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Frontier Developments PLC
10 March 2020
Frontier Developments plc
Frontier signs a multi-year game licence with Formula 1(R) and
two more third party publishing deals
-- Multi-year exclusive rights to develop and publish F1
management games for PC and console platforms
-- Four F1 games with the first launch for the 2022 F1 season
-- Releases will be worldwide and on multiple platforms
-- Frontier Publishing signs fourth and fifth partnership deals
-- Frontier's outlook for FY22 and beyond further strengthened
Formula 1(R)
Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV, "Frontier", the "Company")
, a leading developer and publisher of videogames based in
Cambridge, announces a multi-year exclusive licence (the "Licence")
with Formula One Management ("FOM") to develop and publish
management games annually for the FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP ("F1"), the world's most prestigious motor racing
competition.
Under the terms of the Licence, Frontier has exclusive rights to
develop and publish F1 management games worldwide for PC and
console platforms, together with the rights for streaming services,
with the first game expected to release for the 2022 F1 season. The
Licence provides Frontier with the rights for four F1 seasons (2022
to 2025 inclusive), subject to the achievement of certain financial
performance thresholds.
Frontier has extensive experience of developing deeply engaging,
high-fidelity simulation games which also achieve widespread global
adoption. The partnership with F1 creates an exciting opportunity
to bring together Frontier's experience and capability, including
its powerful and versatile Cobra game engine, to the
management-rich environment of the globally popular and
ever-changing world of F1.
Following the signing of the F1 Licence and the IP licence
previously announced in March 2019, Frontier can now confirm that
both of the major new internally developed releases in the
financial year ending 31 May 2022 ("FY22") will benefit from major
global IP licences and both will be released on multiple
platforms.
The addition of a multi-year, multi-platform sports management
licence is a strategic milestone for Frontier, which is expected to
provide significant annual incremental benefit to Frontier's
financial performance from the release of the first game in FY22
onwards.
Frontier Publishing
Frontier is pleased to confirm the signing of another two
Frontier Publishing deals, taking the number of signed deals to
five for the Company's third party publishing initiative. A number
of additional opportunities with carefully selected partners are in
discussion and we expect to start earning revenue in the next
financial year.
Frontier Publishing partnerships build our portfolio by
leveraging our publishing capability, our channel relationships,
and our financial resources to help talented external development
teams bring their games to market.
Outlook
As a result of the significant incremental benefit of the F1
Licence and the progress of Frontier Publishing, the Board's
confidence in the outlook for FY22 and beyond has been further
strengthened. FY22 will now benefit from two major licenced IP
multi-platform releases planned for that year, the anticipated
ongoing performance of the existing titles supported by additional
content, and a strong pipeline of releases from Frontier Publishing
partnerships.
David Braben, Frontier's Chief Executive, said:
"We are delighted to announce this multi-year licence deal with
F1. F1 is one of the most popular global sporting franchises in the
world, and we believe the combination of the F1 brand together with
our extensive experience in management games will deliver fantastic
game experiences to a wide and varied audience around the
world.
We have achieved great success with our own IP and are proven
development and publishing partners for the highest profile third
party IP. Both original and licensed IP will continue to be
important as we grow and nurture our portfolio."
Frank Arthofer , Director of Digital and Licensing at Formula 1,
said:
"Games are an important part of the F1 media ecosystem. This new
manager franchise will allow fans to experience the challenging
management aspects of the sport through immersive simulation games,
and make that experience as accessible as possible for a broad
audience. We have huge respect for Frontier and their achievements
in the management simulation category, and are thrilled to be
working with them for the 2022 season and beyond."
This announcement contains inside information as defined in
Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014. The person
responsible for making this announcement on behalf of the Company
is Alex Bevis.
Enquiries:
Frontier Developments +44 (0)1223 394 300
David Braben, CEO
Alex Bevis, CFO
Liberum - Nomad and Joint Broker +44 (0)20 3100 2000
Neil Patel / Cameron Duncan
Jefferies - Joint Broker +44 (0)20 7029 8000
Max Jones / William Brown
Tulchan Communications +44 (0)20 7353 4200
Matt Low / Deborah Roney / James Macey White
About Frontier Developments plc
Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV) is a leading independent
developer and publisher of videogame franchises founded in 1994 by
David Braben, co-author of the seminal Elite game. Based in
Cambridge, UK, Frontier's world-class team of over 500 staff create
innovative games using the Company's own proprietary 'COBRA' game
development technology to entertain global communities of players
on video game consoles and personal computers.
Frontier's LEI number: 213800B9LGPWUAZ9GX18.
www.frontier.co.uk
About Formula 1(R)
Formula 1(R) racing began in 1950 and is the world's most
prestigious motor racing competition, as well as the world's most
popular annual sporting series. The 2020 FIA Formula One World
Championship(TM) runs from March to November and spans 22 races in
22 countries across five continents. Formula One World Championship
Limited is part of Formula 1(R) and holds the exclusive commercial
rights to the FIA Formula One World Championship(TM). Formula 1(R)
is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LSXMA, LSXMB,
LSXMK, BATRA, BATRK, FWONA, FWONK) attributed to the Formula One
Group tracking stock. The F1 logo, F1 FORMULA 1 logo, FORMULA 1,
F1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX, PADDOCK CLUB
and related marks are trademarks of Formula One Licensing BV, a
Formula 1 company. All rights reserved.
www.formula1.com
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