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RNS Number : 0927C  Live Company Group PLC  06 February 2024

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014. as it forms part
of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
("UK MAR").

 

6 February 2024

 

LIVE COMPANY GROUP PLC

("LVCG", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

 UPDATE

 

Further to the announcement of 2 February 2024, the Company is pleased to
report that it has released its 2022 Annual Report and Accounts and 2023
Interim accounts today.

However, the Company will remain suspended until it concludes its refinancing
 arrangements, including the previously announced placing, following which it
will clarify its financial position and seek a resoration of trading on AIM.

The Company will update shareholders in due course as appropriate of its
progress.

 

Enquiries:

 Live Company Group Plc                        Tel: 020 7225 2000

 David Ciclitira, Executive Chairman

 Sarah Dees

 info@livecompanygroup.com

 Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser)  Tel: 020 7628 3396

 Roland Cornish/Rosalind Hill Abrahams
 CMC Markets UK Plc                            Tel: 020 3003 8255

 Thomas Smith

 Douglas Crippen

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Live Company Group

 

Live Company Group Plc ("LVCG", the "Company" or the "Group") is a live
events, entertainment and sports events Company, that has been trading on AIM
since 2017.

The Group is divided into four divisions:

 

·    BRICKLIVE - consisting of a network of partner-driven fan-based and
touring shows using BRICKLIVE created content worldwide. The Company owns the
rights to BRICKLIVE - an interactive experience built around the creative
ethos of the world's most popular construction toy bricks. The Group is an
independent producer of BRICKLIVE and is not associated with the LEGO Group.

 

·    LVCG owns the brand KPOP Lux and is the Executive Producer of KPOP
Lux.

 

·    StART Art Global (SAG) - SAG owns StART Art Fair in London which has
been staged over the last 10 years at the Saatchi Gallery. SAG has licensed
the rights to the StART brand in Korea. The licence includes the right to
create and run StART Art Fair Seoul and various StART+ exhibitions.

 

·    Live Company Sports and Entertainment (LCSE) - LCSE owns LCSE Pty in
South Africa.

LVCG is a founder shareholder in E-Movement - the promoter of the Formula E
Race in Cape Town. As part of this relationship E-Movement has retained LCSE
(through E-Movement holdings) as its implementation partner. E-Movement
Holdings a 100% subsidiary of Live Company Group has the right to sell
sponsorship for the Formula E race in Cape Town.

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

Neither this Announcement, nor any copy of it, may be taken or transmitted,
published or distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into the United
States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland or the
Republic of South Africa or to any persons in any of those jurisdictions or
any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the
relevant securities laws of such jurisdiction. This Announcement is for
information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or issue,
or the solicitation of an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for any shares in
the capital of the Company in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New
Zealand, the Republic of Ireland or the Republic of South Africa or any other
state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorised or
to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.  Any
failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of
securities laws of such jurisdictions. The securities referred to in this
Announcement have not been, and will not be, registered under the US
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or with any
securities regulatory authority of any state or jurisdiction of the United
States, or under any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the
United States and may not be offered, sold, resold, pledged, transferred or
delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except
pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to,
the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and, in each case, in
compliance with the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the
United States.

Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish") is the Company's Nominated
Adviser and is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Beaumont Cornish's
responsibilities as the Company's Nominated Adviser, including a
responsibility to advise and guide the Company on its responsibilities under
the AIM Rules for Companies and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, are owed
solely to the London Stock Exchange. Beaumont Cornish is not acting for and
will not be responsible to any other persons for providing protections
afforded to customers of Beaumont Cornish nor for advising them in relation to
the proposed arrangements described in this announcement or any matter
referred to in it.

Cautionary statements

This Announcement may contain and the Company may make verbal statements
containing "forward-looking statements" with respect to certain of the
Company's plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its future
financial condition, performance, strategic initiatives, objectives and
results. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as "aim",
"anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "goal",
"believe", "seek", "may", "could", "outlook" or other words of similar
meaning. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and
uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances which are
beyond the control of the Company. As a result, the actual future financial
condition, performance and results of the Company may differ materially from
the plans, goals and expectations set forth in any forward-looking statements.
Any forward-looking statements made in this Announcement by or on behalf of
the Company speak only as of the date they are made. The information contained
in this Announcement is subject to change without notice and except as
required by applicable law or regulation (including to meet the requirements
of the AIM Rules, MAR, the Prospectus Regulation Rules and/or FSMA), the
Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publish any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this
Announcement to reflect any changes in the Company's expectations with regard
thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any
such statements are based. Statements contained in this Announcement regarding
past trends or activities should not be taken as representation that such
trends or activities will continue in the future. You should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of
this Announcement.

No statement in this Announcement is intended to be a profit forecast and no
statement in this Announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings per
share of the Company for the current or future years would necessarily match
or exceed the historical published earnings per share of the Company. Any
indication in this Announcement of the price at which ordinary shares have
been bought or sold in the past cannot be relied upon as a guide to future
performance.

This Announcement does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or
suggest, the risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an
investment in the Placing Shares. Any investment decisions to buy Placing
Shares in the Placing must be made solely on the basis of publicly available
information, which has not been independently verified by the Sole Bookrunner.

The Offer Shares to be issued pursuant to the Capital Raise will not be
admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than AIM.

Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other website) nor the
content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or
any other website) is incorporated into or forms part of this Announcement.

Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish") is the Company's Nominated
Adviser and is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Beaumont Cornish's
responsibilities as the Company's Nominated Adviser, including a
responsibility to advise and guide the Company on its responsibilities under
the AIM Rules for Companies and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, are owed
solely to the London Stock Exchange. Beaumont Cornish is not acting for and
will not be responsible to any other persons for providing protections
afforded to customers of Beaumont Cornish nor for advising them in relation to
the proposed arrangements described in this announcement or any matter
referred to in it.

 

 

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