Director Dealing

Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (The)

13 December 2023

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company plc

("ASC plc", the "Group" or the "Company")

Director Dealing

ASC plc (AIM:ART), announces that the Company was notified on 13 December 2023, that on 13 December 2023, Mark Hunter, Non-Executive Directors and Company Chair, purchased 49,488 ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), at a price of 49.00 pence per share.

Following the purchase, Mark Hunter will have a beneficial interest in 1,323,013 Ordinary Shares representing 1.875 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.

 The Notification of Dealing Forms required in accordance with Article 19.3 of MAR are set out below.

Enquiries:

The Artisanal Spirits Company plc Andrew Dane, Chief Executive Officer  Billy McCarter, Chief Financial Officer	via Instinctif PR
Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Edward Thomas Dru Danford Miquela Bezuidenhoudt	Tel: [phone]
Instinctif Partners (Financial PR) Justine Warren Matthew Smallwood Joe Quinlan	Tel: [phone]

About The Artisanal Spirits Company

The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) are curators of the world's favourite, single-cask and limited-edition whisky.

Based in Edinburgh, ASC owns The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) which was established in 1983 - marking its 40th anniversary this year - and currently has a growing worldwide membership of over 40,000 paying members.

SMWS provides members with inspiring experiences, content and exclusive access to a vast and unique range of outstanding single cask Scotch malt whiskies and other craft spirits, with current stocks sourced from over 100 distilleries in 20 countries and expertly curated with diligence and care.

Since producing the Society's very first cask, we have created around 10,000 different whisky releases, producing a constant flow of unique and exciting one-of-a-kind whiskies.

With proven e-commerce reach and new brands like J.G. Thomson, ASC is building a portfolio of limited-edition and small-batch spirits brands for a global movement of discerning consumers - delivering c.£22 million in annual revenues with over 80% of revenue generated online and over 65% from outside the UK, with a growing presence in the key global whisky markets including UK, China, USA and Europe.

ASC has a pioneering business model, a substantial and growing addressable market presenting a long-term global growth opportunity and a strong and resilient business primed to deliver growth.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them:

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mark Hunter
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director, Company Chair
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	The Artisanal Spirits Company plc
b)	LEI	213800KX7VF2YZQW1892
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 0.25 pence each
	Identification code	GB00BNXM3P96
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  49.00 pence 49488
d)	Aggregated information: ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	49488 49.00 pence
e)	Date of the transaction	13 December 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)

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