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

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03/07/2023 11:45

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RNS Number : 7596E  Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (The)  03 July 2023

3 July 2023

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company plc

("The Artisanal Spirits Company", "ASC", "the Company" or "the Group")

 

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 156,000 new
ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("New Ordinary Shares")
following the exercise of options by an employee of the Company.

 

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the 156,000 New
Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") and it is
expected that Admission will become effective and trading will commence at
8.00 a.m. on 6 July 2023.

 

The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the
Company's existing ordinary shares.

 

Total Voting Rights

 

The Company advises that, following Admission, the Company's issued share
capital will be 70,559,774 Ordinary Shares. The Company does not hold any
shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the
Company is 70,559,774.

 

The above figure of 70,559,774  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 Instinctif PR

 Andrew Dane, Chief Executive Officer

 Billy McCarter, Chief Financial Officer

 Liberum Capital Limited - Nominated Adviser and Broker  Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2222

 Clayton Bush

 Edward Thomas

 Miquela Bezuidenhoudt

 Instinctif Partners (Financial PR)                      Tel: +44 (0)20 7457 2020

 Justine Warren

 Matthew Smallwood

 Joe Quinlan

 

About The Artisanal Spirits Company

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) are curators of the world's favourite,
single-cask and limited-edition whisky.

 

Based in Edinburgh, ASC owns The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) which was
established in 1983 and currently has a growing worldwide membership of over
38,000 paying members.

 

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, with current stocks sourced from over 100 distilleries in
20 countries and expertly curated with diligence and care.

 

Since producing the Society's very first cask, we have created around 10,000
different whisky releases, producing a constant flow of unique and exciting
one-of-a-kind whiskies.

 

With proven e-commerce reach and new brands like J.G. Thomson, ASC is building
a portfolio of limited-edition and small-batch spirits brands for a global
movement of discerning consumers - delivering c.£22 million in annual
revenues with over 80% of revenue generated online and over 65% from outside
the UK, with a growing presence in the key global whisky markets including UK,
China, USA and Europe.

 

ASC has a pioneering business model, a substantial and growing addressable
market presenting a long-term global growth opportunity and a strong and
resilient business primed to deliver growth.

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