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ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2
OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM RULES")
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COMPANY NAME:
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Comptoir Group plc ("Comptoir" or the "Company")
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COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING
POSTCODES) :
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Suite 4
Strata House
34a Waterloo Road
London
NW2 7UH
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COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:
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England and Wales
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COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY AIM RULE 26:
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http://www.comptoirlibanais.com/
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COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION) OR, IN THE
CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTING POLICY). IF
THE ADMISSION IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BE
STATED:
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Comptoir Group currently owns and/or operates 15 Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean
restaurants based in the Greater London and Manchester area. The core restaurant brand of the Comptoir Group is Comptoir
Libanais. Comptoir Group operates 11 Comptoir Libanais restaurant and also generates franchise revenue by franchising the
Comptoir Libanais brand to other restaurant operators. The Comptoir Group also operates two smaller Lebanese and Eastern
Mediterranean outlets under the Shawa brand and a further two standalone high end restaurants, called Levant and
Kenza.
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DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS AS TO
TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES (i.e. where known, number and type of shares, nominal value and issue price to which it
seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares):
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96,000,000 Ordinary shares of one pence each at
an issue price of 50 pence each.
No Ordinary Shares are, or will be held, in treasury.
The Ordinary Shares will be freely transferable and have no restrictions as to transfer
placed on them.
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CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (IF APPLICABLE) AND ANTICIPATED MARKET CAPITALISATION ON
ADMISSION:
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Capital to be raised: £16 million following the placing of 32,000,000
Ordinary Shares. Of the 32,000,000 Ordinary Shares being placed, 16,000,000 new ordinary shares are being placed on
behalf of the Company and 16,000,000 existing ordinary shares are being placed on behalf of existing
shareholders.
Anticipated market capitalisation on admission: £48
million
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PERCENTAGE OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT
ADMISSION:
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69.5%
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DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH THE AIM
COMPANY HAS APPLIED OR AGREED TO HAVE ANY OF ITS SECURITIES (INCLUDING ITS AIM SECURITIES) ADMITTED OR TRADED:
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N/A
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FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS
(underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known):
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Richard Howard Kleiner, Non-Executive
Chairman
Chaker Hanna, Chief Executive
Officer
Ahmed (Tony) Kitous, Founder and Creative
Director
Jonathan Samuel Kaye, Non-Executive
Director
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FULL NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS EXPRESSED AS A
PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION (underlining the first name by which each is known or
including any other name by which each is known):
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Prior to Admission
Ahmed (Tony) Kitous - 75%
Chaker Hanna - 25%
Post Admission
Ahmed (Tony) Kitous - 52.1%
Chaker Hanna - 14.6%
Schroders plc - 5.2%
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NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE
AIM RULES:
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N/A
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(i) ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE
DATE
(ii) DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN
FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (this may be represented by unaudited interim
financial information)
(iii) DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE
REPORTS PURSUANT TO AIM RULES 18 AND 19:
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(i) 31 December
(ii) 31 December 2015
(iii) Interim report for the six months ending 30 June 2016 should be published by 30
September 2016
Annual accounts for the twelve months ending 31 December 2016 should be published by 30
June 2017
Interim report for the six months ending 30 June 2017 should be published by 30 September
2017
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EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:
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21 June 2016
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:
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Cenkos Securities plc
6.7.8 Tokenhouse Yard
London
EC2R 7AS
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:
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Cenkos Securities plc
6.7.8 Tokenhouse Yard
London
EC2R 7AS
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OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, DETAILS OF WHERE
(POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL
DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:
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The admission document containing full details about Comptoir and the admission of its
ordinary shares will be available from the registered office of Comptoir Group plc, being Suite 4, Strata House, 34a
Waterloo Road, London, NW2 7UH
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DATE OF NOTIFICATION:
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15 June 2016
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NEW/ UPDATE:
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Update
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