Keywords Studios PLC Issue of Shares (5466H)
28 July 2023 - 4:37PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5466H
Keywords Studios PLC
28 July 2023
28 July 2023
Keywords Studios plc
("Keywords Studios", the "Company")
Issue of Shares
Keywords Studios, the international provider of creative and
technology-enabled solutions to the global video games and
entertainment industries , today announces the issuance of 147,296
new ordinary shares.
The issuance includes 120,415 new ordinary shares to the vendor
of Forgotten Empires, LLC of which 60,856 shares are non-contingent
consideration due one-year post-completion and 59,559 shares are
contingent consideration based on targets being met during the
six-month period post-completion.
The issuance also includes 26,881 new ordinary shares to a
vendor of Forgotten Software, S.L. in respect of non- contingent
consideration due one-year post-completion.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the
admission of these 147,296 new ordinary shares to trading on AIM.
Admission of the new shares is expected to take place at 8:00am on
3 August 2023.
The Company's total issued share capital following admission
will consist of 79,232,913 ordinary shares of one pence each with
one voting right per share. There are 67,012 ordinary shares in the
Company's Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT"), and the EBT has waived
its right to exercise its voting rights and to receive dividends in
respect of these ordinary shares.
Therefore, the number of ordinary shares with voting rights is
79,165,901. This figure may be used by shareholders as the
denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if
they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their
interest in, the Company following admission .
For further information, please contact:
Investor Contacts: Media Contacts:
Keywords Studios MHP Group
Giles Blackham Katie Hunt / Eleni
Director of Investor Menikou / Charles Hirst
Relations +44 20 3128 8794
+44 7714 134 681 keywords@mhpgroup.com
gblackham@keywordsstudios.com
Numis Securities
Nominated Adviser &
Broker
Stuart Skinner / Will
Baunton
+44 20 7260 1000
About Keywords Studios ( www.keywordsstudios.com )
Keywords Studios is an international provider of creative and
technology-enabled solutions to the global video games and
entertainment industries. Established in 1998, and now with over 70
facilities in 26 countries strategically located in Asia,
Australia, the Americas, and Europe, it provides services across
the entire content development life cycle through its Create,
Globalize and Engage service lines to a large blue-chip client base
across the globe.
Keywords Studios has a strong market position, providing
services to 24 of the top 25 most prominent games companies. Across
the games and entertainment industry, clients include Activision
Blizzard, Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Electronic Arts, Epic Games,
Konami, Microsoft, Netflix, Riot Games, Square Enix, Supercell,
TakeTwo, Tencent and Ubisoft. Recent titles worked on include Elden
Ring, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Valorant, League of Legends,
Fortnite, Clash Royale and Doom Eternal. Keywords Studios is listed
on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (KWS.L).
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