Hotel Chocolat Group PLC Block listing Application (5562T)

TIDMHOTC

RNS Number : 5562T

Hotel Chocolat Group PLC

04 July 2018

4th July 2018

Hotel Chocolat Group plc

("Hotel Chocolat", the "Company" or the "Group")

Hotel Chocolat Group plc, a premium British chocolatier and omni-channel retailer, provides notification that a block listing application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the admission to trading on AIM of up to 4,328,212 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company (the "New Ordinary Shares").

The New Ordinary Shares will be issued from time to time in order to satisfy the potential requirement to allot shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and Save as You Earn Plan. It is expected that admission will become effective on 6 July 2018.

When issued, the New Ordinary Shares will be credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the capital of the Company.

For further information:

 
                                                 + 44 (0) 20 
 Hotel Chocolat Group Limited    c/o Citigate     7638 9571 
 Angus Thirlwell, Co-founder 
  and Chief Executive Officer 
  Peter Harris, Co-founder 
  and Development Director 
  Matt Pritchard, Chief 
  Financial Officer 
 Citigate Dewe Rogerson                          + 44 (0) 20 
  - Financial PR                                  7638 9571 
 Simon Rigby 
  Angharad Couch 
  Ellen Wilton 
 Liberum Capital Limited 
  - Nominated Advisor and                        + 44 (0) 20 
  Broker                                          3100 2222 
 Clayton Bush 
  Jill Li 
 

Notes to Editors:

Hotel Chocolat is a premium British chocolatier with a strong and distinctive brand. The business was founded in 1993 by Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris and has traded under the Hotel Chocolat brand since 2003. The Group sells its products online and through a network of stores in the UK and abroad. The Group has a cocoa plantation and eco-hotel in Saint Lucia, offering complete cocoa immersion thorough tree-to-bar experiences and wellness treatments. The Group also has a flagship restaurant and cocoa roastery in London's Borough Market: Rabot 1745. The Group was admitted to trading on AIM in 2016.

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [e-mail] or visit www.rns.com.

END

ALSDZLBBVDFZBBB

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 04, 2018 04:00 ET (08:00 GMT)