1 November 2019
Hotel Chocolat Group plc
("Hotel Chocolat", the "Company" or the "Group")
Total Voting Rights
For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTRs"), Hotel Chocolat notifies the market of the following.
As at 31 October 2019, the Company's issued and fully paid share capital consisted of 115,170,600 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"), all of which carry one voting right per share. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
The figure of 115,170,600 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company, under the DTRs.
For further information:
Hotel Chocolat Group plc c/o Citigate + 44 (0) 20 7638 9571
Angus Thirlwell, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Peter Harris, Co-founder and Development Director
Matt Pritchard, Chief Financial Officer
Citigate Dewe Rogerson - Financial PR + 44 (0) 20 7638 9571
Simon Rigby
Angharad Couch
Ellen Wilton
Liberum Capital Limited - Nominated Advisor and Broker + 44 (0) 20 3100 2222
Clayton Bush
James Greenwood
William Hall
Notes to Editors:
Hotel Chocolat is a premium British chocolatier with a strong and distinctive brand. The business was founded in 1993 by Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris and has traded under the Hotel Chocolat brand since 2003. The Group sells its products online and through a network of stores in the UK and abroad. The Group has a cocoa plantation and eco-hotel in Saint Lucia, offering complete cocoa immersion thorough tree-to-bar experiences and wellness treatments. The Group also has a flagship restaurant and cocoa roastery in London's Borough Market: Rabot 1745. The Group was admitted to trading on AIM in 2016.