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22 June 2021
Boku, Inc.
("Boku" or the "Company")
Issue of Common Shares
Boku (AIM: BOKU), the world's leading independent carrier commerce company announces, further to its announcements on 17 June 2020 and 1 July 2020 in relation to the Acquisition of Fortumo Holdings, Inc. ("Fortumo"), that on 22 June 2021, pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, restricted stock units ("RSUs") over 1,447,778 common shares of $0.0001 each in the Company ("Common Shares") vested. This vesting is the first of three tranches for Fortumo employees who received Boku RSUs in exchange for RSUs that they had previously held in Fortumo. The remaining two tranches, which are expected to vest in August 2021 and October 2021, will consist of RSUs over a total of a further 111,051 Common Shares.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the Common Shares to trading on AIM and these Common Shares, which will rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued Common Shares, are expected to be admitted to trading on or around 23 June 2021.
Total Voting Rights
Following the vesting of these RSUs, in conformity with Rule 5.6.1 of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the Company's issued ordinary share capital comprises 295,640,930 Common Shares. There are no shares held in Treasury. Therefore the total number of Common Shares with voting rights in the Company is 295,640,930.
The number of 295,640,930 Common Shares above may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the ordinary share capital of the Company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Unless otherwise defined herein, definitions used in this announcement are the same as those used in the announcement released by the Company on 17 June 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 / Paul Gillam / Nick Prowting | +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 identity solutions. Boku technology is integrated into over 220 mobile wallets and network operators worldwide powering mobile user authentication and mobile payments. Boku processes over 800 million transactions worth more than $7 billion annually in nearly 70 countries. Global leaders that rely on Boku to acquire, monetise, and protect digital consumer transactions include 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, Estonia, Munich, Beijing, Paris, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo.
To learn more about Boku Inc., please visit: https://www.boku.com.