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World Chess Plc announced the issuance of 201,868,099 new ordinary shares of £0.0001 each on March 24, 2026. An application has been made for these shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market around March 30, 2026. Following this issuance, the company's total issued ordinary share capital and voting rights amount to 1,089,806,579 ordinary shares.
| Date | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Time | 12:35:08 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 9380X |
World Chess Plc
("World Chess" or the "Company")
World Chess Plc (LSE:CHSS) is pleased to announce that 201,868,099 new ordinary shares of £0.0001 each (the "Subscription Shares") have now been issued in respect of the previously announced subscription agreements.
Application is being made for the 201,868,099 Subscription Shares to be admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange which is expected to be on or around 30 March 2026. These shares rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of the Company. Following the issue of the 201,868,099 Shares, the Company's issued ordinary share capital shall consist of 1,089,806,579 ordinary shares.
This figure of 1,089,806,579 represents the total voting rights in the Company and should be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they can 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 Disclosure Guidance & Transparency Rules.
World Chess Plc
Ilya Merenzon, CEO
AlbR Capital Limited
Financial Adviser: David Coffman / Dan Harris
+44 (0) 20 7469 0930
Notes to Editors
World Chess (LSE: CHSS) is a London-based chess gaming and entertainment company and Fédération Internationale des Échecs ("FIDE") official commercial partner. World Chess organised the FIDE Championship Matches in the USA and the UK and revolutionised the sport by signing the biggest media partnerships in chess history. World Chess develops Armageddon, the chess league for prime-time television, and operates worldchess.com, the official FIDE-rated gaming platform. More at worldchess.com.