RiverFort Global Opportunities PLC Update on investee company - Pires interim results (8430L)

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RNS Number : 8430L

RiverFort Global Opportunities PLC

15 September 2021

15 September 2021

RiverFort Global Opportunities plc

("RGO" or the "Company")

Pires Investments plc - update on investee company

RGO is pleased to note today's announcement by Pires Investments plc ("Pires"), the investing company traded on AIM focused on next generation technology, in which RGO has a shareholding of around 17%, regarding its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2021. Pires also included an update on one of its investments, Pluto Digital Assets PLC ("Pluto"), stating that the company had made good progress to date and was well positioned to proceed with its planned IPO. RGO also has an investment in Pluto, representing a holding of over 3% in the company. RGO will be providing a further update on this and its other investments when it releases its interim results later this month.

Philip Haydn Slater, Non-Executive Chairman, commented:

"We are very pleased with the progress that Pires has made during the first six months of 2021 and look forward to providing a further update on our investment portfolio as part of the publication of our interim results".

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 ("MAR") as it forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("UK MAR").

For more information please contact:

 
 RiverFort Global Opportunities 
  plc                               [phone] 
 Philip Haydn-Slater, 
  Non-executive Chairman 
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 Nicholas Lee, Investment 
  Director 
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 Nominated Adviser                  [phone] 
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 Beaumont Cornish 
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 Roland Cornish/Felicity 
  Geidt 
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 Joint Broker                       [phone] 
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 Shard Capital Partners 
  LLP 
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 Damon Heath/ Erik Woolgar 
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 Joint Broker                       [phone] 
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 Peterhouse Capital Limited 
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 Lucy Williams 
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