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RNS Number : 2145X Hotel Chocolat Group PLC 19 December 2023
19 December 2023
Hotel Chocolat Group plc
("Hotel Chocolat", the "Company" or the "Group")
Block Admission Application
Hotel Chocolat Group plc (AIM:HOTC), a direct-to-consumer premium chocolate
brand, provides notification that a new block listing application ("Block
Admission Application") has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the
admission to trading on AIM of up to 3,473,442 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence
each in the Company (the "New Ordinary Shares").
The New Ordinary Shares will be issued to satisfy the requirement to allot
shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, Save as You Earn Plan and
Restricted Stock Plan as agreed to be allocated under the Scheme of
Arrangement. It is expected that admission will become effective on 22
December 2023.
When issued, the New Ordinary Shares will be credited as fully paid and will
rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of 0.1 pence
each in the capital of the Company.
For further information:
Hotel Chocolat Group
plc
c/o Citigate + 44 (0) 20 7638 9571
Angus Thirlwell, Chief Executive Officer
Jon Akehurst, Chief Financial Officer
Liberum Capital Limited - Nominated Advisor and
Broker
+ 44 (0) 20 3100 2222
Dru Danford
Ed Thomas
Miquela Bezuidenhoudt
Citigate Dewe Rogerson - Financial
PR
+ 44 (0) 20 7638 9571
Angharad
Couch
Ellen Wilton
Alex Winch
In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Takeover Code, a copy of this announcement
will be available, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons
resident in restricted jurisdictions, on Hotel Chocolat's website at
https://www.hotelchocolat.com/uk/investor-relations-offer.html by no later
than 12 noon (London time) on the business day following the date of this
announcement. The content of the website referred to in this announcement is
not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.
Notes to Editors:
Hotel Chocolat is a premium British chocolate maker with a strong and
distinctive D2C brand. The business was founded by Angus Thirlwell and Peter
Harris, who are still executives within the business, and has traded under the
Hotel Chocolat brand since 2003. The Group is unusual in being a grower
(organic cacao farm in Saint Lucia), a manufacturer (Cambridgeshire, UK) and
owning its extensive direct to consumer channels (branded stores, websites).
The Group was admitted to trading on AIM in 2016.
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