TIDMBOTB

RNS Number : 6362F

Best of the Best PLC

18 November 2020

Best of the Best plc

("Best of the Best", "BOTB", "the Company" or "the Group")

Trading Update & Update on FSP

Best of the Best plc runs competitions online to win cars and other prizes.

Trading Update

Best of the Best plc, (LSE: BOTB) the online organiser of weekly competitions to win cars and other lifestyle prizes is pleased to provide an update on trading for the interim six month period to 31 October 2020. The Company will announce the date for the release of its interim results shortly.

The Company is very pleased that trading for the period has remained as strong as previously announced on 16 September 2020 and that momentum remains within the business. The Group's online strategy has continued to gain traction. The early signs are that the second half of the year will be strong and the Board remains confident about the prospects for the business in the second half of the financial year.

Update of FSP

The Company, together with its advisers, remains in ongoing discussions with interested parties from a number of sector verticals and including private equity. These discussions are continuing despite the constraints of Covid-19, though the related restrictions are naturally impacting the speed of discussions. The Board wishes to reiterate that there can be no certainty that an offer will be forthcoming or as to the terms of any such offer and looks forward to keeping shareholders updated in due course.

Enquiries:

 
  Best of the Best        William Hindmarch, Chief      T: +44 (0)20 7371 
   plc                     Executive                     8866 
                           Rupert Garton, Commercial 
                           Director 
 
  Buchanan                Chris Lane                    T: +44 (0)207 466 
   (Public Relations       Toto Berger                   5000 
   & Press)                Charlotte Slater 
 
  Oakvale Capital         Daniel Burns                  T: +44 (0)20 7580 
   (Financial Adviser)                                   3838 
                                                         E: daniel@oakvalecapital.com 
                          Kieran Davey                  E: kieran@oakvalecapital.com 
  finnCap                 Carl Holmes                  T: +44 (0)20 7220 
   (Rule 3 Adviser,        Kate Bannatyne               0500 
   Nominated Adviser       Teddy Whiley 
   and Broker)             Alice Lane

Forward Looking Statements

Nothing in this announcement is or should be relied on as a promise or representation to the future. This announcement includes certain statements, estimates and projections provided by the Company in relation to the Company's anticipated future performance. Such statements, estimates and projections are based on various assumptions made by the Company concerning anticipated results which may or may not prove to be correct. No representations or warranties are made by any person as to the accuracy of such statements, estimates or projections.

MAR

The information contained within this announcement is considered by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No.596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside information will be considered to be in the public domain.

Rule 26.1

In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Code, a copy of this announcement will be available on the Company's website at https://www.botb.com/about/investors . The content of the website referred to in this announcement is not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.

Disclosure requirements of the Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

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