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Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (The)
24 May 2022
24 May 2022
The Artisanal Spirits Company plc
("The Artisanal Spirits Company", "ASC" or the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Artisanal Spirits Company (AIM: ART), the owner of The
Scotch Malt Whisky Society ("SMWS"), the leading curator and
provider of premium, single cask Scotch malt whisky and other
spirits for sale primarily online to a discerning global
membership, announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
held today, all resolutions were duly passed.
The results of the poll for each resolution put to shareholders
at the AGM are set out below:
Resolution For % Against % against Votes
for withheld
1. To receive and consider
the Annual report and accounts
2021 25,795,613 99.99 1,785 0.01 0
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2. To approve the Directors'
remuneration report 25,788,144 99.99 3,835 0.01 5,419
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3. To re-elect Mark Hunter 25,792,849 99.99 2,620 0.01 1,929
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4. To re-elect Paul Skipworth 25,790,456 99.98 5,013 0.02 1,929
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5. To re-elect David Ridley 25,790,456 99.98 5,013 0.02 1,929
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6. To re-elect Andrew Dane 25,790,456 99.98 5,013 0.02 1,929
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7. To re-elect Mark Bedingham 25,792,849 99.99 2,620 0.01 1,929
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8. To re-elect Gavin Hewitt
CMG 25,792,849 99.99 2,620 0.01 1,929
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9. To re-elect Lesley Jackson 25,792,849 99.99 2,620 0.01 1,929
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10. To re-elect Helen Page 25,792,947 99.99 2,620 0.01 1,831
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11. To appoint Mazars LLP
as Auditor 25,791,308 99.98 4,974 0.02 1,116
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12. To authorise the Board
of Directors to set the
Auditors' fees 25,790,228 99.98 4,974 0.02 2,196
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13. To authorise the Directors
to allot further shares 25,788,238 99.97 7,079 0.03 2,081
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14. To disapply pre-emption
rights 24,235,948 93.95 1,559,369 6.05 2,081
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Notes
As at 19 May 2022, being the date which shareholders had to be
on the register to be eligible to vote, there were 69,605,774
ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per
share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been
included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and
against a resolution.
A recording of the AGM and a document responding to the
questions raised will be available shortly on the Company's website
at www.artisanal-spirits.com .
For further enquiries:
The Artisanal Spirits Company plc via Alma PR
David Ridley, Managing Director
Andrew Dane, Finance Director
Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser Tel: +44 (0) 20 7496
and Sole Broker) 3000
Sandy Fraser
Rachel Hayes
George Tzimas
Asha Chotai
Alma PR (Financial PR) Tel: +44 (0)20 3405 0205
Josh Royston artisanalspirits@almapr.co.uk
David Ison
Lily Soares Smith
About The Artisanal Spirits Company
Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) is based in Edinburgh. It owns
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) which was established in 1983
and currently has a growing worldwide membership of over 35,000
paying subscribers.
Harnessing the experience of some of the most knowledgeable
stewards in the industry, SMWS provides members with inspiring
experiences, content and exclusive access to a vast and unique
range of outstanding single cask Scotch malt whiskies and other
craft spirits, sourced from over 100 distilleries in 20 countries
and expertly curated with diligence and care. In 2021 around 83% of
Group revenue was generated online, whilst 13% was generated
through SMWS's four UK venues.
Having initially proven its premium experience model in the UK,
SMWS is now able to offer its unrivalled breadth of distinguished
flavours to an expanding international market, with 69% of 2021
sales from outside the UK. SMWS has a growing presence in the key
global whisky markets including UK, China, USA and Europe.
ASC is building a portfolio of premium brands that bring
together some of the world's best spirits producers with a growing
movement of discerning consumers by curating unrivalled collections
of craft spirits. In November 2021 it launched J.G. Thomson &
Co. Inspired by its namesake, which was originally a wine and
spirits merchant in Leith, Scotland, in the 1700s, J.G. Thomson is
a new, adventurous blender, creating small batch blended malt
whiskies, blended grain whiskies, rum and gin. J.G. Thomson
products are available from www.jgthomson.com as well as a range of
leading whisky shops, bars and restaurants.
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