AO World plc Director/PDMR Shareholding (4813W)

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RNS Number : 4813W

AO World plc

18 August 2020

For immediate release

AO World plc (the "Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

The Company received notification today of the following change in the interests of Ordinary Shares in the Company in respect of the undermentioned Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") arising from the transfer of shares to charity:

 
                    Date of      Number of             Consideration   Resultant     Resultant 
   PDMR/PCA          transfer     shares transferred    per share       interest      % interest 
                                                        (pence)         in shares*    in shares* 
 Chris Hopkinson 
  Non-Executive     13 August 
  Director           2020                     75,000             Nil    22,530,429         4.71% 
                   -----------  --------------------  --------------  ------------  ------------ 
 

*Excludes 350,877 ordinary shares held by Gayle Halstead, defined under MAR as a person closely associated with Chris Hopkinson

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

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name                                  Chris Hopkinson 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
 a)   Position/status                       Non-Executive Director 
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 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 
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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 
 a)   Description of                        Ordinary shares of 0.25p each 
       the financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
     ==================================== 
 b)   Nature of the                         Gift to charity 
       transaction 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                      Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                                       NIL       75,000 
                                                              ---------- 
     ==================================== 
 d)   Aggregated information                As above 
       - Aggregated volume 
       - Price 
 e)   Date of the transaction               13 August 2020 
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 f)   Place of the transaction              London, England 
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