K3 Business Technology Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (4626Z)

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RNS Number : 4626Z

K3 Business Technology Group PLC

14 March 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                 K3 Business Technology 
  the underlying issuer                                                                    Group PLC 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                      Kestrel Partners LLP 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                        Kestrel Opportunities, a cell 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                             of Guernsey Portfolios PCC 
                                                                    Ltd (through BNY Mellon Nominees 
                                                                          Limited) and various other 
                                                                         clients of Kestrel Partners 
                                                                           LLP (through JIM Nominees 
                                                                         Ltd and through Bank of New 
                                                                                  York Nominees Ltd) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                            10 March 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                               14 March 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                             Through 20% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                            Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                             triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number                      Number            Number      Number of voting       % of voting 
                 of                          of               of           rights                 rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting           shares 
                                             Rights 
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                                                              Direct      Direct     Indirect    Direct        Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
 Shares of 
 25p each 
 ISIN 
 GB00B00P6061   7,152,631                   7,152,631         n/a         n/a        7,217,451   n/a           20.05% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                Exercise/                     Number of voting         % of voting 
 financial           date                      Conversion                    rights that              rights 
 instrument          (xiii)                    Period (xiv)                  may be 
                                                                             acquired if 
                                                                             the 
                                                                             instrument 
                                                                             is 
                                                                             exercised/ 
                                                                             converted. 
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 n/a                n/a                       n/a                           n/a                      n/a 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/                 Number of voting         % of voting 
 financial        price         date             Conversion                rights instrument        rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period                    refers to                xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
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 n/a              n/a          n/a              n/a                       n/a                      Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                   n/a           n/a 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------    --------    -------  ----------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 7,217,451                                                      20.05% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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                                         Indirect - BNY Mellon Nominees Limited - 5,875,185 Shares. 
                                                                            16.32% of voting rights 
                                            Indirect - JIM Nominees Limited - 690,034 Shares. 1.92% 
                                                                                   of voting rights 
                                         Indirect - Bank of New York Nominees Ltd - 652,232 Shares. 
                                                                             1.81% of voting rights 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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                                                                Disclosure based on Total 
  13. Additional information:                                   voting rights of 35,999,201 
                                                                The indirect voting rights 
                                                                held under (9) relate to 
                                                                shares held in client portfolios 
                                                                managed by Kestrel Partners 
                                                                LLP under discretionary investment 
                                                                management agreements 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                      Ian Forrest 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                        0203 371 6100 
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