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For immediate release
REVOLUTION BARS GROUP PLC
Publication and Despatch of Circular (including Notice of General Meeting)
Revolution Bars Group plc (the "Group" or the "Company"), a leading UK operator of 66 premium bars, trading under the Revolution and Revolución de Cuba brands, announces that further to the announcement on 25 May 2021 regarding its intention to raise approximately £21.0 million in gross proceeds by way of a Firm Placing and a Placing and Open Offer, it has today published a circular relating to the Fundraising (the "Circular") on its website at www.revolutionbarsgroup.com and despatched a copy of the Circular to Shareholders.
The Circular contains a notice convening a general meeting of the Company (the "General Meeting") to be held at 10.00 a.m. on 14 June 2021 at the Company's Southern Office at Revolution Bars Group plc, Maxwell Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 1QX at which resolutions will be proposed to give the Directors the necessary share capital authorities for the purposes of the Fundraising and on an ongoing basis.
Social distancing measures imposed by the UK Government as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are currently still in force restricting, among other things, public gatherings. If restrictions on public gatherings remain in force as at the date of the General Meeting, shareholders must not attend the General Meeting in person, and entry will be refused to anyone who seeks to attend in person. Shareholders are strongly encouraged to register their vote in advance by appointing the Chairman of the General Meeting as their proxy and giving voting instructions.
The situation is constantly evolving, and the UK Government may change current restrictions or implement further measures. The Company will continue to closely monitor the impact of COVID-19, including the latest UK Government guidance and restrictions, and how this may affect the arrangements for the General Meeting. Any changes to the General Meeting arrangements will be communicated through the Company's website and, where appropriate, by Regulatory Information Service announcement.
A copy of the Circular (including the notice of General Meeting) will shortly be available from the Company's website, www.revolutionbarsgroup.com.
Expected Timetable of Principal Events
Each of the times and dates in the table below is indicative only and may be subject to change:
2021 | |
Record Date for entitlement to participate in the Open Offer | 6.00 p.m. on 26 May |
Ex-entitlement Date for the Open Offer | 7.00 a.m. on 27 May |
Publication and despatch of the Circular and the Forms of Proxy and, to Qualifying Non-CREST Shareholders, the Application Form | 27 May |
Open Offer Entitlements credited to CREST accounts | 8.00 a.m. on 28 May |
Recommended latest time and date for requesting withdrawal of Open Offer Entitlements from CREST | 4.30 p.m. on 7 June |
Latest time and date for depositing Open Offer Entitlements into CREST | 3.00 p.m. on 8 June |
Latest time and date for splitting Application Forms (to satisfy bona fide market claims only) | 3.00 p.m. on 9 June |
Latest time and date for receipt of completed Application Forms and payment in full under the Open Offer | 11.00 a.m. on 11 June |
Latest time and date for receipt of proxy votes to be valid at the General Meeting | 10:00 a.m. 12 June |
Announcement of the result of the Open Offer | 14 June |
General Meeting | 10:00 a.m. 14 June |
Announcement of the result of the General Meeting | 14 June |
Admission and commencement of dealings in the New Ordinary Shares on AIM | 8.00 a.m. on 15 June |
New Ordinary Shares in uncertificated form expected to be credited to CREST Members' accounts (uncertificated holders only) | 8.00 a.m. on 15 June |
Expected date of despatch of definitive share certificates for the New Ordinary Shares in certificated form (certificated holders only) | by 25 June |
For further information, please contact:
Revolution Bars Group plc | Tel: 0161 330 3876 |
Rob Pitcher, CEO Danielle Davies, CFO | |
finnCap, Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker | Tel: 020 7220 0500 |
Matt Goode / Simon Hicks / Teddy Whiley (Corporate Finance) Tim Redfern / Richard Chambers / Charlotte Sutcliffe (ECM) | |
Peel Hunt, Joint Broker | Tel: 020 7418 8900 |
George Sellar / Andrew Clark (Corporate Finance) Al Rae / Sohail Akbar (ECM) | |
Instinctif (Financial PR) | Tel: 07831 379122 |
Matt Smallwood Jack Devoy |
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