Boku Inc Director/PDMR Shareholding (9020U)
April 08 2021 - 12:17PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBOKU
RNS Number : 9020U
Boku Inc
08 April 2021
8 April 2021
Boku, Inc.
("Boku" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries,
the "Group")
PDMR Shareholding
The Company announces that Richard Hargreaves, a Non-Executive
Director of the Company, yesterday notified the Company that he had
made a series of related transactions for tax and estate planning
purposes and to fund a house purchase for his daughter. On 6(th)
and 7(th) April, he purchased a total of 44,398 common shares of
$0.0001 each in the Company ("Common Shares") at an average price
of 180.18 pence per Common Share. On 7(th) April, he sold a total
of 186,002 Common Shares at an average price of 177.42 pence per
Common Share. Further details of these transactions are disclosed
in the tables below.
Dr Hargreaves has also informed the Company that one of his sons
is no longer considered a dependant of his and therefore no longer
qualifies as a person closely associated with him. This has reduced
Dr Hargreaves' beneficial shareholding by 102,682 Common
Shares.
As a result of these transactions and change to those family
members classified as persons closely associated to him, Dr
Hargreaves retains a beneficial holding of 1,241,998 Common Shares,
representing 0.423% of the issued share capital of Company .
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them.
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a. Name Richard Hargreaves
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2. Reason for the notification
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a. Position/status Non-Executive Director / PDMR
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b. Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a. Name Boku, Inc.
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b. LEI 549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60
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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
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a. Description Common Shares of $0.0001 each
of the financial
instrument, USU7744C1063
type of instrument
Identification
code
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b. Nature of the Purchase of Common Shares
transaction
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c. Price(s) and Price Volume
volume(s) 180.1p 16,656
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180.3p 2,773
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Aggregated
d. information
Aggregated
volume
Price 19,429
180.13p
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e. Date of the 6 April 2021
transaction
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f. Place of the London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM
transaction
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1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a. Name Richard Hargreaves
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2. Reason for the notification
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a. Position/status Non-Executive Director / PDMR
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b. Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a. Name Boku, Inc.
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b. LEI 549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60
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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 Common Shares of $0.0001 each
of the financial
instrument, USU7744C1063
type of instrument
Identification
code
-------------------------- ----------------------------------------
b. Nature of the Purchase of Common Shares
transaction
-------------------------- ----------------------------------------
c. Price(s) and Price Volume
volume(s) 180.3p 11,092
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180.15p 13,877
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Aggregated
d. information
Aggregated
volume
Price 24,969
180.22
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e. Date of the 7 April 2021
transaction
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f. Place of the London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM
transaction
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1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a. Name Richard Hargreaves
-------------------------- ----------------------------------------
2. Reason for the notification
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a. Position/status Non-Executive Director / PDMR
-------------------------- ----------------------------------------
b. Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
-------------------------- ----------------------------------------
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
--------------------------------------------------------------------
a. Name Boku, Inc.
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b. LEI 549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60
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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 Common Shares of $0.0001 each
of the financial
instrument, USU7744C1063
type of instrument
Identification
code
-------------------------- ----------------------------------------
b. Nature of the Sale of Common Shares
transaction
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c. Price(s) and Price Volume
volume(s) 178p 44,944
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177.23p 141,058
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Aggregated
d. information
Aggregated
volume
Price 186,002
177.42p
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e. Date of the 7 April 2021
transaction
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f. Place of the London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM
transaction
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Enquiries:
Boku, Inc.
Jon Prideaux, Chief Executive Officer +44 (0)20 3934
Keith Butcher, Chief Financial Officer 6630
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 (0)20 7418
Edward Knight / Paul Gillam / Nick Prowting 8900
IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR & IR) +44 (0)20 3934
Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring / Florence Chandler 6630
Notes to Editors
Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is one of the world's leading providers of
carrier commerce and mobile identity solutions. Boku's technology
platform, which is linked to more than 190 mobile network operators
worldwide, verifies user identity, executes payments, and
provisions new services, simplifying daily mobile interactions
between consumers and digital organizations.
Boku's technology platform is used in over 59 countries with
over 815 million verified transactions in 2019, contributing $5
billion to the digital economy. Businesses that currently employ
Boku's platform to simplify sign-up, acquire new paying users and
prevent fraud include global leaders such as Apple, Discover,
Experian, Facebook, Fiserv, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal,
Sony, Spotify, Uber 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, Munich, Beijing, Paris, Sao Paulo, Singapore,
Taipei, and Tokyo.
To learn more about Boku Inc., please visit:
https://www.boku.com
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