing Forms provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation in relation to Mr Higgins' transactions 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	Mark Higgins
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR - Chief Financial 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	Exercise of certain share options granted pursuant to the AO Incentive Plan 2018 (as amended) (2020 grant)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £nil 107,629
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	25 July 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Mark Higgins
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR - Chief Financial 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 LPLC
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	Sale of 107,629 ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £0.9762 107,629
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	25 July 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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