DJ Media and Games Invest successfully completes a directed issue of 20,930,232 new shares raising proceeds of approximately SEK 900 million
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL OR WOULD REQUIRE REGISTRATION OR ANY OTHER MEASURES. PLEASE REFER TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE END OF THE PRESS RELEASE. Disclosure of inside information according to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 May 6, 2021 Media and Games Invest successfully completes a directed issue of 20,930,232 new shares raising proceeds of approximately SEK 900 million Media and Games Invest plc ("MGI" or the "Group") has, in accordance with the announcement made in a press release on May 5, 2021, successfully completed the book-building of a directed share issue of 20,930,232 new shares, based on the authorization granted by MGI's annual general meeting on 15 April 2021 (the "Directed Share Issue"). The subscription price in the Directed Share Issue is SEK 43 per share and has been determined through an accelerated book-building procedure led by Carnegie, Jefferies and Swedbank in cooperation with Kepler Cheuvreux (together referred to as "Managers"). The Directed Share Issue was heavily oversubscribed and generated strong interest from both Swedish and international investors as well as several existing shareholders, and the Company has therefore decided to increase the size to SEK 900 million. The Directed Share Issue will strengthen the Group's financial position for capitalising on numerous acquisition opportunities including further complimentary games and media companies or assets as well as investing into accelerated further organic growth. The subscription price in the Directed Share Issue is SEK 43 per share and has been determined through an accelerated book-building procedure led by the Managers. The reasons for the deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights are mainly to further diversify the shareholder base among Swedish and international institutional investors and simultaneously raise capital in a time- and cost-effective manner. The subscription price of SEK 43 corresponds to a discount of 8.5 percent to yesterday's closing price of SEK 47. The Board of Directors' assessment is that the subscription price in the Directed Share Issue is in accordance with market conditions since it has been determined through an accelerated book-building procedure. After the completion of the transaction, the Directed Share Issue will increase in the number of outstanding shares and votes of 20,930,232 - from 128,749,748 to 149,679,980, which is a dilution for existing shareholders of approximately 14.0 percent of the number of outstanding shares and votes in the Company. The share capital will increase by EUR 20,930,232 from EUR 128,749,748 to EUR 149,679,980. The new shares carry a dividend entitlement from 1 January 2021. Settlement is expected to occur on or around 10 May. In connection with the Directed Share Issue, the Company has agreed, with customary exceptions, not to issue additional shares for a period of 90 calendar days after the settlement date (unless for M&A payments in shares). In addition, Remco Westermann (CEO and Chairman) has committed, with customary exceptions and an exception of up to 1.3 million shares based on an old obligation, to not sell any shares in MGI for the same period of 90 calendar days after the settlement date. In order to facilitate the timely delivery of shares to the investors in the Directed Share Issue, Bodhivas Gmbh will lend 20,930,232 shares to Carnegie. The lent shares will be returned to lender after the Directed Share Issue has been registered with the Malta Business Registry. ADVISERS Carnegie, Jefferies and Swedbank in cooperation with Kepler Cheuvreux have been Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners (jointly referred to as "Managers") on this transaction. Baker & McKenzie acts as legal counsel to the Group and Gernandt & Danielsson acts as legal counsel to the Managers in connection with the Directed Share Issue. RESPONSIBLE PARTIES This information is such information Media and Games Invest plc is obliged to make public in accordance with the (EU) Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014. The information in this press release has been made public through the agency of the responsible person set out below for publication at the time stated by MGI's news distributor EQS Newswire at the publication of this press release. The responsible person below may be contacted for further information. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Remco Westermann Chairman of the Board and CEO +49 40 411 885206 Sören Barz Head of Investor Relations Phone +49 170 376 9571 soeren.barz@mgi.group, info@mgi.group www.mgi.group Jenny Rosberg, ROPA, IR contact Stockholm Phone: +46707472741 Mail: Jenny.rosberg@ropa.se Axel Mühlhaus / Dr. Sönke Knop, edicto GmbH, IR contact Frankfurt Phone: +49 69 9055 05 51 Mail: mgi@edicto.de ABOUT MGI: Media and Games Invest plc is a digitally integrated games and media company with main operational presence in Europe and North America. The company combines organic growth with value-generating synergetic acquisitions, demonstrating continuous strong, profitable growth with a revenue CAGR of 45% over the last 6 years. Next to strong organic growth, the MGI Group has successfully acquired more than 30 companies and assets in the past 6 years. The acquired assets and companies are integrated and amongst others cloud technology is actively used to achieve efficiency gains and competitive advantages. The Company's shares are listed on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market in Stockholm and in the Scale segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The Company has a secured bond that is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Open Market as well as an unsecured bond listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Open Market The Company's certified advisor on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market is FNCA Sweden AB; info@fnca.se, +46-8-528 00 399. For more information, please visit: https://mgi.group/ Media and Games Invest plc St. Christopher Street 168 VLT 1467 Valletta, Malta Phone: +356 21 22 7553 Fax: +356 21 22 7667 E-mail: info@mgi.group Internet: www.mgi.group IMPORTANT INFORMATION The release, announcement or distribution of this press release may, in certain jurisdictions, be subject to restrictions by law. The recipients of this press release in jurisdictions where this press release has been published or distributed shall inform themselves of and follow such restrictions. The recipient of this press release is responsible for using this press release, and the information contained herein, in accordance with applicable rules in each jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or an offer, or the solicitation of an offer, to acquire or subscribe for shares issued by the Company in any jurisdiction where such offer or invitation would be illegal prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. This press release is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation") and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. The Company has not authorized any offer to the public of shares or rights in any Member State of the EEA and no prospectus has been or will be prepared in connection with the Directed Share Issue. In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation. 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