Sumo Group PLC Block Listing Update (9089Y)

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RNS Number : 9089Y

Sumo Group PLC

13 January 2020

13 January 2020

Sumo Group plc

("Sumo Group" the "Group" or the "Company")

BLOCK LISTING UPDATE

Sumo Group, the award-winning provider of creative and development services to the video games and entertainment industries, today makes the following notification pursuant to Schedule Six of the AIM Rules for Companies regarding its existing block admission arrangements in respect of The Sumo Group plc Share Incentive Plan (the "Scheme").

 
 Name of Company            Sumo Group plc 
 Name of Scheme             The Sumo Group plc Share 
                             Incentive Plan 
                           ----------------------------- 
 Period of Return (from     12 July 2019 to 11 January 
  / to)                      2020 
                           ----------------------------- 
 Number and class of        200,314 ordinary shares 
  securities not issued 
  at the start of the 
  period under the scheme 
                           ----------------------------- 
 Number of securities       9,170 ordinary shares 
  issued under the scheme 
  during the period 
                           ----------------------------- 
 Balance under the          191,144 ordinary shares 
  scheme of securities 
  not yet issued at 
  the end of the period 
                           ----------------------------- 
 Number and class of        300,000 ordinary shares 
  securities originally      admitted on 12 July 2018 
  admitted and the date 
  of admission 
                           ----------------------------- 
 Name of contact and        Steven Webb - General 
  telephone number           Counsel & Company Secretary 
                             Tel: [phone] 
                             6766 
                           ----------------------------- 
 
 
 Enquiries: 
 
 Sumo Group plc                                                          Tel: [phone] 
 Carl Cavers, Chief Executive Officer 
 David Wilton, Chief Financial Officer 
 
 Zeus Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser & Broker) 
 Nick Cowles / Richard Darlington                                        Tel: [phone] 
  / Andrew Jones 
 Ben Robertson / John Goold                                              Tel: [phone] 
 
 Belvedere Communications Limited 
 Cat Valentine ([e-mail])                              Tel: [phone] 
 Keeley Clarke ([e-mail])                                 Tel: [phone] 
 Llew Angus ([e-mail])                                     Tel: [phone] 
 

About Sumo Group - www.sumogroupplc.com

Sumo Group's businesses provide acclaimed development and design services to the video games and entertainment industries from studios in the UK, India, and Canada.

Sumo Digital, as the group's primary business, is one of the UK's largest independent developers of AAA-rated video games, having studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leeds, Leamington Spa, Warrington and Pune, India. The business has acquired two studios since IPO, which operate under their own names, BAFTA award-winning The Chinese Room and Red Kite Games. Sumo Digital provides turnkey and co-development solutions to a global blue-chip client base.

Atomhawk is a multi-award-winning visual design company, with studios in Newcastle and in Vancouver (Canada), servicing the games, film and visual effects industries.

Together, the Group delivers full-spectrum visual and development solutions, which include initial visual concepts, conceiving new products and game development involving all aspects of pre-production, production & development, as well as supporting games as a service.

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