30 October 2020
Franchise Brands plc
("Franchise Brands", the "Company" or the "Group")
Total Voting Rights
Franchise Brands (AIM: FRAN), a multi-brand franchise business, announces that the issued share capital of the Company at the date of this announcement comprises 95,758,470 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each with one voting right per share ('Ordinary Shares'). The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares and voting rights in the Company is therefore 95,758,470.
This figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Enquiries:
Franchise Brands plc |
+ 44 (0) 1625 813231 |
Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman |
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Chris Dent, Chief Financial Officer |
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Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director |
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Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
+44 (0) 20 3328 5656 |
Jeremy Porter / Liz Kirchner (Corporate Finance) Amrit Nahal (Sales) |
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Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker) |
+44 (0) 20 3903 7715 |
James Serjeant / Colin Climie |
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MHP Communications (Financial PR) |
+44 (0) 20 3128 8100 |
Katie Hunt |
+44 (0) 7884 494112 |
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franchisebrands@mhpc.com |
About Franchise Brands plc
Franchise Brands is focused on building market-leading businesses in selected customer segments using primarily a franchise model. The Group currently has a combined network of over 400 franchisees across five franchise brands. Our focus is on established brands which can benefit from our shared support services, specialist sector expertise, management experience and group resources.
The Group is organised into a B2B division comprised of Metro Rod, Metro Plumb and Willow Pumps, and a B2C division that incorporates ChipsAway, Ovenclean and Barking Mad. This divisional organisation of our brands is designed to provide a greater focus and structure to support the strategic development of our B2B and B2C brands.
Each of our brands are leaders in their respective markets and each brand has a long trading history. The combined trading history of all the Group's brands is over 135 years.
Franchise Brands plc employs some 250 people across three principal locations in Macclesfield, Kidderminster and Aylesford.
For further information, visit www.franchisebrands.co.uk.