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Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (The)

24 May 2023

24 May 2023

The Artisanal Spirits Company plc

("The Artisanal Spirits Company", "ASC" or "the Group")

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Artisanal Spirits Company (AIM: ART), the owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society ("SMWS"), the leading curator and provider of premium, single cask Scotch malt whisky and other spirits for sale primarily online to a discerning global membership, announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today, all resolutions were duly passed.

The results of the poll for each resolution put to shareholders at the AGM are set out below :

 
                                                    %                               Votes 
 Resolution                            For           for    Against     % against    withheld 
 1. To receive and consider 
  the annual report and accounts 
  2022                                 34,753,314   99.99   1,080       0.003%      1,521 
                                      -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 2. To approve the Directors' 
  remuneration report                  34,641,923   99.99   3,115       0.009%      110,877 
                                      -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 3. To re-elect Paul Skipworth         34,514,701   99.99   3,473       0.010%      237,741 
                                      -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 4. To re-elect Mark Bedingham         34,754,314   99.99   1,080       0.003%      521 
                                      -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 5. To re-elect Gavin Hewitt 
  CMG                                  34,754,314   99.99   1,080       0.003%      521 
                                      -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 6. To re-appoint Mazars LLP 
  as Auditor                           34,754,314   99.99   1,080       0.003%      521 
                                      -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 7. To authorise the Board 
  of Directors to set the Auditors' 
  fees                                 34,753,779   99.99   1,615       0.005%      521 
                                      -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 8. To authorise the Directors 
  to allot further shares              34,748,276   99.98   7,118       0.020%      521 
                                      -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 9. To disapply pre-emption 
  rights                               33,075,190   95.17   1,680,204   4.834%      521 
                                      -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Notes

As at 19 May 2023, being the date which shareholders had to be on the register to be eligible to vote, there were 69,776,774 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

A recording of the AGM and a document responding to the questions raised will be available shortly on the Company's website at www.artisanal-spirits.com.

For further enquiries:

 
 The Artisanal Spirits Company plc              via Instinctif PR 
 
  Andrew Dane, Chief Executive Officer 
  Billy McCarter, Chief Financial Officer 
 Liberum Capital Limited - Nominated Adviser    Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2222 
  and Broker 
  Clayton Bush 
  Edward Thomas 
  Miquela Bezuidenhoudt 
 Instinctif Partners (Financial PR)             Tel: +44 (0)20 7457 2020 
  Justine Warren 
  Matthew Smallwood 
  Joe Quinlan 
 

About The Artisanal Spirits Company

The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) are curators of the world's favourite, single-cask and limited-edition whisky.

Based in Edinburgh, ASC owns The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) which was established in 1983 and currently has a growing worldwide membership of over 38,000 paying members.

SMWS provides members with inspiring experiences, content and exclusive access to a vast and unique range of outstanding single cask Scotch malt whiskies and other craft spirits, with current stocks sourced from over 100 distilleries in 20 countries and expertly curated with diligence and care.

Since producing the Society's very first cask, we have created around 10,000 different whisky releases, producing a constant flow of unique and exciting one-of-a-kind whiskies.

With proven e-commerce reach and new brands like J.G. Thomson, ASC is building a portfolio of limited-edition and small-batch spirits brands for a global movement of discerning consumers - delivering c.GBP22 million in annual revenues with over 80% of revenue generated online and over 65% from outside the UK, with a growing presence in the key global whisky markets including UK, China, USA and Europe.

ASC has a pioneering business model, a substantial and growing addressable market presenting a long-term global growth opportunity and a strong and resilient business primed to deliver growth.

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