Company Announcements

Shareholdings Update

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Rockwood Realisation PLC
21 March 2022
 

("RKW" or the "Company")

Shareholdings Update

The Board of RKW would like to inform the market that Gresham House plc ("GHE"), the parent company of its former investment manager, has notified the Company that it has sold its entire c.23.7% interest (being 602,866 ordinary shares) in RKW to a number of institutional investors, including RKW's current investment manager, Harwood Capital LLP ("Harwood").

The Board has also been notified that Harwood now owns 28.9% of RKW's issued share capital having increased its shareholding from 9.19% by acquiring 500,577 ordinary shares in the Company. In addition, Richard Staveley, a senior member of the investment management team at Harwood tasked with managing RKW's investment portfolio, has acquired 18,000 RKW shares representing 0.7% of RKW's issued share capital, adding to his previous holding of 0.3% in RKW. Harwood and Mr Staveley are viewed as acting in concert and together their combined shareholding now totals 29.9% of RKW's issued share capital.

RKW previously traded as Gresham House Strategic plc (GHS). In December 2021, the name was changed to Rockwood Realisation plc and the investing policy of RKW was amended to place the Company into an extended run off with the view of realising the Company's investment portfolio over a two year period and returning the realisation proceeds to shareholders.  Harwood has indicated to the Board that it believes that the investing policy does not operate in the best interests of RKW's shareholders and should be reviewed. The Board will therefore be engaging with Harwood, in its capacity as both the Company's investment manager and largest shareholder, to consider whether a change of investing policy is warranted. Shareholders should note that any change in such policy would need to be voted upon at a general meeting convened for that purpose.

The Board intends to make a further announcement concerning the future of RKW and its investing policy in due course.

RKW has also agreed to dispose of an investment in Hanover Co-Invest S.C.A. SICAV-RAIF Sub-Fund 1 ("Hanover Co-Invest") that was made in mid-2021, to GHE or its nominees.  This investment was acquired by RKW for £855,586 and GHE has agreed to acquire it for the same. By virtue of GHE having held a greater than a 10% shareholding in RKW within the last 12 months, this sale constitutes a related party transaction under the AIM Rule 13.  RKW's Independent Directors, having consulted with the Company's Nominated Adviser, finnCap Limited, consider that the terms of the disposal of Hanover Co-Invest to GHE are fair and reasonable in so far as Shareholders are concerned.

Enquiries:

 

Rockwood Realisation Plc

Chairman

Noel Lamb

020 7264 4444




Harwood Capital LLP

Investment Manager

Christopher Hart

020 7640 3200




 

finnCap

(Nominated Adviser and Broker)

 

Carl Holmes

William Marle

Mark Whitfeld

 

 

 

020 7220 0500

KL Communications

Charles Gorman

Will Sanderson

 

020 3995 6673

 

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i


1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii:

Rockwood Realisation Plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer


2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify) iii:


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv

Name

Gresham House Plc

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, UK

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v

Name

Rock Nominees Limited

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, UK

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:

18 March 2022

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

18 March 2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation


% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

NIL


NIL

NIL

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

23.73%


23.73%


 

 

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

(DTR5.1)

Indirect

 (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(DTR5.1)

Indirect

(DTR5.2.1)

GB00BYRH4982


NIL


NIL











SUBTOTAL 8. A

NIL

NIL

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights


















SUBTOTAL 8. B 1



 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

Settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights






















SUBTOTAL 8.B.2



 

 

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii

X

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv


Name xv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Gresham House Plc

NIL


NIL


















10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A


11. Additional information xvi


 

Place of completion

London

Date of completion

18 March 2022

 

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BYRH4982

Issuer Name

Rockwood Realisation Plc

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Harwood Capital LLP

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

18-Mar-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

19-Mar-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

.

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held in issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

28.890000

0.000000

28.890000

734000

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

9.040000

0.000000

9.040000

229604

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)

Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

GB00BYRH4982

734000


28.890000


Sub Total 8.A

734000

28.890000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights






Sub Total 8.B1




8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights







Sub Total 8.B2




9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person

Name of controlled undertaking

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills

Harwood Capital LLP

28.890000



10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

19-Mar-2022

13. Place Of Completion

London Stock Exchange

 

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

 

 

Harwood Capital LLP as investment manager for Harwood HoldCo Limited

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

Christopher Mills is Chief Executive of the investment manager, which is also the investment manager for Rockwood Realisation Plc

 

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

 

Initial Notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Rockwood Realisation Plc

 

b)

 

LEI

 

 

213800K6BRTXR7RNG709

 

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 £0.50 each



Identification code

GB00BYRH4982

 



b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Share purchase

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)







Price(s)

Volume(s)




1414.413

550,557







d)

 

Aggregated information




- Aggregated volume

N/A single transaction



- Price

£7,079,943.28



e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

18 March 2022

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

London Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

 

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