Last checked at 14 Jul 2020 18:07
14 July 2020
Boku, Inc.
("Boku" or the "Company")
Block Listing Application
Boku, hereby provides notification that application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for admission to trading on AIM of 10,000,000 new common shares of $0.0001 each ("Common Shares") under an extension to its existing block listing in respect of the following schemes:
Scheme | No. of shares being added |
Boku, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan | 2,000,000 |
Boku, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan | 8,000,000 |
These new Common Shares will be issued from time to time pursuant to the exercise of employee share options and/or vesting of employee restricted stock units granted under each scheme.
On exercise of the options and/or vesting of the restricted stock units, the new Common Shares will be issued credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu with the existing Common Shares in issue.
It is expected that such admission will become effective on 17 July 2020.
Enquiries:
Boku, Inc. Jon Prideaux, Chief Executive Officer Keith Butcher, Chief Financial Officer | +44 (0)20 3934 6630 |
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Edward Knight / Nick Prowting / Christopher Golden | +44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR & IR) Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring / Florence Chandler | +44 (0)20 3934 6630 |
Notes to Editors
Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is a leading global provider of mobile payment and mobile identity solutions. Boku's technology platform, which is linked to more than 200 mobile wallets and network operators worldwide, verifies user identity, executes payments, and provisions new services, simplifying daily mobile interactions between consumers and digital organizations.
Boku's technology platform is used in over 59 countries with over 815 million verified transactions in 2019, contributing $5 billion to the digital economy. Businesses that currently employ Boku's platform to simplify sign-up, acquire new paying users and prevent fraud include global leaders such as Apple, Discover, Experian, Facebook, FIS, Fiserv, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Paypal, Sony, Spotify and Western Union.
Boku Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in various locations globally including in the US, Mumbai, Munich, Beijing, Paris, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo.
To learn more about Boku Inc., please visit: https://www.boku.com.