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Stillfront Group will report its fourth quarter and full-year 2022 results on Wednesday 15 February 2023 at 07:00 CET. The report will be presented in a live webcast at 10:00 CET the same day, as usual.

In the afternoon on the same day, Stillfront will host a digital Capital Markets Day between 15:00 – 17:30 CET. The Capital Markets Day provides an opportunity for investors, financial analysts, and financial media to get an update on the strategy and development of Stillfront.

The event will include presentations by Stillfront’s CEO Jörgen Larsson and members of the executive management team, as well as deep dives in Stillfront’s operations and Stillops platform, with participation from the leadership of some of Stillfront’s studios.

For more information, please visit: https://www.stillfront.com/en/cmd-2023/

An invitation including a link to the event and detailed agenda will follow.

During 2022, Stillfront conducted its first reduction impact analysis which has resulted in an activity plan and framework for the group’s first near-term climate targets. By joining the SBTi, Stillfront will now seek to get its near-term emission reduction targets validated and approved by the SBTi – an ambition stated in the 2021 Annual Report.

Stillfront has created a solid data collection model for its decentralized organization, and has conducted yearly greenhouse gas emission disclosures since 2019. In our latest disclosures, scope 1 and 2 emissions made up 3 percent of the group’s total emissions. Stillfront’s largest climate footprint, totaling 97 percent, lies within scope 3, which contains Stillfront’s users’ emissions when playing the games, as well as emissions from digital marketing.

Stillfront will now focus on implementing sufficient actions to reduce emissions from our own operations as well as initiating projects related to reducing energy when gamers play our games.

“Our business in digital entertainment reches almost 70 million monthly active users. We are eager to work together with our gaming population to reduce emissions and future-proof our business”, says Jörgen Larsson, CEO & Founder, Stillfront Group.

The SBTi is a partnership between CDP (Climate Disclosure Project), the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Stillfront has utilized its two-year extension option of its revolving credit facility of SEK 3.75 billion with a new maturity date in December 2025. The extension is done at the same terms as the original facility signed in December 2020. With the extension, Stillfront ensures continued cost-effective financing and financial flexibility, while improving the maturity profile of its debt portfolio.

“We are pleased to have secured an extension of our revolving credit facility. The extension underlines the strong support for our strategy from our banking partners and further improves our maturity profile”, says Andreas Uddman, CFO.

The facility is supported by DNB Bank ASA, Sweden Branch; Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Sverige; and Swedbank AB (publ). Mannheimer Swartling has acted as legal advisor to Stillfront.

Stillfront’s subsidiary in India, Moonfrog Labs, which was acquired in February 2021, has business operations in Bangladesh through a company called Ulka Games. Ulka Games publishes localized adaptations of Moonfrog Labs’ games, primarily the game Teen Patti Gold.

Recently, Bangladeshi authorities have carried out a series of restrictive measures targeting different forms of online gaming activities. Currently the law enforcement agencies of Bangladesh are considering the use of virtual chips in online gaming as an act of illegal online gambling though no regulation in this regard has yet entered into force.

As part of the above-described measures taken by the Bangladeshi authorities, Stillfront was as per this week informed that a formal investigation relating to alleged online gambling activities has been initiated by the Bangladeshi authorities against some of the members of the management and representatives of Ulka Games, and certain officials of Ulka Games’ shareholders, including Stillfront.

As of now, no formal charges have been filed. Stillfront and its subsidiaries monitor the process closely together with local legal advisors. Ulka Games holds a formal license from the Bangladeshi authorities to offer the game Teen Patti Gold within the country. Further, none of the games provided by Ulka Games in Bangladesh allow for real money to be transferred out of the game.

Due to the measures now taken by Bangladeshi authorities including the new interpretation of what constitutes online gaming as opposed to online gambling under the laws of Bangladesh, Stillfront finds it unviable to conduct online gaming business in Bangladesh under these circumstances. Through its subsidiary Moonfrog Labs, Stillfront has therefore decided to evaluate a potential process to close Moonfrog Labs’ operations in Bangladesh.

The financial impact of a potential discontinuation of the operations in Bangladesh is non-material for the group. For the first nine months of 2022, Ulka Games generated approximately 1 percent of Stillfront Group’s total net revenues and 2 percent of the group’s total EBITDA.

Moonfrog Labs has shown solid growth since becoming part of Stillfront and a potential decision to close its operations in Bangladesh would have no impact on Moonfrog Labs’ business outside of Bangladesh.

Jörgen Larsson, CEO, and Andreas Uddman, CFO, will present the results and answer questions. The conference will be held in English.

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Jörgen Larsson, President & CEO, and Andreas Uddman, CFO, will present the results and answer questions. The conference will be held in English.

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Jörgen Larsson, President & CEO, and Andreas Uddman, CFO, will present the results and answer questions. The conference will be held in English.

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Alexandre has vast experience from the gaming industry and previous experience includes roles such as Gaming Lead EMEA Partnerships Solutions at Google and Global Advertising Monetization Director at King.

As SVP Operations & Platforms, Alexandre Salem’s role will be to boost scalability and growth tracks, and to strengthen Stillfront and its studios partnerships with the various platforms where it distributes its games. Alexandre will also directly support and govern a selection of studios within the group by being a partner in their efforts to drive performance and continue their successful journeys.

“I am very happy to welcome Alexandre in joining the team as SVP Operations & Platforms. Alexandre has an impressive background and expertise from many disciplines within the games industry and he will be an important part of the business operations team, supporting our ever-growing portfolio of game studios”, says Alexis Bonte, COO, Stillfront.

“I am delighted to join Stillfront, I have been following and admiring this company for many years and I look forward to contributing to their success story. During my interactions with Stillfront’s leadership I was impressed by their clear vision to keep creating unique gaming experiences for players across platforms, genres, and geographies”, says Alexandre Salem.

Alexandre Salem will assume his position on February 21, 2022.

Jörgen Larsson, President & CEO, and Andreas Uddman, CFO, will present the results and answer questions. The conference will be held in English.

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The upfront purchase price, which has been paid to the sellers of 6waves on 31 January 2022, amounted to USD 201 million on a cash and debt free basis (the “Upfront Purchase Price”). Of the Upfront Purchase Price, approx. 8 percent was paid in 2,913,857 newly issued shares in Stillfront through a directed share issue to the sellers, and the remaining approx. 92 percent was paid in cash to the sellers.

The new share issue was resolved on 31 January 2022 by the board of directors of Stillfront by virtue of the authorization granted at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 4 October 2021. The reason for the deviation from the shareholders’ pre-emption right is to enable Stillfront to fulfill its commitments made in connection with the acquisition of 6waves. The subscription price per share amounted to SEK 50.501 and corresponds to the volume weighted average price per share in Stillfront traded on Nasdaq Stockholm during the consecutive ten trading days up to and including 17 January 2022.[1]

Through the new issue of the shares, the share capital of Stillfront increases by SEK 203,969.99. The newly issued shares were subscribed and paid for by way of set-off of claims by the sellers on 31 January 2022. The issued shares shall entitle 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. The new issue of the shares results in a dilution for the current shareholders in Stillfront of approx. 0.75 percent on a fully diluted basis (i.e. based on the total number of shares and votes outstanding after the share issue).

Operational founders and key employees in 6waves may in addition to the Upfront Purchase Price receive an earn-out of maximum 1.0x EBITDA of each of the financial years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, based on achieving certain operational targets, capped at a total of USD 100 million. The earn-out is payable 75 percent in cash and 25 percent in newly issued shares in Stillfront. The subscription price for newly issued shares paid as a part of the earn-out consideration (if any) will be based upon the volume weighted average price of the shares in Stillfront traded on Nasdaq Stockholm for a period of ten consecutive trading days up to and including the day before Stillfront’s announcement of financial results for the applicable earn-out period[2].

The new shares in Stillfront that today have been issued as payment of part of the Upfront Purchase Price, as well as any new shares issued as part of any earn-out payment, are and will be subject to customary transfer restrictions.

Operational sellers in 6waves only receiving cash consideration have received 75 percent of their portion of the Upfront Purchase Price, and will also receive 75 percent of any earn-out payment, on the respective due date and the remaining portion as a deferred consideration payable at the end of the transfer restriction period. The deferred portion of the Upfront Purchase Price is approximately USD 1 million. The operational founders and other key employees in 6waves will remain within 6waves and be part of the management of 6waves post-completion of the Transaction and are covered by the earn-out agreement between 2022-2025.

All other conditions for completion have now been fulfilled. 6waves will be consolidated into Stillfront’s consolidated financial reporting from 1 February 2022.

Important information

This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer for sale of securities. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, Switzerland, South Africa or New Zealand or any other jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute a prospectus or any offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Any securities that may be issued in connection with the transactions referred to in this announcement will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly will not be offered or sold in the United States.

This announcement is not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State).

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that reflect Stillfront’s current views or expectations of future events and financial and operational performance, including statements relating to the transaction and statements regarding guidance, planning, prospects and strategies. Words such as “intends”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “plans”, “estimates”, “may”, and similar expressions regarding indications or predictions of future developments or trends that are not based on historical facts, constitute forward-looking information. Although Stillfront believes that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, Stillfront cannot give any assurances that any such forward-looking statements will materialize. Because these forward-looking statements involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from the information set forth in the forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements in this press release apply only at the time of the press release and are subject to change without notice. Stillfront undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable law or stock market regulations.