REG - Winvia Entertainment - First Day of Dealings on AIM
03/11/2025 07:00
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RNS Number : 7772F Winvia Entertainment PLC 03 November 2025
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3 November 2025
Winvia Entertainment PLC
("Winvia Entertainment" or the "Company")
Admission to trading on AIM and First Day of Dealings
Dealings commence at 8 am on 3 November 2025
Winvia Entertainment (AIM: WVIA), a technology-led entertainment business,
focused on two discrete fast-growing channels, being the large and highly
fragmented UK Prize Draw market and the regulated Romanian online gaming
market, is pleased to announce the admission of its entire issued ordinary
share capital to trading on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock
Exchange plc ("Admission").
Admission will take place, and dealings in the Company's ordinary shares of
0.5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") will commence, at 8.00 a.m. today under
the ticker 'WVIA'. The Company's admission document is available to view on
its website: www.winvia.co.uk/investors (http://www.winvia.co.uk/investors) .
Shore Capital is acting as Nomad, Sole Bookrunner and Sole Broker in relation
to the Admission and Placing and is acting as Nomad and Sole Broker to the
Company following Admission.
The Placing undertaken in conjunction with Admission was substantially
oversubscribed and very strongly supported by institutional investors. Further
detail on the Placing is set out in the table below.
Placing statistics
Placing price 195 pence
Number of Placing Shares 20,512,820
Enlarged Share Capital immediately following Admission 105,126,590
Percentage of Enlarged Share Capital represented by the Placing Shares 19.5 per cent.
Proceeds of the Placing receivable by the Company before expenses £40.0 million
Market capitalisation of the Company at the Placing Price on Admission £205.0 million
Dealing Codes
AIM TIDM WVIA
ISIN GB00BP084X98
SEDOL BP084X9
LEI 213800A7RTSCF8IWQ247
Rational for Admission
The net proceeds of the Placing are planned to be used by the Company to fund
acquisitions in the UK Prize Draw sector and the Group is in discussions with
several potential acquisition targets.
The Company is seeking Admission for the following reasons:
· to raise new funds through the Placing for the 'roll up' opportunity in the UK
Prize Draw market;
· to enhance brand equity and awareness and to provide improved customer and
wider stakeholder credibility and trust; and
· the owners prior to Admission believe the business will benefit from the
discipline and structure of being an AIM-quoted company.
Mihai Manoila, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"Today's admission to AIM marks a major step for Winvia Entertainment. We've
built a highly profitable, technology driven business across two fast-growing
markets, UK prize draws and regulated online gaming, and we see considerable
scope to accelerate our growth strategy in the UK Prize Draw market through
organic and inorganic opportunities.
We were delighted by the strength of investor demand for the Placing which
resulted in it being substantially oversubscribed and reflects confidence in
what we've achieved so far and in the scale of the opportunity ahead. I'd like
to thank our team and other stakeholders for their commitment throughout this
process as we now focus on delivering the next phase of growth as a listed
company."
Contacts:
Winvia Entertainment https://winvia.co.uk/
(https://url.avanan.click/v2/r02/___https:/winvia.co.uk/___.YXAxZTpzaG9yZWNhcDphOm86YWMyNTMwN2JiNDUyMWIzYmI3OGRiMjkxMjlkNmU2OGE6NzpmZjA1OjliZWE0Mjc4OWI2ZTM2MzI0OGVhNDRkOTQ2ZTRkZTU1ZWJlMDBmN2M5NzllN2M5YzcwMWQyNzViZGRlOWY1MDc6cDpGOk4)
Mihai Manoila, Chief Executive Officer c/o Alma
David Perry, Chief Financial Officer
Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser, Sole bookrunner & Broker) +44 (0) 20 7408 4090
Simon Fine / Patrick Castle / Tom Knibbs / Sophie Collins / Fiona Conroy
Alma Strategic Communications +44 (0) 20 3405 0205
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett / Sam Modlin / Rose Docherty winvia@almastrategic.com
All defined terms used in this announcement, not otherwise defined, have the
meanings set out in the Company's admission document dated 28 October 2025
which is available on the Company's website.
About Winvia Entertainment
Winvia Entertainment plc (AIM: WVIA) is a technology-led entertainment
business, focused on two discrete fast-growing channels, being the large and
highly fragmented UK Prize Draw market and the regulated Romanian online
gaming market. Underpinning both channels is the proprietary Technology
Platform, which has a track-record of supporting growth and operational
improvement.
Winvia Entertainment is the second largest (by market share) Prize Draw
operator in the UK (London Economics report for the Department for Media,
Culture and Sport, June 2025) where players play for a range of prizes
including cars, luxury watches, holidays, gadgets, properties and other items.
The Group currently owns two Prize Draw brands, Best of the Best and recently
acquired Click Competitions.
The Group's Romanian Online Gaming business is well established growing,
profitable and highly cash generative. The Group operates a multi-brand
strategy including own brands, such as Princess Casino, Royal Slots and Luck,
a number of white label brands.
The Group's newly built innovative proprietary technology platform is a key
strength of the business. It has been built in-house, with significant
investment and its application to date has significantly improved key
performance metrics.
The Group's near-term growth plans are primarily focused on the highly
fragmented, fast-growing UK Prize Draw market in which there are strong
organic growth opportunities in addition to a strong pipeline potential
acquisitions that can leverage the Technology Platform.
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This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute
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Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the
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No public offering of securities is being made in the United States.
This announcement is addressed to and directed only at persons who are (a)
persons in member states of the European Economic Area who are "qualified
investors" within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the EU Prospectus Regulation
(Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129), or (b) persons in the United Kingdom who are
"qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the UK Prospectus
Regulation (Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1129, which is part of UK law by virtue
of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) (the "UK Prospectus Regulation"),
who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments and
fall within the definition of "investment professionals" in Article 19(5) of
the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005,
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article 49(2) of the Order, or (c) persons to whom it may otherwise be lawful
to communicate it (all such persons together being referenced to as "relevant
persons"). Any investment in connection with the Placing will only be
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