29 April
2024
Keywords Studios
plc
("Keywords Studios", "the Company")
Block
Admission
The Company announces
that an application has been made for a block admission to trading
on AIM in respect of 200,000 ordinary shares of 1p each ("New
Ordinary Shares") in the share capital of the Company (the "Block
Admission"). It is expected that the Block Admission will
become effective on 3 May 2024.
The New Ordinary
Shares will be issued from time to time pursuant to the Company's
Long-Term Incentive Plan.
When issued, the New
Ordinary Shares will be credited as fully paid and will rank pari
passu with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.
The Block Admission is
considered adequate for anticipated exercises of options under the
Incentive Schemes for the foreseeable future.
As at 29 April 2024,
the Company's issued share capital consisted of 79,528,370 ordinary
shares of 1p each with voting rights. The Company's issued share
capital will not change as a result of the Block Admission. The
Company does not hold any ordinary shares in Treasury.
There are 594,395
Ordinary Shares in the Company's Employee
Benefit Trust ("EBT"),
and the EBT has waived its right to exercise its voting rights and
to receive dividends in respect of these Ordinary
Shares.
Therefore, the number
of Ordinary Shares with voting rights is 78,933,975. This figure
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 Financial Conduct Authority's DTR.
For further
information, please contact:
Keywords
Studios
Giles
Blackham
Director of Investor
Relations
+44 7714 134
681
gblackham@keywordsstudios.com
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Joint Corporate
Broker
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About Keywords
Studios (www.keywordsstudios.com)
Keywords Studios is an
international provider of creative and
technology-enabled solutions to the global video games and
entertainment industries. Established in 1998, and
now with over 70 facilities in 26 countries strategically located
in Asia, Australia, the Americas, and Europe, it provides services
across the entire content development life cycle through its
Create, Globalize and Engage service lines to a large blue-chip
client base across the globe.
Keywords Studios has a strong market
position, providing services to 24 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 Elden Ring, 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).