Yellowstone - The Artisanal Spirits Company Private Investor Webinar

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Company presenting: The Artisanal Spirits Company
Date: Wednesday 23rd April
Time: 2pm
Event description: Andrew Dane, CEO and Billy McCarter, CFO, provide an introduction to the company and update on recent performance.

Company description: The Artisanal Spirits Company (“ASC”) creates and sells outstanding, limited-edition whiskies, and experiences around the world. ASC’s purpose is to captivate a global community of whisky adventurers, with an ambition to create a high quality, highly profitable and cash generative, premium global business. Based in Edinburgh, ASC owns The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), Single Cask Nation (SCN) and J.G. Thomson (JGT). Owning over 18,000 casks primarily comprising Single Malt Scotch Whisky, ASC’s stock includes outstanding whisky (and other spirits) from 150 different distilleries across 20 countries which is sold to members both as individual bottles and whole casks. With an established global presence in some 30 countries, SMWS operates a direct-to-consumer model (90% of revenue) primarily through e-commerce, in addition to four member rooms in the UK. SMWS provides members with inspiring experiences, content and exclusive access to a vast and unique range of outstanding, expertly curated Scotch malt and other whiskies.

Presenter 1: Andrew Dane, Chief Executive Officer
Bio: Andrew was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in January 2023 (Previously Finance Director of the Company since August 2020), and is responsible for creating and executing the strategy of the company, defining vision, mission and purpose of the business. Since joining he has helped to deliver the flotation of the Artisanal Spirits Company on the AIM market, expansion for SMWS in markets such as Taiwan, Vietnam and Korea as well as leading the acquisition of Single Cask Nation at the start of 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Andrew was the Finance Director at Argent Energy, helping grow the business from approximately £50 million turnover in 2014 to around £350 million turnover in 2020. He previously worked for eight years at KPMG transaction services in London, Edinburgh and Toronto, working on over 100 transactions covering multiple sectors, business sizes and geographies.

Presenter 2: Billy McCarter, Chief Financial Officer
Bio: Billy was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in May 2023 (previously Group Financial Controller of the company since February 2022) and as leader of the Finance, People, Technology and Legal Teams is responsible for the financial governance and compliance of the company alongside the Financial, People and Technology strategies that support the long-term objectives of the Group. A qualified accountant with around 20 years of experience in finance roles, the last 10 years in senior management and executive roles delivering strong, clear, future focused leadership. Having spent 8 years within Diageo prior to his time at ASC, Billy has over 10 years’ experience in the Whisky and spirits industry, covering distillation and maturation, packaging, strategy setting and productivity efficiency projects.

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April 23, 2025

Group description:	As a relatively new group we have evolved into a lively discussion group with a wide variety of experience. We cover general investing topics, from value / growth investing to charting and investing for income. All are welcome, experienced and novice alike.
Meeting Type/Venue:	In person meetings at a golf club near to the centre of Taunton.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	We meet on the first Monday of every month. Meetings start at 11am and break for lunch around 12.30 – 1pm. Meetings continue for around 1 hour after lunch, after which time members are welcome to stay on to socialise.

Group description:	Our group discuss a wide range of income generating instruments. Quoted dividend paying companies are usually the biggest topic for discussion; but we also discuss dividend paying Investment Trusts (including REITs) and ETFs, bonds (government and corporate), and preference shares.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Meetings are held online via Zoom.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Monthly on the 1st Tuesday of the month, from 6:30pm.

Group description:	The aim of this group is to share our investing ideas and experiences across all equity markets, brokers, websites and software to the benefit of us all. We do not discuss sums of money invested but may mention percentages gained and lost. We will rotate the chairperson who is responsible for creating, with member’s help, suitable agendas. We also rotate members to deliver a presentation, lasting between 15 and 45 minutes, on a topic of their choosing.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Meetings are held online via video conferencing.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, from 2-4pm.

Group description:	A small group whose primary interests are equity and Investment Trusts.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Meetings are online using Skype.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Meetings are held fortnightly on Tuesday mornings.

Group description:	We welcome anyone interested in investments regardless of their level of knowledge and experience.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Meetings are held in a function room of a pub in Beaconsfield New Town.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Monthly on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6pm.

Group description:	Our group is interested in sustainable investing and our goal is to identify and evaluate businesses that will thrive through innovation and their transition to a ‘One Planet Economy’. By leveraging the skills of group members, we aim to deeply understand these businesses, particularly focusing on how they develop long-term valuable benefits for their customers. Each year, we plan to evaluate around seven businesses to identify opportunities where our valuation exceeds the market price. A successful outcome is defined as achieving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR), including dividends, of 10% over a decade.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Meetings are in-person in a pub near to Waterloo station in London.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Meetings are bi-monthly on a Monday from 10:45am to 4:30pm. Members are expected to also pay for their own lunch which secures the group free use of a private room in the pub. The cost is expected to be £35-40 per person, per meeting, in addition to your SIGnet membership fee.

Group description:	Our group is a broad church that contains investors of varying experience. Our members’ backgrounds are diverse and include corporate banking, engineering, teaching and the leisure industry. We generally pick a discussion topic for every meeting, e.g. housebuilders or the defence industry, and members are invited to research and discuss different aspects or companies within that industry. We also discuss stocks and investment trusts that we have bought, sold or are interested in and the reasons behind our decisions, and try to make sense of the ever changing investment environment. Discussions are robust and challenging but we are a friendly and approachable group who welcome investors of all levels – we just ask that you contribute, at whatever level you can.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Our meetings are held in a private room at a nice pub near to South Ealing tube station (Piccadilly Line), not far from Ealing Broadway (District, Central and Elizabeth Line).
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	We meet every 2 months, usually on a Wednesday morning at 11am.

Group description:	All levels of experience welcome. A typical meeting agenda includes: – Macro Environment – Trades: Members review existing positions and identify securities with promising TA entry patterns or setups and with suitable risk/reward. Any security, long, short, futures, options may be considered. The convener takes actual positions in trades and maintains his own detailed ledger, accurately measuring performance of individual securities and cumulative activity. Members are notified by e-mail prior to the entries or exits that are decided upon. Following each meeting an updated copy of the ledger is circulated together with the next meeting agenda. Members may wish to maintain similar ledgers of their own but there is no obligation to do so. – Technical Analysis: Techniques and systems used in trades. Members can request discussion of particular aspects of TA.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Online via Zoom
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	The first Tuesday of every month from 7 to 9pm

Group description:	Open to all investors / people with an interest in investing. Typical meeting will involve members talking about recent purchases, successes, failures and possible future purchases. Also with occasional visiting speakers or members making presentations on a topic of interest.
Meeting Type/Venue:	We aim to meet on the last Tuesday of each month in a private room at a pub in Playhatch. Start time 7pm with members encouraged to meet up around 6pm for a bite to eat / drink before hand, if their diaries allow.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	7pm on the last Tuesday of the month. Meetings likely to last about two hours but with informal ‘overspill’ before / after.

Yellowstone – The Artisanal Spirits Company Private Investor Webinar