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Schedule One update - Devolver Digital, Inc. - Time:
08:00:01 - Date:
1 Nov 2021 - Category:
Corporate updates - ID:
8716Q
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ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2 OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM RULES") |
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COMPANY NAME: |
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Devolver Digital, Inc. ("Devolver")
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COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING POSTCODES) : |
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Registered Address: 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808, United States of America
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COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: |
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Delaware, United States of America
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COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY AIM RULE 26: |
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https://www.devolverdigital.com
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COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION) OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTING POLICY). IF THE ADMISSION IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BE STATED: |
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Devolver is an award-winning digital video games publisher and developer in the indie games space. Recently awarded indie 'Publisher of the Year 2021' by GamesIndustry.biz, Devolver has one of the most recognisable labels in the indie market and is the highest rated indie publisher of scale on Metacritic. Built over a decade by highly experienced industry veterans with deep, wide-ranging relationships in the gaming sector, Devolver has a back catalogue of approximately 90 games, including a number of indie cult classics.
Devolver was formed in 2008 as a digital-only developer-first publisher, which principally released titles on PC via Steam. The Group initially published a number of titles in the Serious Sam series, a franchise whose first games had been co-published by G.O.D. Games. Working with original developer Croteam and other small studios, Devolver successfully published several Serious Sam titles for release on PC and mobile.
Devolver has grown its operations and now owns five development studios, including two based in the United Kingdom, and a complementary video games publisher, Good Shepherd. As a digital-first brand, Devolver has historically operated a decentralised model and currently has approximately 200 team members spread across the globe. Operating locations include UK, North America, South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa, including subsidiaries in the UK, Netherlands, Croatia, USA and Poland. Devolver is a US incorporated business.
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DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS AS TO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES (i.e. where known, number and type of shares, nominal value and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares): |
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442,256,716 common shares of par value US$0.0001 each at an issue price of 157p
There are 1,064,120 shares held in treasury
The following is a summary of the transfer restrictions in relation to the Shares as set out in the Company's AIM Admission Document:
The Placing Shares are being offered and sold outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S ("Regulation S") under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), and within the United States to persons reasonably believed to be "qualified institutional buyers" ("QIBs") as defined in and in reliance on Rule 144A under the US Securities Act ("Rule 144A") or pursuant to another exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act. The Placing Shares have been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act. There will be no public offering of the Placing Shares in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. Transfer Restrictions The Shares to be sold in the Placing in reliance on Regulation S are subject to the conditions listed under Rule 903(b)(3), or Category 3, of Regulation S. Under Category 3, offering restrictions (as defined under Regulation S) must be in place in connection with the Placing and additional restrictions are imposed on resales of such Shares. As a result, the Shares are "restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144 under the US Securities Act. Purchasers of the Shares may not offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Shares, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any US Person, except pursuant to a transaction meeting the requirements of Rules 901 to 905 (including the Preliminary Notes) of Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the US Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act. Furthermore, the Shares to be sold in reliance on Regulation S may not be sold to, or for the account or benefit of, any US person until at least the expiry of one year after the later of (i) the time when the Shares are first offered to persons other than distributors in reliance upon Regulation S and (ii) the date of the closing of the Placing, or such longer period as may be required under applicable law or as determined by the Company (the "Distribution Compliance Period"). The Company currently intends that these restrictions will remain in place indefinitely. Settlement and CREST Once the Placing Shares are admitted to trading on AIM, the Company will establish a depositary programme. The Shares (represented by the Depository Interests) subscribed for or purchased and held by non-Affiliates of the Company and any Shares subsequently deposited with CREST against the issuance of depositary interests will be held in the CREST system and identified with the marker "REG S". The "REG S" marker indicates that the Shares held in the CREST system will bear a legend which describes certain transfer restrictions and other information, including that: (a) the Shares may not be taken up, offered, sold, resold, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, within, into or from the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US Persons except (i) in an offshore transaction meeting the requirements of Regulation S, (ii) pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the US Securities Act, or (iii) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the US Securities Act; and (b) hedging transactions involving the Shares may not be conducted unless in compliance with the US Securities Act. Unless the Shares are offered or sold pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act, the Company will not be required to accept for registration of transfer any Shares that are being transferred to a US Person. |
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CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (AND/OR SECONDARY OFFERING) AND ANTICIPATED MARKET CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION: |
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Capital to be raised: £190.9 million (£36.5 million of which is for the Company and £154.3 million of which is for the Selling Shareholders)
Anticipated market capitalisation on admission of approximately £694.3 million
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PERCENTAGE OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT ADMISSION: |
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73.0%
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DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH THE AIM SECURITIES (OR OTHER SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY) ARE OR WILL BE ADMITTED OR TRADED: |
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N/A
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FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known): |
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Directors: Harry August Miller IV (Executive Chairman) Douglas Graham Morin (Chief Executive Officer) Daniel Widdicombe (Chief Financial Officer)
Proposed Directors: Karen (Kate) Elizabeth Marsh (Senior Independent Non-Executive Director) Joanne (Jo) Goodson (Independent Non-Executive Director) Jeffrey Lyndon Ko (Independent Non-Executive Director) Janet Astall (Independent Non-Executive Director)
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FULL NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known): |
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NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES: |
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Swan Partners Limited RSM UK Tax and Accounting Limited Refinitiv Limited Richard, Layton & Finger, P.A. Divjak, Topić, Bahtijarević & Krka Infinite Equity, Inc.
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(i) ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE (ii) DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (this may be represented by unaudited interim financial information) (iii) DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS PURSUANT TO AIM RULES 18 AND 19: |
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(i) 31 December (ii) 30 June 2021 (iii) 30 June 2022, 30 September 2022, 30 June 2023
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EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: |
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4 November 2021
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: |
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Zeus Capital Ltd 82 King Street Manchester M2 4WQ
10 Old Burlington Street London W1S 3AG
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: |
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Zeus Capital Ltd 82 King Street Manchester M2 4WQ
10 Old Burlington Street London W1S 3AG
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OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: |
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This website will contain details about the Company and the admission of its shares to trading on AIM. Access to information on the website relating to the shares, the admission to AIM and the related share offering will be restricted only to persons not located in the United States and only to persons who are not U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) and are not acting for or on behalf of U.S. Persons).
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THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE THE APPLICANT HAS DECIDED TO APPLY |
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QCA Corporate Governance Code
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DATE OF NOTIFICATION: |
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1 November 2021
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NEW/ UPDATE: |
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UPDATE
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Schedule One update - Devolver Digital, Inc.08:00:011 Nov 2021Corporate updates8716Q