Angling Direct Regulatory News (ANG)

17 May 2019

Angling Direct plc 

("Angling Direct" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Posting of Annual Report and Notice of AGM

Angling Direct plc (AIM: ANG), the largest specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer in the UK, announces that its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2019, Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and Form of Proxy have today been posted to shareholders.

The 2019 AGM will be held on 10 June 2019, commencing at 10.00 a.m., at B24 Cafeteria, Wendover Road, Rackheath Industrial Estate, Norwich, NR13. Copies of the Annual Report and the Notice of AGM are also available on the Company's website at www.anglingdirect.co.uk.

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About Angling Direct plc

Angling Direct is the largest specialist fishing tackle retailer in the UK. The Company sells fishing tackle products and related equipment through its network of 27 retail stores, located throughout the UK, as well as through its own website (www.anglingdirect.co.uk) and other third party websites. 

The Company currently sells over 21,500 fishing tackle products, including capital items, consumables, luggage and clothing. The Company also owns and sells fishing tackle products under its own brand 'Advanta'.

From 1986 to 2003, the Company's Founders acquired interests in a number of small independent fishing tackle shops in Norfolk and, in 2003, they acquired a significant site in Norwich, which was branded Angling Direct. Since 2003, the Company has continued to acquire or open new stores, taking the total number up to 27retail stores. In 2015 the Company opened a 30,000 sq ft central distribution centre in Rackheath, Norfolk, where the Company's head office is also located.

Angling Direct's shares are traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ANG.L.

For further information, please visit www.anglingdirect.co.uk