10 May 2016 07:00
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10 May 2016
HOTEL CHOCOLAT GROUP PLC
("Hotel Chocolat", the "Company" or the "Group")
ADMISSION TO AIM AND FIRST DAY OF DEALINGS
Hotel Chocolat Group plc, a premium British chocolatier and omni-channel retailer, is pleased to announce that admission of its ordinary shares to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange will take place and dealings will commence at 8.00am today under the ticker "HOTC".
The Company's Admission Document can be found at www.hotelchocolat.com/uk/investor-relations.
Enquiries:
Hotel Chocolat Group plc | Tel: +44 (0) 1763 257 746 |
Angus Thirlwell, Co-Founder and CEO Peter Harris, Co-Founder and Development Director Matt Pritchard, CFO | |
Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 |
Tom Fyson Steven Tredget Anna Hartropp Jill Li Ben Roberts | |
Citigate Dewe Rogerson (Financial Public Relations) | Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7638 9571 |
Simon Rigby Angharad Couch Ellen Wilton |
Important notice
Liberum Capital Limited ("Liberum"), which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the placing and Admission, and will not regard any other person as its customer or be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to its customers, nor for providing advice in relation to the placing, Admission or any other transaction or arrangement referred to in this announcement. Liberum's responsibilities as the Company's nominated adviser under the 'AIM Rules for Companies' and the 'AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers' are owed solely to London Stock Exchange plc and are not owed to the Company or to any Director or to any other person in respect of such person's decision to acquire shares in the Company in reliance on any part of this announcement.
No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by the Company or Liberum as to any of the contents of this announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it or on behalf of it, the Company, the Directors or any other person, in connection with the placing and Admission, and nothing in this announcement shall be relied upon as a promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past or the future (without limiting the statutory rights of any person to whom this announcement is issued). Liberum does not accept any liability whatsoever for the accuracy of any information or opinions contained in this announcement or for the omission of any material information from this announcement for which the Company and the Directors are solely responsible.