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Director Appointment

Fox Marble, the AIM listed company focused on marble quarrying and processing in Kosovo and the Balkans region is pleased to announce that Sir Mark Lyall Grant will be joining the board as a Non-executive Director from 3 April 2022…

Fox Marble Holdings plc
("Fox Marble" or the "Company")

 

Fox Marble, the AIM listed company focused on marble quarrying and processing in Kosovo and the Balkans region is pleased to announce that Sir Mark Lyall Grant will be joining the board as a Non-executive Director from 3 April 2022.

Sir Mark is one of the United Kingdom's most senior public servants, with more than 30 years of experience in leadership, policy making, negotiation and public presentation. He has held diplomatic postings on four continents, including High Commissioner to Pakistan and Ambassador to the United Nations. He was National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister from 2015 to 2017. He is currently a visiting professor at King's College London, and a Consultancy Adviser on National and International Security.  He is a qualified barrister and was appointed to the Bench of Middle Temple in 2011.

Andrew Allner, Chairman, commented: 

"We are pleased to welcome Sir Mark to the Board and look forward to leveraging his wealth of experience. This appointment comes at an important time for the Company and the Board looks forward to updating the market on progress made between now and the end of the year."

 

Further information pursuant to Rule 17, Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules is set out below.

Sir Mark Justin Lyall Grant (aged 65) has held the following current and former directorships in the past five years:

Current Directorships

Lyall Grant Consulting Limited

Former Directorships in the past five years

None

 

Sir Mark does not hold any shares or options in the Company.

There is no other information regarding Sir Mark Lyall Grant required to be disclosed under the AIM Rules.

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For more information on Fox Marble please visit www.foxmarble.net or contact:

Fox Marble Holdings plc

Chris Gilbert, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +44 (0)20 7380 0999

Fiona Hadfield, Finance Director

Tel: +44 (0)20 7380 0999

Quatro PR

Gary Pleasants

Tel: +44 (0)207 566 7963/+44 (0)7966 487 739

Mark Herbert

Tel: +44 (0)7770 381608

Allenby Capital Limited (Joint Broker)

Nick Naylor/Nick Athanas/Liz Kirchner (Corporate Finance)

Amrit Nahal (Sales and Corporate Broking)

Tel: +44 (0)20 3394 2973

Tavira Securities Limited (Joint Broker)

Oliver Stansfield/Jonathan Evans

+44 (0)203 192 1739

Cairn Financial Advisers (Nomad)

Liam Murray/Sandy Jamieson/Ludovico Lazzaretti

Tel: +44 (0)20 7213 0880

Notes to Editors

Fox Marble (AIM: FOX) is a marble production, processing and distribution company with operations in Kosovo and the Balkans.

Its marble products, which include Alexandrian Blue, Alexandrian White, Breccia Paradisea, Etruscan gold and Grigio Argent, are gaining sales globally to wholesale companies and directly to luxury residential properties. In the UK these include St George's Homes and Capital and Counties Plc's Lillie Square development. In Sydney, Australia, Rosso Cait, Alexandrian White and Breccia Paradisea have been used in what is expected to be Australia's most expensive residential property. These sales serve to demonstrate the desirability of Fox Marble's premium marble products as the stone of choice in some of the most prestigious and expensive residential developments around the world.

Caution regarding forward looking statements

Certain statements in this announcement, are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as ''believe'', ''could'', "should" ''envisage'', ''estimate'', ''intend'', ''may'', ''plan'', ''potentially'', "expect", ''will'' or the negative of those, variations or comparable expressions, including references to assumptions. These forward looking statements are not based on historical facts but rather on the Directors' current expectations and assumptions regarding the Company's future growth, results of operations, performance, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof), competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities. Such forward looking statements reflect the Directors' current beliefs and assumptions and are based on information currently available to the Directors.

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New order of processed marble confirmed

Fox Marble, the AIM listed company focused on marble quarrying and processing in Kosovo and the Balkans region is pleased to announce that it has signed its fourth contract in less than a year to supply a major municipal construction project in Kosovo.  The contract, valued in excess of €190,000, is to deliver cut and finished paving tiles for installation in the first stage of the redevelopment of the town square in Kamenica, eastern Kosovo…

Fox Marble Holdings plc
("Fox Marble" or the "Company")

 

Fox Marble, the AIM listed company focused on marble quarrying and processing in Kosovo and the Balkans region is pleased to announce that it has signed its fourth contract in less than a year to supply a major municipal construction project in Kosovo.  The contract, valued in excess of €190,000, is to deliver cut and finished paving tiles for installation in the first stage of the redevelopment of the town square in Kamenica, eastern Kosovo.  

The 6,500sq metres of cut and finished paving tiles will be supplied over the course of 2021 using material from Fox Marble’s quarries processed in its factory in Lipjan, Kosovo. This contract has been entered into with the developers charged with restoring the town square, which will be paved with material exclusively supplied by Fox Marble.

Chris Gilbert, CEO, commented

“This contract to supply paving tiles to a Municipality is the fourth such large contract Fox Marble has won since May 2020 and the second one this year alone.  

“Our marble comes from our quarries in Kosovo and North Macedonia and we are proud to supply locally quarried and processed stone to another important municipal development.  These contracts provide a visible example of the quality of both the material and the Company’s finished stone product.

“We are grateful to our dedicated workforce who have contributed so fully to improving the rate of production in our factory allowing us to fulfil these substantial contracts within our existing operating setup and look forward to updating the market as we continue to win more new business in 2021.”

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Regulation 11 of the Market Abuse (amendment) (EU exit) Regulations 2019/310.

For more information on Fox Marble please visit www.foxmarble.net or contact:

Fox Marble Holdings plc

Chris Gilbert, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7380 0999

Fiona Hadfield, Finance Director

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7380 0999

Brandon Hill Capital (Joint Broker)

Oliver Stansfield

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3463 5000

Allenby Capital (Joint Broker)

Nick Naylor/Nick Athanas/Liz Kirchner (Corporate Finance)

Amrit Nahal (Sales and Corporate Broking)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3394 2973

Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nomad)

Liam Murray / Sandy Jamieson

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213 0880

Notes to Editors

Fox Marble (AIM: FOX), is a marble production, processing and distribution company in Kosovo and the Balkans region.  

Its marble products, which includes Alexandrian Blue, Alexandrian White, Breccia Paradisea, Etruscan gold and Grigio Argento and are gaining sales globally both to international wholesale companies as well as being supplied directly into luxury residential properties. In the UK these include among others St George’s Homes and Capital and Counties Plc’s Lillie Square development. In Sydney, Australia Rosso Cait, Alexandrian White and Breccia Paradisea marble have been used in what is expected to be Australia’s most expensive residential property. These sales serve to demonstrate the desirability of Fox’s premium marble products as the stone of choice in some of the most prestigious and expensive residential developments around the world. 

Caution regarding forward looking statements

Certain statements in this announcement, are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as ''believe'', ''could'', "should" ''envisage'', ''estimate'', ''intend'', ''may'', ''plan'', ''potentially'', "expect", ''will'' or the negative of those, variations or comparable expressions, including references to assumptions. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts but rather on the Directors' current expectations and assumptions regarding the Company's future growth, results of operations, performance, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof), competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities. Such forward looking statements reflect the Directors' current beliefs and assumptions and are based on information currently available to the Directors.

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Update on €195M Arbitration Proceedings against Republic of Kosovo

Fox Marble, the AIM listed company focused on marble quarrying and processing in Kosovo and the Balkans region is pleased to announce that eminent British Barrister and Queen’s Counsel, Simon Nesbitt QC (of the Maitland Chambers in London) has been retained to act on Fox Marble’s behalf in support of the ongoing case against the Republic of Kosovo. Mr Nesbitt QC practises exclusively in the field of international arbitration often involved in some of the world’s largest and most high-profile disputes…

Fox Marble Holdings plc
("Fox Marble" or the "Company")

 

Fox Marble, the AIM listed company focused on marble quarrying and processing in Kosovo and the Balkans region is pleased to announce that eminent British Barrister and Queen’s Counsel, Simon Nesbitt QC (of the Maitland Chambers in London) has been retained to act on Fox Marble’s behalf in support of the ongoing case against the Republic of Kosovo. Mr Nesbitt QC practises exclusively in the field of international arbitration often involved in some of the world’s largest and most high-profile disputes (https://www.maitlandchambers.com/barristers/simon-nesbitt).

Mr Nesbitt QC now joins Dentons Europe CS LLP, the world’s largest law firm by number of lawyers, as part of the legal team acting on the Company’s behalf in its €195M claim against the Republic of Kosovo. As previously announced, the Company has already sourced the required capital to cover all expected costs throughout the Arbitration proceedings.

Fox Marble will now nominate its choice of Arbitration panellist as a final step ahead of the commencement of litigation proceedings. This is well advanced and the Company expects to make it’s submission within the next few days.

In support of its recovery strategy Fox Marble has also now engaged Kroll Associates, another market leader in their field with circa 5,000 professionals operating in 30 countries, to identify and investigate the assets that are owned and under the control of the Republic of Kosovo both within the country and overseas. This will help satisfy any future judgement made in favour of Fox Marble in a timely manner.

Chris Gilbert, CEO of Fox Marble Holdings plc, commented:

“The Company and its advisors continue to strongly believe in the merits of Fox Marble’s €195M case against the Republic of Kosovo. We welcome the appointment of Mr Nesbitt QC to the legal team and look forward to the commencement of legal proceedings following the imminent nomination of the Company’s Arbitration panellist.”

Background to Legal Proceedings

On 4 September 2019, Fox Marble launched United National Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) arbitration proceedings, against the Republic of Kosovo for damages in excess of €195 million, as a result of the failure of the State to protect Fox Marble's rights over the Maleshevë quarry.

The company believes the Kosovan Government to be in clear breach of its responsibilities towards the Company as a foreign investor in Kosovo and that this action is in the best interests of its shareholders and employees.

On 16 December 2020, Fox Marble announced the appointment of Dentons Europe CS LLP as legal counsel for €195 million arbitration proceedings against Republic of Kosovo and the Company also secured firm commitments of a further £0.5 million in the form of litigation funding from private investors.

Further announcements will be made in due course.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Regulation 11 of the Market Abuse (amendment) (EU exit) Regulations 2019/310.

For more information on Fox Marble please visit www.foxmarble.net or contact:

Fox Marble Holdings plc

Chris Gilbert, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7380 0999

Fiona Hadfield, Finance Director

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7380 0999

Brandon Hill Capital (Joint Broker)

Oliver Stansfield

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3463 5000

Allenby Capital (Joint Broker)

Nick Naylor/Nick Athanas/Liz Kirchner (Corporate Finance)

Amrit Nahal (Sales and Corporate Broking)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3394 2973

Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nomad)

Liam Murray / Sandy Jamieson

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213 0880

Notes to Editors

Fox Marble (AIM: FOX), is a marble production, processing and distribution company in Kosovo and the Balkans region.  

Its marble products, which includes Alexandrian Blue, Alexandrian White, Breccia Paradisea, Etruscan gold and Grigio Argento and are gaining sales globally both to international wholesale companies as well as being supplied directly into luxury residential properties. In the UK these include among others St George’s Homes and Capital and Counties Plc’s Lillie Square development. In Sydney, Australia Rosso Cait, Alexandrian White and Breccia Paradisea marble have been used in what is expected to be Australia’s most expensive residential property. These sales serve to demonstrate the desirability of Fox’s premium marble products as the stone of choice in some of the most prestigious and expensive residential developments around the world. 

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