6th Sep 2018 08:15
06 September 2018
Vivo Energy plc
LSE:VVO / JSE:VVO
Inclusion in the FTSE 250 Index and JSE All Share Index
Vivo Energy plc ("Vivo Energy" or the "Group"), a leading pan-African retailer and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, is pleased to announce that Vivo Energy will be included as a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index and the JSE All Share Index later this month.
The inclusion in both indices was announced yesterday by FTSE Russell. Vivo Energy's entry into the FTSE 250 Index will take effect from the start of trading on Monday 24 September 2018, with inclusion in the JSE All Share Index taking place on Tuesday 25 September 2018.
This follows Vivo Energy's Initial Public Offering with admission to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the Main Market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange and to listing and trading as a secondary inward listing on the Main Board of the securities exchange operated by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on 10 May 2018.
Vivo Energy's Chief Executive Officer Christian Chammas said: "We are delighted to be included in the FTSE 250 Index and the JSE All Share Index. This is another significant milestone for Vivo Energy and we look forward to widening our existing strong investor base."
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About Vivo Energy:
Vivo Energy operates and markets its products in countries across North, West, East and Southern Africa. The Group has a network of over 1,800 service stations in 15 countries and exports lubricants to a number of other African countries. Its retail offering includes fuels, lubricants, card services, shops and other non-fuel services (e.g. oil change and car wash). It provides fuels, lubricants and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to business customers across a range of sectors including marine, mining, construction, power, transport and manufacturing. Jet fuel is sold to customers under the Vitol Aviation brand.
The Company employs around 2,360 people and has access to approximately 943,000 cubic metres of fuel storage capacity. The Group's joint venture, Shell and Vivo Lubricants B.V., sources, blends, packages and supplies Shell-branded lubricants and has blending capacity per annum of around 158,000 metric tonnes at plants in six countries (Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco and Tunisia).
This announcement is available on the Company's website at: http://investors.vivoenergy.com
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