GDEV announces final results of previously announced self tender offer to purchase for cash a minimum of 15,000,000, up to 20,000,000 of its ordinary shares at a purchase price of $2.00 per ordinary share
19 Januar 2024 - 2:15PM
GDEV Inc. (NASDAQ: GDEV), an international gaming and entertainment
company (“GDEV” or the “Company”), today announced the final
results of the previously announced tender offer by the Company to
purchase for cash a minimum of 15,000,000 of its ordinary shares,
no par value per ordinary share (each, a “share”), up to a maximum
of 20,000,000 shares, at a purchase price of $2.00 per share, net
to the seller in cash, without interest, less any applicable
withholding taxes, which expired at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on
January 18, 2024.
Based on the final count by Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, the depositary for the tender offer (the
“Depositary”), 16,554,256 shares were properly tendered and not
properly withdrawn.
In accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer,
and based on the final results reported by the Depositary, the
Company has accepted for purchase 16,554,256 shares through the
tender offer at a price of $2.00 per share, for an aggregate cost
of approximately $33.1 million, excluding fees relating to the
tender offer. The number of shares that the Company has accepted
for purchase in the tender offer represents approximately 8.4% of
the total number of issued ordinary shares of the Company
outstanding as of the commencement of the tender offer on December
19, 2023.
The Company will have approximately 181 million shares
outstanding immediately following payment for the shares purchased
in the tender offer. The shares acquired pursuant to the tender
offer will be held by the Company as treasury shares, and will
remain available for the Company to issue in the future. In
particular, subsequent to the completion of the tender offer, the
Company intends to reintroduce all or a portion of the shares
tendered in the tender offer into the securities markets with the
aim to bolster the trading liquidity of the shares by increasing
its public float.
The Depositary will promptly pay for all of the shares accepted
for purchase, and all shares not accepted for purchase will be
returned to shareholders, in each case, in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the tender offer.
D.F. King & Co., Inc. is serving as the information agent
for the tender offer, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company is serving as the Depositary. For all questions regarding
the tender offer, please contact the information agent, D.F. King
& Co., Inc., by calling +1 (866) 342-4882 (U.S. toll-free) or
+1 (212) 269-5550 (international), or by emailing
gdev@dfking.com.
About GDEV
GDEV is a gaming and entertainment company, focused on growing
and enhancing its portfolio of studios. With a diverse range of
subsidiaries including Nexters and Cubic Games among others, GDEV
strives to create games that will inspire and engage millions of
players for many years. Its franchises, such as Hero Wars, Island
Hoppers, Pixel Gun 3D, Throne Rush and others have accumulated
hundreds of millions of installs worldwide. For more information,
please visit gdev.inc.
Certain information regarding the tender
offer
The information in this press release describing GDEV Inc.’s
tender offer is for informational purposes only and does not
constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell
shares of GDEV Inc. in the tender offer. The tender offer will only
be made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of
Transmittal and other related materials filed as part of the Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule TO, in each case as may be amended or
supplemented from time to time. Shareholders should read such Offer
to Purchase and related materials carefully and in their entirety
because they contain important information, including the various
terms and conditions of the tender offer.
Shareholders of GDEV Inc. may obtain a free copy of the Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase and other
documents that GDEV Inc. is filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at
www.sec.gov. Shareholders may also obtain a copy of these
documents, without charge, from D.F. King & Co., Inc., the
information agent for the tender offer, by calling
+1 (866) 342-4882 (U.S. toll-free) or
+1 (212) 269-5550 (international), or by emailing
gdev@dfking.com. Shareholders are urged to carefully read all of
these materials prior to making any decision with respect to the
tender offer. Shareholders and investors who have questions or need
assistance may call D.F. King & Co., Inc., the information
agent for the tender offer, toll free at
+1 (866) 342-4882, or may email D.F. King & Co., Inc.
at gdev@dfking.com. Parties outside the U.S. can reach the
information agent at +1 (212) 269-5550 (international),
or by email at gdev@dfking.com.
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking
statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute
“forward-looking statements” for purposes of the federal securities
laws. Such statements are based on current expectations that are
subject to risks and uncertainties. In addition, any statements
that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of
future events or circumstances, including any underlying
assumptions, are forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release
are based on the Company’s current expectations and beliefs
concerning future developments and their potential effects on the
Company. There can be no assurance that future developments
affecting the Company will be those that the Company has
anticipated. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks,
uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Company’s control) or
other assumptions. You should carefully consider the risks and
uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the
Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed by the Company on
June 26, 2023, and other documents filed by the Company from
time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should
one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should
any of the Company’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results
may vary in material respects from those projected in these
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only
as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put
undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and the Company
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities
laws.
Contact
Roman SafiyulinChief Corporate Development
OfficerGDEVinvestor@gdev.inc
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