Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 4783F
K3 Business Technology Group PLC
24 September 2024
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

 

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

K3 Business Technology Group 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 obligationiv

Name

Kestrel Partners LLP

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

LONDON, UK

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

Name

Kestrel Opportunities, a cell of Guernsey Portfolios PCC Ltd (through Bank of New York Nominees Ltd) and various other clients of Kestrel Partners LLP (through JIM Nominees Ltd, Bank of New York Nominees Ltd and Northern Trust Company AVFC)

City and country of registered office (if applicable)


5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

20 Sep 2024

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 Sep 2024

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 of issuervii

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

29.02%


29.02%

12,982,293

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

28.08%




 

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

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

ISIN  GB00B00P6061

N/A

12,982,293

N/A

29.02%











SUBTOTAL 8. A

12,982,293

29.02%

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (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 Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

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) issuerxiii


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
xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Namexv

% 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

Bank of New York Nominees Ltd

19.29%


19.29%

JIM Nominees Limited

0.71%


0.71%

Bank of New York Nominees Ltd

6.06%


6.06%

Northern Trust Company AVFC

2.96%


2.96%

 

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 informationxvi

The indirect voting rights held under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios managed by Kestrel Partners LLP under discretionary investment management agreements reported in accordance with DTR 5.1.5 (1) (a)

 

 

Place of completion

London

Date of completion

24 September 2024

 

 

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