Sportech PLC Notification of Major Holdings (8429K)

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RNS Number : 8429K

Sportech PLC

30 August 2023

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B28ZPV64

Issuer Name

SPORTECH 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)

 
  Name                    City of registered office    Country of registered office 
   Harwood Capital LLP     London                       United Kingdom 
                        ===========================  ============================== 
 

4. Details of the shareholder

 
  Name                                                      City of registered office    Country of registered office 
   North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc     London                       United Kingdom 
                                                          ===========================  ============================== 
   Harwood Capital LLP                                       London                       United Kingdom 
                                                          ===========================  ============================== 
 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

25-Aug-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

30-Aug-2023

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

 
                          % of voting rights      % of voting rights      Total of both in %      Total number of 
                          attached to shares      through financial       (8.A + 8.B)             voting rights held 
                          (total of 8.A)          instruments (total                              in issuer 
                                                  of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) 
   Resulting situation 
    on the date on 
    which threshold 
    was crossed or 
    reached                18.180000               0.000000                18.180000               1765000 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
   Position of 
    previous 
    notification (if 
    applicable)            17.120000               0.000000                17.120000               17120316 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
 

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    Number of direct        Number of indirect      % of direct voting      % of indirect voting 
ISIN code(if possible)  voting rights (DTR5.1)  voting rights           rights (DTR5.1)         rights (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                (DTR5.2.1) 
GB00B28ZPV64               25000                                           0.260000 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
GB00B28ZPV64               1740000                                         17.920000 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
Sub Total 8.A              1765000                                         18.180000% 
                        ==============================================  ============================================== 
 

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

 
Type of financial           Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
instrument                                                               that may be acquired if 
                                                                         the instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/converted 
 
Sub Total 8.B1 
                            ===========================================  =========================  ================== 
 

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

 
Type of financial   Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  Physical or cash     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
instrument                           period               settlement           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     Name of controlled       % of voting rights if  % of voting rights     Total of both if it 
person                   undertaking              it equals or is        through financial      equals or is higher 
                                                  higher than the        instruments if it      than the notifiable 
                                                  notifiable threshold   equals or is higher    threshold 
                                                                         than the notifiable 
                                                                         threshold 
                            North Atlantic 
                             Smaller Companies 
   Christopher Harwood       Investment Trust 
    Bernard Mills            Plc                     17.920000                                     17.920000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Christopher Harwood 
    Bernard Mills           Harwood Capital LLP      0.260000                                      0.260000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 

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

30-Aug-2023

13. Place Of Completion

London Stock Exchange

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