Result of GM and Creditors' Meeting

East Imperial PLC

28 August 2024

 

28 August 2024

East Imperial plc

("East Imperial" or the "Company")

            General Meeting and Creditors' Meeting - Appointment of Joint Liquidators

Further to the Company's announcement on 12 August 2024, East Imperial, the former global purveyor of super-premium beverages, announces that:

1.     a general meeting of shareholders of the Company was held virtually on 28 August 2024 at 9.00AM and passed as an ordinary resolution that the Company be wound-up voluntarily, and passed as a special resolution that David Rubin and Asher Miller of Begbies Traynor (London) LLP be appointed as joint liquidators; and

2.    a meeting of creditors was held virtually on 28 August at 9.30 AM where the nomination of the joint liquidators and the basis of their remuneration was agreed unanimously. It was further agreed unanimously that no liquidation committee be established.

Application will be made to cancel the Company's listing on the Equity Shares (Transition) category of the Official List, and shareholders will receive further information directly from the joint liquidators referred to above.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the UK version of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended ("MAR"). Upon the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

For further information, please contact:

East Imperial plc David Rubin and Asher Miller of Begbies Traynor (London) LLP	[e-mail]
Allenby Capital Limited (Broker) Guy McDougall / Matt Butlin (Sales and Corporate Broking) Jeremy Porter / Piers Shimwell (Corporate Finance)	[phone]

About East Imperial

Founded in New Zealand and Singapore in 2012, the East Imperial Group produced a range of super-premium mixers sold throughout APAC, the US and EMEA. Guided by a strategy to capitalise on the growing demand for premiumisation across the beverage industry, East Imperial  sold over 33 million bottles in over 20 countries since its founding, with popular products including Old World Tonic Water, Grapefruit Tonic Water, Yuzu Tonic Water and Mombasa Ginger Beer.

 

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