Media and Games Invest plc carries out a private placement of 25 million shares raising proceeds of SEK 300 million

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29 September 2020 - Media and Games Invest plc ("MGI" or "company", ISIN: MT0000580101; Symbol: M8G; Scale Segment Frankfurt Stock Exchange) a company with focus on digital games supported by a media unit, announces that it has successfully completed the book-building process of the directed share issue of 25,000,000 new shares in the Company (the "Shares") at a price per share of SEK 12.00 (corresponding to EUR 1.14per share) raising proceeds of SEK 300 million (the "Private Placement").


Through a separate press release published earlier today 29 September 2020, MGI announced the intention to raise gross proceeds of approximately SEK 250 million in a private placement of shares to Swedish and international institutional investors. The Private Placement was heavily oversubscribed and generated strong interest from both Swedish and international investors, and the Company has therefore decided to increase the size of the Private Placement to SEK 300 million. 

"I am pleased that we were able to attract further institutional investors of our strategy. The interest in Media and Games Invest plc from Nordic and international investors has been strong and the capital contribution provides us with an improved agility when financing new acquisitions as well as to help strengthen the investments in the organic development of the company. The majority of our new shareholders have extensive experience in the gaming sector, which will further strengthen MGI. The fact that Stockholm has a broad and very well developed gaming cluster as well as many investors who are very familiar with the gaming industry is one of the reasons why we have decided for a dual listing on Nasdaq First North Premier. We expect that a substantial number of shares of our current shareholders will be migrated from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market in Stockholm. We are convinced that this is the right strategic step for MGI. Together with the uplisting into the Scale Segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange earlier this year, we have used 2020 to build a strong base for our ambitious goals on the capital market side. Together with our partners we are now looking forward to an exciting 4th quarter and a good start into 2021.", says Remco Westermann, CEO

The price of the Shares in the Private Placement was determined in a book‐building process to be SEK 12.00 (corresponding to approx. EUR 1.14[1]) per share, representing approx. 10 percent discount to the Company's 2-day volume weighted average price on XETRA Exchange on 29 September 2020. Following the closing of the Private Placement, the number of outstanding shares in the Company will be 117,073,507. The Private Placement entails a dilution of approx. 21 percent of the number of shares and votes in the Company. Through the Private Placement, the number of outstanding shares will increase by 25,000,000 from 92,073,507 to 117,073,507. The share capital will increase by EUR 25,000,000 from EUR 92,073,507 to EUR 117,073,507. In order to guarantee a fast processing the main shareholder Bodhivas GmbH provides 25.000.000 shares by means of a share loan and receives the shares back in the course of a capital increase. Closing and settlement of the Private Placement is expected to occur on or about 6 October 2020.

The gross proceeds from the Private Placement will be used to further finance new acquisitions of franchises, game publishers and development studios or other assets which complement the operations, and to enable a further increase of investments in the organic development of the Company.

As announced in a separate press release on 29 September 2020, the Company has initiated a process to apply for a secondary listing of the Company's shares on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market in Stockholm. Subject to approval from Nasdaq, the Company's shares are expected to trade on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market in Stockholm under ticker symbol "M8G" starting on or about 6 October 2020. The Company's shares continue to trade on XETRA Exchange under ticker symbol "M8G".

Completion of the Private Placement will be subject to certain customary conditions including, but not limited to, approval of MGI's shares for trading on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market, execution of subscription agreements between Pareto, or the Company, and the subscribers.

The Company has undertaken, with customary exceptions, not to issue additional shares for a period of 180 calendar days following the completion of the Private Placement. Remco Westermann (Chairman of the board, major shareholder and CEO) as well as the Board Member Elizabeth Para and Tobias Weitzel will enter into a customary lock-up with the Manager of 180 days following the completion of the Private Placement.

Advisers

Pareto Securities is acting as Sole Manager and Bookrunner and Baker McKenzie is legal adviser to the Company in connection with the Private Placement and the secondary listing on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market in Stockholm.
 

About Media and Games Invest plc

Media and Games Invest plc is a digital games company with main operational presence in EMEA and North America. The Company has an active position in games supported by a media unit. MGI follows a "Buy, Integrate, Build and Improve" strategy through organic growth and acquisitions. MGI has successfully acquired over 30 companies and assets over the past six years. The Company's shares are listed in the Scale segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The Company's subsidiary gamigo AG has a bond listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

Responsible person

This information is such information as MGI is obliged to disclose under the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014. The information was provided by the contact person below for publication at the point in time specified by MGI's news distributer EQS Group AG at the publication of this press release. For further information, please contact the person set out below.
 

For further information, please contact:

Media and Games Invest plc
Sören Barz, Head of Investor Relations
St. Christopher Street 168
Valletta VLT 1467, Malta
Email: soeren.barz@mgi.group
Phone: +49 170 376 9571
www.mgi.group

 

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Information to distributors

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the shares in MGI have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that such shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "Target Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Distributors should note that: the price of the shares in MGI may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the shares in MGI offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the shares in MGI is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the directed share issue. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Pareto Securities AB will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the shares in MGI.

Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the shares in MGI and determining appropriate distribution channels.

[1] Based on the exchange rate of 10.55 EUR/SEK as per September 29, 2020.

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