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Kape TechnologiesAnnouncement

31/03/2021 07:05

RNS Number : 0365U
  
Kape Technologies PLC
  
31 March 2021
  
 

31 March 2021
Kape Technologies plc
("Kape," the "Group" or the "Company")
PDMR Dealings
Kape (AIM: KAPE), the consumer-focused digital privacy and security business, announces the following dealings by PDMRs. 
Pursuant to the completion of the acquisition of Webselenese Ltd. ("Webselenese"), 12,123,769 ordinary shares of US$0.0001 each ("Ordinary Shares") have today been issued to the founders and certain senior members of staff of Webselenese (the "Consideration Shares").
Ran Greenberg and Ariel Hochstadt, the founders of Webselenese, have each been issued 5,579,027 Ordinary Shares. Two senior members of staff at Webselenese, have also been allotted 608,572 and 357,143 Ordinary Shares respectively as retention payments, out of the Consideration Shares. 
As announced on 8 March 2021, Ran Greenberg and Ariel Hochstadt have also both used part of the cash consideration proceeds from the sale of Webselenese to acquire Ordinary Shares in the market. On 30 March 2021, Ran Greenberg purchased 168,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 288 pence per share. On 30 March 2021, Ariel Hochstadt also purchased 168,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 288 pence per share.
Following the issue of the Consideration Shares and the purchase of Ordinary Shares on 30 March 2021, the holdings of Messrs Greenberg and Hochstadt are as follows: 







Ordinary Shares held


% of total voting rights held




Ran Greenberg


5,747,027


2.58%




Ariel Hochstadt


5,747,027


2.58%



 
Enquiries:
 



Kape Technologies plc
Ido Erlichman, Chief Executive Officer
Moran Laufer, Chief Financial Officer
 


via Vigo Communications




Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Mark Percy / Toby Gibbs / James Thomas / Michael McGloin


+44 (0)20 7408 4090




Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Broker)
Alex Price / Brad Topchik / Alain Dobkin / Richard Short
 


+44 (0) 20 7710 7600




Vigo Communications (Financial Public Relations)
Jeremy Garcia / Antonia Pollock
kape@vigocomms.com


+44 (0)20 7390 0237



About Kape
Kape is a leading 'privacy-first' digital security software provider to consumers. Through its range of privacy and security products, Kape focuses on protecting consumers and their personal data as they go about their daily digital lives.
To date, Kape has over 2.5 million paying subscribers, supported by a team of over 360 people across eight locations worldwide.
Through its subscription-based platform, Kape has fast established a highly scalable SaaS-based operating model, geared towards serving the vast global consumer digital privacy market.
www.kape.com  
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1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a) 


Name


Mr. Ran Greenberg 




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


PDMR




b)


Initial notification /Amendment


Initial




3


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Kape Technologies plc




b)


LEI


213800GTF3PYCXPXET67




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 $0.0001 par value each
 
 
 
ISIN: IM00BQ8NYV14




b)


Nature of the transaction


Share Consideration




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




£1.915


5,579,027








d)
 


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


N/A




e)


Date of the transaction


31 March 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange



 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a) 


Name


Mr. Ran Greenberg 




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


PDMR




b)


Initial notification /Amendment


Initial




3


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Kape Technologies plc




b)


LEI


213800GTF3PYCXPXET67




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 $0.0001 par value each
 
 
 
ISIN: IM00BQ8NYV14




b)


Nature of the transaction


Purchase 




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




£2.88


168,000








d)
 


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


N/A




e)


Date of the transaction


30 March 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange



 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a) 


Name


Mr. Ariel Hochstadt 




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


PDMR




b)


Initial notification /Amendment


Initial




3


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Kape Technologies plc




b)


LEI


213800GTF3PYCXPXET67




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 $0.0001 par value each
 
 
 
ISIN: IM00BQ8NYV14




b)


Nature of the transaction


Share Consideration




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




£1.915


5,579,027








d)
 


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


N/A




e)


Date of the transaction


31 March 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange



 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a) 


Name


Mr. Ariel Hochstadt 




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


PDMR




b)


Initial notification /Amendment


Initial




3


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor




a)


Name


Kape Technologies plc




b)


LEI


213800GTF3PYCXPXET67




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 $0.0001 par value each
 
 
 
ISIN: IM00BQ8NYV14




b)


Nature of the transaction


Purchase




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)


 



Price(s)


Volume(s)




£2.88


168,000








d)
 


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


N/A




e)


Date of the transaction


30 March 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange



 

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