PDMR Announcement

RNS Number : 7716B

K3 Business Technology Group PLC

14 June 2021

 

AIM: KBT

14 June 2021

K3 Business Technology Group plc

("K3" or "Company")

PDMR Announcement

K3, which provides mission‐critical business software and cloud solutions, has received notification from non-executive director Per Johan Claesson that on 9 June 2021 CA Fastigheter AB (a company controlled by Per Johan Claesson) transferred 446,428 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") together with 300,000 warrants over Ordinary Shares to Johannes Plan Fastigheter AB (a company also controlled by Per Johan Claesson) (the "Transaction").  The aggregate price for the Transaction was SEK 8,655,000 (based on a price per Ordinary Share of £1.68).

Following the Transaction there has been no change in Per Johan Claesson's overall interest in shares in the Company, which remains at 10,721,780 Ordinary Shares, representing 23.97% of the total voting rights of the Company, and held as follows:

Shareholder	Ordinary Shares	Percentage of issued share capital
PJ Claesson	5,072,926	11.34%
Johan och Marianne Claesson AB	1,947,461	4.35%
Fastighets AB Bremia	567,500	1.27%
CA Fastigheter AB	2,687,465	6.01%
Johannes Plan Fastigheter AB	446,428	1.00%
Total	10,721,780	23.97%

Further details in respect of the Purchase are provided below, in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation (No 596/2014).

For further information contact:

K3 Business Technology Group plc	[phone]
Marco Vergani, CEO
Rob Price, CFO
finnCap Ltd	[phone]
Nominated Adviser and Broker
Julian Blunt/James Thompson (Corporate finance)
Richard Chambers (Corporate Broking)
KTZ Communications	[phone]
Katie Tzouliadis/Dan Mahoney

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	PJ Claesson, and CA Fastigheter AB and Johannes Plan Fastigheter AB (both PCAs of, and companies controlled by, PJ Claesson)
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-executive director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	K3 Business Technology Group plc
b)	LEI	213800QOJ9OF2AV81748
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 Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 25p each and warrants over Ordinary Shares of 25p each ISIN: GB00B00P6061
b)	Nature of the transaction	Transfer of ordinary shares and warrants over ordinary shares between controlled companies
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) SEK 19.3872248 446,428
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	9 June 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B00P6061

Issuer Name

K3 BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An event changing the breakdown of voting

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Per Johan Claesson and controlled companies

City of registered office (if applicable)

Kalmar

Country of registered office (if applicable)

Sweden

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

09-Jun-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

10-Jun-2021

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	23.970000	0.000000	23.970000	10721780
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	23.970000	0.000000	23.970000

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)
Ordinary GB00B00P6061	10721780		23.970000
Sub Total 8.A	10721780		23.970000%

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
PJ Claesson		11.340000		11.340000
PJ Claesson	Johan och Marianne Claesson AB	4.350000		4.350000
PJ Claesson	Fastighets AB Bremia	1.270000		1.270000
PJ Claesson	CA Fastigheter AB	6.010000		6.010000
PJ Claesson	Johannes Plan Fastigheter AB	1.000000		1.000000

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

11-Jun-2021

13. Place Of Completion

Kalmar, Sweden

 

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