Comptoir Group PLC
07 October 2026
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7 October 2026
Comptoir Group Plc
("Comptoir", the "Group" or the "Company")
Update re Listing Venue and Potential Return of Capital
Comptoir Group Plc (AIM: COM), the owner and/or operator of Lebanese and Middle Eastern inspired restaurants, announces that the Board has initiated a review of the appropriateness of Comptoir’s current AIM quotation and the potential alternative options available to the Company, including mechanisms to allow potential exits for shareholders, via a return of capital, for investors who would wish to do so in the event of a change to the current arrangements.
The Board intends to seek the views of its major shareholders before concluding the review.If the Board were to conclude that a cancellation of the Company’s current listing on AIM was in the best interests of the Company, the Board would seek authority from the requisite majority of shareholders to cancel the Company’s AIM quotation and would expect to implement a return of capital to shareholders of 4.5p per share (assuming that neither Tony Kitous nor Chaker Hanna participated in the return of capital). Shareholders should note that the extent to which they can participate in any return of capital would depend on the extent to which other shareholders participate in such return of capital
This review remains at an early and exploratory stage. There can be no certainty that it will lead to any changes to the Company's current market arrangements.
For further information, please contact:
Enquiries:
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Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Corporate Finance: Matt Goode / Elysia Bough Corporate Broking: Ella Bedford
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020 7220 0500 |
Notes to Editors
About Comptoir Group
Comptoir Group PLC owns and operates 27 Lebanese and Middle Eastern inspired restaurants, sevenof which are franchised, based predominantly in the UK. The flagship brand of the Group, Comptoir Libanais, is a collection of 23 restaurants located across London, nationwide and international Travel Hubs, including cities such as Manchester, Bath, Birmingham, Oxford, Dubai, Milan and Rome.
The name Comptoir Libanais means Lebanese Counter and is a place where guests can eat casually and enjoy Lebanese and Middle Eastern food, served with warm and friendly hospitality and a bright vibrant environment.
The Group also operates Shawa, serving traditional shawarma through a counter service model in Westfield and Bluewater shopping centres and Abu Dhabi, and Yalla-Yalla with a branch near Oxford Circus.
The Group has expanded internationally with its franchise partners Avolta, Areas and Qatar Airways, with restaurants in the Netherlands, Qatar, UAE and Italy.
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