REG - Artisanal Spirits Co - Exercise of Options and Total Voting Rights

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26/05/2022 07:00

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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 (http://www.jgthomson.com/)   as well as a range of
leading whisky shops, bars and restaurants.

 

 

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