Essentially Grp PLC - First Day of Dealings

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17 March 2023

Essentially Group PLC

 (the 'Company' or 'Essentially')

Admission to Trading on AQSE

and

First Day of Dealings

Essentially Group PLC, a leading health food company in the UAE delivering high quality nutrition (wellness shots, functional juices, lemonades, nut milks, single origin fruit juices and healthy snacks) to its customers, is pleased to announce that trading in its Ordinary Shares will commence on the AQSE Growth Market ("AQSE") at 08:00 today, 17 March 2023, under the ticker "ESSN" and ISIN number GB00BKS7D362.

The Company has been admitted to the Access segment of AQSE and the commencement of trading of the Company's Ordinary Shares follows a successful subscription for a total of 1,200,000 Ordinary Shares at £0.50 per Ordinary Share, raising gross proceeds of £600,000 (before expenses). 

On Admission, the Company will have 51,300,000 Ordinary Shares in issue and the market capitalisation of the Company will be approximately £25,650,000.

Raja Wail Abuljebain, Chief Executive Officer of Essentially, commented: 

"We are delighted to have reached this significant milestone in Essentially's journey.

Our philosophy is that quality nutrition should be easily accessible in our modern, demanding lifestyles so that individuals can create positive, long-lasting changes to their diet and overall health. We believe that our listing today on the AQSE Growth Market will allow us to reach more people and deliver on our mission to get this quality nutrition into as many hands as possible.

We would like to thank our Shareholders, our Advisers and the Exchange for working with us to achieve this listing and we look forward to this continued partnership."  

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For more information, please refer to the Company's AQSE Admission Document 2023 which is available on the Company's website: www.essentiallyplc.com

For further information please contact:

Essentially Group PLC

Raja Wail Abuljebain, Chief Executive Officer    

+971 566440676

Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Limited (AQSE Corporate Adviser)

Nick Michaels       

+44 20 3772 0021

Clear Capital Markets Limited (Broker)

Andrew Blaylock                                                                    

+44 20 3869 6082                                                                                                           

About Essentially Group PLC

Essentially's mission and strategy is the acquisition, holding and development of companies active in the health food and beverages market.  On 1 September 2022, Essentially Group PLC acquired Essentially Holdings Ltd (and its wholly owned subsidiary, Essentially Juices Manufacturing LLC ("EJM")) by means of a share for share exchange.  

EJM operates in the health food industry and more specifically in the juice market, offering premium quality wellness shots, functional juices, lemonades, nut milks, single origin fruit juices and healthy protein snacks within the UAE and regional markets. EJM has a manufacturing facility in Dubai where the beverages are produced.  

EJM does not thermally pasteurise its beverages but instead uses a process known as high pressure processing ("HPP") i.e., a non-thermal 'pasteurisation'. The HPP process "deactivates" unwanted microorganisms in the juices and consequently extends shelf life. By using pressure instead of heat, the final product also maximises its organoleptic and nutritional attributes. 

All of EJM's bottles are 100% recyclable. EJM is committed to protect the planet and is assessing the viability of recycled polyethylene terephthalate ('rPET') and/or biodegradable and compostable polylactic acid ('PLA') plastic bottles for its beverages. 

EJM is active in the UAE and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia fruit and vegetable juice market. The GCC fruit and vegetable juice market size reached US$ 3.1 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach US$ 4.3 billion by 2027, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8% over the period 2022-2027.