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RNS Number : 6472M  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 withheld

                                                                                for
 1. To receive and consider the Annual report and accounts 2021     25,795,613  99.99  1,785      0.01       0
 2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report                   25,788,144  99.99  3,835      0.01       5,419
 3. To re-elect Mark Hunter                                         25,792,849  99.99  2,620      0.01       1,929
 4. To re-elect Paul Skipworth                                      25,790,456  99.98  5,013      0.02       1,929
 5. To re-elect David Ridley                                        25,790,456  99.98  5,013      0.02       1,929
 6. To re-elect Andrew Dane                                         25,790,456  99.98  5,013      0.02       1,929
 7. To re-elect Mark Bedingham                                      25,792,849  99.99  2,620      0.01       1,929
 8. To re-elect Gavin Hewitt CMG                                    25,792,849  99.99  2,620      0.01       1,929
 9. To re-elect Lesley Jackson                                      25,792,849  99.99  2,620      0.01       1,929
 10. To re-elect Helen Page                                         25,792,947  99.99  2,620      0.01       1,831
 11. To appoint Mazars LLP as Auditor                               25,791,308  99.98  4,974      0.02       1,116
 12. To authorise the Board of Directors to set the Auditors' fees  25,790,228  99.98  4,974      0.02       2,196
 13. To authorise the Directors to allot further shares             25,788,238  99.97  7,079      0.03       2,081
 14. To disapply pre-emption rights                                 24,235,948  93.95  1,559,369  6.05       2,081

 

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
(http://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 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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