THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("MAR"), AND IS DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOMTY'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 17 OF MAR.
27 June 2022
TERMINATION OF ADMISSION-TO-TRADING-ONLY (ATT ONLY) GDR PROGRAMME BY ARABIAN FOOD INDUSTRIES COMPANY DOMTY S.A.E ("DOMTY")
Domty hereby announces that on 12 June 2022, Domty sent to The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the "Depositary") notice of its decision to terminate the Deposit Agreement entered into between Domty and the Depositary, dated 25 August 2016 (the "Deposit Agreement"), pursuant to which the Depositary issues global depositary receipts (each representing five ordinary shares of Domty with a nominal value of EGP 0.20 each) ("GDRs"). The Deposit Agreement will be terminated effective at 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) on 26 September 2022.
Domty also announces that it will be sending notice to the London Stock Exchange informing them of the proposed cancellation of the admission to trading of Domty's GDRs to the ATT Only market segment of the London Stock Exchange 22 September 2022 (before trading begins). This decision was approved in resolutions passed at an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Domty held on 12 June 2022.
The decision to cancel the admission of all of the GDRs has been in response to two main factors: (i) investor interest in this form of investment in the shares of Domty has become weak; and (ii) the number of issued GDRs has fallen to nearly zero % of the share capital of Domty, and for several months has remained at this level. It is Domty's belief that the preference of investors is to purchase Domty's ordinary shares on the Egyptian Stock Exchange, where they will continue to be listed.
Enquiries:
ARABIAN FOOD INDUSTRIES COMPANY DOMTY S.A.E
Ahmed Mohy
Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs Director
Tel: +2 02 35724924
Email: ahmed.mohy@domty.org
Further information on Domty can be found on Domty's website at www.domty.org.
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