Escape Hunt PLC Update on UK reopening plans (4595S)
July 09 2020 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 4595S
Escape Hunt PLC
09 July 2020
9 July 2020
Escape Hunt plc (AIM: ESC)
("Escape Hunt" or the "Company")
Update on UK reopening plans
Following the easing of restrictions relating to COVID-19 that
forced the closure of its UK sites on 24 March 2020, Escape Hunt is
delighted to announce that all eight of its venues in England will
reopen on Saturday 11 July 2020. We expect to reopen our Edinburgh
site in the coming weeks, pending an announcement from the Scottish
Government. The Company is accepting bookings via its website ahead
of the reopening.
The Company has re-commenced work in Norwich and Basingstoke,
the two new sites which were put on hold as a result of the lock
down. Both sites are expected to open in the coming months,
bringing the number of Escape Hunt branded locations in the UK to
11.
The Company welcomes yesterday's announcement by the Government
of further support to the sector and expects to benefit from:
-- A reduction of VAT from 20% to 5% running from 15 July 2020 to 12 January 2021; and
-- A Job Retention Scheme Bonus of GBP1,000 for every worker
brought back from furlough and employed until the end of January
2021.
The Company's priority through re-opening is to ensure the
health, safety and wellbeing of its staff and customers, and
comprehensive measures have been put in place to allow it to meet
and exceed the social distancing and hygiene standards required.
More details can be found at https://escapehunt.com/uk/play-safe/
.
Richard Harpham, CEO of Escape Hunt, commented : "We are
delighted to be unlocking the doors to our 5* experiences across
England and can't wait for our customers to begin enjoying our
escape rooms and outdoor adventures again. For any customers still
unable to travel to our venues, we are pleased to announce that we
will be expanding the availability of our Remote Escape Room
Experiences over the coming weeks."
Enquiries:
Escape Hunt plc
https://www.escapehunt.com/
Richard Harpham (Chief Executive
Officer)
Graham Bird (Chief Financial
Officer)
Kam Bansil (Investor Relations) +44 (0) 20 7846 3322
Shore Capital, NOMAD and Joint
Broker
https://www.shorecap.co.uk/
Tom Griffiths (Corporate Advisory)
David Coaten (Corporate Advisory) +44 (0) 20 7408 4050
Zeus Capital Limited, Joint
Broker
https://www.zeuscapital.co.uk/
John Goold
Daniel Harris +44 (0) 20 3829 5000
IFC Advisory - Financial PR
https://www.investor-focus.co.uk/
Graham Herring
Tim Metcalfe
Florence Chandler +44 (0) 20 3934 6630
The person responsible for arranging the release of this
information is Richard Harpham, CEO of the Company.
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