11 Dec 2018 16:45
11 December 2018
Boku, Inc.
("Boku" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
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Purchase of Shares by Directors
The Company announces that Jon Prideaux (CEO), Stuart Neal (CFO) and Richard Hargreaves (non-executive director) yesterday notified the Company that they each purchased common shares of $0.0001 each in the Company ("Common Shares") on 10Â December 2018.
Jon Prideaux purchased 30,000 Common Shares for 72.5 pence each. Following this transaction, Mr Prideaux has a beneficial holding of 2,318,875 Common Shares which represents 1.04% of the issued share capital of the Company.
Stuart Neal purchased 30,000 Common Shares for 72.5 pence each. Following this transaction, Mr Neal has a beneficial holding of 287,500 Common Shares which represents 0.13% of the issued share capital of the Company.
Richard Hargreaves purchased 285,999 Common Shares for an average price of 72.9 pence each. Following this transaction, Mr Hargreaves has a beneficial holding of 1,383,008 Common Shares which represents 0.62% of the issued share capital of the Company.
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The below notifications, which have been made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. | Name | Jon Prideaux | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a. | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
b. | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a. | Name | Boku, Inc. | ||||
b. | LEI | 549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a. | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Common Shares of $0.0001 each  USU7744C1063 | ||||
b. | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Common Shares | ||||
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Â N/A - single transaction | ||||
e. | Date of the transaction | 10 December 2018 | ||||
f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | ||||
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1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. | Name | Stuart Neal | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a. | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
b. | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a. | Name | Boku, Inc. | ||||
b. | LEI | 549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a. | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Common Shares of $0.0001 each  USU7744C1063 | ||||
b. | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Common Shares | ||||
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price |  N/A - single transaction  | ||||
e. | Date of the transaction | 10 December 2018 | ||||
f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | ||||
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1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||
a. | Name | Richard Hargreaves | ||||||||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||
a. | Position/status | Non-executive director | ||||||||||
b. | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||
a. | Name | Boku, Inc. | ||||||||||
b. | LEI | 549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60 | ||||||||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||
a. | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Common Shares of $0.0001 each  USU7744C1063 | ||||||||||
b. | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Common Shares | ||||||||||
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price |  285,999 72.9 pence  | ||||||||||
e. | Date of the transaction | 10 December 2018 Â | ||||||||||
f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | ||||||||||
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Enquiries:
Boku, Inc. Jon Prideaux, Chief Executive Officer Stuart Neal, Chief Financial Officer  | +44 (0)20 3934 6630 |
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Edward Knight / Nick Prowting  | +44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR & IR) Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring / Heather Armstrong / Miles Nolan | +44 (0)20 3934 6630 |
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