Starbreeze rights issue oversubscribed

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STOCKHOLM (13 April, 2018) - The result for Starbreeze rights issue, for which the subscription period ended 10 April, 2018, shows that 3,354,439 shares of class A, corresponding to approximately 93 percent of the offered class A shares, and 15,585,604 shares of class B, corresponding to approximately 94 percent of the offered class B shares, were subscribed for using subscription rights. The remaining 256,911 shares of class A and 1,051,027 shares of class B shares have been subscribed without support of subscription rights. The rights issue is thus fully subscribed and Starbreeze will receive approximately SEK 152 million before issue costs.

The shares that have not been subscribed using subscription rights have been allotted to other subscribers in accordance with the principles outlined in the prospectus. A contract note will be sent to the subscribers as confirmation of the allotment of new shares subscribed for without subscription rights. Nominee registered shareholders receive confirmation of allotment according to each nominee’s routines. No notification will be sent to subscribers who did not receive allotment.

Through the rights issue, Starbreeze share capital will increase with SEK 404,959.62 to SEK 6,479,354.39 and the total number of shares will increase with 20,247,981 shares, whereof 3,611,350 are class A shares and 16,636,631 are class B shares, to 323,967,718 shares when the rights issue has been registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office. 

Last day of trading in paid subscribed shares (BTA) of class A and class B is 16 April, 2018. The new shares of class A and class B which have been subscribed in the rights issue are expected to be subject for trade on Nasdaq Stockholm around 20 April, 2018.

Carnegie Investment Bank AB is acting as financial adviser to Starbreeze and Advokatfirman Lindahl is acting as legal adviser to Starbreeze.

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For more information, please contact:
Ann Charlotte Svensson, Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Tel: +46(0)8-202 509, email: ir@starbreeze.com 

This information is information that Starbreeze AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 08:30 CET on 13 April 2018.

About Starbreeze

Starbreeze is a global game company whose vision is to be a leading provider in the entertainment industry by creating world-class experiences. Starbreeze was founded in 1998 and has since evolved into a well-established developer and publisher of PC and console games and VR products aimed at the global market. With studios in Stockholm, Paris, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Barcelona, Brussels, Bangalore and Dehradun. Starbreeze develops high-quality entertainment products based on proprietary and third-party rights, both in-house and in partnership with external game developers. Operations are organized in three business areas: Starbreeze Games for own game development, Publishing, and VR Tech for technology development including the StarVR venture. Starbreeze shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the tickers STAR A and STAR B with the ISIN-codes SE0007158928 (A share) and SE0005992831 (B share). For more information, please visit starbreeze.com 

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This press release does not constitute an offer to purchase securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be sold in the United States without registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or without reliance upon an exemption from such registration. The information in this press release may not be announced, published or distributed, directly or indirectly, in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United States, or in any other jurisdiction where the release, publication or distribution of the information would not comply with applicable laws and regulations.

This press release is not a prospectus. A prospectus for the rights issue has been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and made available at Starbreeze webpage www.starbreeze.com.

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