Guild Esports PLC Agreement with David Beckham renegotiated (7098A)

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RNS Number : 7098A

Guild Esports PLC

27 September 2022

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Press release

27 September 2022

Guild Esports PLC

("Guild Esports" or "the Company")

Agreement with David Beckham renegotiated

Grant of Warrants

Guild Esports (LSE: GILD), a global team organisation and lifestyle brand, is pleased to announce that it has renegotiated the terms of a five-year agreement with Footwork Productions Ltd. ("Footwork") that will reduce the Company's total minimum payment obligations by GBP7.5m over the next two years.

The original agreement enabled the Company to procure David Beckham's services as a brand ambassador in return for 15% of all merchandising and sponsorship revenues, with total minimum guaranteed fees of GBP15.25m payable in cash instalments over the five-year lifetime of the deal. The first two annual payments have already been satisfied by the Company and the third annual payment for 2022 amounting to GBP3m will be payable in line with the terms of the original agreement. Further annual payments of GBP3.5m and GBP4m were also due in respect of the fourth and final year of the contract, as disclosed in the Company's prospectus.

As part of the updated agreement, the minimum fee due to Footwork for the fourth and fifth years has been renegotiated. Instead of the remaining guaranteed minimums, Footwork will receive 20% of Guild Esports merchandising and sponsorship revenue, a move that will significantly reduce the Company's cash requirements and align the fees to its business performance and continued success. Mr Beckham will continue to perform ambassadorial services for the Company.

Grant of Warrants

As part of the renegotiation of the influencer agreement, Guild has granted 25,930,868 warrants (the 'Warrants') over ordinary shares of par value GBP0.01 in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') to Footwork . The Warrants have an exercise price of 2.7p and an exercise period limit of five years, vesting immediately.

For further information please contact:

 
 Guild Esports 
 Kal Hourd                             via Tancredi [phone] 
  Chief Executive                       7633 
  Neil Thapar 
  Investor Relations 
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 Tennyson Securities 
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 Corporate Broker 
  Peter Krens                          [phone] 
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 Zeus Capital 
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 Corporate Broker 
  Benjamin Robertson                   [phone] 
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 Tancredi Intelligent Communication 
  Media Relations 
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 Salamander Davoudi 
  Helen Humphrey                       [phone] 
  Charlie Hobbs                         [phone] 
  [e-mail]               [phone] 
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About Guild Esports:

Guild Esports PLC is a global fan-focused team organisation and lifestyle brand that fields professional players in gaming competitions under the Guild banner. Our in-house training academy aims to attract and nurture the best esports talent, and our goal is to provide the ultimate entertainment experience alongside a distinctive lifestyle brand authentic to the esports community worldwide. Guild is led by an experienced management team of esports veterans and co-owned by David Beckham. The Company is headquartered in the UK and its shares are listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: GILD) and on the OTCQB Venture Market in the United States (ticker: GULDF). Please visit www.guildesports.com for more information.

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