Director/PDMR Shareholding

AO World plc

27 January 2026

 

AO World PLC (the "Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

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:

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	Chris Hopkinson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-executive director
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	Ordinary shares of 0.25p each GB00BJTNFH41
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 107p 700,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	As above
e)	Date of the transaction	23 January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

Enquiries:

AO World PLC

Company Secretary

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