East Imperial PLC Shareholder Update (4125N)
September 29 2021 - 6:56AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 4125N
East Imperial PLC
29 September 2021
29 September 2021
East Imperial plc
("East Imperial" or the "Company")
Shareholder Update
The Board of East Imperial, the global purveyor of ultra-premium
beverages, has recently received a proposal from Mr Andrew Regan,
who purports to be acting on behalf of some of the Company's
shareholders, which the Company understands he has now also shared
with various other shareholders of the Company.
Central to Mr Regan's proposal is the appointment of two new
non-executive directors that he has identified and for one such
director to replace the Chairman on the grounds that the Board is
"lacking cohesiveness" and "requisite PLC experience".
The Company strongly disputes these claims. However, in light of
the fact that they have been shared with shareholders of the
Company directly, the Board feels obliged to reiterate the
following to affected shareholders, together with all other
shareholders of the Company:
1. The Company has a well-functioning, cohesive Board, which is
dedicated to supporting the executive team, led by Tony Burt, CEO
& Co-Founder, to grow the business and deliver significant
value for all shareholders.
2. The Company has recently announced strong trading and a
positive outlook in a trading update on 13 September 2021. This
announcement highlighted the significant progress that is being
made, with revenue growth up 60% in the first half (as compared to
2020) and good progress driving sales through retail and
direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels which are expected to make up a
more meaningful source of revenue over the remainder of this year
and into 2022.
3. The Company has a clear growth strategy. This positive
progress is enabling the Company to improve efficiencies and
explore several manufacturing and distribution options which will
support the scaling up of the business. In addition to the growth
in sales through the Company's retail and DTC channels, the Company
is also engaged in substantive conversations with major
distributors in the US and in Asia and will provide a further
update on this progress as soon as these have concluded.
4. The value of the Company has risen over 80% since listing,
reflecting the positive progress being made, from 10 pence per
share on 19 July 2021 to 18.75 pence per share at close on 28
September 2021.
The Board does recognize that, as the Company develops, it may
be beneficial to add additional Boardroom experience and
capabilities. In such circumstances, the Board would look to
undertake a thorough selection process to identify the best
candidates to fulfil any roles. However, in the Board's view Mr
Regan's chosen candidates appear to have little or no recent PLC
experience or expertise in the premium beverage sector.
Furthermore, his comments on the effectiveness of the Board are not
supported by the Company's performance and risk damaging the very
positive progress that is being made.
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Enquiries
MHP Communications
Peter Hewer +44 (0) 770 9326 261
Rachel Mann +44 (0) 758 5301 464
eastimperial@mhpc.com
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