Last checked at 18 Oct 2023 07:00
18 October 2023
Boku, Inc.
("Boku" or the "Company")
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Boku (AIM: BOKU), a leading provider of mobile payment solutions, announces that on 17 October 2023 it purchased, through Peel Hunt LLP, 22,500 common stock of $0.0001 each in the Company ("Common Stock") on the London Stock Exchange (the "Repurchased Shares"), pursuant to the share buyback programme (the "Buyback Programme") that was announced on 8 June 2023. The Repurchased Shares will be held in treasury.
Date of purchase | 17 October 2023 |
Aggregate number of shares purchased | 22,500 |
Highest price paid per share (pence) | 134.5000 |
Lowest price paid per share (pence) | 134.5000 |
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence) | 134.5000 |
Total Voting Rights
Following the purchase, the Company's total issued share capital consists of 299,478,024 Common Stock, of which 3,531,648 Common Stock are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights is 295,946,376. Shareholders may use this figure 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 under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Schedule of purchases
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) as incorporated into UK domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Peel Hunt LLP on behalf of the Company as part of the Company's Buyback Programme.
Individual Transactions (17 October 2023)
Number of shares | Transaction Price (pence per share) | Time of Transaction | Transaction reference number | Execution venue |
22,500 | 134.5000 | 15:20:01 | 00154288021TRLO0 | AIMX |
Enquiries:
Boku, Inc.
Jon Prideaux, Chief Executive Officer +44 (0)20 3934 6630
Keith Butcher, Chief Financial Officer
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 (0)20 7418 8900
Paul Gillam / Tom Ballard / James Smith
IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR & IR) +44 (0)20 3934 6630
Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring / Florence Chandler
Notes to Editors
Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is a leading global provider of mobile payment solutions. Boku's mobile-first payments network, including mobile wallets, direct carrier billing, and account to account/real-time payments schemes, reaching over 7.5 billion mobile payment accounts through a single integration.
Customers that trust Boku to simplify sign-up, acquire new paying users and prevent fraud include global leaders such as Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spotify and Tencent.
Boku Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in the US, India, Brazil, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan and Vietnam.
To learn more about Boku Inc., please visit: https://www.boku.com