Results of Placing

Devolver Digital, Inc.

02 July 2024

 

02 July 2024

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Devolver Digital, Inc.

("Devolver Digital", "Devolver" or the "Company")

Results of Placing

Further to the announcement on 01 July 2024 relating to the proposed placing of new common shares in Devolver (the "Launch Announcement"), Devolver is pleased to announce that it has successfully placed a total of 23,917,151 Placing Shares with investors (conditional on Admission) at a price of 33 pence per Placing Share which represents a 10 per cent premium to the closing price on 01 July 2024 (being the latest practicable date prior to the launch of the placing). The gross proceeds from the Placing are approximately £7.9 million (equivalent to USD $10 million*). The Placing Shares represent c. 5.4% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Devolver.

Zeus acted as Broker in relation to the Placing.

Application has been made for the 23,917,151 Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission will occur at 8.00 a.m. on or around 05 July 2024.

Following Admission of the Placing Shares, the Company's issued and outstanding share capital will comprise 468,749,592 common shares. Therefore, following Admission the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company will be 468,749,592 which may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the provisions in article 7 of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation which are equivalent to rule 5 of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Other than where defined, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Launch Announcement.

*  Using an USD:GBP exchange rate at the date of the Launch Announcement of 1.267:1

Enquiries

Devolver Digital, Inc.                                                                                                                        [e-mail]  

Kate Marsh, Non-Executive Chair                                                                                 

Harry Miller, Chief Executive Officer

Daniel Widdicombe, Chief Financial Officer

Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker) Nick Cowles / Kieran Russell (Investment Banking) Ben Robertson (Equity Capital Markets)

[phone]

FTI Consulting (Communications Adviser)                                                                            [e-mail] 

Jamie Ricketts  / Dwight Burden / Valerija Cymbal / Usama Ali                                                     [phone]

About Devolver Digital

Devolver is an award-winning video games publisher in the indie games space with a balanced portfolio of third-party and own-IP. Devolver has an emphasis on premium games and has published over 120 titles, with more than 30 titles in the pipeline scheduled for release over the next three years. Devolver has in-house studios developing first-party IP titles and a complementary publishing brand. Devolver is registered in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. 

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No action has been taken by Devolver Digital  Inc, (the "Company"), Zeus Capital Limited ("Zeus") or any of their respective directors, officers, partners, agents, employees, affiliates, advisors, consultants, persons connected with them as defined in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended ("FSMA") (together, "Affiliates") that would permit an offer of the Placing Shares or possession or distribution of this Announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such Placing Shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons receiving this Announcement are required to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions contained in this Announcement.

The information contained in this Announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this Announcement or its accuracy, fairness or completeness. None of the information in this Announcement has been independently verified or approved by Zeus or any of their respective Affiliates.

Zeus is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and for no one else in connection with the Placing and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this Announcement) as a client in relation to the Placing or any other matter referred to in this Announcement, and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in relation to the Placing, or any other matter referred to in this Announcement. The responsibilities of Zeus as the Company's nominated adviser under the AIM Rules for Companies and the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers are owed solely to the London Stock Exchange and are not owed to the Company or any director, shareholder or any other person.

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Recipients of this Announcement should conduct their own independent investigation, evaluation and assessment of the merits or otherwise of the business described in this Announcement. This Announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning any investor's options with respect to the Placing. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. No statement in this Announcement is intended to be a profit forecast and no statement in this Announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings or earnings per share of the Company for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings or earnings per share of the Company. The contents of this Announcement are not to be construed as legal, business, financial, regulatory or tax advice. Each shareholder or prospective investor should consult with his or her or its own legal adviser, business adviser, financial adviser or tax adviser for legal, financial, business, regulatory or tax advice. Investing in the Placing Shares involves a substantial degree of risk.

The Placing Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than AIM.

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