2 Mar 2020 07:00
2 March 2020
Hotel Chocolat Group plc
("Hotel Chocolat", the "Company" or the "Group")
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For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTRs"), Hotel Chocolat notifies the market of the following.
As at 28 February 2020, the Company's issued and fully paid share capital consisted of 115,655,945 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"), all of which carry one voting right per share. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
The figure of 115,655,945 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company, under the DTRs.
For further information:
Hotel Chocolat Group plc Angus Thirlwell, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Peter Harris, Co-founder and Development Director Matt Pritchard, Chief Financial Officer
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Citigate Dewe Rogerson - Financial PR Angharad Couch Ellen Wilton
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Liberum Capital Limited - Nominated Advisor and Broker Clayton Bush James Greenwood
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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 stores in the UK and abroad. The Group has a cocoa plantation and eco-hotel in Saint Lucia, offering complete cocoa immersion thorough tree-to-bar experiences and wellness treatments. The Group also has a flagship restaurant and cocoa roastery in London's Borough Market: Rabot 1745. The Group was admitted to trading on AIM in 2016.