RE: Ceo goes31 Mar 2025 19:27
Improperly diverted or extracted significant sums of money from the Company and/or members of its Group (principally Buddi Limited prior to 2019) to herself or persons connected with her, including the Relevant Entities.
Sara Murray has yet to provide any substantive response to the Company's requests to her for information, including in relation to the matters above.
As noted in the previous announcement on 21 March 2025, the 17.3% aggregate shareholding of the Relevant Entities is in addition to shares in the Company held by Sara Murray directly, which are currently understood to represent approximately 26.8% of the current issued share capital of the Company.
Publication of preliminary results and audited financial statements
As a result of the above, the publication of both the Company's preliminary results and its audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 will be delayed. The delay is a direct result of issues associated with Sara Murray's actions and additional time is required for the appropriate consideration of contingencies, legal provisioning and disclosures in relation to post-balance sheet events. The work on the audit is well advanced and the Company will continue to work closely with its auditors, Crowe, to ensure the publication of the audited results as soon as possible and, in any event, by no later than mid-June 2025.
The Board expects the underlying performance of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024 to be in line with previous guidance and market