3 Aug 2022 07:00
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03 August 2022
HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED
(the "Company" or "Hipgnosis")
Notice of Fourth Annual General Meeting
The Board of Hipgnosis, the first UK listed investment company offering investors a pure-play exposure to songs and associated musical intellectual property rights, and its Investment Adviser, Hipgnosis Song Management Limited, are pleased to announce that the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") is to be held at United House, 9 Pembridge Road, Notting Hill, London W11 3JY at 10:00 a.m. on 21 September 2022.
The Notice of Annual General Meeting together with the Form of Proxy, have today been posted to shareholders and have also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism where they will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism, and will also be available to download from the Company's website at www.hipgnosissongs.com. The Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 are also available to download from the Company's website.
For further information, please contact:
Hipgnosis Song Management Limited Merck Mercuriadis / Rufina Pavry / Giles Croot
| Tel: +44 (0) 20 454 1530; +44 (0)20 452 1511 |
Singer Capital Markets - Joint Corporate Broker James Maxwell / James Moat / Amanda Gray (Corporate Finance) Alan Geeves / James Waterlow / Sam Greatrex (Sales)
| Tel: +44 (0)20 7496 3000 |
J.P. Morgan Cazenove - Joint Corporate Broker William Simmonds / Jérémie Birnbaum (Corporate Finance) James Bouverat (Sales)
| Tel: +44 (0)20 7742 4000 |
RBC Capital Markets - Joint Corporate Broker Elliot Thomas / Max Avison (Corporate Finance) Lisa Tugwell / Anastasia Mikhailova (Sales)
| Tel: +44 (0)20 7635 4000 |
Ocorian - Company Secretary & Administrator Lorna Zimny
| Tel: +44 (0) 28 9693 0222 |
The Outside Organisation Alan Edwards / Nick Caley
| Tel: +44 (0)7711 081 843 |
FTI Consulting Neil Doyle/ Paul Harris/ Laura Ewart | Tel: +44 (0)7771 978220; +44 (0)7809 411882; +44 (0)7761 332646
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All US music publicity enquiries Fran Defeo | Tel: +1 917 767 5255 |
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited
(www.hipgnosissongs.com)
Hipgnosis, which was founded by Merck Mercuriadis, is a Guernsey registered investment company established to offer investors a pure-play exposure to songs and associated musical intellectual property rights. The Company has raised a total of almost £1.3 billion (gross equity capital) through its Initial Public Offering on 11 July 2018, and subsequent issues in April 2019, August 2019, October 2019, July 2020, September 2020, February 2021 and July 2021. In September 2019, Hipgnosis transferred its entire issued share capital to the Premium listing segment of the Official List of the FCA and to the London Stock Exchange's Premium segment of the Main Market, and in March 2020 became a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Since April 2021, the Company has been resident in the UK for tax purposes and is recognised as an investment trust under applicable HMRC regulations.
About Hipgnosis Song Management Limited
The Company's Investment Adviser is Hipgnosis Song Management Limited, which was founded by Merck Mercuriadis, former manager of globally successful recording artists, such as Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Morrissey, Iron Maiden and Beyoncé, and hit songwriters such as Diane Warren, Justin Tranter and The-Dream, and former CEO of The Sanctuary Group plc. The Investment Adviser has assembled an Advisory Board of highly successful music industry experts which include award winning members of the artist, songwriter, publishing, legal, financial, recorded music and music management communities, all with in-depth knowledge of music publishing. Members of Hipgnosis Song Management Limited Advisory Board include Nile Rodgers, The-Dream, Giorgio Tuinfort, Starrah, David A. Stewart, Poo Bear, Bill Leibowitz, Ian Montone and Rodney Jerkins.