Related Party Transaction

Various Eateries PLC

16 January 2024

 

VARIOUS EATERIES PLC

("Various Eateries" or "the Company"

and with its subsidiaries "the Group")

Related Party Transaction

Various Eateries Plc (AIM:VARE) confirms that on 15 January 2024, its wholly owned subsidiary, VEL Property Holdings Limited entered into an agreement to reissue its Deep Discounted Bond with Friends Provident International Limited ("FPI") ("New Deep Discounted Bond").

The principle purpose for issuing the New Deep Discounted Bond was to extend the redemption date from 14 January 2024 to 14 July 2024. The New Deep Discounted Bond has a subscription amount of £3,018,769 and the nominal value is £3,139,189 (which incorporates an annual interest rate of 8%). The New Deep Discounted Bond is secured against the Company's freehold property in Cobham.

Related Party Transaction

FPI operates on an execution only basis on the sole instruction of Hugh Osmond, a director and substantial shareholder of the Company so accordingly the issue of the replacement Deep Discounted Bond is deemed to be a related party transaction pursuant to AIM Rule 13 of the AIM Rule for Companies. The Company's directors (excluding Hugh Osmond and Tiffany Sword, who are indirectly interested in this transaction) consider, having consulted with Various Eateries' Nominated Adviser, WH Ireland Limited, that the terms of the New Deep Discounted Bond are fair and reasonable insofar as the shareholders of the Company are concerned.

Enquiries

Various Eateries plc		Via Alma PR
Andy Bassadone	Executive Chairman
Sharon Badelek	Chief Financial Officer
WH Ireland Limited	Sole Broker and NOMAD	Tel: [phone]
Broking   Harry Ansell
Nominated Adviser  Katy Mitchell
Megan Liddell
Alma	Financial PR	Tel: [phone]
David Ison		[e-mail]
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett  Will Merison

About Various Eateries

Various Eateries owns, develops and operates restaurant, clubhouse and hotel sites in the United Kingdom. The Group's stated mission is "great people delivering unique experiences through continuous innovation".

The Group is led by a highly experienced senior team including Andy Bassadone (Executive Chairman), Hugh Osmond (Founder) and Sharon Badelek (CFO).

The Group operates three core brands across 18 locations:

	·      Coppa Club, a multi-use, all day concept that combines restaurant, terrace, café, lounge, bar and work spaces
	·      Tavolino, a restaurant aiming to address a gap in the market for high-quality Italian food at mid-market prices
	·      Noci, a modern, neighbourhood pasta-only concept which serves very high-quality dishes at reasonable prices

For more information visit www.variouseateries.co.uk

 

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