A letter of intent was signed for the acquisition of a 19% minority stake in an English start-up
company, active in the development and distribution of video games, with an option for
acquiring a majority stake
It represents an important step in the digital sector; an area that constitutes a natural
integration of Mondo TV business
15 November 2019 -Mondo TV announced that it has signed a letter of intent for the
acquisition of a 19% minority stake in the share capital of an Anglo-Saxon start-up company
based in Brighton, whose activity is mainly focused on the development and distribution of
videos games.
The planned investment by Mondo TV for the acquisition of the minority stake is GBP 90,000,
of which 50,000 will be paid in advance for future capital increase, and GBP 40,000 to the
current shareholders.
The core business of the company, whose structure is extremely lean, working mainly with
free-lance developers, focuses on the development and distribution of video game
applications mainly for mobile devices, on intellectual property products of third parties,
whose philosophy well marries with that of Mondo TV.
The accounting data of the company to date, being a start-up, is not significant.
It should be noted that following to a more thorough due diligence, Mondo TV reserved the
option to acquire a majority stake through anad hoccapital increase, or by means of
procedures to be determined.
The acquisition of the 19% minority stake is expected to be completed by mid-December of
this year.
Matteo Corradi, managing director of Mondo TV S.p.A., said: "we are really happy to put a new
important piece for the future of Mondo TV with this entry into an English start-up in a sector
that we have been watching with great interest for a long time. Entering the digital and
videogame world constitutes a natural integration, with a business model inherent to ours, of
our activity and we hope that great satisfactions can come for the group, both in terms of
synergies and in terms of results from this new operation ".
Mondo TV, listed in the Star segment of Borsa Italiana, is the holding company of a Group made up of
four more companies; the Group is a leader in Italy and among the primary European operators in the
production and distribution of television series and cartoon films for TV and the cinema, and is active in
the related sectors (audiovisual and musical distribution, licensing, media, publishing and
merchandising).
For further information on Mondo TV, visitwww.mondotv.it.
ISIN code: IT0001447785 - Acronym: MTV - Negotiated on MTA - Reuters: MTV.MI - Bloomberg: MTV.IM
Contact: Mondo TV
Piergiacomo Pollonio
Investor Relator
p.pollonio@mondotviberoamerica.com

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