Virtual shareholder event

RNS Number : 0173V

Mercia Asset Management PLC

12 April 2021

 

RNS	12 April 2021

Mercia Asset Management PLC

("Mercia" the "Company" or the "Group")

Virtual shareholder event

Mercia Asset Management PLC (AIM: MERC), the proactive, regionally focused specialist asset manager with c.£872million of assets under management, is pleased to announce a virtual shareholder event 'The Mercia Brief'.

The Mercia Brief, which will be open to all shareholders and analysts, will showcase Mercia's team, portfolio companies and provide an overview of the Group's recent performance. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A. No new material information will be disclosed.

The event will take place on 20 April 2021 at 4pm

The Mercia Brief will be presented via piworld.co.uk and shareholders and analysts can register via this following link. http://bit.ly/MERC_Virtual_Shareholder_event

Mercia's CEO, Dr Mark Payton, will provide insight on the progress that Mercia is making on its three-year strategy. Mark will be joined by Martin Glanfield, CFO, Julian Viggars, CIO and Jill Williams, Investment Director and Mercia's ESG Lead. The event will also include short presentations from the CEOs of several Mercia investee companies within both its direct investment portfolio and third-party managed funds' portfolios.

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For further information, please contact:

Mercia Asset Management PLC Mark Payton, Chief Executive Officer Martin Glanfield, Chief Financial Officer www.mercia.co.uk	[phone]
Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker)	[phone]
Simon Bridges, Emma Gabriel, Richard Andrews
N+1 Singer (Joint Broker)
Harry Gooden, James Moat	[phone]
FTI Consulting	[phone]
Tom Blackwell, Louisa Feltes, Shiv Talwar
[e-mail]

About Mercia Asset Management PLC:

Mercia is a proactive, specialist asset manager focused on supporting regional SMEs to achieve their growth aspirations. Mercia provides capital across its four asset classes of balance sheet, venture, private equity and debt capital: the Group's 'Complete Connected Capital'. The Group initially nurtures businesses via its third-party funds under management, then over time Mercia can provide further funding to the most promising companies, by deploying direct investment follow-on capital from its own balance sheet.

The Group has a strong UK footprint through its regional offices, 19 university partnerships and extensive personal networks, providing it with access to high-quality deal flow. Mercia currently has c.£872million of assets under management and, since its IPO in December 2014, has invested c.£106million gross into its direct investment portfolio.

Mercia Asset Management PLC is quoted on AIM with the EPIC "MERC".

 

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