Directors Dealings/PDMR Shareholding

Kelso Group Holdings PLC

20 July 2023

 

Kelso Group Holdings Plc ("Kelso" or the "Company")

Directors Dealings/PDMR Shareholding

Kelso, the main market listed company, announces that John Goold, CEO of the Company, and Jamie Brooke, CIO of the Company, have each bought 500,000 ordinary shares of 1p in the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

Specifically on 18 July 2023, John Goold bought 500,000 Ordinary Shares at 2.77p. John's subsequent holding is 40,250,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 12.7% of the total voting rights of the Company. On 19 July 2023, Jamie Brooke bought 500,000 Ordinary Shares at 2.77p. Jamie's subsequent holding is 21,000,000 Ordinary Shares representing 6.6% of the total voting rights of the Company. The company's current issued share capital is 317,525,000 Ordinary Shares.

The directors of Kelso, in aggregate, own 69,150,000 Ordinary Shares representing 21.8% of the total voting rights of the Company.

For further information please contact:

Kelso Group Holdings plc	[phone]
John Goold, Chief Executive Officer Mark Kirkland, Chief Financial Officer Jamie Brooke, Chief Investment Officer
Zeus (Broker)	[phone]
Nick Cowles, Ed Beddows (Investment Banking) Ben Robertson (Corporate Broking)

About Kelso:

Kelso was established in November 2022 to identify, engage and unlock trapped value in UK listed companies. Through active engagement and alignment with other stakeholders, Kelso aims to effect change where existing shareholders are often unable or unwilling to do so themselves. Kelso is run by John Goold (CEO), Mark Kirkland (CFO and Strategy) and Jamie Brooke (CIO) each of which have over 25 years of experience in the quoted and unquoted UK small and mid-cap market.

Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a.	Name	1)    John Goold 2)    Jamie Brooke
2	Reason for notification
a.	Position/Status	1)    Chief Executive Officer 2)    Chief Investment Officer
b.	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Kelso Group Holdings plc
b.	LEI	213800K4RRUZLUE5GC02
	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 1p each ISIN: GB00BK1VJS23
b.	Nature of the transaction	Open market share purchase
c.	Price(s) and volume(s) - Transaction 1 (Purchase 18/07/2023) - Transaction 2 (Purchase      19/07/2023) -	Price(s) Volume(s) 2.77p 2.77p 500,000 500,000
d.	Aggregated information -    Transaction 1 (Purchase 18/07/2022) - Transaction 2 (Purchase        19/07/2023)	Price(s) Aggregated volume(s) Aggregated Total 2.77p 2.77p 500,000 500,000 £13,850 £13,850
e.	Date of the transaction(s)	1)    18/07/2023 2)    19/07/2023
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

 

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