Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9020U

Boku Inc

08 April 2021

 

8 April 2021

Boku, Inc.

("Boku" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

PDMR Shareholding

The Company announces that Richard Hargreaves, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, yesterday notified the Company that he had made a series of related transactions for tax and estate planning purposes and to fund a house purchase for his daughter. On 6^th and 7^th April, he purchased a total of 44,398 common shares of $0.0001 each in the Company ("Common Shares") at an average price of 180.18 pence per Common Share. On 7^th April, he sold a total of 186,002 Common Shares at an average price of 177.42 pence per Common Share. Further details of these transactions are disclosed in the tables below.

Dr Hargreaves has also informed the Company that one of his sons is no longer considered a dependant of his and therefore no longer qualifies as a person closely associated with him. This has reduced Dr Hargreaves' beneficial shareholding by 102,682 Common Shares.

As a result of these transactions and change to those family members classified as persons closely associated to him, Dr Hargreaves retains a beneficial holding of 1,241,998 Common Shares, representing 0.423% of the issued share capital of Company .

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.  

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Richard Hargreaves
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	Non-Executive Director / PDMR
b.	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Boku, Inc.
b.	LEI	549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a.	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Common Shares of $0.0001 each USU7744C1063
b.	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Common Shares
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume 180.1p 16,656 180.3p 2,773
d.	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	19,429 180.13p
e.	Date of the transaction	6 April 2021
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Richard Hargreaves
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	Non-Executive Director / PDMR
b.	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Boku, Inc.
b.	LEI	549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a.	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Common Shares of $0.0001 each USU7744C1063
b.	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Common Shares
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume 180.3p 11,092 180.15p 13,877
d.	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	24,969 180.22
e.	Date of the transaction	7 April 2021
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Richard Hargreaves
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	Non-Executive Director / PDMR
b.	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Boku, Inc.
b.	LEI	549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a.	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Common Shares of $0.0001 each USU7744C1063
b.	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Common Shares
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume 178p 44,944 177.23p 141,058
d.	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	186,002 177.42p
e.	Date of the transaction	7 April 2021
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM

Enquiries:

Boku, Inc. Jon Prideaux, Chief Executive Officer Keith Butcher, Chief Financial Officer	[phone]
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Edward Knight / Paul Gillam / Nick Prowting	[phone]
IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR & IR) Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring / Florence Chandler	[phone]

Notes to Editors

Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is one of the world's leading providers of carrier commerce and mobile identity solutions. Boku's technology platform, which is linked to more than 190 mobile network operators worldwide, verifies user identity, executes payments, and provisions new services, simplifying daily mobile interactions between consumers and digital organizations.

Boku's technology platform is used in over 59 countries with over 815 million verified transactions in 2019, contributing $5 billion to the digital economy. Businesses that currently employ Boku's platform to simplify sign-up, acquire new paying users and prevent fraud include global leaders such as Apple, Discover, Experian, Facebook, Fiserv, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, Sony, Spotify, Uber and Western Union.

Boku Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in various locations globally including in the US, Mumbai, Munich, Beijing, Paris, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo.

To learn more about Boku Inc., please visit:  https://www.boku.com

 

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