9 Oct 2020 16:54
9 October 2020
Hotel Chocolat Group plc
("Hotel Chocolat", the "Company" or the "Group")
Notice of AGM and Posting of Annual Report
Hotel Chocolat Group plc, a premium British chocolatier and omni-channel retailer, confirms that, on 9 October 2020, it posted its Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended 28 June 2020 together with its Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM").
Due to COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings, shareholders and proxies will not be able to attend the Company's AGM, which will be held at Mint House, Newark Close, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5HL at 10.00 am on Friday 27 November 2020. However, shareholders are invited to join a conference call at 11.00am on Thursday 3 December 2020, during which there will be a brief presentation from management and an opportunity to ask questions of the board. Shareholders who are interested in joining the conference call should register in advance by emailing shareholder.registration@hotelchocolat.com. The same email address can also be used to submit any questions to the board in advance. Further details can be found in the AGM Notice.
Copies of both the Annual Report and Accounts and the AGM Notice are available from the Company's investor relations website at http://www.hotelchocolat.com/uk/investor-relations-news.html.
For further information:
Hotel Chocolat Group plc | c/o Citigate | + 44 (0) 20 7638 9571 |
Angus Thirlwell, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer |
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Peter Harris, Co-founder and Development Director |
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Matt Pritchard, Chief Financial Officer |
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Liberum Capital Limited - Nominated Advisor and Broker | + 44 (0) 20 3100 2222 |
Clayton Bush |
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James Greenwood |
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Citigate Dewe Rogerson - Financial PR | + 44 (0) 20 7638 9571 |
Angharad Couch |
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Ellen Wilton |
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Kieran Farthing |
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Notes to Editors:
Hotel Chocolat is a premium British chocolatier with a strong and distinctive brand. The business was founded in 1993 by Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris and has traded under the Hotel Chocolat brand since 2003. The Group sells its products online and through a network of 130 locations in the UK and abroad. The Group has one restaurant in the UK and a cocoa estate and hotel in Saint Lucia. The Group was admitted to trading on AIM in 2016.