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Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (The)
22 May 2024
 

 

22 May 2024

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company plc

 

("The Artisanal Spirits Company", "ASC" or "the Group")

 

AGM Results

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company (AIM: ART), creator of outstanding, limited-edition whiskies and experiences around the world, and owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Single Cask Nation & J.G. Thomson, announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today, all resolutions were duly passed.

 

The results of the poll for each resolution put to shareholders at the AGM are set out below:

 

Resolution

For

% for

Against

% against

Votes withheld

1. To receive and consider the Annual report and accounts 2023

28,586,042

100

0

0

1,785

2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report

28,246,448

98.81

341,379

1.19

0

3. To re-elect Lesley Jackson

27,493,562

96.38

1,033,054

3.62

61,211

4. To re-elect Andrew Dane

27,491,169

96.17

1,095,607

3.83

1,051

5. To elect Billy McCarter

27,497,302

96.19

1,089,474

3.81

1,051

6. To re-appoint Mazars LLP as Auditor

28,508,053

99.72

79,774

0.28

0

7. To authorise the Board of Directors to set the Auditors' fees

28,585,668

99.99

241

0.00

1,918

8. To authorise the Directors to allot further shares

27,494,973

96.18

1,091,605

3.82

1,249

9. To disapply pre-emption rights

25,229,072

88.26

3,354,828

11.74

3,927

 

Notes

As at 20 May 2024, being the date which shareholders had to be on the register to be eligible to vote, there were 70,559,774 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

A recording of the AGM and a document responding to the questions raised will be available shortly on the Company's website at www.artisanal-spirits.com.



For further enquiries: 

The Artisanal Spirits Company plc

Andrew Dane, Chief Executive Officer

Billy McCarter, Chief Financial Officer 

via Instinctif PR

 

Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)

Edward Thomas

Dru Danford

John More 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2222

 

Instinctif Partners (Financial PR)

Justine Warren

Matthew Smallwood

Joe Quinlan

Tel: +44 (0)20 7457 2020

 

 

Notes to Editors:

About The Artisanal Spirits Company

ASC's purpose is to captivate a global community of whisky adventurers, creating and selling outstanding, limited-edition whiskies and experiences around the world with an ambition to create a high quality, highly profitable and cash generative, premium global business.

Based in Edinburgh, ASC owns The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), Single Cask Nation (SCN) and J.G. Thomson (JGT). Owning over 17,000 casks primarily comprising Single Malt Scotch Whisky, ASC's stock includes outstanding whisky (and other spirits) from 150 different distilleries across 20 countries which is sold to members both as individual bottles and whole casks.

With an established global presence in some 30 countries, SMWS operates a direct-to-consumer model (90% of revenue) primarily through e-commerce, in addition to four member rooms in the UK. SMWS provides members with inspiring experiences, content and exclusive access to a vast and unique range of outstanding, expertly curated Scotch malt and other whiskies.

In January 2024, ASC acquired SCN which sources, curates and bottles single-cask whiskies and other spirits selling both online and via traditional retail channels to its following of over 10,000 whisky enthusiasts in the USA. SCN also retails to key international whisky markets around the world.

Launched in the UK in late 2021, JGT has a focus on outstanding small batch blended malt whiskies and other spirits, available both through direct-to-consumer online sales and through traditional retail channels. The award-winning brand has subsequently expanded into international markets.

With proven e-commerce reach and a growing family of brands, ASC is building a portfolio of limited-edition and small-batch whisky and other spirits brands for a global movement of discerning consumers - delivering revenue of £23.5 million in FY23, predominantly from outside the UK, with an expanding presence in the other key global whisky markets including USA, China, Europe, Japan, Australia and Taiwan.

ASC has a pioneering business model, a substantial and growing addressable market presenting a long-term global opportunity and a strong and resilient business primed to deliver growth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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