Director/PDMR Shareholding
Boku Inc. announced the vesting of 4,442,003 common shares to satisfy restricted stock units for employees, including persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs). Stuart Neal, CEO, vested 210,000 RSUs and sold 99,330 shares at 168 pence each, increasing his holding by 110,670 shares to 819,195, representing 0.27% of issued capital. Jon Prideaux, Non-Executive Director, vested 210,000 PRSUs and sold 99,330 shares at 168 pence, increasing his holding by 110,670 shares to 2,129,314, representing 0.70%. Adam Lee, a PDMR, vested 350,000 RSUs and PRSUs and sold all 350,000 shares at 168 pence, with no change to his holding. Following these transactions, Boku's total voting rights stand at 297,644,404 shares.
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The Company announces that 4,442,003 common shares of $0.0001 each in the Company ("Common Shares") held in treasury are being utilised to satisfy vested Performance Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") and Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") over the Common Shares awarded to certain employees, including the PDMRs listed in the table below. This vesting triggered immediate tax liabilities that were satisfied by partial sales of Common Shares on 19 March 2026.
Stuart Neal, CEO, vested 210,000 RSUs and, on 19 March 2026, sold 99,330 of the resultant Common Shares at a price of 168 pence per share to meet the tax liabilities and dealing costs from the vesting. As a result of these transactions, Mr. Neal's holding in the Company increased by 110,670 Common Shares to 819,195 Common Shares, representing 0.27 % of the issued share capital of Company.
Jon Prideaux, Non-Executive Director, vested 210,000 PRSUs and, on 19 March 2026, sold 99,330 Common Shares at a price of 168 pence per share to meet the tax liabilities and dealing costs from the vesting. As a result of these transactions, Mr. Prideaux's holding in the Company increased by 110,670 Common Shares to 2,129,314 Common Shares, representing 0.70% of the issued share capital of Company.
Adam Lee, PDMR, vested 175,000 RSUs and 175,000 PRSUs and, on 19 March 2026, sold 350,000 Common Shares at a price of 168 pence per share, to meet the tax liabilities and dealing costs from the vesting and for personal reasons. There is no change in Mr. Lee's holding in the Company as a result of these transactions.
| Name | Role | Initial Shareholding | Net Shares Acquired | Resultant Shareholding | % of issued share capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Neal | CEO | 708,525 | 110,670 | 819,195 | 0.27% |
| Jon Prideaux | NED | 2,018,644* | 110,670 | 2,129,314 | 0.70% |
| Adam Lee | PDMR | 1,298,703 | Nil | 1,298,703 | 0.43% |
*includes 18,644 shares held by family members
Total Voting Rights
Following these transactions and following completion of all sales and subsequent transfers, in conformity with Rule 5.6.1 of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the Company's total issued share capital consists of 303,710,292 Common Shares of which 6,065,888 Common Shares will be held in treasury under Diagonal Nominees Ltd. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Boku will be 297,644,404.
The above figure of 297,644,404 shares will be able to 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 Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a. | Name | (i) Stuart Neal (ii) Jon Prideaux (iii) Adam Lee |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a. | Position/status | (i) Chief Executive Officer (ii) Non-Executive Director (iii) Chief Product Officer |
| b. | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a. | Name | Boku, Inc. |
| b. | LEI | 549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60 |
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Common Shares following vesting of restricted stock units (RSU's) and performance related restricted stock units (PRSU's) under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plans |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price Volume (i) Nil 210,000 (RSU's) (ii) Nil 210,000 (PRSU's) (iii) Nil 175,000 (RSU's) + 175,000 (PRSU's) |
| d. | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A - transactions as above in (c) |
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a. | Name | (iv) Stuart Neal (v) Jon Prideaux (vi) Adam Lee |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a. | Position/status | (iv) Chief Executive Officer (v) Non-Executive Director (vi) Chief Product Officer |
| b. | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a. | Name | Boku, Inc. |
| b. | LEI | 549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60 |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price Volume (iv) 168p 99,330 (v) 168p 99,330 (vi) 168p 350,000 |
| d. | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A - transactions as above in (c) |
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM |
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