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Neither this announcement, nor anything contained or referred to herein shall form the
basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any offer or commitment whatsoever in any
jurisdiction. Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any ordinary shares
("
Ordinary Shares
") in Victorian Plumbing Group plc, (the "
Company
") referred to in
this announcement except on the basis of information contained in the final admission
document (the "
Admission Document
") published by the Company (the Company,
together with its subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings, "
Victorian Plumbing
" or the
"
Group
") in connection with the placing ("
Placing
") of new and existing Ordinary Shares
and admission of all of its Ordinary Shares, issued and to be issued to trading on the AIM
market ("
AIM
") of London Stock Exchange plc (the "
London Stock Exchange
"),
("
Admission
"). Copies of the Admission Document are available for inspection on the
Company's website at www.victorianplumbingplc.com, subject to certain exceptions.
22 June 2021
Victorian Plumbing Group plc
ADMISSION TO AIM AND FIRST DAY OF DEALINGS
SELL-SIDE ANALYST WEBINAR
Victorian Plumbing Group plc ('Victorian Plumbing'), the UK's leading online retailer of
bathroom products and accessories, is pleased to announce the admission of its entire
issued and to be issued share capital to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock
Exchange. Admission will take place and dealings will commence at 8.00 a.m. today
under the ticker VIC and the ISIN GB00BNVVHD43.
The Company's Admission Document is available to view on the Company's website at
www.victorianplumbingplc.com
GCA Altium is acting as Nominated Adviser and Financial Adviser in relation to the
Admission. Barclays Bank PLC and Numis Securities Limited are acting as Joint Global
Coordinators.
Sell-Side Analyst Webinar
There will be an Introduction to Victorian Plumbing webinar hosted by Mark Radcliffe
(Chief Executive Officer), Paul Meehan (Chief Financial Officer), Richard Monaghan
(Director of Finance) and Joe Pascoe (Chief Marketing Officer) for sell-side analysts at
2:00pm BST on 29 June 2021, details of which can be obtained from FTI Consulting at
VictorianPlumbing@fticonsulting.com.
Mark Radcliffe, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"Today is a landmark day in the history of Victorian Plumbing. The successful completion
of our IPO and admission to AIM is an exciting next step on our growth journey.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our team for their support over the years.
They have helped to build an incredibly strong, exciting and trusted brand together with a
hard-working and innovative culture.
We are pleased to welcome such a strong blue chip shareholder base to the register and
look forward to working together on this next chapter in the Company's development."
-ENDS-
For further information, please contact:
Victorian Plumbing Group Limited
Mark Radcliffe, Chief Executive Officer
Paul Meehan, Chief Financial Officer
via FTI Consulting
+44 20 3727 1000
FTI Consulting (Financial PR)
Alex Beagley
Eleanor Purdon
Sam Macpherson
+44 20 3727 1000
VictorianPlumbing@fticonsulting.com
GCA Altium Limited (Nominated Adviser and
Financial Adviser)
Sam Fuller, Phil Adams, Paul Lines, Mitchell
Parr
+44 20 7484 4040
Barclays Bank PLC (Joint Global
Coordinators)
Nicola
Tennent,
Tom
Erlich,
Rahul
Daniel,
Dominic Harper
+44 20 7623 2323
Numis
Securities
Limited
(Joint
Global
Coordinators)
James Taylor, Luke Bordewich, Tom Jacob,
Oliver Steele
+44 20 7260 1000
Notes to editors:
About Victorian Plumbing Group
Victorian Plumbing is the UK's leading online retailer of bathroom products and
accessories, offering a wide range of over 24,000 products to B2C and trade customers.
Victorian Plumbing offers its customers a one-stop shop solution for the entire bathroom
with more than 125 own and third-party brands across a wide spectrum of price points.
The Group's product design and supply chain strengths are complemented by its creative
and brand-focused marketing strategy, which predominantly focus on online channels to
drive significant and growing traffic to its website.
Headquartered in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, the Group employs over 500 staff across
seven locations in Skelmersdale, Manchester and Birmingham.
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The securities referred to in this document have not been, and will not be, registered
under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"), and may not
be offered or sold in the United States except on the basis of an applicable exemption
from registration, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the
Securities Act. There will be no public offering of securities in the United States.
This document contains statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking
statements". These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Group's control and all of which are based on
the Directors' current beliefs and expectations about future events. In some cases, these
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case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking
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concerning, amongst other things, the results of operations, financial condition, liquidity,
prospects, growth and strategies of the Company and the industry in which the Group
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actual results, performance or achievements of the Company or developments in the
industry in which the Group operates may differ materially from the future results,
performance or achievements or industry developments expressed or implied by the
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given that such future results will be achieved; actual events or results may differ
materially as a result of risks and uncertainties facing the Group. Such risks and
uncertainties could cause actual results to vary materially from the future results indicated,
expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.
Each of the Company, GCA Altium Limited, Barclays Bank PLC and Numis Securities
Limited, and their respective affiliates, expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to
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their respective affiliates, their respective directors, officers or employees, advisers,
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exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with this Announcement. They
will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to the possible
Admission and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the
protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the
contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to
herein.
Barclays Bank PLC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority ("
PRA
") and
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "
FCA
") and the PRA. Each of GCA
Altium Limited and Numis Securities Limited is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the
United Kingdom.
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