Angling Direct PLC Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Meeting (8632A)

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RNS Number : 8632A

Angling Direct PLC

30 May 2023

30 May 2023

Angling Direct plc

("Angling Direct ", the "Company" or the "Group")

Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Meeting

Angling Direct plc (AIM: ANG), the leading omni-channel specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer, announces that the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2023 has been distributed to shareholders together with the Notice of Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting ("AGM" or "Meeting") will be held at the Head Office of the Company, at Unit 2D Wendover Road, Rackheath Industrial Estate, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 6LH on 22 June 2023 at 10.00 a.m.

A copy of each document is available on the Company's website at: https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/corporate/

The results of voting will be announced following the conclusion of the Meeting and will also be available on the Group's website.

For further information please contact:

 
  Angling Direct plc                        via FTI Consulting 
   Andy Torrance, Chief Executive 
    Officer 
    Steven Crowe, Chief Financial Officer 
   Singer Capital Markets - NOMAD 
    and Broker                               [phone] 
   Peter Steel (Corporate Finance) 
    Alex Bond (Corporate Finance) 
    Tom Salvesen (Corporate Broking) 
   FTI Consulting - Financial PR             [phone] 
   Alex Beagley                              [e-mail] 
    Sam Macpherson 
    Alice Newlyn 
 

About Angling Direct

Angling Direct is the leading omni-channel specialist fishing tackle retailer in the UK. The Company sells fishing tackle products and related equipment through its network of retail stores, located strategically throughout the UK as well as through its leading digital platform ( www.anglingdirect.co.uk .de, .fr, .nl and .eu) and other third-party websites.

Angling Direct is committed to supporting its active customer base and widening access to the angling community through its passionate colleagues, store-based qualified coaches, social media reach and ADTV YouTube channel. The Company currently sells over 28,000 fishing tackle products, including capital items, consumables, luggage and clothing. Angling Direct also owns and sells fishing tackle products under its own brand 'Advanta', which was formally launched in March 2016.

From 1986 to 2002, the Company's founders acquired interests in a number of small independent fishing tackle shops in Norfolk and, in 2002, they acquired a significant premise in Norwich, which was branded Angling Direct. Since 2002, the Company has continued to acquire or open new stores, taking the total number up to 46 retail stores. In 2015, the Company opened a 2,800 sq. metres central distribution centre in Rackheath, Norfolk, where the Company's head office is also located. In January 2022 Angling Direct acquired an additional 3,900 sq. metres distribution centre in Venlo, Netherlands to service its established, and rapidly growing, presence in Europe with native language websites set up in key regions to address demand.

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