Boku Inc. (LON:BOKU), a leading provider of mobile payment solutions, has announced that on 28 March 2023 it purchased, through Peel Hunt LLP, 1,400,778 common stock of $0.0001 each in the Company on the London Stock Exchange, pursuant to the share buyback programme that was announced on 7 July 2022.
| Date of purchase | 28 March 2023 |
| Aggregate number of shares purchased | 1,400,778 |
| Highest price paid per share (pence) | 136.5000 |
| Lowest price paid per share (pence) | 136.5000 |
| Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence) | 136.5000 |
Total Voting Rights
Following the purchase, the Company’s total issued share capital consists of 299,380,021 Common Stock, of which 1,584,148 Common Stock are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights is 297,795,873. Shareholders may use this figure as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Schedule of purchases
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) as incorporated into UK domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Peel Hunt LLP on behalf of the Company as part of the Company’s Buyback Programme.
Individual Transactions (28 March 2023)
| Number of shares | Transaction Price(pence per share) | Time of Transaction | Transaction reference number | Execution venue |
| 1,270,580 | 136.5000 | 12:17:57 | 00146824304TRLO0 | AIMX |
| 130,198 | 136.5000 | 14:15:40 | 00146832247TRLO0 | AIMX |
Boku Inc. (LON: BOKU) is a leading global provider of mobile payment solutions. Its mobile-first payments network provides multiple mobile payment methods, including mobile wallets, direct carrier billing, and real-time payments schemes, reaching over 7 billion mobile payment accounts in 91 countries – all through a single integration.
Customers that trust Boku to simplify sign-up, acquire new paying users and prevent fraud include global leaders such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, Sony, Spotify and Tencent.
