11 May 2021
Boku, Inc.
("Boku" or the "Company")
PDMR Shareholding
The Company announces that, on 10 May 2021, Adam Lee, Chief Product Officer of the Company, exercised a total of 207,811 options over common shares of $0.0001 each in the Company ("Common Shares") at $0.28 per share under the Company's Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan.
The Company also announces that, on the same day, Mr. Lee sold 207,811 Common Shares at a price of 173 pence per share principally to satisfy current and historical tax liabilities relating to option exercises over Common Shares.
Following this notification, Mr. Lee's beneficial holding in the Company has not changed and stands at 1,222,238 Common Shares (which represents 0.416% of the issued share capital of the Company).
Further details of the above transactions are detailed in the disclosure tables below.
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 | Adam Lee | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a. | Position/status | Chief Product Officer / 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 | Exercise of options over Common Shares | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price
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N/A - single transaction as above | ||||
| e. | Date of the transaction | 10 May 2021 | ||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a. | Name | Adam Lee | ||||
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| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a. | Position/status | Chief Product Officer / 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) |
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| d. | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price
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N/A - single transaction as above | ||||
| e. | Date of the transaction | 10 May 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 a leading global provider of mobile payment and identity solutions. Boku technology is integrated into over 220 mobile wallets and network operators worldwide powering mobile user authentication and mobile payments. Boku processes over 800 million transactions worth more than $7 billion annually in nearly 70 countries. Global leaders that rely on Boku to acquire, monetise, and protect digital consumer transactions include Apple, Discover, Experian, Facebook, FIS, Fiserv, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Paypal, Sony, Spotify 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, Estonia, 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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