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| Date | 24 May 2022 |
| Time | 14:45:50 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 6472M |
24 May 2022
The Artisanal Spirits Company plc
("The Artisanal Spirits Company", "ASC" or the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Artisanal Spirits Company (AIM: ART), the owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society ("SMWS"), the leading curator and provider of premium, single cask Scotch malt whisky and other spirits for sale primarily online to a discerning global membership, 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 2021 |
25,795,613 |
99.99 |
1,785 |
0.01 |
0 |
|
2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report |
25,788,144 |
99.99 |
3,835 |
0.01 |
5,419 |
|
3. To re-elect Mark Hunter |
25,792,849 |
99.99 |
2,620 |
0.01 |
1,929 |
|
4. To re-elect Paul Skipworth |
25,790,456 |
99.98 |
5,013 |
0.02 |
1,929 |
|
5. To re-elect David Ridley |
25,790,456 |
99.98 |
5,013 |
0.02 |
1,929 |
|
6. To re-elect Andrew Dane |
25,790,456 |
99.98 |
5,013 |
0.02 |
1,929 |
|
7. To re-elect Mark Bedingham |
25,792,849 |
99.99 |
2,620 |
0.01 |
1,929 |
|
8. To re-elect Gavin Hewitt CMG |
25,792,849 |
99.99 |
2,620 |
0.01 |
1,929 |
|
9. To re-elect Lesley Jackson |
25,792,849 |
99.99 |
2,620 |
0.01 |
1,929 |
|
10. To re-elect Helen Page |
25,792,947 |
99.99 |
2,620 |
0.01 |
1,831 |
|
11. To appoint Mazars LLP as Auditor |
25,791,308 |
99.98 |
4,974 |
0.02 |
1,116 |
|
12. To authorise the Board of Directors to set the Auditors' fees |
25,790,228 |
99.98 |
4,974 |
0.02 |
2,196 |
|
13. To authorise the Directors to allot further shares |
25,788,238 |
99.97 |
7,079 |
0.03 |
2,081 |
|
14. To disapply pre-emption rights |
24,235,948 |
93.95 |
1,559,369 |
6.05 |
2,081 |
Notes
As at 19 May 2022, being the date which shareholders had to be on the register to be eligible to vote, there were 69,605,774 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 David Ridley, Managing Director Andrew Dane, Finance Director
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via Alma PR
|
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Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker) Sandy Fraser Rachel Hayes George Tzimas Asha Chotai
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
|
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Alma PR (Financial PR) Josh Royston David Ison Lily Soares Smith
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Tel: +44 (0)20 3405 0205 |
About The Artisanal Spirits Company
Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) is based in Edinburgh. It owns The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) which was established in 1983 and currently has a growing worldwide membership of over 35,000 paying subscribers.
Harnessing the experience of some of the most knowledgeable stewards in the industry, SMWS provides members with inspiring experiences, content and exclusive access to a vast and unique range of outstanding single cask Scotch malt whiskies and other craft spirits, sourced from over 100 distilleries in 20 countries and expertly curated with diligence and care. In 2021 around 83% of Group revenue was generated online, whilst 13% was generated through SMWS's four UK venues.
Having initially proven its premium experience model in the UK, SMWS is now able to offer its unrivalled breadth of distinguished flavours to an expanding international market, with 69% of 2021 sales from outside the UK. SMWS has a growing presence in the key global whisky markets including UK, China, USA and Europe.
ASC is building a portfolio of premium brands that bring together some of the world's best spirits producers with a growing movement of discerning consumers by curating unrivalled collections of craft spirits. In November 2021 it launched J.G. Thomson & Co. Inspired by its namesake, which was originally a wine and spirits merchant in Leith, Scotland, in the 1700s, J.G. Thomson is a new, adventurous blender, creating small batch blended malt whiskies, blended grain whiskies, rum and gin. J.G. Thomson products are available from www.jgthomson.com as well as a range of leading whisky shops, bars and restaurants.