Play Magnus Group (PMG) - Rettet emisjon mot Breakthrough Initiatives Limited

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(Oslo, 12. januar 2022) - Play Magnus Group offentliggjorde i dag at selskapet har inngått avtale om en rettet emisjon mot Breakthrough Initiatives Limited med et bruttoproveny på 10 millioner amerikanske dollar gjennom utstedelse av 4,864,753 nye aksjer til kurs NOK 18,47 per aksje. 

Breakthrough Initiatives Limited er investeringsselskapet til Breakthrough Foundation, stiftet av den israelske vitenskaps- og teknologiinvestoren og filantropen Yuri Milner og hans kone Julia. De støtter eksisterende og fremtidige filantropiske prosjekter innen grunnleggende vitenskap, blant annet Breakthrough Prizes, Breakthrough Initiatives, og Breakthrough Junior Challenge.

Magnus Carlsen og Milner-familien har kjent hverandre i mange år. For seks år siden var Carlsen en av medunderskriverne på Breakthrough Initiatives sitt åpne brev der det ble oppfordret til fornyet leting etter sivilisasjoner utenfor jorden.

- På samme måte som vitenskap og matematikk, er sjakk en av de mest avanserte og kreative beskjeftigelsene i menneskesinnet, sier Yuri Milner og fortsetter: Denne investeringen vil støtte Magnus og hans team, og bidra til å fremme veksten av sjakk over hele verden – spesielt på nett.

- Denne investeringen vil bidra til å bringe sporten ut til et større publikum. Sjakkverdenen og teknologiindustrien er nært knyttet sammen, og det er oppmuntrende for oss å ha noen av de beste hodene i teknologibransjen offisielt involvert, sier Magnus Carlsen. 

2021 var et aktivt år for Play Magnus Group. Selskapet leverte en årlig vekst i ordreinngang på 214 prosent i årets ni første måneder, og forbedret produkt- og innholdstilbudet. I tillegg har selskapet utviklet Champions Chess Tour til den ledende sjakkturneringen med globale partnere og publikum. 

- Play Magnus Group har oppnådd rekordvekst gjennom 2021, og vi er stolt av at dette nå blir anerkjent av de beste investorene i verden. Vi er glade for å få Breakthrough Initiatives inn i Play Magnus Group, og det vil være positivt både for selskapet og for sjakksporten som helhet. Vi vil også nominere Breakthrough Initiatives til en styreplass, sier Anders Brandt, styreleder i Play Magnus Group. 

- Breakthrough Initiatives sin investering styrker den sterke kapitalbasen og nettverket Play Magnus Group har i dag, noe som gjør oss i stand til i økende grad å utvikle og øke populariteten til sporten. Denne investeringen, kombinert med Magnus sin seier i verdensmesterskapet, er en god plattform for et spennende 2022 og årene som kommer, sier Andreas Thome, administrerende direktør i Play Magnus Group. 

Tegningskursen i den rettede emisjonen på NOK 18,47 for hver nye aksje tilsvarer den gjennomsnittlige volumvektede prisen på PMG-aksjen i 90 dager før, men ikke inkludert 20. desember 2021.

Gjennomføring av den rettede emisjonen er avhengig av godkjenning av en ekstraordinær generalforsamling i selskapet som er planlagt avholdt på 19 januar 2021, der det vil kreves to tredjedels flertall. Innkalling til den ekstraordinære generalforsamlingen vil bli sendt så raskt som mulig på 12 januar 2022.

SpareBank 1 Markets AS er finansiell rådgiver for selskapet, og Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS er juridisk rådgiver i forbindelse med den rettede emisjonen.

For ytterligere informasjon, vennligst kontakt:

Andreas Thome, administrerende direktør Play Magnus Group
Tel: +47 975 11 688
E-mail: andreas@playmagnus.com

 

Om Play Magnus Group: 

Play Magnus Group er en global leder i sjakkindustrien med fokus på å tilby førsteklasses digitale opplevelser for millioner av sjakkspillere og studenter. Selskapet tilbyr e-læring og underholdningstjenester via sine merkevarer: chess24, Chessable, iChess, New In Chess, Everyman Chess, Silver Knights, CoChess, Aimchess, Play Magnus App Suite og Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Gruppens oppgave er å vokse sjakk for å gjøre verden til et smartere sted ved å oppmuntre flere mennesker til å spille, se, studere og tjene til livets opphold av sjakk.

 

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