REG - East Imperial PLC - Notice of General Meeting and Creditors' Meeting

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RNS Number : 1080A  East Imperial PLC  12 August 2024

12 August 2024

East Imperial plc

("East Imperial" or the "Company")

 

General Meeting and Creditors' Meeting - Proposed appointment of Joint
Liquidators

 

Further to the Company's announcement on 31 July 2024, East Imperial, the
former global purveyor of super-premium beverages, announces that the Board of
Directors met on 9 August 2024 and concluded that the necessary steps be taken
to place the Company into creditors' voluntary liquidation.

Accordingly, it was resolved, inter alia, that:

1.     a general meeting of shareholders of the Company be convened to be
held on 28 August 2024 at 9.00AM to consider and, if thought fit, pass as an
ordinary resolution that the Company be wound-up voluntarily, and pass as a
special resolution that David Rubin and Asher Miller of Begbies Traynor
(London) LLP be appointed as joint liquidators; and

2.    a meeting of creditors be convened to be held on 28 August at 9.30 AM
where decisions will be sought from the creditors to decide on the nomination
of the joint liquidators and the basis of their remuneration, and whether a
liquidation committee be established.

Both meetings will be held virtually and formal notices of both meetings have
been sent to each respective shareholder and creditor of the Company.

The results of these meetings will be announced on 28 August 2024.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
the UK version of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 which is part of UK law by
virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended ("MAR"). Upon
the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service,
this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

 

For further information, please contact:

 East Imperial plc                                            ST-Team@btguk.com

 Anthony Burt

 Allenby Capital Limited (Broker)                            +44 (0)20 3328 5656

 Guy McDougall / Matt Butlin (Sales and Corporate Broking)

 Jeremy Porter / Piers Shimwell (Corporate Finance)

 

About East Imperial

 

Founded in New Zealand and Singapore in 2012, the East Imperial Group produced
a range of super-premium mixers sold throughout APAC, the US and EMEA. Guided
by a strategy to capitalise on the growing demand for premiumisation across
the beverage industry, East Imperial has sold over 33 million bottles in over
20 countries since its founding, with popular products including Old World
Tonic Water, Grapefruit Tonic Water, Yuzu Tonic Water and Mombasa Ginger Beer.
In 2023, East Imperial won 8 medals at the coveted Tonic & Mixers Masters
Competition in London.

 

 

 

 

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