10 April
2024
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 87,648 new ordinary shares comprising the share element
of contingent consideration due based on the performance of 47
Communications LLC since its acquisition.
Application has been made to the
London Stock Exchange for the admission of these 87,648 new
ordinary shares to trading on AIM. Admission of the new
shares is expected to take place at 8:00am on 15 April 2024.
The Company's total issued share
capital following admission will consist of 79,521,770 ordinary
shares of one pence each with one voting right per
share. There are 568,706 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 following admission will be 78,953,064.
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:
Keywords Studios
Giles Blackham
Director of Investor
Relations
+44 7714 134 681
gblackham@keywordsstudios.com
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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).