REG-Everest Global Plc: Acquisition of Precious Link (UK) Limited

Everest GlobalAnnouncement

18/12/2023 07:15

 

 

18 December
2023                                                                                                               

Everest Global plc

("Everest" or the "Company")

Acquisition of Precious Link (UK) Limited, a UK wine retailer

Following the announcement on 4 July 2023, whereby the Company entered into an
agreement to provide a loan of £200,000 to Precious Link (UK) Limited
("Precious Link"), Everest is today pleased to announce that it has entered
into a share purchase agreement ("SPA") with PI Distribution Investment Ltd,
to acquire the entire issued share capital of Precious Link.

Under the terms of the SPA, PI Distribution Investment Limited, a company
incorporated and registered in the British Virgin Islands, has agreed to sell
its wholly owned subsidiary, Precious Link, to Everest for a consideration of
12,500,000 new ordinary shares of £0.02 each in the issued share capital of
Everest ("Ordinary Shares") at a value of 4 pence per Ordinary Share (being a
premium of 23.08 per cent. compared to the closing middle market price of 3.25
pence per Ordinary Share on 15 December 2023),  valuing the transaction at
£500,000.

Precious Link, a wine retailer incorporated and registered in England and
Wales, consists of 2 retail liquor outlets in the Southeast of England. For
the year ended 30 September 2022, Precious Link made a loss before tax of
£35,057 on turnover of £692,985. For the same period net liabilities
amounted to £533,631.

The £200,000 loan between Precious Link and the Company will remain in force
and the director of Precious Link will assign his loan of circa £0.5m, due to
him from Precious Link, to the Company, as a condition of the SPA.

As set out in the Company's prospectus dated 31 October 2023, the Company
recently extended its acquisition strategy to cover the wider food and
beverage industry with a focus on the beverage distribution and production
sector in the UK and the rest of Europe. The Directors of the Company believe
that the acquisition of Precious Link will provide an entry into the beverage
industry and allow it to access industry know-how and expertise. The Company
believes Precious Link operates in a complementary sector and the acquisition
will pave the way in expanding its activities into the wider food and beverage
sector.

Completion of the acquisition remains subject to a number of conditions
("Completion"). Once such conditions are satisfied or waived by the Company
(in its sole discretion), the 12,500,000 new Ordinary Shares will be issued to
PI Distribution Investment Ltd., following which the Company intends to apply
to the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") for such new Ordinary Shares to be
admitted to the Official List of the FCA (by way of a standard listing under
Chapter 14 of the listing rules published by the FCA under section 73A of the
FSMA as amended from time to time) and to the London Stock Exchange Group plc
("London Stock Exchange") for such Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading
on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.

The Company will make a further announcement confirming Completion and the
issue of the 12,500,000 new Ordinary Shares in due course.

Following Completion and the issue of the 12,500,0000 new Ordinary Shares the
total number of Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights in the Company
will be 77,388,855 ("Total Voting Rights"). No shares are held in treasury.
The Total Voting Rights figure may then be used by shareholders as the
denominator for the calculation by which they may 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.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
EU Regulation 596/2014 (which forms part of domestic UK law pursuant to the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).

The Directors of the Company take responsibility for the contents of this
announcement.

For further information please contact the following:

 Everest Global plc                                                                                               
                                                                                                                  
 Andy Sui, Chief Executive Officer Rob Scott, Non-Executive Director  +44 (0) 776 775 1787 +27 (0)84 6006 001     
                                                                                                                  
 Cairn Financial Advisers LLP                                                                                     
 Jo Turner / Emily Staples                                            +44 (0) 20 7213 0885 / +44 (0)20 7213 0897  
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  

Caution regarding forward looking statements

Certain statements in this announcement, are, or may be deemed to be, forward
looking statements. Forward looking statements are identified by their use of
terms and phrases such as ''believe'', ''could'', "should" ''envisage'',
''estimate'', ''intend'', ''may'', ''plan'', ''potentially'', "expect",
''will'' or the negative of those, variations or comparable expressions,
including references to assumptions. These forward-looking statements are not
based on historical facts but rather on the Directors' current expectations
and assumptions regarding the Company's future growth, results of operations,
performance, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount,
nature and sources of funding thereof), competitive advantages, business
prospects and opportunities. Such forward looking statements reflect the
Directors' current beliefs and assumptions and are based on information
currently available to the Directors.

 



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