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Roebuck Food Group PLC confirmed the issuance of 1,071,428 new Ordinary Shares on 4 December 2023. This follows shareholder approval on 30 November for the acquisition of Moorhead & McGavin Ltd, for a total consideration of £2,225,000, comprising £2,075,000 in cash and £150,000 via the newly issued shares. Application has been made for the new shares to be admitted to trading on AIM around 8 December 2023, which will result in Roebuck having 49,660,320 Ordinary Shares in issue.
| Date | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Time | 18:18:57 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 6332V |
ROEBUCK FOOD GROUP PLC
("Roebuck" or "the Company", AIM: RFG)
Issue of Consideration Shares
4 December 2023
Roebuck Food Group plc (AIM: RFG), a group focused on growth and innovation within the food and agribusiness sectors (the "Company" or, "Roebuck") announced on 30 November, the shareholder approval for the completion of the acquisition of the entire share capital of Moorhead & McGavin Ltd, a food and food ingredient distribution business based in Motherwell, UK, ("the Acquisition"). The total consideration for the acquisition of the Moorhead & McGavin Limited was £2,225,000 with £2,075,000 in cash and remaining £150,000 via the issue of New Ordinary Shares in the Company to the Seller. The Company now confirms the issuance of the 1,071,428 new Ordinary Shares (the "Consideration Shares"), as outlined in the Circular published on 6 November 2023.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the Consideration Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM, with dealings expected to commence at 8 a.m. on or around 8 December 2023 ("Admission"). Following Admission, Roebuck will have a total of 49,660,320 Ordinary Shares in issue. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Roebuck Food Group under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The directors of the Company accept responsibility for this announcement.
Enquiries:
Roebuck Food Group plc
Aidan Hughes, Deputy Chairman Telephone: + 44 1293 862 498
J & E Davy (Nomad)
Anthony Farrell Telephone: + 353 1 679 6363