ASX - December 27, 2019

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

ASX - December 24, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX: AB1, “Animoca Brands” or “the Company”) wishes to advise that ASX has issued to the Company a letter detailing what ASX believes to be breaches of the listing rules. The letter places a particular emphasis on elements of the Company’s business that ASX has recently indicated it does not consider to be appropriate for a listed company, in particular, “substantial involvement in cryptocurrency related activities” and “substantial use of SAFEs issued by subsidiaries”. It is a lengthy letter and there are other issues to address in addition to those aspects.

ASX - December 20, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX: AB1, “Animoca Brands” or “the Company”) is pleased to advise that it has appointed Raymond Shuai as finance director.

ASX - December 16, 2019

Highlights:

• Animoca Brands to acquire nWay, Inc. (“nWay”) for US$7.69 million (approx. A$11.4 million) of which US$1.94 million (approx. A$2.9 million) is in cash and US$5.75 million (approx. A$8.5 million) in shares

• Share consideration will be based on a price per share of the higher of A$0.18 or the 30-day VWAP as of the effective date

• Cash consideration includes US$250,000 (approx. A$369,000) to the Sellers and a US$1.69 million (approx. A$2.5 million) cash investment into nWay for operating purposes

• nWay is a game developer and publisher of high-quality AAA games on console, PC, and mobile platforms

• nWay revenue (unaudited) in the first 8 months of 2019 was US$6.98 million (approx. A$10.2 million) with  EBITDA loss of US$1.3m (approx. A$1.88m) 

• nWay has a global license granted by Lionsgate and Hasbro to make use of the Power Rangers brand, including in POWER RANGERS: Legacy Wars, nWay’s award-winning mobile game with over 50 million downloads

• nWayPlay platform (in development) will provide developers with complete backend and fully managed live-ops services to quickly develop and operate competitive multiplayer cross-platform games (currently available to alpha partners)

• nWay developers and executives have worked at major technology companies including Google, Tencent, Sony, Electronic Arts, Nintendo, LucasArts, Blizzard, Kabam, Nexon, and NCSoft; the current management will continue to operate nWay

• Acquisition adds nWay’s portfolio of games, experienced team, a powerful suite of technologies, and a platform to enter the rapidly growing competitive multiplayer gaming space.

• To fund the Acquisition and other opportunities, Animoca Brands has entered into unsecured 12-month loan agreements for a total of A$2.5 million, with attached 12-month options, from sophisticated investors connected to the Company (see “Loan funding” section for details)

ASX - December 13, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX: AB1, “Animoca Brands” or “the Company”) is pleased to advise that it has appointed its current financial advisor John Madden as co-company secretary.

ASX - November 20, 2019

Attached for the information of the market is ASX’s query letter to Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX:AB1) dated 13 September 2019 and AB1’s response dated 18 November 2019. ASX’s enquiries are ongoing. AB1’s securities will remain suspended until further notice.

ASX - November 07, 2019

Highlights:

• The Company is acquiring US$420,000 (approx. A$610,000) worth of shares of Sky Mavis in a cash and scrip deal (consisting of US$125,000 in cash and US$295,000 in AB1 shares issued at A$0.18 per share)

• Animoca Brands leads Hashed, Pangea Blockchain Fund, ConsenSys, and 500 Startups in an investment round totalling US$1.465m (approx. A$2.13m) into Sky Mavis, the maker of the highly rated blockchain game Axie Infinity

• The Company has signed an Advisory Agreement with Sky Mavis to receive advisory and consultation services in the areas of scarcity models and non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

• The Company has signed a memorandum of understanding to explore further collaboration with Sky Mavis

• Axie Infinity is among the highest-grossing blockchain games, with sales of over US$1.1m (approximately A$1.6m), and partners that include Samsung, Klaytn (Kakao), MakerDAO, and Loom Network

ASX - October 31, 2019

Quarterly report for entities subject to Listing Rule 4.7B

ASX - October 25, 2019

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

ASX - October 17, 2019

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

ASX - October 14, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX:AB1 or the “Company”) wishes to advise that its securities will remain in suspension pending the release of price-sensitive announcements and the completion of the ASX’s ongoing inquiries in relation to the Company’s half-year report for the period ended 30 June 2019.

ASX - October 10, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX: AB1, “Animoca Brands” or the “Company”) is pleased to advise that The Addams Family Mystery Mansion (the “Game”), the official mobile game based on the highly anticipated animated movie The Addams Family, has launched globally on the App Store and Google Play. 

ASX - September 30, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX:AB1 or the “Company”) is pleased to advise that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the equity of Stryking Entertainment GmbH (“Stryking”) based on the terms disclosed in the Company’s ASX announcement of 4 April 2019.

ASX - September 26, 2019

• Three-year global licensing rights secured from Dorna Sports to develop and publish a blockchain Manager Game and Collectibles based on MotoGP™

• MotoGP is the oldest motorsports championship in the world and watched by over 400m viewers worldwide

• Consolidates the Company’s lead in the space of blockchain for major sports brands, particularly motorsports (following deal with Formula 1®)

• Capital raise of A$1m closed at a premium at a price per share of A$0.20 from sophisticated investors, including Moses Tang (founder of AP Capital and founding chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific). 

• Co-founder and chairman Yat Siu to participate in the raise, subject to shareholder approval

• Manager Game to be launched by start of MotoGP’s 2020 racing season

ASX - September 03, 2019

The Company’s securities will remain in suspension pending the release of a price sensitive announcement in relation to a proposed capital raising and licensing agreement. The Company’s securities will be reinstated to official quotation once the announcement is released to the market.

ASX - September 02, 2019

The securities of the following entities will be suspended from Official Quotation in accordance with Listing Rule 17.5 from the commencement of trading today, 2 September 2019, following their failure to lodge the relevant periodic report by the due date.

​ASX - September 02, 2019

Animoca Brands has released its Appendix 4D and half-yearly report for 2019 demonstrating significant growth in revenue (47%) as well as digital and financial current assets (177%). The company ended the period with  $16.6 million in cash, digital and financial current assets, up 177% year-on-year, due to an increase in cash generation and an increase in the value of digital assets. 

​ASX - August 23, 2019

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

ASX - August 21, 2019

For an offer of 100 Shares at an issue price of $0.18 each to remove trading restrictions on Shares issued on or before the Closing Date (Offer).

ASX - August 16, 2019

Highlights:

• Animoca Brands and Versus Systems (“Versus”) will transfer to each other fully paid ordinary shares of their companies equal in value to US$0.5 million

• Versus is an advertising company listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange, focusing on the development of in-game prizing and promotion tools

• Versus developed the Winfinite platform, a set of products that allow publishers and developers to offer in-game prizing across mobile, console, PC games, and streamed media

• Following the share exchange, Animoca Brands and Versus will progress the framework for a strategic cooperative agreement

ASX - August 14, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited ACN 122 921 813 (ASX:AB1) (“AB1”) refers to the letter dated 9 August 2019 from ASX (ASX Letter) in relation to:

1. AB1’s announcement entitled “Acquisition of Quidd & Strategic Capital Raise” released on ASX’s Market Announcements Platform on 8 August 2019 in which AB1 disclosed its acquisition of Quidd, Inc and capital raise of $8,000,000 (the Announcement); and

2. the article published on 7 August 2019 on The Block under the headline ‘Digital collectibles market seeing renaissance as platform targeting superfans scores ~$8M acquisition’ (the Article).

ASX - August 08, 2019

The suspension of trading in the securities of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (‘AB1’) will be lifted immediately, following the release by AB1 of an announcement regarding a proposed acquisition and capital raising.

ASX - August 08, 2019

Highlights:

• Animoca Brands to acquire 100% of Quidd, Inc., a digital goods company that owns and operates the leading global marketplace for buying and selling digital collectibles

• Quidd has the world’s largest assortment of digital collectibles licences and partnerships (over 325 brands) featuring the world’s top content owners across multiple verticals - partners include Disney, Marvel, HBO (Game of Thrones), CBS (Star Trek) and NBA, among others

• To date, Quidd has issued over 2.1 billion individually-serialized digital collectibles to 6.8 million unique users, and had an average of 208,000 monthly active users for the first half of 2019

• Quidd was founded by veterans from Topps, the leader in the sports memorabilia and collectibles industry

• The transaction significantly increases Animoca Brands’ economic potential in the digital collectibles sector through digital licensing arrangements with premier content owners

• Shares-only deal with US$5m payable upfront and up to US$3m in earn-out payments based on achieving a yearly net profit of US$1.25m, US$1.5m and US$2m, respectively, over 3 years 

• Animoca Brands completed a strategic capital raise of A$8m (includes director participation) at A$0.20 per share (16.0% premium to 30-day VWAP) to strategic investors, Australian institutional investors, and existing shareholders

• Funds will provide working capital for the acquisition and  the advancement of various business opportunities including the expansion and localisation of Quidd into large collectibles markets in Asia and Europe

• The Company aims to boost the user base and revenue of Quidd by expanding to new markets, as well as drive growth through opportunities unlocked by the new additions to IP portfolio 
   

ASX - August 07, 2019

The securities of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (‘AB1’) will be suspended from quotation immediately under Listing Rule 17.2, at the request of AB1, pending consideration by ASX of the terms of a proposed acquisition and capital raising.

ASX - August 06, 2019

The securities of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (‘AB1’) will be placed in trading halt at the request of AB1, pending it releasing an announcement regarding a proposed acquisition and capital raising. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in trading halt until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Wednesday, 7 August 2019 or when the announcement is released to the market.

ASX - July 31, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX:AB1) (“the Company”) today released its Appendix 4C for the three-month period from 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 (2Q19 or “the Quarter”). 

Key points 

• Positive operating cash flow of $2.9 million received during the Quarter

• The Company recognised record cash receipts of $9.1 million for the Quarter and $13.2 million for the first half of 2019

• Record unaudited revenues of approximately $8.7 million for the Quarter and $13.0 million for the first half of 2019
   

ASX - July 25, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX: AB1, “Animoca Brands” or the “Company”) is pleased to advise that its wholly-owned subsidiary Pixowl, Inc. (“Pixowl”) is developing The Addams Family Mystery Mansion (the “Game”), an official mobile game based on the highly anticipated animated movie The Addams Family. The Game is made possible by an interactive license agreement (the “Agreement”) between Pixowl and MGM Interactive Inc. ("MGM"). 

ASX - July 23, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX Code: AB1) refers to certain shares that were issued on 25 January 2019 and 16 April 2019 under LR 7.1A.

ASX - July 16, 2019

In accordance with Listing Rule 3.13.2 and section 251AA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX: AB1) (the Company) advises the results of the Company’s 2019 Annual General Meeting.

ASX - June 27, 2019

Details of substantial holder

Name: Ponderosa Investments (WA) Pty Ltd ATF

ACN: Ponderosa Trust

The holder became a substantial holder on 25/6/2019

ASX - June 27, 2019

• Animoca Brands to acquire 100% of Gamma Innovations Inc. (“Gamma”) to leverage new audiences and leverage distributed computing power

• Gamma’s GammaNow computing engine is a desktop application that leverages users’ idle processing power 

• Acquisition price is US$350,000, with a potential earnout of US$2,500,000 if Gamma achieves (a) a cumulative revenue target of at least US$5 million over the three year period after the closing of the transaction, and (b) a net profit of at least 5% over that period. Animoca Brands may also, at its sole discretion, commit up to an additional US$350,000 to fund Gamma’s operations, research and development, and customer acquisition

• Gamma has a Software License and Development Agreement with Razer (HKSE: 1337), a leading global lifestyle brand for gamers. Gamma whitelabeled GammaNow to develop ‘Razer SoftMiner’, software that utilises users’ idle processing power to mine for ethereum (Gamma collects 50% of the value of tokens mined). In return, users receive Razer’s own loyalty credits called Razer Silver

• Razer SoftMiner launched in December 2018 and was integrated into the software that runs across Razer’s user base of over 60 million. To date, there have been 692,000 installs of the Razer SoftMiner software 

• The acquisition of Gamma confers to Animoca Brands a commercial relationship with Razer, which represents a potential audience of 60 million users, consisting primarily of gamers 

• The Company is exploring opportunities for the inexpensive, reliable, and scalable computing power of GammaNow

ASX - June 25, 2019

The securities of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (‘AB1’) will be placed in trading halt at the request of AB1, pending it releasing an announcement. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in trading halt until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Thursday, 27 June 2019 or when the announcement is released to the market.

ASX - June 25, 2019

Trading in the securities of the entity will be temporarily paused pending a further announcement.

ASX - June 20, 2019

• Kevin Abosch is an internationally acclaimed artist based in NYC with works that have sold for over $1m each

• His works have been exhibited globally, including in Russia, Ireland, Colombia, and Switzerland, among others

• Mr Abosch has worked extensively with digital tokens and the blockchain - his work entitled ‘Forever Rose’ (an ERC-20 token based on a photo) sold for US$1m

• Buyers of his work include former Skype COO Michael Jackson, who purchased a piece representing the blockchain address for a token called  ‘YLAMBO’ for US$0.4m

• Previously collaborated with world-famous artist Ai Weiwei to create a digital token called ‘PRICELESS’

• Mr Abosch will provide creative advice and direction on NFT sales for the Company’s projects including F1 Delta Time and The Sandbox

• Animoca Brands will also leverage Mr Abosch’s established following to drive sales and bolster its profile

ASX - June 19, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX: AB1, “Animoca Brands” or “the Company”) wishes to share with shareholders and the public the attached letter dated 19 June 2019, for the purpose of outlining the Chairman’s vision for the Company.

ASX - June 18, 2019

The Directors and management of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (Animoca Brands or the Company) are committed to conducting the business of Animoca Brands and its controlled entities (the Group) in an ethical manner and in accordance with the highest standards of corporate governance. The Company has adopted and substantially complies with the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (Third Edition) (Recommendations) to the extent appropriate to the size and nature of the Group’s operations.

ASX - June 17, 2019

The suspension of trading in the securities of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (‘AB1’) will be lifted immediately, following the receipt from AB1 of a copy of the Orders from the Supreme Court of Western Australia issued on 14 June 2019 granting relief pursuant to Section 1322(4) of the Corporations Act 2001 in respect of shares issued by AB1 without disclosure during the period after their issue on 7 September 2018 to 3 June 2019 (inclusive).

ASX - June 17, 2019

• Android version of Crazy Defense Heroes successfully launched on Google Play 

• Android is the world's largest mobile app market (~75% market share) and dominant operating system 

• Early Access phase of the game  on Google Play generated significant interest, resulting in ~400,000 pre-registrations in the last month

• Total downloads since launch on iOS in January 2018 are approximately 1.4 million, making the number of pre-registrations on Google Play highly encouraging

• Franchise has been highly successful to date on iOS

• The Company is leveraging key influencers on social media to market the Google Play version of Crazy Defense Heroes. Combined, these influencers reach over 45 million people on social media such as YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok

• The Company expects that the launch on Google Play will increase network effect for all versions of both Crazy Kings and Crazy Defense Heroes globally 

• Distribution agreements, marquee branding partnerships and re-skin initiatives to bolster successful metrics and provide additional revenue opportunities are being progressed

ASX - June 14, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX:AB1) (Company) refers to its market announcements on 23 May 2019, 7 June 2019 and 13 June 2019, and its prospectus dated 3 June 2019 (Prospectus), regarding its application to the Supreme Court of Western Australia (Court) in relation to shares issued without disclosure on 7 September 2018, 16 November 2018, 13 December 2018, 25 January 2019 and 16 April 2019 (Relevant Shares).

ASX - June 13, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX:AB1) (Company) refers to its market announcements on 23 May 2019 and 7 June 2019, and its prospectus dated 3 June 2019, regarding its application to the Supreme Court of Western Australia (Court) for orders validating any trading of shares issued without disclosure on 7 September 2018, 16 November 2018, 13 December 2018, 25 January 2019 and 16 April 2019 (Relevant Shares) prior to the Prospectus being lodged with ASIC, and relieving sellers of Relevant Shares from any civil liability.

ASX - June 13, 2019

• Mr Madden has over 30 years experience with large and small listed entities, as well as multiple public unlisted companies 

• Mr Madden is an expert in corporate governance and accounting standards and a Fellow of the CPA Institute and a Member of the Institute of Company Directors

• Majority of Mr Madden’s career was spent with Rio Tinto in Australia and companies operating in the Asia-Pacific region

• Mr Madden has extensive knowledge of global accounting standards, ASX listing rules and reporting requirements, as well as compliance protocols

• Appointment strengthens Animoca Brands’ best-in-class management team 

ASX - June 11, 2019

Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:

Time: 10.00 am (Hong Kong time)

Date: 16 July 2019

Place: Unit 417-421, Level 4, Cyberport 1, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong SAR

ASX - June 07, 2019

As announced to ASX on 23 May 2019 and disclosed in its prospectus released to ASX on 4 June 2019 (Prospectus), Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (Company) has become aware that certain shares that it issued without disclosure on 7 September 2018, 16 November 2018, 13 December 2018, 25 January 2019 and 16 April 2019 (Relevant Shares) were, inadvertently, not accompanied by the issue of a valid cleansing document to permit immediate trading of these shares.

ASX - June 04, 2019

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

June 04, 2019

For an offer of 100 Shares at an issue price of $0.15 each to remove trading restrictions on Shares issued on or before the Closing Date (Offer).

ASX - May 23, 2019

Highlights

• iCandy, Animoca Brands (AB1) and 9Games (a unit of Alibaba digital media and entertainment business group) partner on the expansion of iCandy’s mobile game ‘Groove Planet’ into Mainland China

• 9Games to localise and market the game for both Android and iOS

• iCandy and Animoca Brands will license the game and provide relevant technical support

• 9Games and iCandy will share the revenue generated by Groove Planet in China, with Animoca Brands entitled to a proportion of the revenue collected by iCandy

• iCandy and Animoca Brands to benefit from access to Chinese market, through 9Games’ strong   regional presence and established distribution channels

ASX - May 23, 2019

• Animoca Brands receives approx A$3.6 million (US$2.5m) in cash and cryptocurrency via the issue, by its wholly owned subsidiary TSB Gaming Ltd., of SAFE convertible securities and SAND utility tokens to fund development of the upcoming blockchain version of The Sandbox

• The investment was led by Hashed, the largest crypto assets fund and accelerator in South Korea, with operations based in San Francisco and Seoul

• Partnership with Klaytn to distribute The Sandbox through its Klaytn ecosystem. Klaytn is the blockchain platform and subsidiary of leading Korean mobile technology company Kakao, the dominant messaging app in South Korea with over 50 million monthly active users and ~US$9.2bn market cap

• The Sandbox is currently a highly successful mobile game franchise (40m installs, 1.2m active monthly users); once the blockchain version is launched it will become one of the first decentralised, community driven game platforms, providing users with true ownership of their creations as non-fungible tokens (NFTs: virtual tokens for digital scarcity, security and authenticity representing game items)

• The Company expects The Sandbox’s decentralised marketplace to launch Q3 2019

ASX - May 23, 2019

As announced on 14 May 2019, Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (the “Company”) has requested a voluntary suspension of trading in its securities. This request is related to a capital raising by one of the Company’s subsidiaries.

​ASX - May 22, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited ACN 122 921 813 (ASX: AB1) (the Company) advises that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has granted the Company approval to extend the time within which the Company must hold its 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) under section s250P of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

ASX - May 16, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited ACN 122 921 813 (ASX: AB1) (the Company) advises that as requested by ASX, the Company will recommence Appendix 4C reporting and will lodge its next Appendix 4C by Wednesday, 31 July 2019.

ASX - May 14, 2019

The securities of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (‘AB1’) will be suspended from quotation immediately under Listing Rule 17.2, at the request of AB1, pending consideration by ASX of the terms of a capital raise by one of AB1’s subsidiaries.

ASX - May 10, 2019

The securities of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (‘AB1’) will be placed in trading halt at the request of AB1, pending it releasing an announcement. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in trading halt until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 or when the announcement is released to the market.

ASX - May 06, 2019

• Animoca Brands to acquire 100% of the equity in Leade.rs, Inc, co-founded by Loic Le Meur, one of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile angel investors and tech entrepreneurs 

• Mr Le Meur has had substantial exits and investments in companies such as LinkedIn, Slack, Evernote, Lending Club, Teads, and Fair

• Leade.rs is a networking and event matching platform for high-profile technology event speakers, and facilitates the generation of business and investment opportunities 

• Animoca Brands will utilise the Leade.rs platform and network to provide mentoring and investment opportunities for the companies accelerated by Zeroth, the first artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain focused accelerator

• As partner in Animoca Brands and a highly influential and well-connected entrepreneur and investor, Mr Le Meur will assist in growth and expansion opportunities, particularly in Silicon Valley, for Animoca Brands and its subsidiary Zeroth

• Prominent technology industry leaders will become shareholders of Animoca Brands via the Acquisition, including Reid Hoffman (co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn), and Phil Libin (co-founder and former CEO of Evernote)

ASX - May 01, 2019

Notice is given that the Meeting will be at:
Time: 9.30am (Hong Kong Time)

Date: 31 May 2019

Place: Unit 417 - 421, Level 4, Cyberport 1, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong SAR

ASX - May 01, 2019

Highlights:

• Animoca Brands and Brinc enter into a mutual investment for US$750,000 in shares

• Animoca Brands leads pre-seed investment round into Brinc’s subsidiary Brinc AOA with investment of US$750,000 (~A$1.06m)

• Artesian - Australia’s largest and most active early stage venture capital firm - will also invest US$750,000 (~A$1.06m) in Brinc AOA 

• Animoca Brands and Brinc will collaborate on the establishment of an esports and gaming accelerator 

• Global esports market estimated to be worth US$1.1B (~A$1.56B) in 2019 (26.7% year-on-year increase)

• Global esports audience estimated to exceed 450 million in 2019

• The Company will leverage the contacts of its recently appointed head of partnerships Michael Ephraim to advance the new gaming and esports accelerator

• Mr Ephraim, former managing director of Sony Playstation in Australia and New Zealand, was also the chairman of Showdown, a producer of esport tournaments and exclusive distributor for Twitch media in Australia and New Zealand

ASX - April 29, 2019

Highlights:

• Animoca Brands participates in seed round of funding for Experimental Group Ltd.

• Experimental is the Argentinian blockchain gaming studio behind CryptoWars, the first fully decentralized game

• CryptoWars is a popular blockchain-based strategy game and the first of its kind to run entirely on smart contracts (all in-game items are fungible and non-fungible tokens)

• Animoca Brands and Experimental will market and promote each other to their respective platforms and networks of partners

• Discussions ongoing for additional collaboration opportunities, including distribution of Experimental’s games

• Animoca Brands will act as advisor to Experimental forAsian markets and gaming

ASX - April 26, 2019

• Animoca Brands secured a global licencing agreement with Formula 1® to develop the blockchain game F1® Delta Time that will utilise non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

• Partnership provides Animoca Brands with a strong foundation for growth and considerable global reach with an established global brand

• Part of the Company’s vision to onboard the next billion people on to blockchain using popular brands and gamification 

• Secures the standing of Animoca Brands as a leader in blockchain gaming, and adds another major global brand to its large portfolio

ASX - April 18, 2019

Animoca Brands' strategy update in April 2019

ASX - April 18, 2019

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

ASX - Apri 12, 2019

Highlights

• ​Animoca Brands to acquire a 75% stake in Hong Kong-based mobile games developer Skytree 

• Skytree management team includes accomplished entrepreneurs and executives, as well as one of the world’s top eSports players of Hearthstone® (most popular trading card game with over 100 million players)

• Acquisition will significantly and cost-effectively increase the Company’s development capabilities relevant to its recent licencing arrangements with major international sports brands (F1®, Major League Baseball, Bundesliga, Bayern Munich)  

• Skytree has expertise in trading card games (TCG), also known as collectible card games (CCG)

• Skytree is a multiple award-winning game development studio with a portfolio of successful titles including Hachi Hachi and Trillionia, which have 5 million downloads 

• Skytree’s flagship game Trillionia is a real-time strategy card mobile game inspired by traditional board games such as Monopoly and just last week received the most prestigious technology award in Hong Kong

• The Company will utilise its capabilities in publishing & distribution to maximise revenue of Skytree’s current products, which are particularly well suited to blockchain and NFTs

• Skytree generated ~A$681,000 in revenue in 2018; revenue for Q1 2019 increased by 27.5% (annualised basis) and the acquisition price is only A$850,000 in cash and shares

ASX - April 08, 2019

• Animoca Brands appoints Michael Ephraim as head of partnerships for Australia and New Zealand 

• Mr Ephraim has extensive gaming industry experience - previously MD of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) ANZ and VP SCE Europe for 22 years

• At Sony he positioned PlayStation as a total digital home entertainment package by onboarding local services including Stan, Foxtel Play, ABC iView, SBS OnDemand among others

• Mr Ephraim developed strong media relationships at the highest levels, and an unparallelled network through successful major sponsorship agreements with the NRL, AFL, FFA, Perisher Valley Ski Resort, and others

• Mr Ephraim was vice chairman of the Video Game Committee within AVSDA, leading to the establishment of the standalone games association IEAA, now known as IGEA 

• Mr Ephraim was also chairman of Showdown, a producer of esport tournaments and the exclusive distributor for Twitch media in Australia and New Zealand

• Video game industry in Australia is worth approximately A$3.23 billion

• Animoca Brands will leverage Mr Ephraim’s established network and expertise to unlock value through partnerships in the region

• Mr Ephraim is a shareholder in Animoca Brands, having participated in the Company’s recent placement 

ASX - April 04, 2019

The suspension of trading in the securities of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (‘AB1’) will be lifted immediately, following the release by AB1 of an announcement regarding its capital raising and acquisition.

ASX - April 04, 2019

• Animoca Brands has entered into a binding term sheet to acquire 100% of Stryking Entertainment for an upfront consideration of €1m (~A$1.58m) payable in shares 

• Stryking is a leading Germany-based company and the operator of the popular fantasy sports game Football-Stars 

• Stryking holds an official license from the Bundesliga, the top-tier German football league, for the right to use all club logos and player pictures

• Stryking also has a license from renowned German football club Bayern Munich, one of the most followed football teams globally with more than 60 million social media followers  

• Stryking has a highly experienced management team of serial games and finance entrepreneurs, with multiple successful exits and IPOs

• Football-Stars will add blockchain gaming elements, starting with the integration of a collectible game using NFTs centered around real football players and clubs

• The acquisition adds to the Company’s licencing arrangements with major international sports brands, which also include Formula 1® and Major League Baseball

• Animoca Brands has completed a heavily oversubscribed strategic capital raise of A$4.6m at a 4.2% premium to the 30-day VWAP from international blockchain investors, Australian institutional investors, and existing shareholders

• Key international blockchain investors included Stellar Partners, Blocore, and Plutus VC

• Animoca Brands received considerable support from top tier fund managers and institutions including Perennial Value Management, SG Hiscock, and existing shareholders Sun Hung Kai, Katherine Yip-Ribeiro (founder of Pacific Alliance Group and co-founder and partner of Vina Capital), and Moses Tsang (founder of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific)

• Australian gaming industry veteran Michael Ephriam (ex MD of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) ANZ and VP SCE Europe), Simon Clausen (renowned tech investor and a current shareholder), and Yat Siu (chairman and co-founder) also participated in the placement

ASX - April 03, 2019

• Animoca Brands becomes Lucid Sight’s exclusive partner to promote, market, and distribute Lucid Sight games in Asia

• Lucid Sight’s portfolio includes the blockchain game MLB Champions™, an officially licensed product of Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Players Association

• Animoca Brands is developing blockchain licencing relationships with prominent sports franchises (recently announced Formula 1®), positioning the Company at the forefront of the industry and providing a distribution platform to launch blockchain games and NFTs

• Baseball has a strong reach in Asian countries including China, Japan and Korea 

• Lucid Sight is the developer of various other titles including Crypto Space Commander (CSC), the PSVR game Herocade, Polyrunner, Star Drive, Z-Strike, and 405 Road Rage

• Lucid Sight VR and AR games have been downloaded more than 1 million times across the Steam, Gear VR, Oculus Rift, Daydream, and PlayStation platforms

• Animoca Brands will seek to implement the assets from Lucid Sight’s games into NFTs for blockchain titles being developed by the Company

• The Company participated in a US$6m round of funding into Lucid Sight, along with Salem Partners, The Galaxy EOS VC Fund, Digital Currency Group, Breakaway Growth, and Frontier Venture Capital

• Animoca Brands will receive a share of net revenues generated by the Games in Asia, as well as a share of net revenues generated by the Games outside of Asia in connection with distribution, publishing deals, and other agreements 

ASX - April 03, 2019

The securities of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (‘AB1’) will be suspended from quotation immediately under Listing Rule 17.2, at the request of AB1, pending the release of an announcement regarding a proposed capital raising and acquisition.

ASX - April 01, 2019

The securities of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (‘AB1’) will be placed in trading halt at the request of AB1, pending it releasing an announcement. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in trading halt until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Wednesday, 3 April 2019 or when the announcement is released to the market.

ASX - April 01, 2019

Key to Disclosures

Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations

ASX - April 01, 2019

Financial

1. Operating revenue of $12.8m, up 97% year-on-year as a result of strong performance in the Company’s core game business. This amount reflects audit adjustments undertaken such that Zeroth SPC is no longer consolidated for accounting purposes (see highlight 2 below). 

2. $7.66m in cash plus $1.59m in cash at Zeroth SPC (the entity managed by Venture Classic) - the Company ended the year with $7.66m in cash and cash equivalents, up 1014% from the prior year. This amount does not include the $1,592,723 in cash held in Zeroth SPC (see note 1.5(t) to the financial statements). Prior to the publication of this report, the management of the Company was of the view that Zeroth SPC was a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. Management has determined that Zeroth SPC is not consolidated on the basis that control of the Board of Directors of Zeroth and the voting shares of Zeroth are insufficient measures to warrant accounting consolidation.

3. $16.65m in capital raised via institutional and strategic placements to fund strategic growth opportunities like the acquisition of Pixowl Inc., the collaboration with iClick Interactive Asia Limited (NASDAQ: ICLK), the investment into Dapper Labs, the creators of CryptoKitties, and the acquisition of the Zeroth AI accelerator and its management company, Venture Classic, as well as working capital and research and development. Participating investors included chairman Yat Siu, director Holly Liu, strategic advisor Wilhelm Taht,  strategic partners Sun Hung Kai and Lympo, Katherine Yip (founder of Pacific Alliance Group and co-founder and partner of Vina Capital), Moses Tsang (founder of AP Capital and founding chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific), and Sonny Vu (founder of Misfit and director of OliveX)

Operational 

1. Hit games Crazy Kings and Crazy Defense Heroes lead strong performance in the core games portfolio, bringing in over $2.8m in revenue in the first quarter alone

2. Acquisition of Pixowl Inc., the creators of The Sandbox, world builder games featuring the Snoopy, Garfield, Goosebumps, and Wonder Park intellectual properties, and the blockchain edition of The Sandbox

3. Acquisition of Tribeflame Oy, the creators of Benji Bananas, co-located in Turku, Finland with TicBits, the team behind the Crazy Kings franchise

4. Acquisition of Fuel Powered, the development partner of Dapper Labs and Axiom Zen, the creators of CryptoKitties

5. Acquisition of the Management shares of Zeroth.ai, Asia’s first AI startup accelerator, with a portfolio of 33 companies (and over 60 as of the date of this report) in the burgeoning field of machine learning

6. Partnerships with leading blockchain companies OST, Helix, Mind Fund, Decentraland, Datum, LikeCoin, Lympo, Musicoin, Harmony, and I-House

7. Spinoff of OliveX AI fitness subsidiary and partnership with Lympo as a strategic investor for blockchain AI fitness products, and Sonny Vu, the founder of Misfit, as a director and strategic investor

8. Licensing of Beast Quest brand from Coolabi Licensing Limited to create a tower defense game based on the hit children’s fantasy franchise, which has sold over 18 million books

9. Partnership with Atari to create blockchain versions of Atari’s hit game titles Rollercoaster Tycoon Touch and Goon Squad

10. Partnership with iClick Asia Interactive Ltd (NASDAQ: ICLK), China’s largest independent online marketing platform, which is expected to generate revenues of $11m in 2019

ASX - March 29, 2019

Highlights:

• Animoca Brands partners with Talenthouse, a platform that offers global brand clients such as Disney, Google, Amazon, and Samsung the services of its community of over 4 million creators and influencer marketers

• Animoca Brands and Talenthouse will form a joint venture to provide Talenthouse services to gaming and media clients worldwide (including clients of iClick) and develop commercial opportunities for Talenthouse’s services in Asian markets

• Animoca Brands will make an investment of US$2m (~A$2.8m) for 448,413 shares of preferred stock in Talenthouse, payable half in cash and half in newly issued shares of AB1 with a value of $0.11 per share

• This deal satisfies the commitments made under the Company’s strategic partnership with iClick Interactive Asia Limited as announced on 11 December 2018

• Partnership with Talenthouse presents various powerful synergies for the Company’s existing business, its partners (including iClick), and the upcoming blockchain version of The Sandbox being developed by the Animoca Brands subsidiary Pixowl

• Digital ad spending is forecast to grow to US$327.28 billion in 2019

• The joint venture with Talenthouse is expected to generate initial minimum revenue of US$1m, and unlock the potential to significantly expand the reach and revenue potential of Animoca Brands products and services

ASX - March 26, 2019

• Global licencing agreement secured with Formula 1® to develop and publish the blockchain game F1® Delta Time based on non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

• Formula 1® is the pinnacle of motor sport, with an audience of ~1.6Bn TV viewers, 506m global fans, and is broadcast in 180+ territories

• The global footprint of F1® includes 21 races in 21 countries on five continents - annual race attendance is over 4.1m people with the majority of fans in the top income bands

• The sport attracts the world’s most influential commercial partners including Rolex, Pirelli, DHL, Emirates and Heineken, and also has media rights partnerships with a broad range of leading broadcasters, including Sky, Fox Sports and ESPN

• First phase of the game to be released on 10 May 2019 with additional phases to follow

• Partnership provides Animoca Brands with a strong foundation for growth and considerable global reach through an established brand

• This deal is part of the Company’s vision to onboard the next billion people on to blockchain

• Further demonstrates the standing of Animoca Brands as a global leader in blockchain gaming

ASX - March 22, 2019

The securities of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (‘AB1’) will be placed in trading halt at the request of AB1, pending it releasing an announcement. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in trading halt until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Tuesday, 26 March 2019 or when the announcement is released to the market.

ASX - March 18, 2019

Highlights:

• AI-based web marketing company Silver Egg invests US$0.5m (~A$0.71m) into Zeroth SPC, the segregated portfolios of Zeroth which fund acceleration programmes for technology startups

• Animoca Brands acquired Zeroth in 2018

• Capital allows Zeroth to consider investments into a broader range of companies and allows additional fee generation

• Silver Egg will provide new technology and commercial services to Zeroth and accelerator companies in Japan, and assist Animoca Brands’ market penetration in region

• Zeroth and Silver Egg to seek partnering opportunities for expansion across Asia 

• Continues Animoca Brands’ strategic vision focusing on AI and blockchain worldwide

ASX - March 15, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX: AB1, “the Company”) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Pixowl has launched Wonder Park Magic Rides, the mobile game based on the new Paramount Pictures animated film Wonder Park, opening in cinemas across the USA on 15 March and in Australia on 4 April 2019.

ASX - March 11, 2019

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX: AB1, “the Company”) is pleased to advise that, effective immediately, ASX Limited has granted the Company relief from the ongoing obligation to lodge quarterly cash flow statements (Appendices 4C). 

ASX - March 08, 2019

• Animoca Brands executes first contract for the resale of iClick’s services

• Signs deal with Vigame worth RMB 60 million (approximately $12.6m) over one year to resell the advertising inventory of iClick 

• Vigame is a leading mobile game developer and publisher in China focusing on casual games

• iClick is the NASDAQ-listed, largest Chinese independent online marketing platform in terms of gross billing, and a partner of Animoca Brands

• Partnership with iClick provides Animoca Brands with additional business opportunities, access to ~780m Chinese internet users, access to Tencent inventory

• Deal with Vigame expands Animoca Brands’ footprint into China 

ASX - February 28, 2019

Highlights:

• Strongest financial performance to date – total revenue of $17.5m and cash receipts of $15.7m for the 12-month period ending 31 December 2018

• First year that Animoca Brands has become operationally cash flow positive

• Company remains well funded with $9.2m in cash

ASX - February 25, 2019

• OliveX has secured US$1m (a$1.4m) from strategic investors including Alabaster and Antanas Guoga (also known as “Tony G”)

• OliveX is a subsidiary of Animoca Brands that develops and publishes products that leverage AI and gamification to improve users’ health and fitness

• Alabaster is a start-up investor focused on companies with the potential for global impact 

• Antanas Guoga is the co-founder of blockchain fitness company Lympo, and a prominent European Union businessman and politician

• Sonny Vu, Alabaster’s founder and a director of OliveX, to be appointed as Chairman

• Mr Vu has considerable experience in the wearable technology space, having previously founded Misfit, which he sold to Fossil for US$260m in 2015

• Funds raised will be used to support OliveX’s body motion AI initiatives and progression into other segments of the wellness sector 

• The global mobile health market was valued at about US$24Bn in 2017, with a forecast CAGR of 26% for the period 2018 to 2026

ASX - February 21, 2019

Animoca Brands' strategy update in February 2019

ASX - February 12, 2019

Details of substantial holder (1)

Name: Startive Ventures, Inc.

ACN/ARSN (if applicable):

The holder ceased to be a substantial holder on 25/01/2019

The previous notice was given to the company on 01/02/2018

The previous notice was dated 01/02/2018

ASX - February 11, 2019

Details of substantial holder (1)

Name: Katherine Ching Yip

ACN/ARSN (if applicable): N/A

The holder became a substantial holder on 25/01/2019

ASX - February 07, 2019

Highlights:

• Crazy Defense Heroes (CDH) for Android available worldwide on Google Play as an Early Access title 

• Early access feature coincides with Chinese New Year holiday, expected to boost engagement for the game on Android

• CDH has been highly successful, leading the franchise to generate A$2.8m in first three months since launch on iOS only

• Android market is the largest mobile market by far, accounting for 74.5% of the mobile operating system global market, and is the dominant operating system in Asia 

• Animoca Brands expects the Crazy Kings franchise adoption and revenue to increase with the availability of CDH on Android devices

• Additional distribution agreements, marquee branding opportunities and re-skin initiatives to leverage successful game metrics and provide additional revenue opportunities are being progressed

ASX - February 01, 2019

Quarter Highlights:

• Core business continues to deliver - $4.6m of revenue up 188% on Q4 2017 

• Total unaudited revenues for the year are a record $17.7m, including one-off items 

• Cash receipts for the Q4 2018 totalled $6.89m, up 637% on the same period last year; this is the Company’s fourth consecutive quarter with positive operational cashflow

• Well-funded with $10.9m in cash and cash equivalents

• Strengthened senior management team with the appointment of Gen Kanai (ex-Mozilla, Chinaccelerator & 500 Startups) as head of strategic partnerships, as well as Ed Fries, creator of Microsoft Game Studio and co-founder of the X-box project

• In a landmark move into branded blockchain games, the Company partnered with Atari to make blockchain versions of the popular games RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch and Goon Squad 

• Animoca Brands entered into an Earn-In Agreement to acquire a majority stake in Venture Classic Limited, the operational company of Zeroth SPC for a total consideration is A$1.5m. Zeroth is Asia’s first artificial intelligence (“AI”) accelerator    

• Cemented strategic partnership and co-investment deals with leading blockchain companies, including Dapper Labs (CryptoKitties), Mind Fund, Helix, Datum, LikeCoin, Musicoin and Simple Token

• Completed the acquisition of Pixowl for an upfront consideration of ~A$6.65m

• Signed major strategic China partnership agreement with i-Click Interactive Asia Limited (NASDAQ: ICLK)

• Raised $6m at a price of $0.098 per share from strategic investors, including chairman and co-founder Yat Siu

ASX - January 31, 2019

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ASX - January 25, 2019

Notice Pursuant to Section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited ACN 122 921 813 (the Company) gives notice under section

708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act as follows:

(a) On 25 January 2019, the Company issued 69,019,930 fully paid ordinary shares.

(b) The shares were issued without disclosure to the investors under Part 6D.2 of the

Corporations Act.

(c) As at the date of this notice the Company has complied with:

  (i) the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act as they apply to the Company;

and

  (ii) Section 674 of the Corporations Act.

(d) As at the date of this notice there is no excluded information required to be disclosed under

section 708A(6)(e) of the Corporations Act.

ASX - January 25, 2019

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

ASX - January 16, 2019

Highlights:

• WAX Blockchain and Animoca Brands partner to progress virtual item and crypto collectible trading on blockchain through Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

• WAX is the world’s first and largest purpose-built global blockchain e-commerce platform designed for trading virtual items

• WAX is the equivalent of eBay or Amazon for digital items, facilitating over 5m trades per day

• Animoca Brands will introduce user-generated items for its game The Sandbox on to the WAX platform 

• The Sandbox is a successful mobile game franchise (40m installs with 1.2m active monthly users) - the game is to become the world’s first decentralised community driven game platform, providing users with true ownership of their creations as NFTs

• Non-blockchain user-generated content games such as MineCraft (sold to Microsoft for $2.5Bn) and Roblox (valued at over $2.4Bn) have proven highly popular

• The Sandbox platform’s Voxel Editor, launched in December 2018, allows users to create 3D assets while also providing a Marketplace for trading and selling these assets

• Animoca Brands and WAX are conducting an exchange of value in the amount of US$250,000, whereby Animoca Brands will exchange common shares of its stock for the equivalent value in WAX tokens

• The partnership adds significant value and fast-tracks user adoption by allowing millions of The Sandbox users and other gamers access to a liquid market for their creations, and gain access to pre-sale virtual items on WAX ExpressTrade, the easiest and free way to trade virtual items