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RNS Number : 3694H
Boku Inc
05 April 2022
5 April 2022
Boku, Inc.
("Boku" or the "Company")
Vesting of Restricted Stock Units, PDMR Dealing and Total Voting
Rights
The Company announces that on 1 April 2022, restricted stock
units ("RSUs") over 2,020,351 common shares of $0.0001 each in the
Company ("Common Shares") vested for certain employees, including
the PDMRs listed in the table below, and ex-employees. This vesting
triggered immediate tax liabilities that were satisfied by partial
sales of Common Shares on 1 April 2022.
Jon Prideaux, CEO, vested 300,000 RSUs and, on 1 April 2022,
sold 141,564 of the resultant Common Shares at a price of 110 pence
per share to meet the tax liabilities from the vesting and dealing
expenses. As a result of these transactions, Mr Prideaux's holding
in the Company increased by 158,436 Common Shares to 3,108,152
Common Shares, representing 1.04% of the issued share capital of
Company.
Keith Butcher, CFO, vested 50,000 RSUs and, on 1 April 2022,
sold 23,594 of the resultant Common Shares at a price of 110 pence
per Common Share to meet the tax liabilities from the vesting and
dealing expenses. As a result of this transaction Mr Butcher's
holding in the Company increased by 26,406 Common Shares to 578,906
Common Shares, representing 0.19% of the issued share capital of
the Company.
Mark Stannard, PDMR, vested 250,000 RSUs and, on 1 April 2022,
sold 117,970 Common Shares at a price of 110 pence per share to
meet the tax liabilities from the vesting and dealing expenses. As
a result of these transactions, Mr Stannard's holding in the
Company increased by 132,030 Common Shares to 164,333 Common
Shares, representing 0.05% of the issued share capital of
Company.
Adam Lee, PDMR, vested 250,000 RSUs and, on 1 April 2022, sold
86,760 Common Shares at a price of 110 pence per share to meet the
tax liabilities from the vesting and dealing expenses. As a result
of these transactions, Mr Lee's holding in the Company increased by
163,240 Common Shares to 1,385,478 Common Shares, representing
0.46% of the issued share capital of Company.
Name Role Net Shares Acquired Resultant Shareholding % of issued
share capital
Jon Prideaux CEO 158,436 3,108,152 1.04%
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Keith Butcher CFO 26,406 578,906 0.19%
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Mark Stannard PDMR 132,030 164,333 0.05%
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Adam Lee PDMR 163,240 1,385,478 0.46%
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Total Voting Rights
Following these transactions, in conformity with Rule 5.6.1 of
the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules, the Company's issued share capital comprises
298,806,500 Common Shares. Therefore, as of 5 April 2022, the total
number of voting rights in Boku is 298,806,500.
The above figure of 298,806,500 shares may be used by
shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they
will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or
a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules.
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 (i) Jon Prideaux
(ii) Keith Butcher
(iii) Mark Stannard
(iv) Adam Lee
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2. Reason for the notification
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a. Position/status (i) Chief Executive Officer
(ii) Chief Financial Officer
(iii) Chief Business Officer
(iv) Chief Product Officer
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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,
type of instrument
Identification USU7744C1063
code
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b. Nature of the Acquisition of Common Shares following vesting
transaction of restricted stock units under the 2017
Equity Incentive Plans
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c. Price(s) and Price Volume
volume(s) (i) nil 300,000
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(ii) nil 50,000
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(iii) nil 250,000
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(iv) nil 250,000
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d. Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price N/A - single transactions as above in (c)
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e. Date of the 1 April 2022
transaction
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f. Place of the Outside of a trading venue
transaction
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1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a. Name (i) Jon Prideaux
(ii) Keith Butcher
(iii) Mark Stannard
(iv) Adam Lee
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2. Reason for the notification
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a. Position/status (i) Chief Executive Officer
(ii) Chief Financial Officer
(iii) Chief Business Officer
(iv) Chief Product Officer
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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,
type of instrument
Identification USU7744C1063
code
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b. Nature of the Sale of sufficient Common Shares to meet
transaction tax liabilities as a condition of the vesting
restricted stock units
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c. Price(s) and Price(s) Volume(s)
volume(s) (i) 110p 141,564
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(ii) 110p 23,594
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(iii) 110p 117,970
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(iv) 110p 86,760
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d. Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price N/A - single transaction as above
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e. Date of the 1 April 2022
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 6630
Keith Butcher, Chief Financial Officer
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
+44 (0)20 7418 8900
Edward Knight / Paul Gillam / 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. Its Mobile First Payments Network 'M1ST'
features 330+ mobile payment methods, including mobile wallets,
direct carrier billing, and real-time payments schemes, reaching
over 7 billion mobile payment accounts in 91 countries - all
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
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