Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Meeting
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RNS Number : 8392N Angling Direct PLC 06 June 2022
6 June 2022
Angling Direct plc
("Angling Direct" or the "Company")
Annual Report, Notice of Annual General Meeting, Admission Document Disclosure
Angling Direct plc (AIM: ANG), the leading omni-channel specialist fishing
tackle and equipment retailer, announces that the Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 January 2022 has been distributed to shareholders
together with the Notice of Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting
("AGM" or "Meeting") will be held at the Head Office of the Company, at Unit
2D Wendover Road, Rackheath Industrial Estate, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 6LH on
15 June 2022 at 10.00 a.m.
A copy of each document is available on the Company's website at:
https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/corporate/
(https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/corporate/)
The results of voting will be announced following the conclusion of the
Meeting and will also be available on the Group's website.
David Davies' Interests in the Company
The Company's Admission Document published in July 2017 disclosed David Davies
(Non-Executive Director of the Company) and his immediate family as being
interested in 15,625 Ordinary Shares. These shares were held in a family trust
controlled by a close relative of Mr Davies but not one of his 'persons
closely associated' ('PCAs', as defined under the Market Abuse Regulation).
These shares have now been transferred out of the family trust to certain of
the underlying beneficiaries, none of whom are PCAs of Mr Davies. As at 6 June
2022, Mr Davies does not have an interest in the capital of the Company.
For further information please contact:
Angling Direct plc +44 (0) 1603 258658
Martyn Page, Non-Executive Chairman
Andy Torrance, Chief Executive Officer
Steven Crowe, Chief Financial Officer
Singer Capital Markets - NOMAD and Broker +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
Peter Steel, Alex Bond, James Fischer (Corporate Finance)
Tom Salvesen (Corporate Broking)
FTI Consulting - Financial PR +44 (0) 20 3727 1000
Alex Beagley
Sam Macpherson
Alice Newlyn
About Angling Direct
Angling Direct is the leading omni-channel specialist fishing tackle retailer
in the UK. The Company sells fishing tackle products and related equipment
through its network of retail stores, located strategically throughout the UK
as well as through its leading digital platform ( www.anglingdirect.co.uk
(https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/) .de, .fr and .nl) and other third-party
websites.
Angling Direct is committed to supporting its active customer base and
widening access to the angling community through its passionate colleagues,
store-based qualified coaches, social media reach and ADTV YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOenrSpp_3DpdT14EBrPkWA) channel. The
Company currently sells over 20,000 fishing tackle products, including capital
items, consumables, luggage and clothing. Angling Direct also owns and sells
fishing tackle products under its own brand 'Advanta', which was formally
launched in March 2016.
From 1986 to 2002, the Company's founders acquired interests in a number of
small independent fishing tackle shops in Norfolk and, in 2002, they acquired
a significant premise in Norwich, which was branded Angling Direct. Since
2002, the Company has continued to acquire or open new stores, taking the
total number up to 42 retail stores. In 2015, the Company opened a 2,800 sq.
metres central distribution centre in Rackheath, Norfolk, where the Company's
head office is also located. In January 2022 Angling Direct acquired an
additional 3,900 sq. metres distribution centre in Venlo, Netherlands to
service its established, and rapidly growing, presence in Europe with native
language websites set up in key regions to address demand.
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