SSY Sunlink Health Systems

Item 1.  Security and Issuer.  

The class of equity securities to which this Amendment relates is  the common wstock, without par value (the “Common Stock”), of SunLink Health Systems, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “ Company ”). The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1120, Atlanta, Georgia 30339.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.

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I. Filing Parties :  

This Amendment is filed on behalf of the following persons, who are collectively referred to as the “Filing Parties”  :

1. Harwood Capital LLP, formerly known as North Atlantic Value LLP (“ Harwood Capital ”) is a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of England with its principal office and business at 6 Stratton Street, London W1J 8LD England. Harwood Capital is a firm authorized by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority and its principally engaged in the business of investment management of active value and private equity investments, as well as to its private clients.  

2. Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills is a British citizen whose business address is 6 Stratton Street, London W1J 8LD England.  His principal employment includes service as director and chief executive of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc (“NASCIT”) and as chief investment officer and member of Harwood Capital. Mr. Mills has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the last five years and has not, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction which resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. Mr. Mills is a British citizen. 

3. North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc (“ NASCIT ”) is a corporation organized under the laws of England with its principal office and business at 6 Stratton Street, London W1J 8LD England.  NASCIT is a publicly-held investment trust company. Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills is director and chief executive of NASCIT and Harwood Capital acts as manager.  

Item 3.  Source or Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

NASCIT acquired the following number of common shares at the prices and on the dates indicated.  Each acquisition was made for investment purposes out of its available working capital funds. 

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

On June 28, 2007, the Sunlink Health Systems, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and North Atlantic Value LLP now known as Harwood Capital LLP (“ Harwood Capital ”) agreed to elect Christopher H.B. Mills as a director of the Company on certain understandings, including that neither Mr. Mills nor any of his affiliates would propose to publicly effect (i) an acquisition of any securities of the Company that would effect a change in control of the Company, (ii) any tender offer, merger or other business combination involving the Company, (iii) liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to the Company (iv) solicit proxies of voting securities of the Company. In addition, Mr. Mills agreed to resign his position as director if the holdings of his group falls below 5% of the fully diluted common shares of the capital stock of the Company.  Further understandings are described in the letter, which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Amendment on Schedule 13D (the “ Letter Agreement ”).  

NASCIT acquired the following number of common shares at the prices and on the dates indicated.  Each acquisition was made for investment purposes out of its available working capital funds. 

On December 28, 2017, NASCIT disposed of 654,596 shares of common stock of the Company and Harwood Capital LLP disposed of 44, 915 shares of common stock of the Company, pursuant to the Company’s Offer to Purchase dated November 21, 2017, as amended December 7, 2017. The Issuer’s stated purpose in making its Offer to Purchase was to return capital to its shareholders. 

No Filing Party currently has no plans or proposals which relate to or would result in:

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

The aggregate number and percentage of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company beneficially owned (i) by each of the Filing Parties, and (ii) to the knowledge of the Filing Parties, by each other person who may be deemed to be a member of the group, is as follows: 

*Based on 7,416,814 shares of Common Stock, without par value, outstanding as of May 11 2018, which is based on information reported in the Company’s 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018.

+ Consists of 745,402 shares of Common Stock, without par value, held by NASCIT and 51,144 shares of Common Stock, without par value, held by certain of private clients of Harwood Capital.  

In the 60 days prior to the date of this Amendment, the Filing Parties effected no transaction in the Common Stock.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Harwood Capital has certain arrangements with the Company regarding its actions as shareholder described in the Letter Agreement. Harwood Capital is the investment manager and/or investment adviser to NASCIT and its private clients and as such it has the authority to vote or dispose of the Common Stock. Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills is the chief executive of NASCIT.  Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills is also an indirect owner and chief investment officer of Harwood Capital.

Item 7.  Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

99.1 Joint Filing Agreement dated as of September 14, 2018 among the Filing Parties. 

99.2 Agreement of Understanding between SunLink Health Systems, Inc. and Christopher H.B. Mills regarding service as a director.  

Schedule A

Information Concerning Directors and Executive Officers of the Filing Parties

The following table sets forth certain information concerning each of the members and partners of Harwood as of the date hereof:

Members:

Name: Jeremy James Brade 

(Member) 

Citizenship: British 

Business Address:                6 Stratton Street 

London, W1J 8LD 

England 

Principal Occupation: Member, Harwood Capital 

Name: James Douglas Agnew 

(Member) 

Citizenship: British 

Business Address: 6 Stratton Street 

London, W1J 8LD 

England 

Principal Occupation: Member, Harwood Capital  

Name: Keith Andrew Jelley 

(Member) 

Citizenship: British 

Business Address: 6 Stratton Street 

London, W1J 8LD 

England 

Principal Occupation: Member, Harwood 

Name: Timothy James Sturm 

(Member) 

Citizenship: British 

Business Address: 6 Stratton Street 

London, W1J 8LD 

England 

Principal Occupation: Member, Harwood Capital 

Name: Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills 

(Chief Investment Officer and Indirect Owner through Harwood Capital Management Limited) 

Citizenship: British 

Business Address: 6 Stratton Street 

London, W1J 8LD 

England 

Principal Occupation: Chief Executive, NASCIT 

Chief Investment Officer, Harwood