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First Day of Dealings on AIM

3rd Nov 2025 07:00

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.

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/

Mihai Manoila, Chief Executive Officer

c/o Alma

David Perry, Chief Financial Officer

Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser, Sole bookrunner & Broker)

Simon Fine / Patrick Castle / Tom Knibbs / Sophie Collins / Fiona Conroy

 

+44 (0) 20 7408 4090

 

Alma Strategic Communications

+44 (0) 20 3405 0205

Rebecca Sanders-Hewett / Sam Modlin / Rose Docherty

[email protected]

 

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.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed by any person for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy, fairness or completeness.

 

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for shares in the capital of the Company in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful ("Restricted Jurisdictions"). Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such Restricted Jurisdictions. Subject to certain exemptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in any Restricted Jurisdiction or to, or for the account or benefit of any national resident or citizen of a Restricted Jurisdiction.

 

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration. 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, as amended (the "Order"), or (ii) are high net worth companies, unincorporated associations or partnerships or trustees of high value trusts as described in 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 available to, and will only be engaged with, relevant persons.

Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of its contents.

 

Potential investors should not base their financial decision on this announcement. Acquiring investments to which this announcement relates may expose an investor to a significant risk of losing all of the amount invested. Persons considering making investments should consult an authorised person specialising in advising on such investments. The value of the Ordinary Shares can decrease as well as increase.

 

Nothing contained herein constitutes or should be construed as (i) investment, tax, financial, accounting or legal advice, (ii) a representation that any investment or strategy is suitable or appropriate to your individual circumstances or (iii) a personal recommendation to you. For the avoidance of doubt, the contents of the Group's website, or any website directly or indirectly linked to the Group's website, are not incorporated by reference into, and do not form part of, this announcement.

 

 

 

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