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Stillfront Group AB (publ) (“Stillfront”) has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in Sandbox Interactive GmbH (“Sandbox”), which was announced through a press release on 18 December 2020. The sellers are the four co-founders of Sandbox.
The total upfront purchase consideration, which has been paid to the sellers of Sandbox on the date hereof, amounted to approx. EUR 130 million, on a cash and debt free basis. Of the upfront purchase consideration, approximately EUR 30 million, was paid by set-off by transfer of 3,374,030 newly issued shares in Stillfront (the number of shares have been adjusted as a result of the share split of Stillfront’s shares resolved by the Extraordinary General Meeting on 17 December 2020, whereby each existing share was divided into ten shares (10:1) (the "Share Split")) through a directed share issue to the four co-founders of Sandbox, and the remaining part of the upfront purchase consideration, equivalent of approximately EUR 100 million, was paid in cash to the sellers.
The new share issue was resolved on the date hereof by the board of directors of Stillfront based on the mandate granted at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 17 December 2020. The reason for the deviation from the shareholders’ pre-emption right is to allow that Stillfront will be able to fulfill its commitments made in connection with the acquisition of Sandbox. The subscription price per share related to the upfront purchase consideration amounts to SEK 88.569 (determined through negotiations between Stillfront and the sellers and adjusted as a result of the Share Split) and corresponds to the volume weighted average price per share in Stillfront traded on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market during the ten trading days up to and including 16 December 2020 converted into a EUR/SEK exchange rate of 10,2383 corresponding to the average exchange rate between SEK and EUR of the Swedish Central Bank (Sw. Riksbanken) published at https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/ during the same period. Through the new issue of the shares, the share capital of Stillfront will increase by SEK 236,182.10. The newly issued shares were subscribed and paid for by set-off by the sellers on the date hereof. The issued shares shall be entitled to dividend as from the first record day for dividend after such shares have been registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office and in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB. Through the new issue of the shares in connection with the completion of the transaction, the dilution for the current shareholders in Stillfront is 0.96 percent on a fully diluted basis (i.e. based on the total number of shares and votes registered in Stillfront after completion of the share issue in relation to the transaction).
In addition, the sellers may receive an earn-out purchase consideration which is a payment of 1x EBIT for each of the financial years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The earn-out purchase consideration shall be satisfied as to approximately 78 percent of such sum in cash and, as to approximately 22 percent in the form of new issued shares in Stillfront. The subscription price for the issued shares related to the earn-out purchase consideration (if any) will be based upon the volume weighted average price of the shares in Stillfront traded on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market for a period of ten trading days up to and including the day before Stillfront's announcement of financial results for the applicable earn-out period.
Sandbox will be consolidated into Stillfront’s consolidated financial reporting from 1 January 2021.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The release, announcement or distribution of this press release may, in certain jurisdictions, be subject to restrictions. The recipients of this press release in such jurisdictions, in which this press release has been released, announced or distributed, should 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, or a solicitation of any offer, to buy or subscribe for any securities in Stillfront in any jurisdiction, neither from Stillfront nor from someone else.
This press release does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an investment in the new shares. Any investment decision in connection with the share issue must be made on the basis of all publicly available information relating to Stillfront and Stillfront’s shares. Such information has not been independently verified by Stillfront. The information contained in this press release 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 press release or its accuracy or completeness.
This press release does not constitute a recommendation concerning any investor’s option with respect to the share issue. Each investor or prospective investor should conduct his, her or its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of the business and data described in this press release and publicly available information. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a Transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There is no intention to register any securities referred to herein in the United States or to make a public offering of the securities in the United States. The information in this press release may not be announced, published, copied, reproduced or distributed, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, within or into, Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such announcement, publication or distribution of the information would not comply with applicable laws and regulations or where such actions are subject to legal restrictions or would require additional registration or other measures than what is required under Swedish law. Actions taken in violation of this instruction may constitute a crime against applicable securities laws and regulations.
This announcement is not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation") and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. Stillfront 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 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.
In the United Kingdom, this press release and any other materials in relation to the securities described herein is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, “qualified investors” who are (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of “investment professionals” in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”); or (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Persons who are not relevant persons should not take any action on the basis of this press release and should not act or rely on it.
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 Stillfront 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 Stillfront may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the shares in Stillfront offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the shares in Stillfront 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 share issue to the sellers of Sandbox.
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 Stillfront.
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the shares in Stillfront and determining appropriate distribution channels.
For additional information, please contact:
Jörgen Larsson, CEO, Stillfront Group
Phone: +46 70 321 18 00
E-mail: jorgen@stillfront.com
About Stillfront
Stillfront is a leading free-to-play powerhouse of gaming studios. Our diverse and exciting games portfolio has two common themes; loyal users and long lifecycle games. Organic growth and carefully selected and executed acquisitions embody our growth strategy and our approx. 1,000 co-workers thrive in an organization that engenders the spirit of entrepreneurship. Our main markets are the US, Germany, MENA, France and Canada. We are headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and the company is listed on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market. For further information, please visit: stillfront.com