Holding in the Company

RNS Number : 9839N
Kooth PLC
05 October 2021
 

Kooth plc

("Kooth" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Holding in the Company

The Board of Kooth was yesterday informed that Root Capital Fund II Limited Partnership, trading under the name ScaleUp Capital, classified as a Person Closely Associated with Mr. Simon Philips, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, had sold 1,280,000 Ordinary Shares on 4 October 2021. ScaleUp Capital's interest is now 12,329,873 Ordinary Shares, representing 37.3% of the Company's issued share capital.

 

This transaction, which was undertaken yesterday in response to market demand, was completed at a price of 365 pence per Ordinary Share.

 

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

 

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Kooth plc


Tim Barker, CEO

Sanjay Jawa, CFO

investorrelations@kooth.com  

Panmure Gordon, Nominated Adviser and sole Broker


Corporate Finance:

Dominic Morley, Ailsa Macmaster

Corporate Broking:

Erik Anderson

+44 (0) 20 7886 2500

FTI Consulting


Jamie Ricketts / Alex Shaw / Usama Ali 

kooth@fticonsulting.com

 

Notes to Editors

About Kooth

Kooth (AIM:KOO) is the UK's leading digital mental health platform, established to provide accessible and safe spaces for everyone to achieve better mental health. The Company's online platform is clinically robust and accredited to provide a range of therapeutic support and interventions. All services are predicated on easy access to make early intervention and prevention a reality.

Kooth offers three services: 

· Kooth is commissioned in over 90% of the NHS's clinical commissioning group areas across the country. It is a fully safeguarded and pre-moderated community with a library of peer and professional created content, alongside access to experienced online counsellors. There are no thresholds for support and no waiting lists. Currently, Kooth sees over 3,000 logins a day.

· Kooth Adult operates across distinct locations and serves specific cohorts, including parents, teachers, victims of crime and those who have suffered from or continue to experience domestic violence.

· Kooth Work is a corporate service, aimed specifically at employers to support the wellbeing of their employees, providing confidential and anonymous access to a wellbeing community, counselling, content and self-help tools. Kooth Work provides valuable, anonymous insights into the wellbeing of the workforce so that employers can identify specific areas of improvement for their wellbeing strategy.

 

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and persons closely associated with them.

 

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

Kooth 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 obligation iv

Name

Root Capital Fund II

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, UK

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

Name


City and country of registered office (if applicable)


5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :

04/10/2021

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

04/10/2021

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 of issuer vii

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

37.3%

N/A

37.3%

33,055,776

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

N/A

N/A

N/A


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

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% 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)

GB00BMCZLK30


12,329,873


37.3%











SUBTOTAL 8. A

12,329,873

37.3%

 

 

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

settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights






















SUBTOTAL 8.B.2




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Place of completion

LONDON, UK

Date of completion

05/10/2021

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