Launch of Retail Offer
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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A FINANCIAL PROMOTION AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE INVESTMENT ADVICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN PREPARED BY AND IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMPANY, HAS BEEN APPROVED AS AT 4 NOVEMBER 2026 SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 21(2)(b) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) BY SINGER CAPITAL MARKETS SECURITIES LIMITED, WHICH IS AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FRN: 453676).
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For immediate release
5 November 2026
Chapel Down Group plc
(“Chapel Down”, the “Company” or, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”)
Launch of Retail Offer
Introduction
Chapel Down Group plc (AIM: CDGP), England's leading winemaker, is pleased to announce a retail offer via BookBuild (the "Retail Offer") of up to 1,162,790 new ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) in the capital of the Company (the “Retail Offer Shares”) at a price of 43 pence per Retail Offer Share (the “Issue Price”).
In addition to the Retail Offer, on 4 November 2026 the Company announced the results of a placing of 12,790,697 new ordinary shares (the "Placing Shares") at the Issue Price to raise gross proceeds of approximately £5.5 million (the “Placing”). A separate announcement regarding the launch of the Placing and its terms was issued by the Company on 4 November 2026 (the “Launch Announcement”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Retail Offer is not part of the Placing.
The Issue Price is equal to the closing mid-market price of 43 pence per existing Ordinary Share on 4 November 2026, being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this announcement.
The Retail Offer is conditional upon, inter alia, admission of the Placing Shares to trading on AIM becoming effective (“Placing Admission”), the placing agreement between the Company and Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited (“SCM Securities”) (the “Placing Agreement”) remaining in force in respect of the Retail Offer, and admission of the Retail Offer Shares to trading on AIM becoming effective (“Retail Offer Admission”). Placing Admission is expected to occur at 8.00 a.m. on 10 November 2026 and Retail Offer Admission at 8.00 a.m. on 13 November 2026, or such later dates as the Company and SCM Securities may agree in writing, in each case no later than 8.00 a.m. on 30 November 2026. Neither the Placing nor the Retail Offer is conditional on shareholder approval, and the Placing Shares and Retail Offer Shares will be issued pursuant to the Company's existing authorities to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights. The Placing is conditional upon publication of this announcement in accordance with the Placing Agreement, but is not conditional upon completion or the outcome of the Retail Offer.
Expected Timetable in relation to the Retail Offer
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Retail Offer opens |
8.00 a.m. 5 November 2026 |
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Latest time and date for commitments under the Retail Offer |
12.00 p.m. on 9 November 2026 |
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Results of the Retail Offer announced |
9 November 2026 |
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Admission and dealings in new ordinary shares issued |
8.00 a.m. on 13 November 2026 |
Any changes to the expected timetable set out above will be notified by the Company through a regulatory information service (“RIS”). References to times are to London times unless otherwise stated.
Dealing Codes
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Ticker |
CDGP |
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ISIN for the Ordinary Shares |
GB0032706284 |
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SEDOL for the Ordinary Shares |
3270628 |
Retail Offer
The Company values its retail shareholder base and believes that it is appropriate to provide its retail shareholders in the United Kingdom the opportunity to participate in the Retail Offer. The Company is therefore making the Retail Offer available in the United Kingdom through the financial intermediaries which will be listed, subject to certain access restrictions, on the following website:
https://www.bookbuild.live/deals/273XJ1/authorised-intermediaries
Singer Capital Markets Securities Ltd will be acting as retail offer coordinator in relation to this Retail Offer (the “Retail Offer Coordinator”).
Retail shareholders can contact their broker or wealth manager ("Intermediary") to participate in the Retail Offer. In order to participate in the Retail Offer, each Intermediary must be on-boarded onto the BookBuild platform and agree to the final terms and the retail offer terms and conditions, which regulate, inter alia, the conduct of the Retail Offer on market standard terms and provide for the payment of commission to any Intermediary that elects to receive a commission and/or fee (to the extent permitted by the FCA Handbook Rules) from the Retail Offer Coordinator (on behalf of the Company).
Any expenses incurred by any Intermediary are for its own account. Investors should confirm separately with any Intermediary whether there are any commissions, fees or expenses that will be applied by such Intermediary in connection with any application made through that Intermediary pursuant to the Retail Offer.
The Retail Offer will be open to eligible investors resident and physically located in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2026. The Retail Offer is expected to close at 12.00 p.m. on 9 November 2026. Investors should note that financial intermediaries may have earlier closing times. The Retail Offer may close early if it is oversubscribed.
If any Intermediary has any questions about how to participate in the Retail Offer on behalf of existing retail shareholders, please contact the Retail Offer Coordinator or BookBuild at email: support@bookbuild.live.
To be eligible to participate in the Retail Offer, applicants must be a customer of one of the participating Intermediaries listed on the above website, resident and physically located in the United Kingdom and aged 18 years or over.
The Company reserves the right to scale back any order at its discretion. The Company reserves the right to reject any application for subscription under the Retail Offer without giving any reason for such rejection.
It is vital to note that once an application for Retail Offer Shares has been made and accepted via an Intermediary, it cannot be withdrawn.
The Retail Offer Shares will, when issued, be credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with existing Ordinary Shares including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid after their date of issue.
The Retail Offer is offered in the United Kingdom under an exemption from the prohibition of public offers specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024.
The Retail Offer is not being made into any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom or to US Persons (as defined in Regulation S of the US Securities Act 1933, as amended).
No offering document, prospectus or admission document has been or will be prepared or submitted to be approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (or any other authority) in relation to the Retail Offer, and investors' commitments will be made solely on the basis of the information contained in this announcement and information that has been published by or on behalf of the Company prior to the date of this announcement by notification to an RIS in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and the Market Abuse Regulation (EU Regulation No. 596/2014) ("MAR") as it forms part of United Kingdom law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended).
There is a minimum subscription of £100.00 per investor under the terms of the Retail Offer which is open to investors in the United Kingdom subscribing via the intermediaries which will be listed, subject to certain access restrictions, on the following website:
https://www.bookbuild.live/deals/273XJ1/authorised-intermediaries
There is no maximum application amount to apply in the Retail Offer. The terms and conditions on which investors subscribe will be provided by the relevant financial intermediaries including relevant commission or fee charges.
Investors should make their own investigations into the merits of an investment in the Company. Nothing in this announcement amounts to a recommendation to invest in the Company or amounts to investment, taxation or legal advice.
It should be noted that a subscription for Retail Offer Shares and investment in the Company carries a number of risks. Investors should take independent advice from a person experienced in advising on investment in securities such as the Retail Offer Shares if they are in any doubt.
Key Investment Risks
The Retail Offer may involve a significant degree of risk including loss of capital, rarity of dividends, lack of liquidity and potential for dilution and should only be done as part of a diversified portfolio. The value of an investment and the income from it could go down as well as up. The return of your investment is not guaranteed and you may get back less than you originally invested. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. Suffering a loss on your investment is always a possibility. Capital is at risk.
The potential gains and losses that may arise from your investments will depend on your appetite for risk and how you manage your approach to risk. Investing all your money into one type of investment can be a high-risk strategy and concentrate risks to which you and that type of investment may be exposed. A managed approach to risk may be to diversify the investments you make across different companies’ securities and different asset classes.
Investors should also note that the Retail Offer will remain open alongside a live market price for the Ordinary Shares and that the market price may be less than the Issue Price.
The Company's LEI is 213800BAUCZ4OXC97W72.
This announcement should be read in its entirety. In particular, the information in the "Key Investment Risks" and "Important Notices" sections of the announcement should be read and understood.
Contacts:
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Chapel Down Group plc James Pennefather, Chief Executive Officer Louan Mouton, Chief Financial Officer |
015 8076 3033 |
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Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser, Sole Bookrunner and Broker) Alex Bond Shaun Dobson James Todd Anastassiya Eley |
020 7496 3000 |
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H/Advisors (Financial PR) Sam Cartwright Jonathan Cook |
020 7379 5151 |
IMPORTANT NOTICES
THIS IS A FINANCIAL PROMOTION AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE INVESTMENT ADVICE. THE CONTENT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN PREPARED BY AND IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMPANY, HAS BEEN APPROVED AS AT 4 NOVEMBER 2026 BY SINGER CAPITAL MARKETS SECURITIES LIMITED, WHICH IS AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FRN: 453676), SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 21(2)(b) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED).
This announcement and the information contained herein is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into or from the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia (the "United States" or "US")), Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, any member state of the EEA or any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.
The Retail Offer Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") or under the applicable state securities laws of the United States and may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in or into the United States or to or for the account or benefit of any US person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the US Securities Act) (a "US Person"). No public offering of the Retail Offer Shares is being made in the United States. The Retail Offer Shares are being offered and sold outside the United States in "offshore transactions", as defined in, and in compliance with, Regulation S under the US Securities Act. In addition, the Company has not been, and will not be, registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for Retail Offer Shares in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, any member state of the EEA or any other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is or may be unlawful. No public offer of the securities referred to herein is being made in any such jurisdiction.
The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Singer Capital Markets Securities Ltd is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and for no-one else and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as its client in relation to the Retail Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients, nor for providing advice in connection with the Retail Offer, the admission of new shares and the other arrangements referred to in this announcement.
The value of Ordinary Shares and the income from them is not guaranteed and can fall as well as rise due to stock market and currency movements. When you sell your investment, you may get back less than you originally invested. Figures referring to past performance and past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations.
Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements which are based on the Company's expectations, intentions and projections regarding its future performance, anticipated events or trends and other matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements, which may use words such as "aim", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "estimate", "expect" and words of similar meaning, include all matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the actual results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and dividend policy and the development of the industries in which the Company's businesses operate to differ materially from the impression created by the forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given those risks and uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this announcement and cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. Each of the Company and Singer Capital Markets Securities Ltd expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect actual results or any change in the assumptions, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based unless required to do so by the Financial Conduct Authority, the London Stock Exchange or applicable law.
The information in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. None of Singer Capital Markets Securities Ltd or any of its affiliates, accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to this announcement, including the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of the announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. Each of Singer Capital Markets Securities Ltd and its affiliates, accordingly disclaims all and any liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which it might otherwise be found to have in respect of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.
Any indication in this announcement of the price at which the Ordinary Shares have been bought or sold in the past cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. Persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser. No statement in this announcement is intended to be a profit forecast and no statement in this announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings or target dividend per share of the Company for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings or dividends per share of the Company.
Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other website) nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into or forms part of this announcement. The Retail Offer Shares to be issued or sold pursuant to the Retail Offer will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than the London Stock Exchange.
No other documents or materials are incorporated into, or form part of, this financial promotion. The approval by Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited referred to above relates solely to this announcement and does not extend to any other documents or materials, including information previously published by or on behalf of the Company. Such approval should not be taken as confirmation that Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited has verified, or carried out due diligence in respect of, any such other documents or materials, or as a representation or warranty as to their accuracy, completeness or fairness. Nothing in this announcement excludes or limits any responsibility or obligation of Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited under applicable law or regulation, including in connection with its approval of this announcement as a financial promotion for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended).
UK Product Governance Requirements
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements of Chapter 3 of the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the “UK MiFIR Product Governance Requirements”), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any “manufacturer” (for the purposes of the UK MiFIR Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Retail Offer Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the Retail Offer Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in paragraphs 3.5 and 3.6 of COBS; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all permitted distribution channels (the “Target Market Assessment”). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the Retail Offer Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Retail Offer Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the Retail Offer Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Retail Offer.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of Chapters 9A or 10A respectively of COBS; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Retail Offer Shares. Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Retail Offer Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.
EU Product Governance Requirements
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any “manufacturer” (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Retail Offer Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the Retail Offer Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "EU Target Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the EU Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the Retail Offer Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Retail Offer Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the Retail Offer Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The EU Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Retail Offer.
For the avoidance of doubt, the EU Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Retail Offer Shares. Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Retail Offer Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.
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