Purchase of 80% stake in Showpiece Technologies...

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16 November 2021
 

Castelnau Group Limited
(the "Company")

Purchase of 80% stake in Showpiece Technologies Limited

Castelnau Group Limited is pleased to announce the transfer of 80% of the equity in Showpiece Technologies Ltd (“Showpiece”) from Phoenix Asset Management Partners (“PAMP”).

Showpiece was incorporated in August 2021 by PAMP. Showpiece is the fractional ownership platform through which the Company is making available for sale, beneficial title in fractions of the world’s most valuable stamp, the 1c-Magenta at www.showpiece.com.

With the growing adoption of digital collectables and the uniqueness of the items that Showpiece intends to offer the Company believes that there is a huge untapped global market for its offering. This is demonstrated by the early success of the first item on the platform, the British Guiana 1c Magenta, which has been split into 80,000 Pieces and offered for sale on the platform since Monday 8th November. In the first three days of sale, over 9,500 pieces were sold to customers from over 45 countries across all 6 of the world’s inhabited continents.

The cash price of the transaction of £8,000 is equivalent to 80% of the value of the equity in Showpiece, all of which is held in cash. The other 20% is being purchased by the Stanley Gibbons Group plc, a company controlled by PAMP, for £2,000. In addition to the purchase of the shares, the Company will contribute to the setup costs of Showpiece and provide additional funds for working capital purposes. The transfer of ownership constitutes a related party transaction. Accordingly, in accordance with the Company’s related party policy the Independent Directors of the Company approved the transaction prior to the transfer taking place.

Further information on the Company can be found on its website at www.castelnaugroup.com
 

Enquiries :

Phoenix Asset Management Limited

[phone]

Gary Channon
Steve Tatters
Lorraine Smyth

Liberum Capital Limited

[phone]

Darren Vickers
Owen Matthews
Will King

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

[phone]

Chris Barrie
Caroline Merrell
Toby Moore
 

Notes:

The Company’s LEI is: 213800PED8RFUBMK1T64.

A copy of this announcement will be available on the Company's website at www.castelnaugroup.com. Neither the content of the Company's website, nor the content on any website accessible from hyperlinks on its website for any other website, is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement nor, unless previously published by means of a recognised information service, should any such content be relied upon in reaching a decision as to whether or not to acquire, continue to hold, or dispose of, securities in the Company.