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Keywords Studios PLC

17 September 2021

17 September 2021

Keywords Studios plc

("Keywords Studios" or "Company")

Executive LTIP - PDMR Dealings

Keywords Studios, the international technical services provider to the global video games industry, today announces that the following conditional awards ("Conditional Awards" or "Salary Shares") were granted on 16 September 2021 under the rules of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan dated 8 July 2013 (as amended on 22 April 2016) ("LTIP").

 
 Director                                                                          Type of award    Number of 
                                                                                                     shares subject 
                                                                                                     to award 
                                                                                   Conditional 
Jon Hauck, Chief Financial Officer and Joint Interim Chief Executive Officer        Awards          1,231 
                                                                                  ---------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                   Conditional 
Sonia Sedler, Chief Operating Officer and Joint Interim Chief Executive Officer     Awards          1,231 
                                                                                  ---------------  ---------------- 
 

The above Salary Shares vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant subject to continued employment. There are no Company performance conditions attached to the vesting of the Salary Shares.

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                                    Jon Hauck 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Chief Financial Officer and Joint Interim 
                                               Chief Executive Officer 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Keywords Studios PLC 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 b)    LEI                                    2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 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                     Ordinary shares of 1p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    ISIN: GB00BBQ38507 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Grant of Conditional Awards over 1,231 
                                               ordinary shares of 1p each under the 
                                               Company's LTIP 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  --------------------- 
                                               Price(s)                Volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  --------------------- 
    GBP0.01                                                            1,231 
   -----------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information 
                                                N/A 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                16 September 2021 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 f)    Place of the transaction               Outside a Trading Venue 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
  1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Sonia Sedler 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Chief Operating Officer and Joint Interim 
                                               Chief Executive Officer 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Keywords Studios PLC 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 b)    LEI                                    2138007VR9ZYCWS7VE12 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 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                     Ordinary shares of 1p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                     ISIN: GB00BBQ38507 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Grant of Conditional Awards over 1,231 
                                               ordinary shares of 1p each under the 
                                               Company's LTIP 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  --------------------- 
                                               Price(s)                Volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  --------------------- 
    GBP0.01                                                            1,231 
   -----------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information 
                                                N/A 
 
  - Aggregated volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                16 September 2021 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 f)    Place of the transaction               Outside a Trading Venue 
      -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 

For further information, please contact:

 
 Keywords Studios ( www.keywordsstudios.com 
  ) 
  Jon Hauck, Joint Interim Chief Executive Officer 
  Sonia Sedler, Joint Interim Chief Executive 
  Officer                                             +353 190 22 
  Joseph Quinn, Investor Relations                     730 
 
 Numis Securities                                     +44 20 7260 
  Stuart Skinner/Kevin Cruickshank/William Baunton     1000 
 
 MHP Communications (Financial PR)                    +44 20 3128 
  Katie Hunt/James Midmer/Charles Hirst                8193 
                                                       keywords@mhpc.com 
 

About Keywords Studios ( www.keywordsstudios.com )

Keywords Studios is an international technical services provider to the global video games industry. Established in 1998, and now with over 70 facilities in 23 countries strategically located in Asia, Australia, the Americas and Europe, it provides integrated art creation, marketing services, game development, testing, localization, audio and player support services across more than 50 languages and 16 games platforms to a blue-chip client base of over 950 clients across the globe.

Keywords Studios has a strong market position, providing services to 23 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 Anthem, 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).

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