Amsterdam, 10 December 2021 – Lucas Bols N.V. (“Lucas Bols” or the “Company”), a leading global cocktail and spirits player, announces that it has successfully raised approximately EUR 29 million through an accelerated bookbuild offering (“the Offering”) of 2,495,458 new shares (the "New Shares"), which was announced in the press release dated 9 December 2021. The New Shares have been placed (the “Placement”) at a price of EUR 11.58 per New Share (the “Placing Price’’).

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund the intended acquisition of Tequila Partida and for the completion payment of the acquisition of Nuvo, with the remainder available for de-leveraging and general corporate purposes.

The New Shares were placed at no discount to the closing price of EUR 11.58 of the Company’s shares listed on Euronext Amsterdam on 9 December 2021. The successful placement of the New Shares at the Placing Price results in gross proceeds of approximately EUR 29 million and the New Shares represent approximately 20% of the existing issued share capital of Lucas Bols.

The Company and both members of the Company’s Management Board have committed themselves to a lock-up period ending 90 calendar days after settlement of the Offering, subject to customary exceptions, as well as a waiver by the Banks. In addition, the major shareholders that committed to subscribe for New Shares in the Offering have also committed themselves to a lock-up period ending 90 calendar days after settlement of the Offering, subject to customary exceptions. The New Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing shares of the Company.

Allocation of the New Shares has taken place today, 10 December 2021. Settlement of the transaction and admission to listing and trading of the New Shares on Euronext Amsterdam are expected to take place on 14 December 2021.

Following settlement of the Offering, the total number of shares that the Company has in issue will be 14,972,756 with a nominal value of EUR 0,10 each. The total number of voting rights of the Company will be 14,972,756 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company.

No prospectus is required in respect of the Placement and no prospectus or similar document will be published in connection with the Placement.

Advisors, syndicate and bookbuilding
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (in cooperation with ODDO BHF SCA) and Co?peratieve Rabobank U.A. (in cooperation with Kepler Cheuvreux S.A.) have acted as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners in relation to the Offering.

For more information
Huub van Doorne (CEO) / Frank Cocx (CFO)
+31 20 570 85 75

For more information please visit: www.lucasbols.com

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