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 6th and 7th 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 7th 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 | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a. | Position/status | Non-Executive Director / PDMR | ||||||
| b. | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a. | Name | Boku, Inc. | ||||||
| b. | LEI | 549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60 | ||||||
| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Common Shares of $0.0001 each
USU7744C1063 | ||||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Common Shares | ||||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d. | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price
|
19,429 180.13p
| ||||||
| e. | Date of the transaction | 6 April 2021 | ||||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
| a. | Name | Richard Hargreaves | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a. | Position/status | Non-Executive Director / PDMR | ||||||
| b. | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a. | Name | Boku, Inc. | ||||||
| b. | LEI | 549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60 | ||||||
| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Common Shares of $0.0001 each
USU7744C1063 | ||||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Common Shares | ||||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d. | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price
|
24,969 180.22
| ||||||
| e. | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2021 | ||||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
| a. | Name | Richard Hargreaves | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a. | Position/status | Non-Executive Director / PDMR | ||||||
| b. | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a. | Name | Boku, Inc. | ||||||
| b. | LEI | 549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60 | ||||||
| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Common Shares of $0.0001 each
USU7744C1063 | ||||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Common Shares | ||||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d. | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price
|
186,002 177.42p | ||||||
| e. | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2021 | ||||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | ||||||
Enquiries:
| Boku, Inc. Jon Prideaux, Chief Executive Officer Keith Butcher, Chief Financial Officer
| +44 (0)20 3934 6630 |
|
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Edward Knight / Paul Gillam / Nick Prowting |
+44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
|
IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR & IR) Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring / Florence Chandler |
+44 (0)20 3934 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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