Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (The) Exercise of Options and Total Voting Rights (7926M)
26 May 2022 - 4:00PM
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RNS Number : 7926M
Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (The)
26 May 2022
26 May 2022
The Artisanal Spirits Company plc
("The Artisanal Spirits Company", "ASC" or the "Company")
Exercise of Options
and
Total Voting Rights
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 it has issued and allotted 171,000 new
ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("New Ordinary
Shares") following the exercise of options by a former employee of
the Company.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the
171,000 New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM
("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective
and trading in the New Ordinary Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m.
on 31 May 2022.
The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu in all respects
with the Company's existing ordinary shares.
Total Voting Rights
Following Admission, the Company's total issued share capital
will be 69,776,774 Ordinary Shares. The Company does not hold any
shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in
the Company will be 69,776,774.
The above figure of 69,776,774 may be used by shareholders as
the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine
if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to
their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance
and Transparency Rules.
For further enquiries:
The Artisanal Spirits Company plc via Alma PR
David Ridley, Managing Director
Andrew Dane, Finance Director
Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7496 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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