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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
________________________________________________________
FORM 20-F
________________________________________________________
(Mark One)
o REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________________ to ____________________
OR
o SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report _________
Commission file number: 001-40634
Gambling.com Group Limited
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Jersey
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Gambling.com Group Limited
22 Grenville Street, St. Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PX, Channel Islands
(Address of principal executive offices)
Charles Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer
+44 1534 676 000
Gambling.com Group Limited
22 Grenville Street, St. Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PX, Channel Islands
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
________________________________________________________
Securities registered or to be registered, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class
Trading
symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares, no par value GAMB Nasdaq Global Market
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital stock or common stock as of the close of business covered by the annual report:
37,222,549 ordinary shares at December 31, 2023
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes o No x
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer x Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. o

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. o

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery of analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to 240.10D-1(b) o

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAP  o
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board  x
Other  o
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
Item 17  o Item 18  o
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x



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PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION
Financial Statements

Gambling.com Group Limited and its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company, the “Group,” “we,” “us, “our” and words of similar references) reports its consolidated financial statements under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (the “IASB”), and as adopted by the European Union (“EU”). None of our financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We maintain our books and records in Euros (“EUR”), the functional currency of the Company. The reporting currency for our financial statements is United States dollars (“USD” or “U.S. dollars”). Unless otherwise noted, the financial information presented herein as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 is stated in U.S. dollars, our reporting currency. All dollar amounts in this annual report are in thousands of USD unless otherwise stated. All references herein to “our financial statements,” “our consolidated financial information,” and “our consolidated financial statements” are to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
This financial information should be read in conjunction with “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Operating Results” and our consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, included elsewhere in this annual report.
Our fiscal year ends on December 31. References in this annual report to a fiscal year, such as “fiscal year 2023,” relate to our fiscal year ended on December 31 of that calendar year.
Financial Information in U.S. Dollars
The Company’s functional currency is Euros. USD has been selected as the reporting currency to ensure comparability with the financial reports of similar entities. You should not construe these translations as representations by us that the amounts actually represent these U.S. dollar amounts or could be converted into USD at the rates indicated. See “Note 2—Foreign Currency Translation” to our consolidated financial statements for rates utilized to translate Euro amounts into the reporting currency of USD.
Constant Currency
Some of our financial and operational data that we disclose in this annual report is presented on a "constant currency" basis to isolate the effect of currency changes during the year. Where we refer to a measure being calculated in “constant currency,” we are calculating the dollar change and the percentage change as if the exchange rate that is being used in the current period was in effect for all prior periods presented. We believe that this calculation provides a more meaningful indication of actual period over period performance and eliminates any fluctuations from currency exchange rates.
Rounding
We have made rounding adjustments to some of the figures included in this annual report. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in some tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them.
Special Note Regarding Non-IFRS Financial Measures
Management uses several financial measures, both IFRS and non-IFRS financial measures, in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of the business and for making operational decisions. Such non-IFRS measures are Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share and Free Cash Flow. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Operating Results – Non-IFRS Financial Measures.”
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SELECTED DEFINITIONS
Throughout this annual report, we use a number of industry-specific terms and key performance indicators used by management. These industry-specific terms and key performance indicators are described throughout this annual report and are discussed in more detail in the section entitled “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Operating Results.” We define these terms as follows:
▪“B2B” refers to business-to-business.
▪“CPA” or “Cost Per Acquisition” refers to a model where an online gambling affiliate receives a single cash payment for each referred player that satisfies certain agreed upon criteria.
▪“Customers” refers to online gambling operators to which online gamblers are referred by online gambling affiliates.
▪“GGR” refers to gross gaming revenue.
▪“Hybrid” refers to a model where an online gambling affiliate receives a combination of revenue share and CPA per referred player.
▪“iGaming” refers to online casino services which offer games typically available in land-based casinos such as blackjack, roulette, and slot machines.
▪“NDCs” refers to new depositing customers at an online gambling operator. We and some of our peers track the NDCs we generate for our customers as a key performance indicator, or KPI, to understand the ongoing performance of our platform. When used in “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Operating Results,” an NDC refers to a unique referral of a player from our system to one of our customers that satisfied an agreed performance obligation (typically making a deposit above a minimum threshold) with the customer thereby triggering the right to a commission for us.
▪“NGR” refers to net gaming revenue, calculated by making certain deductions from GGR such as bonuses, taxes and fees.
▪“Online gamblers” refers to end users of online gambling services.
▪“Online gambling” refers to all forms of online gambling including sports betting, iGaming, daily fantasy sports, poker and bingo among others.
▪“Online gambling affiliates” refers to companies that provide performance marketing services to online gambling operators.
▪“Online gambling operators” refers to licensed companies that operate real money online gambling services on one or more of their own websites.
▪“Organic growth” refers to the percentage change in revenue during a period compared to the same period the previous year. Organic growth is adjusted to exclude revenue from businesses acquired during the past 12 months.
▪“Our referred players” refers to the entire body of online gamblers who we have referred to our customers.
▪“Revenue share” refers to a model where an online gambling affiliate is compensated with a percentage of the NGR produced by a pool of referred players.
▪“SEO” refers to search engine optimization.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This annual report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”) that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, plans and objectives. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,” “could,” “will,” “would,” “ongoing,” “future” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, such matters as:
▪our ability to manage our continued expansion, including in (i) the United States, both into new states as they launch and in the United States generally, and (ii) in other markets in which we currently operate, and (iii) expansion into other new markets;
▪our ability to compete in our industry;
▪our expectations regarding our financial performance, including our revenue, costs, EBITDA, and other non-IFRS measures;
▪our ability to mitigate and address unanticipated performance problems on our websites or platforms;
▪our ability to attract, retain, and maintain good relations with our customers;
▪our ability to anticipate market needs or develop new or enhanced offerings and services to meet those needs;
▪the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents, and investments to meet our liquidity needs, including to help finance potential acquisitions;
▪our ability to stay in compliance with laws and regulations, including gaming regulations and tax laws, that currently apply or may become applicable to our business both in the United States and internationally, and our expectations regarding various laws and restrictions that relate to our business;
▪our ability to maintain, protect, and enhance our intellectual property;
▪our ability to anticipate the effects of existing and developing laws and regulations, including with respect to gaming and taxation, and privacy and data protection that relate to our business;
▪our ability to identify, recruit, and retain skilled personnel, including key members of senior management;
▪our ability to successfully identify, manage, consummate, and integrate any existing and potential acquisitions;
▪our ability to manage the increased expenses associated and compliance demands with being a public company;
▪our ability to maintain our foreign private issuer status;
▪our ability to effectively manage our growth and maintain our corporate culture; and
▪other factors detailed herein under “Item 3. Key Information – Risk Factors.”
The preceding list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all of our forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions, and expectations of future performance, taking into account the information currently available to us. These statements are only predictions based upon our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to differ materially from the results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In particular, you should consider the risks provided under “Item 3. Key Information – Risk Factors” in this annual report.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this annual report, to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
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PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
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ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
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ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION
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B.    CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS
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C.    REASONS FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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D.    RISK FACTORS

Investing in our ordinary shares involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information in this annual report, including the section titled “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Operating Results” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes, before making a decision to invest in our ordinary shares. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, or prospects could also be harmed by risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently do not believe are material. If any of the risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects could be adversely affected. In that event, the market price of our ordinary shares could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment.

Summary Risk Factors

The following is a summary of some of the principal risks we face:

•We rely on traffic to our websites to grow revenue. Our business could be negatively affected by changes in search engine algorithms and dynamics and the potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt the prevailing paradigm within online searches.
•The online gambling industry is heavily regulated. Changes to the regulatory framework in the jurisdictions in which we operate could restrict our ability to advertise or could harm our customers’ business, which could in turn negatively affect our financial performance.
•Our industry continues to evolve, which makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and forecast of future prospects.
•We derive a significant portion of our revenue from our ten largest customers. The loss of one or more of these customers could materially negatively impact our results.
•We do not have long-term commitments from our customers, and we may not be able to retain customers or attract new customers that provide us with revenue that is comparable to the revenue generated by any customers we may lose.
•A large portion of our revenue depends on our customers’ calculated revenue and cost base and could therefore vary or be subject to miscalculations or misrepresentation.
•We depend on key personnel to operate our business. An inability to retain, attract and integrate qualified personnel would harm our ability to develop and successfully grow our business.
•Our ability to increase our revenue depends on our ability to introduce successful new products and services. Our ongoing investments in developing products and services involve significant risks, could disrupt our current operations and may not produce the long-term benefits that we expect.
•If we fail to protect or enforce our rights in our proprietary technology, brands or other intellectual property, or face any potential liability and expense for legal claims for infringement of intellectual property rights of others, our competitive position and our business could be materially adversely affected.
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•An actual, alleged or perceived security incident, including a cybersecurity attack, inadvertent disclosure or breach of sensitive information, including confidential and personal information we process, or of the security of our or our customers’, vendors’, or partners’ networks and systems could be detrimental to our business, reputation, financial information and results of operations.
•Systems failures and resulting interruptions in the availability of our websites, apps, or platforms could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
•Changes within the technology platforms of the operators we work with, as well as with our media partner, could alter the ability of our advertising technology to more accurately target and service NDCs which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
•We have acquired, and may continue to acquire, other companies, domain names, and/or technologies, which could divert management’s attention and otherwise disrupt our operations and harm our operating results, whether or not the acquisition is consummated. We may fail to acquire businesses whose market power or technology could be important to the future success of our business.
•If we fail to manage our rapid growth effectively, our brand, business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
•The impact of economic conditions, including foreign exchange rates, inflation, and the resulting effect on consumer spending, may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
•The impact of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 may adversely affect our future financial condition, and results of operations.
•We identified a material weakness in our internal control over our financial reporting process. If we are unable to remediate the material weakness, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations.
•Negative events or negative media coverage relating to online gambling may adversely impact our ability to retain or attract online gamblers, which could have an adverse impact on our business.
•We and our customers may have difficulty accessing the services of banks or the financial system and our business could be materially adversely affected.
•Our failure to obtain or maintain applicable licenses or approvals, or otherwise comply with applicable requirements, could adversely affect our business and our operations.
•We may be subject to legislation that limits or restricts the marketing of online gambling services and we could fail to comply with such legislation.
•We are subject to governmental regulation and other legal obligations related to privacy, data protection and information security. If we are unable to comply with these, we may be subject to governmental enforcement actions, litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity.
•Consolidation among online gambling operators may reduce demand for our products and profitability.
•Our status as a non-U.S. company could have certain material adverse effects on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
•Failure to meet ESG expectations or standards could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, or share price.
Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry
We rely on traffic to our websites to grow revenue. Our business could be negatively affected by changes in search engine algorithms and dynamics and the potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt the prevailing paradigm within online searches.

We rely heavily on Internet search engines, such as Google, through their unpaid search results, also known as organic search, to generate a significant portion of the traffic to our website. Traditionally, the vast majority of the traffic to our websites has come through unpaid channels, including SEO and direct.

SEO is the process of optimizing websites to make them more appealing to search engines so that they rank favorably in the search engines’ results pages for certain search queries. Although we believe that Google and other search engines are increasingly adept at identifying the high-quality content that deserves prominence, the factors affecting the appearance and rankings of search results are determined by search engines and are therefore not under our direct control.

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For example, search engines change their algorithms periodically, which could cause our websites to appear lower or not at all in the search engines’ results pages. In the future, search engines may change the search results pages to promote search engines’ own products or services. In addition, search engines may favor paid searches over natural searches. As a result, our competitors’ pay-per-click advertising could receive higher prominence than our own websites.

Our websites have experienced fluctuations in search rankings in the past. While the amount of organic search traffic from Google across our entire portfolio consistently varies based on a variety of factors related to both search rankings and consumer demand, the amount of natural search traffic can shift up or down more significantly when Google implements a Core Algorithm Update to their search algorithm. Other known updates that Google have previously released simultaneously and on a consistent basis are the Product Review Updates, Spam Update and Help Content Update. These updates target specific areas of a website if they don’t meet Googles Guidelines but tend to have a lesser impact than the Core Updates.

Core Updates can lead to larger than normal changes in Google search engine rankings which in turn affect traffic, although some updates have no impact on certain websites. We have consistently seen increases in our natural search traffic between Core Algorithm updates. When updates are negative, we tend to continue to grow after the update is fully rolled out. When updates are positive, we tend to plateau for a short period after the update.

Google has also started to roll out and test new features within its own search engine results page (also known as SERP). These features can include Ads (Google Adwords), which are paid advertisements that look like a regular search result, ‘From sources across the web’, which are quicklinks to operators or partner pages that Google thinks the user is looking for when searching for a specific keyword, and ‘See results about’, which is another section of quicklinks. Lastly, there is the prospect of AI answering search queries and not profiling the source or the link to the website. All of these features can move the organic listings further down the page on Google and can affect the CTR (click through-rate) on a regular organic result.

In 2023, Google publicly announced nine major updates to its algorithm, and each of them can impact search ranking positions. Many updates do not impact our websites at all. Using Gambling.com as an example, two separate “product review” updates each averaged approximately a 10% increase in traffic. However, a “core update” in August 2023 had a slight negative effect on Gambling.com’s traffic. Despite all algorithm updates, Gambling.com traffic grew 47% year-over-year, but this may not always be the case in the future.

In addition to that, if the nature of search of engines fundamentally changes due to the potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt the prevailing paradigm within online searches, and users begin to prefer chatbot-style search engines, this could result in fewer users using “traditional” search engines and could have a material adverse effect on our revenue.

Our industry continues to evolve, which makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and forecast of future prospects.

We launched operations in 2006 and, since then, have frequently expanded our business. Our evolving business makes it difficult to forecast our future results of operations. Our historical revenue growth should not be considered indicative of our future performance. These risks and challenges include our ability to:

•attract and retain new customers;
•increase the number of users of our websites and apps;
•continue to earn and preserve a reputation for providing meaningful and reliable reviews of our customers;
•successfully manage our growth;
•successfully develop and deploy new features and products;
•manage and integrate successfully acquisitions of businesses;
•avoid interruptions or disruptions on our platform; and
•recruit, integrate and retain talented personnel.

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If we fail to address the risks and difficulties that we face, including those associated with the challenges listed above as well as those described elsewhere in section “Item 3. Key Information – Risk Factors,” our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected. Further, because we operate in a rapidly evolving market, any predictions about our future revenue and expenses may not be as accurate as they would be if we had operated in a more predictable market. We have encountered in the past, and will encounter in the future, risks, and uncertainties frequently experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing industries. If our assumptions regarding these risks and uncertainties, which we use to plan and operate our business, are incorrect or change, or if we do not address these risks successfully, our results of operations could differ materially from our expectations and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We derive a significant portion of our revenue from our ten largest customers. The loss of any of these customers could materially negatively impact our results.
Historically, we have derived a significant portion of our revenue from a limited number of customers. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, our ten largest customers accounted for 48%, 50% and 52% of our revenue, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2023, our largest customer accounted for 16% of our revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2022, our largest customer accounted for 9% of our revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2021, our two largest customers accounted for 13% and 10% of our revenue. These customers contributed more revenue than the other customers primarily because they were able to convert online gamblers into NDCs at a higher rate.

We cannot guarantee that our ten largest customers will always choose to use our service. In the event we lose a one of our ten largest customers, although we are able to direct online gamblers (i.e., traffic) to our other existing customers, those customers might not be able to convert online gamblers into NDCs as frequently as a top ten customer. If we are unable to maintain and renew our relationship with our ten largest customers, then our business would be materially adversely affected.
We do not have long-term commitments from our customers, and we may not be able to retain customers or attract new customers that provide us with revenue that is comparable to the revenue generated by any customers we may lose.

Most of our customers do business with us by placing orders for particular digital marketing services or entering into revenue share arrangements. If we perform well with respect to particular services, then the customer may place new orders with us for additional services or enter into new revenue share arrangements. We rarely have any commitment from a customer beyond the services contemplated in the order or revenue share arrangement and, even then, customers can typically terminate an agreement or arrangement with us at any time. As a result, our success is dependent upon our ability to deliver value to our customers and obtain repeat business from existing customers, while continually expanding the number of customers to whom we provide services. In addition, it is relatively easy for customers to seek alternative online gambling affiliates for their digital marketing services because there are no significant switching costs. Because we generally do not have long-term contracts, it may be difficult for us to accurately predict future revenue streams at times. We cannot provide assurance that our current customers will continue to use our services or that we will be able to replace departing customers with new customers that provide us with comparable revenue.
A large portion of our revenue depends on our customers’ calculated revenue and cost base. Our customers’ calculations could vary or be subject to miscalculations or deliberate misrepresentation.
We primarily generate revenue through performance marketing by referring online gamblers to online gambling operators. When an online gambler visits an online gambling operator from one of our websites, registers a new account and makes a deposit, this online gambler becomes one of our referred players. Each of our referred players entitles us to remuneration pursuant to our agreements with the online gambling operator. Our performance marketing agreements are primarily based on a revenue share model, a Cost Per Acquisition model, or hybrid model.

Under revenue share agreements, NGR is calculated as GGR for a user, adjusted for direct costs such as transaction fees, bonuses, and taxation. Online gambling operators’ direct costs may increase due to various factors, including increased taxation caused by new tax regulations. Some online gambling operators introduce arbitrary administration or other fees into the calculation to further reduce NGR.

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Revenue share commissions are typically calculated on the basis of all of the referred players across a given online gambling affiliate account. Depending on our customer, we may maintain anywhere from one to ten or more online gambling affiliate accounts with each customer depending on the number of markets and websites where we work together. Referred players in an online gambling affiliate account are typically pooled when calculating commissions. As a result, a large winning referred player can zero-out the commission that would be payable on the other referred players within an online gambling affiliate account in any given month.

In addition, after we have directed an online gambler to an online gambling operator, we cannot directly track the online gambler’s activities in the online gambling operator’s system. We, therefore, rely on the NGR calculations by the online gambling operator to determine our entitled payment. Consequently, there is a risk of miscalculation and misrepresentation, whether due to error, negligence, or fraud. If such miscalculations occur undetected and are not subsequently remedied or retroactively adjusted, we could receive a lower fee than we are entitled to under our agreements, which, in turn, could result in lost revenue and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth included in this annual report may prove to be inaccurate. Even if the market in which we compete achieves the forecasted growth, our business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all.

Market opportunity estimates and growth forecasts included in this annual report are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates that may not prove to be accurate. Not every online gambling operator covered by our market opportunity estimates will necessarily purchase our solutions, and some or many of those online gambling operators may choose to use the solutions offered by our competitors. It is impossible to build every product feature that every customer wants, and our competitors may develop and offer features that our platform does not provide. The variables that go into the calculation of our market opportunity are subject to change over time, and there is no guarantee that any particular number or percentage of the online gambling operators covered by our market opportunity estimates will purchase our solutions at all or generate any particular level of revenue for us. Even if the market in which we compete meets the size estimates and growth forecasts in this annual report, our business could fail to grow for a variety of reasons outside of our control, including competition in our industry or changing regulations. If any of these risks materialize, it could harm our business and prospects.

We depend on key personnel to operate our business. An inability to retain, attract, and integrate qualified personnel would harm our ability to develop and successfully grow our business.

Our success and growth strategy depend on our ability to attract and retain key management and operating personnel, including skilled developers, marketing personnel, project managers, product managers and content editors. Our future success depends on our continuing ability to attract, develop, motivate and retain highly qualified and skilled employees. Qualified individuals are in high demand, and we may incur significant costs to attract and retain them. Experienced developers and marketing personnel, who are critical to the success of our business, are also in particularly high demand. Competition for their talents is intense and retaining such individuals can be difficult. In addition, any volatility in our share price could negatively impact the value of equity awards and adversely affect our ability to retain key management and executives.

The future success of our business is highly dependent on the services and decisions of our management team, including Charles Gillespie, our Chief Executive Officer, Kevin McCrystle, our Chief Operating Officer, and Elias Mark, our Chief Financial Officer. The loss of one or more of our executive officers or key employees could materially adversely affect our ability to execute our business plan and strategy, and we may not be able to find adequate replacements on a timely basis, or at all. Messrs. Gillespie, McCrystle, and Mark are at-will employees, which means they may terminate their employment relationships with us at any time, and their knowledge of our business and industry would be extremely difficult to replace. We cannot ensure that we will be able to retain the services of any members of our senior management or other key employees. If we do not succeed in attracting well-qualified employees or retaining and motivating existing employees, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
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Our ability to increase our revenue depends on our ability to introduce successful new products and services. Our ongoing investments in developing products and services involve significant risks which could disrupt our current operations and may not produce the long-term benefits that we expect.

We compete in rapidly evolving and highly competitive markets, and we expect competition to intensify further in the future with the emergence of new technologies and new market entrants. We face competition from new and established local and international players in the online marketing industry, traditional marketing providers such as television, printed publications and radio, and online gambling operators who conduct extensive marketing activities of their own.

Our competitors may enjoy competitive advantages, such as greater name recognition, longer operating histories, substantially greater market share, large existing user bases, and substantially greater financial, technical, and other resources. These companies may use these advantages to offer services similar to ours at a lower price and respond more effectively than we do to new opportunities and customer demands.

To attract new visitors, we must offer and develop new features on a continuous basis and perform regular system updates. As a result, we have invested, and expect to continue to invest, significant resources in developing products and services to drive traffic to our platform and engage, and convert our visitors to NDCs. For example, we have made considerable investments in our technology platform, including the Adge business intelligence system, the Origins publishing platform, the Genesis content management system, and the Elements advertiser management system. Our product development efforts may include significant changes to our existing products or new products that are unproven. Such investments may not prioritize short-term financial results and may involve significant risks and uncertainties, including distracting management and disrupting our current operations. We cannot assure that any resulting new or enhanced products and services will engage online gamblers and online gambling operators. We may fail to generate sufficient revenue, operating margin or other value to justify our investments in such products, thereby harming our ability to generate and increase revenue.

An actual, alleged, or perceived security incident, inadvertent disclosure or breach of sensitive information, including confidential and personal information, we process, or of the security of our or our customers’, vendors’, or partners’ networks and systems could be detrimental to our business, reputation, financial information and results of operations.

Advances in technology, discoveries of new weaknesses and other developments with software generally used by the Internet community may increase the risk that we will suffer a security incident. As part of our business, we process certain personal, confidential, and sensitive information. We may in the future fail to detect or prevent security incidents, inadvertent disclosure, or breach of sensitive information, including from malware, ransomware, viruses, worms or similar threats for any number of reasons, such as our failure to enhance and expand our platform to reflect industry trends, new technologies and new operating environments, the complexity of the environment, network or systems of our clients, vendors, or partners. We, our customers, vendors or partners may experience such incidents due to data being misappropriated by a malicious insider or unauthorized party, such as employee error, rogue employee activity, or other unlawful or unauthorized acts. If these are successful, they may result in either threatened or actual exposure leading to unauthorized access, disclosure and misuse of sensitive information or other information regarding customers, vendors, partners, employees, or our company and business, and our technologies, systems and networks have been subject to attempted cyberattacks. If we experience any such incidents, we may incur significant costs in protecting against or remediating such incidents, which include investing in resources to address these incidents. We may not be able to remedy any incidents or incidental problems in a timely manner, or at all. To the extent potential customers, industry stakeholders or other third parties believe that the failure to detect or prevent any particular threat is a flaw or indicates that our platform is not secure our reputation and business would be harmed. Any real or perceived defects, errors or vulnerabilities in our platform or business, or any other failure of our platform to detect an incident, could result in:

•a loss of existing or potential customers;
•delayed or lost revenue and adverse impacts to our business, financial condition and operating results;
•a delay in attaining, or the failure to attain, market acceptance;
•the expenditure of significant financial and research and development resources in efforts to analyze, correct, eliminate, or work around errors or defects, and address and eliminate vulnerabilities;
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•an increase in resources, including devoted customer service and support, which could adversely affect our gross margins;
•decrease in value to our reputation or brand; and
•claims and litigation, regulatory inquiries, or investigations, enforcement actions, including fines, and other claims and liabilities, all of which may be costly and burdensome and further harm our reputation.

We may be the target of a cybersecurity attack that could impact a portion of our information technology systems.

We may be a target of a cybersecurity attack that could impact a portion of our information technology. We may incur losses associated with claims by third parties, as well as fines, penalties and other sanctions imposed by regulators relating to or arising from cybersecurity attacks, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations in the future. While we have implemented remediation points identified by our third-party security firm to address the constantly evolving threat landscape, we cannot provide assurance that our security frameworks and measures will be successful in preventing future cyberattacks. Further, the incident may have a negative impact on our reputation and cause customers, suppliers and other third parties with whom we maintain relationships to lose confidence in us. We are unable to definitively determine the impact to these relationships and whether we will need to engage in any activities to rebuild them. If customers lose confidence in us and we fail to rebuild these relationships, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be materially negatively impacted.

Systems failures and resulting interruptions in the availability of our websites, apps, or platforms could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

It is critical to our success that online gamblers can access our platform at all times. Our systems may experience service interruptions or degradation or other performance problems because of peak usage times, hardware and software defects or malfunctions, distributed denial-of-service and other cyberattacks, infrastructure changes, human error, natural disasters, power losses, disruptions in telecommunications services, fraud, military or political conflicts, terrorist attacks, computer viruses, ransomware, malware, or other events. Our systems also may be subject to break-ins and other intentional acts of vandalism, including by our own employees, independent contractors or other insiders. Some of our systems are not fully redundant and our disaster recovery planning may not be sufficient for all eventualities.

We may experience system failures and other events or conditions from time to time that could interrupt the availability, or reduce or affect the speed or functionality of, our platform. These system failures generally occur either as a result of software updates being deployed with unexpected errors or as a result of temporary infrastructure failures related to storage, network, or computer capacity being exhausted. These events have previously resulted in immaterial losses in revenue. System failures in the future could result in significant losses of revenue. Further, in some instances, we may not be able to identify the cause or causes of these performance problems within an appropriate period of time. A prolonged interruption in the availability or reduction in the availability, speed, or other functionality of our platform could adversely affect our business and reputation and could result in the loss of users.

Changes within the technology platforms of the operators we work with, as well as with our media partners, could alter the ability of our advertising technology to more accurately target and service NDCs which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The potential negative impact on our advertising technology capabilities due to changes in the technology platforms of the operators we collaborate with, as well as alterations in media partnerships, could limit our capabilities to target the right individuals. For example, if a major operator updates its technology platform or if there is a shift with our media partners, it may disrupt our advertising technology's ability to precisely target and cater to NDCs. This disruption in accurate targeting and service delivery has the potential to result in reduced effectiveness of advertising campaigns, which may ultimately negatively impact our revenue. Our dependency on the technology and media ecosystem makes us vulnerable to changes within these partnerships and platforms, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We have acquired, and may continue to acquire, other businesses, domain names, or technologies which could divert management’s attention and otherwise disrupt our operations and harm our
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operating results, whether or not the acquisition is consummated. We may fail to acquire companies whose market power or technology could be important to the future success of our business.

As part of our business strategy, we have previously acquired businesses and will continue to consider potential strategic transactions that we believe could complement or expand our product and service offering, broaden our geographic presence, enhance our technical capabilities, or otherwise offer growth opportunities. For example, in the past, we have acquired certain websites and associated assets, including, among others, Roto Sports, Inc. (“Roto Sports”), owner and operator of RotoWire.com, a provider of expert fantasy sports news and advice; and NDC Media Limited (“NDC Media”), owner and operator of BonusFinder.com, a leading gambling bonus comparison site; the casinos.com domain name; and domain portfolios consisting of more than 100 domains intended for targeting North American markets.

The acquisition of a business is accompanied by numerous risks, including:

•failure of due diligence during the acquisition process;
•adverse short-term effects on reported operating results;
•the potential loss of key partners or key personnel in connection with, or as the result of, a transaction;
•the impairment of relationships with clients of the acquired business, or our own customers, partners or employees, as a result of any integration of operations or the expansion of our offerings;
•the recording of goodwill and intangible assets that will be subject to impairment testing on a regular basis and potential periodic impairment charges;
•the diversion of management’s time and resources;
•the risk of entering into markets or producing products where we have limited or no experience, including the integration or removal of the acquired or disposed products with or from our existing products;
•the inability to integrate the acquired business and its people and operations into our company; and
•the inability to properly implement or remediate internal controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a public company at businesses that prior to our acquisition were not subject to federal securities laws and may have lacked appropriate controls, procedures and policies.

Pursuit of future potential acquisitions may divert the attention of management and cause us to incur various expenses in identifying, investigating, and pursuing suitable acquisitions, whether or not they are consummated.

The acquisition of new businesses is costly and such acquisitions may not enhance our financial condition.

Part of our growth strategy is to acquire businesses and identify and acquire assets and technologies that complement our business. The process to undertake a potential acquisition is time-consuming and costly. We expend significant resources to undertake business, financial, tax, and legal due diligence on our potential acquisition target and there is no guarantee that we will acquire the company after completing due diligence.

Our acquisitions could result in the use of substantial amounts of cash, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities or convertible debt securities, significant amortization expenses related to intangible assets and exposure to undisclosed or potential liabilities of the acquired companies. To the extent that the goodwill arising from the acquisitions carried on the financial statements do not pass the annual goodwill impairment test, excess goodwill will be charged to, and reduce, future earnings.

Additionally, if the acquisition contains contingent consideration, such consideration is measured at fair value at the date of acquisition. If an obligation to pay contingent consideration that meets the definition of a financial instrument is classified as equity, then it is not remeasured and the settlement is accounted for in equity. Otherwise, contingent consideration is remeasured at fair value at each reporting date and subsequent changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration are recognized in profit or loss, which may have a material impact on our results of operations.
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We may not be able to effectively integrate acquired businesses, which could materially adversely affect our growth.

We may be unsuccessful in integrating any additional business that we may acquire in the future, and we may fail to acquire companies whose market power or technology could be important to the future success of our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We also may not achieve the anticipated benefits from any acquired business due to a number of factors, including:

•unanticipated costs or liabilities associated with the acquisition, such as transaction-related lawsuits or claims;
•failure or material delay in closing a transaction;
•incurrence of acquisition-related costs;
•diversion of management resources from existing business operations;
•regulatory uncertainties;
•weak, ineffective, or incomplete data privacy compliance and strategies of an acquired company;
•harm to our existing business relationships with online gambling operators as a result of the acquisition;
•harm to our brand and reputation;
•the potential loss of our key employees;
•difficulties in retaining customers or key employees of an acquired company;
•difficulties in integrating the technologies, operations, existing contracts, and employees of an acquired company; and
•use of substantial financial and human capital resources to consummate the acquisition.

If we fail to address the foregoing risks or other problems encountered in connection with future acquisitions of businesses, or if we fail to successfully integrate such acquisitions or investments, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected. In addition, acquisitions also could result in dilutive issuances of equity securities or the incurrence of debt (including convertible debt), which could adversely affect our operating results.

If we fail to manage our rapid growth effectively, our brand, business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.

Since our founding in 2006, we have experienced rapid growth in the number of customers, the number of websites we own, our geographic reach, and our operations. We expect to continue to experience growth in these areas in the future. This growth has imposed, and may continue to impose, significant responsibilities on our management, including the need to identify, recruit and integrate additional employees with relevant expertise, expand the scope of our current technological platform, and invest in improved controls over technology, financial reporting and information disclosure. If we fail to manage the growth of our business and operations effectively, the quality of our service and the efficiency of our operations could suffer, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

In addition, our rapid growth may make it difficult to evaluate our future performance. Our ability to forecast our future results of operations is subject to a number of uncertainties, including our ability to model future growth. If we fail to achieve the necessary level of efficiency in our company as it grows, or if we are not able to accurately forecast future growth, our business would be negatively impacted.

We rely on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store to offer and promote our apps. If such platform providers change their terms and conditions to our detriment, our business will suffer.

We offer a number of apps through the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. We are subject to the policies and terms of service of these third-party platforms. Each platform provider has broad discretion to change and interpret its terms of service and other policies with respect to us and other developers, and those changes may be unfavorable to us. A platform provider may also add fees associated with access to and use of its platform, alter how we advertise on the platform, or limit the use of personal information for advertising purposes.
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Any limit or discontinuation of our access to any platform could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The impact of economic conditions, including the resulting effect on consumer spending, may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our performance is subject to economic conditions and their impact on the levels of consumer spending. Demand for entertainment and leisure activities, including online gambling, has in the past, and could in the future, decline during periods when discretionary consumer spending declines, including during economic downturns, inflation, geopolitical crises, major central bank policy actions including interest rate increases, public health crises, or other factors, when consumers generally earn less disposable income. Changes in discretionary consumer spending or consumer preferences are driven by factors beyond our control, such as:

•unfavorable changes in general economic conditions, including recessions, economic slowdowns, and periods of inflation;
•fears of recession, higher inflation, and changes in consumer confidence in the economy;
•sustained high levels of unemployment;
•increases in taxes, including gambling taxes or fees;
•high energy, fuel and other commodity costs;
•the potential for bank failures or other financial crises; and
•terrorist attacks, wars, health crises, or other global events.

In addition, adverse economic conditions could impact our ability to access the capital markets and/or credit markets to raise funds for general corporate purposes or as consideration for mergers and acquisitions.

During periods of economic contraction, our revenues may decrease while most of our costs remain fixed and some costs may even increase, resulting in decreased earnings.

The impact of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 may adversely affect our future financial condition, and results of operations.

In August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) was signed into law by President Biden. The IRA includes a number of changes to existing U.S. federal tax law including, among other things, a new corporate alternative minimum tax. These provisions became effective for tax years beginning in the fiscal year 2023.

We do not expect IRA to have a material impact to our financial condition and results of operations. However, we will continue to analyze as further guidance is issued, as it may have an adverse effect on our future financial condition and results of operations.

Consolidation among the online gambling operators may reduce demand for our products and profitability.

Much of the demand for our products derives from the desire of online gamblers to switch between different online gambling websites. The revenues of an online gambling website from a particular online gambler are usually highest in the first month after that online gambler signs up to the website. Therefore, online gamblers switching between online gambling operators are likely to bring higher revenues to us. A consolidation of the online gambling sector could significantly reduce the ability and desire of online gamblers to switch between online gambling operators, thereby potentially reducing our expected revenues. Furthermore, consolidation among online gambling operators may reduce competition for use of our product and therefore reduce our pricing power in the marketplace. Any significant move towards consolidation within the online gambling industry could therefore have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Negative events or negative media coverage relating to online gambling may adversely impact our ability to retain or attract online gamblers, which could have an adverse impact on our business.

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The online gambling industry is subject to negative publicity relating to perceptions of underage gambling, exploitation of vulnerable customers, and the historic link between the gambling industry to criminal activities. In 2023 and the early part of 2024, large and influential media outlets such as CBS’ 60 Minutes, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Associated Press, Harvard Health Publishing and Men’s Health magazine published negative articles or news reports about the online gambling industry and particularly its addictive nature, targeting of young males and a perceived lack of resources in the United States to address problem gambling. As a service provider to the online gambling industry, our reputation can be negatively affected and, accordingly, significantly influence our business. In addition, a negative shift in the perception of online gambling by the public or by policymakers, lobbyists or others could affect future legislation of online gambling, which could cause jurisdictions to abandon proposals to legalize online gambling, thereby limiting the number of jurisdictions in which we can operate. Furthermore, illegal betting activity could result in negative publicity for our industry and could harm our brand reputation. Negative public perception could also lead to new restrictions on or to the prohibition of online gambling in jurisdictions in which we currently operate. Such negative publicity could also diminish confidence in, and the use of, our platform and result in decreased revenue or slower customer growth rates, which could seriously harm our business.

We and our customers may have difficulty accessing the services of certain banks or financial systems and our business could be materially adversely affected.

Although financial institutions are permitted to provide services to us and others in the online gambling industry, certain banks may be hesitant to offer services to us because we operate and are service providers for iGaming and sports betting businesses in certain jurisdictions. Consequently, we may encounter difficulties in establishing and maintaining banking relationships in certain jurisdictions with a full scope of services and generating market rate interest. If we were unable to maintain these bank accounts, it could make it difficult for us to operate our business, increase our operating costs, and pose additional operational, logistical and security challenges which could materially adversely impact our business. Similarly, some customers may be unable to access the services of banks or the financial system, whether due to banks’ concerns with respect to providing services to the iGaming and sports betting businesses in general or changes of laws and regulations that might limit our customers’ ability to access the financial system. If some of our customers were unable to access the service of banks or the financial system, we would not be able to collect payment due from such customers in time or at all, which could materially adversely impact our business and financial performance.

In addition, a deterioration of conditions in worldwide credit markets could limit our ability to obtain external financing to fund our operations and capital expenditures. We may also experience losses on our holdings of cash and investments due to failures of financial institutions and other parties. Difficult economic conditions may also result in a higher rate of losses on our accounts receivable due to credit defaults, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition.

Failure to meet ESG expectations or standards could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, or share price.

In recent years, there has been an increased focus from stakeholders on ESG matters, including greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related risks, renewable energy, water stewardship, waste management, diversity, equality and inclusion, responsible sourcing and supply chain, human rights, and social responsibility. Evolving stakeholder expectations and our efforts to manage these issues, report on them, and accomplish our goals present numerous operational, regulatory, reputational, financial, legal, and other risks, any of which could have a material adverse impact, including on our reputation and share price.

Such risks and uncertainties include:
•reputational harm, including damage to our relationships with customers, suppliers, investors, governments, or other stakeholders;
•the success of our collaborations with third parties;
•increased risk of litigation, investigations, or regulatory enforcement action and associated costs;
•unfavorable ESG ratings or investor sentiment;
•diversion of resources and increased costs to control, assess, and report on ESG metrics;
•access to and increased cost of capital; and
•adverse impacts on our share price.

Any failure, or perceived failure, to meet evolving stakeholder ESG expectations and industry standards or could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, or share price.
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Risks Related to Government Regulation

The online gambling industry is heavily regulated. Changes to the regulatory framework in the jurisdictions in which we operate could restrict our ability to advertise or harm our customers’ business, which could in turn negatively affect our financial performance.

As an online gambling affiliate, our principal customers are online gambling operators. Any regulatory development that could harm the financial performance or otherwise adversely affect online gambling operators could negatively affect our performance.

The regulatory framework for online gambling is complex and varies across the jurisdictions in which we operate. In some jurisdictions, online gambling regulations are subject to debate and continuous development.

In December 2020, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) in the United Kingdom began its review of the current gambling legislation in the United Kingdom, the Gambling Act 2005, which specifically included a directive to evaluate a number of areas, including stake and loss limits, advertising and bonuses, and the role of the U.K. Gambling Commission. This review was concluded in 2022 and the White Paper containing the proposed regulatory reforms was published by the U.K. government on April 27, 2023. The main measures proposed by the White Paper include: (i) new stake limits for online slot games of between GBP 2 and GBP 15 per spin, (ii) consultation on measures to provide greater protections for 18 to 24 year old persons who are at higher risk of harm; (iii) empowerment of the U.K. Gambling Commission with additional powers to tackle black market operators through court orders and working with internet service providers to block illegal gambling sites; and (iv) rules to prohibit bonus offers from harming vulnerable individuals. The U.K. Gambling Commission are engaging in a number of rounds of public consultations on proposed changes to the regulatory framework required to implement its commitments as set out in the Whiter Paper. The DCMS also launched an investigation in early 2023 to review the U.K.’s current gambling policy, as well as the U.K. government’s progress, or lack thereof, toward amending U.K. gambling laws to make them fit for the future. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee published its second report on this investigation on December 21, 2023 which concluded, amongst other matters, that the U.K. government should take a more precautionary approach to advertising than that proposed in the White Paper and that there is scope for further regulation. The U.K. government’s response to this report is due in April 2024. The U.K. Committee for Advertising Practice published new advertising restrictions which took effect on October 1, 2022 and prohibit gambling operators from featuring celebrities in their advertisements, who are likely to have strong appeal to persons under the age of 18. The ban includes athletes, celebrities, and social media influencers, as well as advertising on sports team uniforms and in stadiums. Given that it is not yet clear how any of the proposed changes set out in the White Paper are to be implemented, and the second report from the investigation has only recently been published, with the U.K government’s response still to follow, it is difficult to predict at this stage what impact these matters may have on our business.

In June 2021, Canada passed Bill C-218 which allows individual provinces and territories to decide how to regulate single-event sports betting within their jurisdictions. In Ontario, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (the “AGCO”) released its Standards for Internet Gaming to govern the province’s new online gaming market. The regulations set out certain technical requirements and advertising restrictions. The launch of the province’s new market for online gambling and sports betting was completed in April 2022. In August 2023, the AGCO announced that operators will be prohibited from signing athletes and celebrities in their marketing and advertising beginning on February 28, 2024. As Ontario’s market is still very new and most other provinces in Canada have not yet determined their approach to this regulation, we cannot yet fully determine or predict the impact of this regulation on our business in Canada.

In July 2021, Germany’s new Interstate Treaty on Gambling, or ISTG 2021, came into effect. ISTG 2021 implemented certain new advertising rules that have had a negative effect on our business in Germany. The new federal gambling regulatory authority, Glücksspielbehörde (“GGL”), which officially began its role on January 1, 2023, began IP and payment blocking of unlicensed offshore operators and their affiliates. In June 2023, the Higher Administrative Court of Saxony-Anhalt ruled that GGL has the power to impose advertising restrictions and that tightened advertising restrictions are permissible. This ruling reaffirmed, amongst other matters, that licensed operators who intentionally advertise on affiliate marketing sites featuring illegal or unlicensed offering can face sanctions by GGL. As the new rules are still being interpreted and the German federal and state regulatory authorities, including GGL, are still only at an early implementation stage, we cannot yet predict the long-term impact on our business.
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In the event these rules continue to limit our marketing activities in that jurisdiction, then our business might be negatively affected in Germany.
In October 2021, the Netherlands’ commercial online gambling market launched with a limited number of operators awarded licenses to offer games of chance via the internet. The Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security confirmed in March 2022 that it was preparing legislation to introduce further restrictions on gambling advertising. The announcement followed the approval of a motion to ban “untargeted advertisements for high-risk games of chance” by the Dutch House of Representatives. In July 2022, the Dutch government released details of new restrictions on untargeted advertising. Following the passage of this legislation, all television and radio advertisements, as well as advertisements in public spaces, such as on billboards, have been banned since July 1, 2023. Advertising on the internet and television on demand will be allowed, but only if certain conditions are satisfied. One such condition is that an operator (and subsequently an affiliate) must actively prevent the advertising from reaching young people under the age of 24 years old. Some of the other conditions are that operators must show that at least 95% of the people whom the advertising has reached were 24 years old or older and that consumers should also be given the chance to indicate that they do not want to see and/or be able to opt-out of viewing gambling advertising at any time. Sponsorship of events and television programs have been banned beginning in January 2024, and sponsorship of sports team’s venues and stadiums will be banned beginning in January 2025. Given that the full impact of these new regulatory measures is yet to be determined, it is difficult at this stage to predict how it will affect our business.

In June 2021, Sweden’s Ministry of Finance announced proposed reforms to the gambling advertising policy in the country based on the Swedish Gambling Market Inquiry. The proposals include a new rule to treat gambling advertising in the country with “special moderation”, meaning that it would be treated the same manner as alcohol advertising. The current law only requires “moderation” for gambling advertising. In January 2022, the Swedish government finalized legislation that would require B2B gambling suppliers that manufacture, provide, amend, or install gambling software to Swedish B2C license holders to apply for licenses to operate in the market with such licenses effectively implemented as of July 1, 2023. The legislation also proposed to set a new standard for gambling advertising which would now come under “adjusted moderation” rules. The new classification would require that the advertisement of games be adapted to match the specific addiction risks of different products. However, this proposal was rejected by the Swedish Committee on Culture, stating that it did not intend to set differing requirements for different products, and it was too soon following the introduction of the new regulatory system to consider changes to marketing rules. Given that this legislation is relatively new, it is difficult to predict at this stage what the full impact of this may have on our business.

In December 2022, the Irish government published draft legislation to modernize gambling regulation in Ireland, including the proposed establishment of a gambling regulator. The Gambling Regulation Bill has begun the customary parliamentary stages to be passed and signed into law, which is expected to occur in 2024. Furthermore, the establishment of the new Irish Gambling Authority to regulate the gambling industry in Ireland is expected to take effect at the same time as the new legislation is passed into law. Given that this is the initial stage of the implementation of a new regulatory regime it is difficult to predict at this stage what impact this may have on our business.

We cannot predict whether, in the future, similar regulations will be implemented in a market where we operate or the impact of these regulations on our business. In addition, online gambling operators and their B2B providers, such as online gambling operator affiliates (directly and/or directly by way of their commercial relationship with online gambling operators), are currently subject to significant taxes and fees in addition to normal corporate income taxes, and such taxes and fees are subject to increase at any time. Tax authorities may interpret laws originally enacted for mature industries and apply it to newer industries, such as online gambling. From time to time, various legislators and other government officials have proposed and adopted changes in tax laws, or in the administration or interpretation of such laws, affecting the gambling industry. In addition, any worsening of economic conditions and the large number of jurisdictions with significant current or projected budget deficits, many of which were made worse due to COVID-19, could intensify the efforts of governments to raise revenues through increases in gambling taxes and/or other taxes. It is not possible to determine with certainty the likelihood of changes in tax laws or in the administration or interpretation or enforcement of such laws.

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As the legal framework for the online gambling industry is constantly developing, we are unable to predict whether or when additional restrictions will be applied to online gambling operators in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Any development such as the above-mentioned could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.

If the U.K. Gambling Commission implements a proposed “single customer view” policy, it could materially adversely affect our financial performance, business and operations.

The U.K. Gambling Commission has proposed a “single customer view” policy that would give gambling operators information about a customer’s activity across all operators, and force operators to put restrictions in place for customers who lose an unsafe amount of money with one operator from pursuing further gambling activities with another operator.

If this policy is implemented, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial performance, business and operations since we rely on customers utilizing multiple operators.

Our failure to obtain or maintain applicable licenses or approvals, or otherwise comply with applicable requirements, in the United States, could adversely affect our business and our operations.

As an online gambling affiliate, we may be required to obtain licenses or approvals to operate in most but not all jurisdictions in the United States where we conduct business. As of December 31, 2023, we have obtained licenses or approvals to provide marketing services to regulated operators in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. We are not required to obtain licenses or approvals in Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, or Wyoming where we conduct business. In March 2024, we commenced operations in North Carolina. Some of these approvals are subject to renewal, a potentially time-consuming process. Our delay or failure to renew licenses or approvals in any jurisdiction may prevent us from distributing our product offerings, increasing our customer base and/or generating revenues.

Greece and Romania are the only jurisdictions that we currently intend to operate outside of the United States that require a license or approval. However, the laws and regulations relating to online gambling are constantly evolving. We cannot predict if or when laws and regulations in these jurisdictions will be changed and to what degree such changes will have an impact on online gambling affiliates. Any regulatory development that would restrict or prevent us from conducting our business activities in any given territory could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.

We expect to continue to expand our operations to additional U.S. states and to expand our international operations. Any new markets or countries that we attempt to enter may not be receptive. For example, we may not be able to expand further in some markets if we are unable to obtain applicable licenses or approvals. If we are unable to effectively develop and operate within these new markets, or if our competitors are able to successfully penetrate geographic markets that we cannot access or where we face other restrictions, then our business, operating results and financial condition could be impaired.

Certain U.S. states have proposed implementing restrictions on the use of the customary commission-based compensation structures for advertising agreements online gambling operators enter into with online gambling affiliates, and if such restrictions are successfully passed in multiple key U.S. states, it would have a material adverse effect on our business, our operations, and our financial condition.

In February 2023, Massachusetts passed regulations that would restrict online gambling operators from entering into agreements with third parties, which includes online gambling affiliates such as the Group, to conduct advertising, marketing, or branding on behalf of sports-wagering operators when compensation to the affiliate is dependent on, or related to, the number of customers or amount wagered.

While the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted in March 2023 to permit CPA and revenue-sharing agreements between online gambling operators and online gambling affiliates there is no guarantee that regulators in other U.S. states may propose similar rules or regulations in the future.

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If multiple key U.S. states were to implement such advertising restrictions on agreements between online gambling operators and online gambling affiliates, it would have a material adverse effect on our business, our operations, and our financial condition.

We may be subject to legislation that limits or restricts the marketing of online gambling services and we could fail to comply with such legislation In Europe.

As service providers to online gambling operators, online gambling affiliates are generally not subject to the same laws and regulations governing online gambling operators. However, in many jurisdictions, we are obligated to comply with the regulations and standards around advertising in general. For example, the Advertising Standards Authority in the United Kingdom prescribes certain standards for online and affiliate marketing in general as well as specific policies around gambling. In the United States, the American Gaming Association, or the AGA, has produced a Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering which its members have pledged to follow. We are not a member of the AGA currently but should we join in the future, we would be required to comply with their marketing codes. The Irish Labour Party introduced in February 2021 the Gambling (Prohibition of Advertising) Bill 2021, which in its current form, could prohibit online gambling affiliates from providing digital marketing services. While this legislation has not yet been progressed through the relevant legislative stages for it to become law, if such law were to pass, our business in Ireland will be blocked. As the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 has been introduced in the interim, it is more probable it will supersede the Gambling (Prohibition of Advertising) Bill 2021. However, as matters stand, the Gambling (Prohibition of Advertising) Bill 2021 remains an active legislative bill and its potential impact requires continued monitoring. In addition, we are subject to general marketing legislation in all jurisdictions where we operate. In the future, we may be subject to additional regulatory requirements aimed at the promotion of online gambling services, for example if we enter new geographical markets or if regulations are expanded to include our operations. Regulatory compliance is costly and time-consuming. We have dedicated significant time and financial resources to monitor our regulatory compliance and will continue to in the future. However, as we operate more than 50 websites across 15 national markets and continue to grow our business globally, we, from time to time, may fail to maintain all websites as fully compliant with marketing laws and regulations. This could result in penalties or other sanctions from relevant authorities, lead to increased costs or otherwise have a negative impact on our operations.

We are subject to governmental regulation and other legal obligations related to privacy, data protection and information security. If we are unable to comply with these, we may be subject to governmental enforcement actions, litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity.

We collect and process data about our customers as part of our “know your customer” (or “kyc”) procedures. We also collect and process only the minimum amount of personal data necessary to operate our business about referred players, NDCs, and other individuals when they create user accounts and/or subscribe for services on our websites or register for our newsletters. We further collect and process personal data about individuals who participate in our American Gambling Awards (e.g., nominees, winners), generally when we perform corporate administrative functions (e.g., information about employees and job applicants) for various business purposes, including marketing and promotional purposes and certain data from subscribers of RotoWire.com. The collection, use and processing of such information about individuals are governed by data privacy laws and regulations enacted in the European Union, United Kingdom, United States (federal and state), and other jurisdictions around the world. These data privacy laws and regulations are complex, continue to evolve, and on occasion may be inconsistent between jurisdictions leading to uncertainty in interpreting such laws and it is possible that these laws, regulations and requirements may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our existing information processing practices, and many of these laws are significantly litigated and/or subject to regulatory enforcement.

One implication of this is that various federal, state, and foreign legislative or regulatory bodies may enact or adopt new or additional laws and regulations concerning data privacy, data retention, data transfer, and data protection. Such laws may continue to restrict or dictate how we collect, maintain, combine and disseminate information and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

Most of the jurisdictions in which we operate have established their own data privacy and security legal frameworks.
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For instance, in the European Economic Area, or the E.E.A., we are subject to the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, or the GDPR; and in the United Kingdom, we are subject to the U.K. data protection regime consisting primarily of the U.K. General Data Protection Regulation, the U.K. GDPR, and the U.K. Data Protection Act 2018, each of which imposes strict requirements on covered processing and provides for robust regulatory enforcement and sanctions for non-compliance. The GDPR and the U.K. GDPR regimes enable competent authorities to issue fines up to the greater of €20 million/£17.5 million, or 4% of global annual turnover. Such penalties are in addition to any civil litigation claims by data controllers, data processors, customers and data subjects. In addition, in July 2020, the Court of Justice of the E.U., or the CJEU, invalidated the E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield (a mechanism for the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area to the United States) and also indicated that reliance on standard contractual clauses (another such transfer mechanism) alone may not necessarily be sufficient in all circumstances. We previously relied on our E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield certification and in some cases the Privacy Shield certification(s) of our vendors and partners for the purposes of transferring personal data from the European Economic Area to the United States in compliance with the GDPR’s data export conditions. We are monitoring the developments following the CJEU decision as well as implementing the standard contractual clauses and reviewing other mechanisms for transfers from the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, including to the United States. In December 2022, the European Commission published a draft decision endorsing a new framework, Privacy Shield 2.0, for transferring personal data from the European Economic Area to the United States. On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the E.U.-U.S. Data Privacy Framework which means that personal data can flow freely from the European Union to companies in the United States that are certified by and participate in the Data Privacy Framework. We are also subject to evolving E.U. and U.K. privacy laws on electronic marketing and cookies. In recent years, European lawmakers and regulators have expressed concern over electronic marketing and the use of nonessential cookies, web beacons and similar technology for online behavioral advertising, or tracking technologies. This has led to an effort to replace the current rules on e-marketing (currently set out in the 2002 Privacy & Electronic Communication Directive 2002/58/EC, as amended, or the ePrivacy Directive, and national implementing laws) with a new ePrivacy Regulation. When implemented, the new ePrivacy Regulation is expected to alter rules on tracking technologies and significantly increase fining powers to the same levels as the GDPR.

Some recent developments in the United States include the enactment of the Nevada Security and Privacy of Personal Information, or the NSPPI, the California Consumer Privacy Act, or the CCPA, which was recently expanded by the California Privacy Rights Act, or the CPRA, which was passed as a ballot initiative in November 2020 and came into effect on January 1, 2023. Further, Virginia enacted the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, or the VCDPA, another comprehensive state privacy law, that became effective on January 1, 2023. In March 2023, the Colorado Office of the Attorney General filed and published in the Colorado Register a final draft of the Colorado Privacy Act Rules, or the CPAR, which became effective on July 1, 2023. The CCPA, CPRA, VCDPA and CPAR may increase our compliance costs and potential liability, particularly in the event of a data breach, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, including how we use personal information, our financial condition, the results of our operations or prospects.

We have invested, and expect to continue to invest, significant resources to comply with the privacy laws and regulations to which we are subject. Failure to meet any of the requirements of these laws and regulations could result in significant penalties or legal liability, adverse publicity and/or damage to our reputation, which could negatively affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The international scope of our operations and our corporate and financing structure may expose us to potentially adverse tax consequences.

We are subject to taxation in, and to the tax laws and regulations of, multiple jurisdictions due to the international scope of our operations and our corporate and financing structure. We are also subject to intercompany pricing laws including those relating to the flow of funds between our subsidiaries pursuant to, for example, purchase agreements, licensing agreements, or other arrangements. Adverse developments in such laws or regulations, or any change in position regarding the application, administration or interpretation of these laws or regulations in any applicable jurisdiction or our inability to comply with all applicable requirements of these laws or regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, the application of withholding tax, social security tax obligations, value added tax, goods and services tax, sales taxes and other non-income taxes is not always clear and we may be subject to tax audits relating to such withholding, social security obligations, or non-income taxes. Further, the tax or labor authorities in any applicable jurisdiction may disagree with the positions we have taken or intend to take regarding the tax treatment or characterization of any of our activities or transactions, including the tax treatment or characterization of our tax residency, indebtedness or the transactions.
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If any applicable tax authorities successfully challenge the tax treatment or characterization of any of these, it could result in the disallowance of deductions; the imposition of additional or new taxation in certain jurisdictions; the imposition of withholding taxes on internal deemed transfers or in general, capital gains taxes, including on transfers that have been made and/or deemed to have been made in connection with the transactions; or otherwise, the reallocation of income, penalties; or other consequences that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our failure to comply with trade restrictions such as economic sanctions and export controls could negatively impact our reputation and results of operations.

We are subject to trade restrictions, including economic sanctions and export controls, imposed by governments around the world with jurisdiction over our operations, which prohibit or restrict transactions involving certain designated persons and certain designated countries or territories, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and the Crimea Region of Ukraine. In addition, our operations may be subject to additional regulatory and political risk and additional compliance costs in connection with sanctions and other trade controls imposed by the United States and other governments in response to Russia’s military operations in Ukraine. These government measures include export controls restricting certain exports. We may also be subject to increased cyberattacks as a result of the military conflict. Relevant governments may express an interest in pursuing a diplomatic solution to these issues and in holding negotiations regarding a cessation of military operations in Ukraine, but we cannot be certain that these negotiations will occur, continue, or succeed in forestalling additional hostilities or additional trade controls.

Our failure to successfully comply with these laws and regulations may expose us to reputational harm as well as significant sanctions, including criminal fines, imprisonment, civil penalties, disgorgement of profits, injunctions, debarment from government contracts and other remedial measures. Investigations of alleged violations can be expensive and disruptive. We maintain policies and procedures designed to comply with these laws and regulations. As part of our business, we may, from time to time, engage in limited sales and transactions involving certain countries that are targets of economic sanctions, provided that such sales and transactions are authorized pursuant to applicable economic sanctions laws and regulations. However, we cannot predict the nature, scope, or effect of future regulatory requirements, including changes that may affect existing regulatory authorizations, and we cannot predict the manner in which existing laws and regulations may be administered or interpreted. In addition, any perceived or actual breach of compliance by us with respect to applicable laws, rules, and regulations could have a significant impact on our reputation; could cause us to lose existing customers; prevent us from obtaining new customers; negatively impact investor sentiment about our company; require us to expend significant funds to remedy problems caused by violations and to avert further violations; and expose us to legal risk and potential liability, all of which may have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our failure to comply with the anti-corruption laws of the United States and various international jurisdictions could negatively impact our reputation and results of operations.

Doing business on a worldwide basis requires us to comply with anti-corruption laws and regulations imposed by governments around the world with jurisdiction over our operations, which includes the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (the “U.K. Bribery Act”), as well as the laws of each of the countries where we do business. These laws and regulations may restrict our operations, trade practices, investment decisions, and partnering activities. The FCPA and the U.K. Bribery Act prohibit us and our officers, directors, employees, and business partners acting on our behalf, including agents, or representatives, from corruptly offering, promising, authorizing, or providing anything of value, directly or indirectly, to foreign government officials for the purposes of influencing official decisions or obtaining or retaining business or otherwise obtaining favorable treatment. The U.K. Bribery Act also prohibits non-governmental commercial bribery, soliciting or accepting bribes, and “facilitation payments,” or small payments to low-level government officials to expedite routine approvals. We also are subject to the jurisdiction of various governments and regulatory agencies around the world, which may bring our personnel and representatives into contact with foreign government officials responsible for evaluating and implementing legislative and regulatory changes relevant to our industry and issuing or renewing permits, licenses or approvals or for enforcing other governmental regulations. In addition, some of the international locations in which we operate lack a developed legal system, and some jurisdictions have been perceived to have elevated levels of public corruption.
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Our global operations expose us to the risk of violating, or being accused of violating, anti-corruption laws and regulations.

Other companies, including some that may compete with us, may not be subject to the prohibitions listed above and therefore may have a competitive advantage over us. We are in the process of developing policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations. However, there can be no guarantee that our policies and procedures will effectively prevent violations by our officers, directors, employees, and business partners acting on our behalf for which we may be held responsible, and any such violation could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations. Our failure to successfully comply with these laws and regulations may expose us to reputational harm as well as significant sanctions, including criminal fines, imprisonment, civil penalties, disgorgement of profits, injunctions, and debarment from government contracts, as well as other remedial measures. Responding to any enforcement action or internal investigation related to alleged misconduct may result in a significant diversion of management’s attention and resources and significant defense costs and other professional fees.

Risks Related to Intellectual Property

If we fail to protect or enforce our rights in our proprietary technology, brands or other intellectual property, our competitive position and our business could be materially adversely affected.

We primarily rely on a combination of trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property laws and contractual restrictions to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights. However, we cannot be certain that the steps we have taken or will take to protect and enforce our intellectual property and proprietary rights will be successful. We currently hold rights to the Gambling.com domain name and various other related domain names in multiple jurisdictions. If we lose the ability to use a domain name, whether due to trademark claims, failure to renew the applicable registration, or any other cause, we may be forced to market our solutions under a new domain name, which could cause us substantial harm, or to incur significant expense to purchase rights to the domain name in question. In addition, our competitors could attempt to capitalize on our brand recognition by using domain names similar to ours. We may fail to prevent third parties from acquiring and using domain names that are similar to our brand. Protecting and enforcing our rights in our domain names may require litigation, which could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention, and ultimately may not be successful.

We also have certain registered trademarks that are important to our brand, such as the combined mark Gambling.com. If we fail to protect or enforce our rights under our trademarks, we may lose the ability to use the trademarks or prevent others from using them, which could adversely harm our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition.

In addition, we have invested significant resources in developing our Adge business intelligence platform, Origins publishing platform, Genesis content management system, and Elements advertiser management system. All are essential to our business and ability to compete successfully with other online gambling affiliates. Unauthorized parties may copy aspects of our platform or obtain and use information that we consider proprietary. In addition, unauthorized parties may also attempt, or successfully endeavor, to obtain our intellectual property, confidential information, and trade secrets through various methods, including through cybersecurity attacks, which could adversely affect our business. Our competitors or other third parties may also independently develop similar or competing technology or duplicate our solutions and services, which could harm our competitive position.

We cannot be certain that the steps we have taken will prevent infringement, misappropriation or other violations of our intellectual property rights, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as they do in the United States. Further, we may be required to enforce our intellectual property or other proprietary rights through litigation, which, regardless of success, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention.

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We may face potential liability and expense for legal claims alleging that the content on our platform or the operation of our business infringes intellectual property rights of third parties, who may assert claims against us for unauthorized use of such rights.

On our publishing platform, we publish both our own content and content from third parties. We cannot be certain that the published content on our platform and the operation of our business do not, or will not, infringe or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of third parties. Third parties have asserted, and may in the future assert, claims against us alleging that we are infringing or otherwise violating their intellectual property rights, including claims for copyright or trademark infringement, or other claims based on the nature and content of the material that we publish or distribute. These claims, whether or not successful, could divert management time and attention away from our business and harm our reputation and financial condition. In addition, the costs of litigation can be significant and the outcome of litigation is uncertain, and third parties asserting claims could secure a judgment awarding substantial damages, as well as injunctive or other equitable relief against us, which could require us to rebrand, redesign, or reengineer our platforms or websites, and/or effectively block our ability to distribute or market our products and services.

Our use of “open source” software in our applications could subject our proprietary software to general release, adversely affect our ability to sell our services and subject us to possible litigation, claims or proceedings.

We may use open source software in connection with the development and deployment of our solutions and services, and we expect to continue to use open source software in the future. Companies that use open source software in connection with their products have, from time to time, faced claims challenging the use of open source software and/ or compliance with open source license terms. As a result, we could be subject to suits by parties claiming ownership of what we believe to be open source software or claiming noncompliance with open source licensing terms. Some open source software licenses may require users who distribute software containing or linked to open source software to publicly disclose all or part of the source code to such software and/or make available any derivative works of the open source code to their licensees, which could include proprietary code of the user. In such cases, the open source software license may restrict users from charging fees to licensees for use of their software. While we monitor the use of open source software and try to ensure that none is used in a manner that would subject our proprietary source code to these requirements and restrictions, such use could inadvertently occur, in part because open source license terms are often ambiguous and have generally not been interpreted by U.S. or foreign courts.

Further, in addition to risks related to license requirements, use of certain open source software carries greater technical and legal risks than does the use of third-party commercial software. For example, open source software is generally provided without any support or warranties or other contractual protections regarding infringement or the quality of the code, including the existence of security vulnerabilities. To the extent that our platform depends upon the successful operation of open source software, any undetected errors or defects in open source software that we use could prevent the deployment or impair the functionality of our systems and injure our reputation. In addition, the public availability of such software may make it easier for others to compromise our platform. Any of the foregoing risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Status as a Non-U.S. Company

The rights of our shareholders may differ from the rights typically offered to shareholders of a U.S. corporation.

We are incorporated in Jersey under the provisions of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended, or the Jersey Companies Law. The rights of holders of ordinary shares are governed by Jersey law, including the provisions of the Jersey Companies Law, and by our memorandum and articles of association. These rights differ in certain respects from the rights of shareholders typically found in U.S. corporations. See “Item 10B. Additional Information - Memorandum and Articles of Incorporation -Differences in Corporate Law” in our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-257403), as amended, originally filed with the SEC on June 25, 2021 and declared effective by the SEC on July 23, 2021 (the "F-1 Registration Statement"), under the headings “Description of Share Capital” for a description of the principal differences between the provisions of the Jersey Companies Law applicable to us and the Delaware General Corporation Law relating to shareholders’ rights and protections.
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It may be difficult to enforce a U.S. judgment against us or our directors and officers outside the United States, or to assert U.S. securities law claims outside of the United States.

Several of our directors and executive officers are not residents of the United States and the majority of our assets and the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process upon us within the United States or other jurisdictions, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States. See “Item 10B. Additional Information - Memorandum and Articles of Incorporation - Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” in the F-1 Registration Statement. Additionally, it may be difficult for a shareholder to assert U.S. securities law claims in actions originally instituted outside of the U.S. Foreign courts may refuse to hear a U.S. securities law claim because foreign courts may not be the most appropriate forums to bring such a claim. Even if a foreign court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that the law of the jurisdiction in which the foreign court resides, and not U.S. law, is applicable to the claim. Further, if U.S. law is found to be applicable, the content of applicable U.S. law must be proved as a fact, which can be a time-consuming and costly process and certain matters of procedure would still be governed by the law of the jurisdiction in which the foreign court resides.

In particular, investors should be aware of the uncertainty as to whether the courts of Jersey would recognize and enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained against us or our directors or management predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States or entertain original actions brought in courts of Jersey against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any states in the United States. As a result of the difficulty associated with enforcing a judgment against us, a shareholder may not be able to collect any damages awarded by either a U.S. or foreign court.

Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and volatility in global currency markets could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

While our reporting currency for our consolidated financial statements is the U.S. dollar, a significant part of our revenues is denominated in Euros and GBP and a significant part of our operating expenses are denominated in Euros. Consequently, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may cause our revenues and expenses to fluctuate and may impact our profitability, cash flows and our results generally. These risks related to exchange rate fluctuations and currency volatility may increase in the future as our operations outside the United States continue to expand. We have not traditionally used foreign exchange hedging to protect our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations, and do not expect to put in place such hedging. Consequently, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Our international operations involve additional risks, and our exposure to these risks will increase as our business continues to expand.

We operate in a number of jurisdictions and intend to continue to expand our global presence. International operations are subject to the legal, political, and regulatory requirements and economic conditions in the jurisdictions in which they are conducted. Risks inherent to international operations include, but are not limited to:

•obtaining any required government approvals, permits, licenses or other authorizations;
•compliance with various laws and regulatory requirements relating to anti-corruption, antitrust or competition, economic and trade sanctions, data content, data protection and privacy, employment and labor laws and health and safety;
•difficulties in attracting and retaining qualified employees in certain international markets, as well as managing staffing and operations due to increased complexity, distance, time zones, language and cultural differences;
•difficulties in enforcing agreements, judgments, and arbitration awards in various legal systems;
•inability to obtain, maintain or enforce our intellectual property rights; and
•exposure to local economic or political instability.
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We believe that our overall success as a global business depends on our ability to succeed in different legal, regulatory, economic, social, and political situations and conditions. We may not be able to develop and implement effective policies and strategies in each jurisdiction where we may conduct operations or do business in the future.

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from a number of rules under the U.S. securities laws and are permitted to file less information with the SEC than a U.S. domestic public company or a public company reporting as a U.S. domestic public company. This may limit the information available to holders of our ordinary shares.

As a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, we are not subject to all the disclosure requirements applicable to public companies organized within the United States. For example, we are exempt from certain rules under the Exchange Act that regulate disclosure obligations and procedural requirements related to the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations applicable to a security registered under the Exchange Act, including the U.S. proxy rules under Section 14 of the Exchange Act. In addition, our officers and directors are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and related rules with respect to their purchases and sales of our securities. Moreover, while we submit quarterly interim consolidated financial data to the SEC under cover of the SEC’s Form 6-K, we are not required to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. domestic public companies are required and are not required to file quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K under the Exchange Act. Accordingly, there may be less publicly available information concerning us than there would be if we were a U.S. domestic public company.

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to and we do, follow certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from Nasdaq’s corporate governance standards. These practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we were required to comply fully with the Nasdaq corporate governance standards.

As a foreign private issuer listed on Nasdaq, we are subject to Nasdaq’s corporate governance standards. However, Nasdaq rules permit foreign private issuers such as us to follow our home country corporate governance practices instead of Nasdaq’s corporate governance standards as long as notification is provided to Nasdaq of the intention to take advantage of such exemptions. Certain corporate governance practices in Jersey, which is our home country, may differ significantly from Nasdaq corporate governance standards. Other than as set forth in the section of this annual report titled “Item 16G. Corporate Governance,” we currently intend to comply with the corporate governance listing standards of Nasdaq to the extent possible under Jersey law. However, we may choose to change such practices to follow additional home country practices in the future.

As a result of the accommodations for foreign private issuers, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they otherwise would have under Nasdaq’s corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers. For an overview of our corporate governance practices, see “Item 16G. Corporate Governance.”

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

Under Rule 405, the determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

In the future, we would lose our foreign private issuer status if a majority of our shareholders, directors or management are U.S. citizens or residents and we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to avoid loss of foreign private issuer status. Although we have elected to comply with certain U.S. regulatory provisions, our loss of foreign private issuer status would make such provisions mandatory. The regulatory and compliance costs to us under U.S. securities laws as a U.S. domestic issuer may be significantly higher. If we are not a foreign private issuer, we will be required to file periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms with the SEC, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. For example, the annual report on Form 10-K requires domestic issuers to prepare financial statements based on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and filed on a more accelerated timeframe than an annual report on Form 20-F.
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In addition, we would be required to disclose executive compensation information on an individual basis with specific disclosure regarding the domestic compensation philosophy, objectives, annual total compensation (base salary, bonus, and equity compensation) and potential payments in connection with change in control, retirement, death or disability. Conversely, the annual report on Form 20-F permits foreign private issuers to disclose compensation information on an aggregate basis. We will also have to file Form 10-Qs each quarter and mandatorily comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, directors, and principal shareholders will become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. We may also be required to modify certain of our policies to comply with good governance practices associated with U.S. domestic issuers. Such conversion and modifications will involve additional costs. In addition, we may lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements on U.S. stock exchanges that are available to foreign private issuers.

U.S. Holders of our ordinary shares could be subject to material adverse tax consequences if we are considered a Passive Foreign Investment Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

There is a risk that we will be classified as a Passive Foreign Investment Company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which could result in a reduction in the after-tax return to U.S. Holders (as defined below under “Item 10. Additional Information – Taxation – Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations”) of our ordinary shares and may cause a reduction in the value of our ordinary shares. A corporation is classified as a PFIC for any taxable year in which either (i) at least 75% of its gross income is “passive income” or (ii) at least 50% of the average quarterly value of all its assets consists of assets that produce, or are held for the production of, passive income.

For this purpose, passive income generally includes among other things, dividends, interest, certain rents and royalties, annuities, certain gains from the sale of stock and securities, and certain gains from commodities transactions.

Based on the projected composition of our income and valuation of our assets, we do not believe we were a PFIC for our most recent taxable year, and we do not expect to become a PFIC for our current taxable year or in the foreseeable future, although there can be no assurance in this regard. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service or a U.S. court could determine that we are or were a PFIC in any past, current, or future taxable years. The determination of whether we are a PFIC is a fact-intensive determination made on an annual basis applying principles and methodologies which in some circumstances are unclear and subject to varying interpretation. If we were classified as a PFIC, U.S. Holders of our ordinary shares could be subject to greater U.S. income tax liability than might otherwise apply, imposition of U.S. income tax in advance of when tax would otherwise apply and additional tax filing requirements that would not otherwise apply. The PFIC rules are complex and a U.S. Holder of our ordinary shares should consult its own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules to it in its particular circumstances. See “Item 10. Additional Information – Taxation— Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations.”
Risks Related to Ownership of Our Ordinary Shares

The trading price of our ordinary shares has been and will likely continue to be highly volatile.

The trading price of our ordinary shares has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. Since our IPO in July 2021, the trading price of our ordinary shares has ranged from $6.72 to $16.70 through December 31, 2023. The market price of our ordinary shares may fluctuate or decline significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including, in addition to other factors described in “Item 3. Key Information – Risk Factors,” the following items:

•our operating and financial performance and prospects;
•our quarterly or annual earnings or those of other companies in our industry;
•the public’s reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements, and our filings with the SEC;
•changes in, or failure to meet, earnings estimates or recommendations by research analysts who track our ordinary shares or the stock of other companies in our industry;
•the failure of research analysts to cover our ordinary shares;
•strategic actions by us, our customers, or our competitors, such as acquisitions or restructurings;
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•increased competition;
•new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to us;
•changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations, or principles;
•material litigation or government investigations;
•default on any indebtedness we may incur;
•changes in general conditions in the United States and global economies or financial markets, including those resulting from war, health crises, incidents of terrorism, natural disasters, severe weather, or responses to such events;
•changes in key personnel;
•sales of ordinary shares by us or our employees, including members of our management team;
•the granting or exercise of employee stock options or other equity awards;
•volume of trading in our ordinary shares; and
•the realization of any other risks described under section “Item 3. Key Information – Risk Factors.”

In addition, in recent years, the stock market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant impact on the market price of securities issued by many companies, including companies in the end-markets we serve. The changes frequently appear to occur without regard to the operating performance of the affected companies. Therefore, the price of our ordinary shares could fluctuate based upon factors that have little or nothing to do with us or our business, and these fluctuations could materially reduce our share price and cause a shareholder to lose all or part of its investment. Further, in the past, market fluctuations and price declines in a company’s stock have led to securities class action litigation. If such a suit were to arise, it could have a substantial cost and divert our resources regardless of the outcome.

An active, liquid, and orderly market for our ordinary shares may not exist or be sustained. A shareholder may be unable to sell its ordinary shares at or above the price it bought them for.

Our ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “GAMB”. However, we cannot assure a shareholder that an active, liquid, and orderly trading market for our ordinary shares will exist or be sustained, which could affect your ability to sell its ordinary shares.

Our chairman of the board is able to exert significance influence over our company, and his interest may be different from or conflict with that of our other shareholders.

As of March 15, 2024, Mark Blandford, our chairman of the board, beneficially owned approximately 26% of our ordinary shares. Mr. Blandford is a well-recognized industry leader and has been a Board member practically since 2008, and the members of the Board and management often look to him for guidance on major financial, operational and strategic matters. Accordingly, Mr. Blandford, although a non-executive director, could have significant influence in determining the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to the shareholders for approval, including mergers, consolidations, the appointment of directors and other significant corporate actions. Without the consent of Mr. Blandford, we may be prevented from entering into transactions that could be beneficial to us or our minority shareholders. In addition, Mr. Blandford could violate his fiduciary duties by diverting business opportunities from us to himself or others. For more information regarding Mr. Blandford and his affiliated entity, see “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions.”

Sales of substantial amounts of our ordinary shares in the public markets by our founders, affiliates, or non-affiliates, or the perception that such sales might occur, could reduce the price that our ordinary shares might otherwise attain and may dilute your voting power and your ownership interest in us.

Sales of substantial amounts of our ordinary shares in the public market by our founders, affiliates, or non-affiliates, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the trading price of our ordinary shares and may make it more difficult for a shareholder to sell its ordinary shares at a time and price that it deems appropriate. None of our shareholders are subject to any contractual lock-up or other contractual restriction on the transfer or sale of their ordinary shares. As of March 15, 2024, approximately 45% of our outstanding ordinary shares are held by our directors, officers, or other affiliates, and are therefore restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. These shares are now eligible for resale in the public market subject to certain restrictions regarding the possession of material non-public information, and the volume, manner of sale, holding period, and other restrictions under Rule 144.

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The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and divert management’s attention.

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the listing requirements of Nasdaq, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Compliance with these rules and regulations incurs substantial legal and financial compliance costs, makes some activities more difficult, time-consuming, or costly, and places increased demand on our management, systems and resources. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual and current reports with respect to our business and operating results. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. In order to maintain disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting that meet this standard, significant resources and management oversight are required. As a result, management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could harm our business and operating results. Although we have already hired additional employees to comply with these requirements, we may need to hire more employees in the future, which will increase our costs and expenses.

In addition, changing laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time consuming. These laws, regulations, and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We intend to continue to invest resources to complying with evolving laws, regulations, and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations, and standards that differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be harmed.

If securities or industry analysts do not continue to publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, or we fail to meet the expectations of industry analysts, the market price for our ordinary shares and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our ordinary shares will depend in part on the continued research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or about our business. If research analysts do not continue to maintain adequate research coverage or if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our ordinary shares or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the market price for our ordinary shares would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, interest in the purchase of our ordinary shares could decrease, which, in turn, could cause the market price or trading volume for our ordinary shares to decline.
We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over our financial reporting process. If we are unable to remediate this material weakness, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations.

We and our independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness in our internal control over our financial reporting process. If we are unable to remediate this material weakness, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We and our independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness in our internal control environment over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. This control deficiency could result in a misstatement of our accounts or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of our financial results that would not be prevented or detected. Management has determined that the Company has the following material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting.

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Control Activities – Management did not have adequate effective controls over elements of its internal control environment, as follows:

a.Ineffective design and implementation of controls over Revenue Recognition – a lack of controls over recorded revenue, including to ensure the existence, completeness and accuracy of data to support accounts related to revenue and accounts receivable included in the financial statement close process.

We have begun the process of, and we are focused on, designing and implementing effective internal controls to remediate this material weakness. Our remediation efforts include the following:

a.Continuing to enhance and formalize our accounting and business operations policies, procedures, and controls to achieve complete, accurate, and timely financial accounting, reporting and disclosures.
b.Continuing to enhance the revenue reporting processes through our ERP system and leveraging opportunities to further automate revenue data processing.

While these actions and planned actions are subject to ongoing management evaluation and will require validation and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over a sustained period of financial reporting cycles, we are committed to the continuous improvement of our internal control over financial reporting and will continue to diligently review our internal control over financial reporting.

The effectiveness of any system of internal control over financial reporting is subject to inherent limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, operating, and evaluating the controls and procedures, and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. Accordingly, any system of internal control over financial reporting can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurances. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. We intend to continue to design, implement and monitor our internal controls as necessary or appropriate for our business but cannot assure that such improvements will be sufficient to provide us with effective internal control over financial reporting.

We believe, but cannot assure you, that the measures we have taken to date will be sufficient to remediate the material weakness we identified or avoid the identification of additional material weaknesses in the future. If the steps we take do not remediate the material weakness in a timely manner, there could continue to be a reasonable possibility that this control deficiency or others could result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Furthermore, investors’ perceptions that our internal controls are inadequate or that we are unable to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis may harm our stock price. If we are unable to successfully remediate our identified material weakness, or if we discover additional material weaknesses, we would be required to continue disclosing such material weaknesses in future filings with the SEC, which could adversely impact investor confidence in our company and the market price of our ordinary shares and could subject us to litigation or regulatory enforcement actions.
If we fail, for any reason, to effectively or efficiently implement new internal controls over financial reporting procedures for compliance with Section 404(a) of SOX or determine that such procedures are ineffective, such failure or determination could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We are required to comply with the internal control evaluation and certification requirements of Section 404(a) of SOX. It has been determined that we are not in compliance with Section 404(a), and therefore we will be required to design and implement new internal control procedures and re-evaluate our financial reporting. We are likely to experience higher than anticipated operating expenses during the implementation of these changes and thereafter. We may need to hire additional qualified personnel in order for us to be compliant with Section 404(a). If we fail, for any reason, to implement these changes effectively or efficiently, such failure could harm our operations, financial reporting or financial results and the trading price of our ordinary shares, expose us to increased risk of fraud or misuse of corporate assets, subject us to regulatory investigations and civil or criminal sanctions and could result in our conclusion that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective. If we fail to remediate the material weakness identified above, our management may conclude that our internal control over financial reporting continues to not be effective.
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This conclusion could adversely impact the market price of our ordinary shares due to a loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our reporting processes. For more information on potential risks related to compliance with related Section 404(b) of SOX, see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Ownership of our Ordinary Shares—We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the JOBS Act and will take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements, which may make our ordinary shares less attractive to investors.”
We do not expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.

We intend to retain all available liquidity sources and future earnings, if any, to fund the development and expansion of our business, and we have no plans to pay regular dividends on our ordinary shares in the foreseeable future. Any payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors (subject to, and in accordance with, our memorandum and articles of association and Jersey law) and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, level of indebtedness, statutory and contractual restrictions applying to the payment of dividends, and other considerations that our board of directors deems relevant. Accordingly, a shareholder may have to sell some or all of its ordinary shares after price appreciation in order to generate cash flow from its investment. A shareholder may not receive a gain on its investment when it sells its ordinary shares, and it may lose the entire amount of the investment.

Future sales of our ordinary shares could lower our share price, and any additional capital raised by us through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities may dilute a shareholder’s ownership in us and may adversely affect the market price of our ordinary shares.

We may sell additional ordinary shares in one or more subsequent offerings. We may also issue additional ordinary shares or convertible debt securities, for a variety of reasons, including to finance future acquisitions. We cannot predict the size of future issuances of our ordinary shares or the effect, if any, that future issuances and sales of our ordinary shares will have on the market price of our ordinary shares. Sales of substantial amounts of our ordinary shares, or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our ordinary shares.

We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the JOBS Act and may, and currently do, take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements, which may make our ordinary shares less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 effective on April 5, 2012, or the JOBS Act, and we may, and currently do, take advantage of certain exemptions from various requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. Most of such requirements relate to disclosures that we would only be required to make if we cease to be a foreign private issuer in the future, including exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. Nevertheless, as a foreign private issuer that is an emerging growth company, we will not be required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for up to five fiscal years after our initial public offering date of July 23, 2021. We may take advantage of these exemptions as long as we remain an emerging growth company, which could be for up to five years, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier, including if our total annual gross revenues reach $1.235 billion, if the aggregate market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million or if we issue more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt over a three-year period. We cannot predict if investors will find our ordinary shares less attractive because we rely on the above emerging growth company exemptions. If some investors find our ordinary shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our ordinary shares and the price of our ordinary shares may be more volatile.

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ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A.    HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY
Corporate Information

We were incorporated in the British Virgin Islands as TGG International Holdings Limited on July 26, 2006. We changed our name to KAX Media Limited on October 3, 2012 and subsequently continued as a private limited liability company in Malta on October 7, 2016. We changed our name to Gambling.com Group Limited on May 18, 2017. On January 7, 2018, we converted into a public limited liability company and changed our name to Gambling.com Group Plc. On May 27, 2021, we redomiciled from Malta to Jersey in accordance with the provisions of the Jersey Companies Law and changed our name to Gambling.com Group Limited.

On July 23, 2021, we consummated our initial public offering of 5,250,000 ordinary shares and, as a result, our shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “GAMB”. Our jurisdiction of incorporation is in Jersey and the address of our principal executive offices is 22 Greenville St., St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX.

Our agent for service of process in the United States is CT Corporation System, located at 1200 South Pine Island Road, Plantation, FL 33324, telephone number +1 954-627-1299. Our wholly owned subsidiaries are GDC Media Limited, incorporated in Ireland; GDC Malta Limited, registered in Malta; and GDC America, Inc., a Florida corporation. During January 2022, through GDC America, Inc. we completed the acquisition of Roto Sports Inc, and, through GDC Malta Limited, we acquired NDC Holding Limited.

The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings through its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (“EDGAR”), system. All of our Exchange Act reports and other SEC filings are and will be available through the EDGAR system. You may also access information about us through our corporate website at www.gambling.com/corporate. The information contained in neither website is incorporated by reference into this annual report.
Emerging Growth Company

The JOBS Act was enacted in April 2012 with the intention of encouraging capital formation in the United States and reducing the regulatory burden on newly public companies that qualify as EGCs. We are an EGC within the meaning of the JOBS Act. As an EGC, we are not required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis), and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation-related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the chief executive officer’s compensation to median employee compensation. We may take advantage of these exemptions until we are no longer an EGC. We will remain an EGC until the earliest of:

•the last day of the fiscal year in which we have more than $1.235 billion in annual revenues;
•the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which would occur if the market value of our equity securities that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter;
•the date on which we have issued, in any three-year period, more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities; and
•the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of the completion of our initial public offering, which is December 31, 2026.

For more information see “Item 3D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Ordinary Shares.” The reduced disclosure requirements applicable to EGCs may make our common shares less attractive to investors due to certain risks related to our status as an EGC.
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Our History

2006-2009

•We were founded in 2006 by Charles Gillespie, our Chief Executive Officer, and joined by Kevin McCrystle, our Chief Operating Officer, in 2007
•Originally founded as World Sports Network, operating WSN.com and offering sports content to East Asian soccer fans
•Mark Blandford invested in our company and joined our board of directors
•WSN changed its company name to KAX Media

2010-2011

•Switched focus from sports content targeting Asia to online casino in Western Europe
•Began building CasinoSource, the first series of casino affiliate portals
•Launched CasinoSource in the United Kingdom
•Acquired Gambling.com domain for $2.5 million in April 2011
•Opened an office in the United States in Tampa, Florida

2012-2015

•Launched new U.K. website for Gambling.com
•Expanded CasinoSource to new markets including Ireland, Italy, and Spain
•Divested WSN.com website
•Launched Gambling.com in markets outside the United Kingdom, starting with Ireland
•Started expansion of Gambling.com beyond English-speaking markets
•Opened an office in Dublin, Ireland

2016-2017

•Launched Gambling.com and CasinoSource in Scandinavia
•KAX Media re-branded as Gambling.com Group
•Launched SlotSource.co.uk in the United Kingdom
•Issued EUR 16.0 million of private convertible debentures with the proceeds intended to be used primarily for acquisitions
•Completed two acquisitions of UK and European casino affiliate assets

2018

•Entered the U.S. market, obtaining a license and commencing operations in New Jersey
•Acquired a mobile performance marketing platform, including 46 iOS apps
•Entered sports betting with the acquisition of Bookies.com and related assets, including Bookmakers.co.uk and FootballScores.com
•Issued EUR 16.0 million of senior secured bonds listed on Nasdaq Stockholm to refinance previously issued private convertible debentures
•Launched Gambling.com in additional European markets

2019

•Opened a second U.S. office in Charlotte, North Carolina
•Expanded U.S. operations into Indiana, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
•Received a $15.5 million growth investment from Edison Partners

2020

•Launched SlotSource.com for American online slot players
•Expanded U.S. operations into Colorado, Tennessee, Illinois, Virginia, and Michigan
•Announced redemption of outstanding senior secured bonds
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2021

•Relocated corporate domicile from Malta to Jersey
•Acquired portfolios of more than 100 domains intended to target U.S. and Canadian markets
•Completed our initial public offering of ordinary shares in the United States on the Nasdaq Global Market
•Expanded U.S. operations in Arizona
•Named the 2021 EGR Affiliate of the Year and 2021 SBC North America Casino Affiliate of the Year

2022
•Acquired Roto Sports, owner and operator of RotoWire.com, a provider of expert fantasy sports news and data
•Acquired NDC Media, operator of BonusFinder.com, a leading affiliate business in North American markets
•Expanded U.S operations into Louisiana, New York, Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland, and Canadian operations into Ontario
•Completed acquisition of additional domains intended to target U.S. and Canadian markets
•Entered into a sports betting media partnership with The McClatchy Company
•Won the 2022 eGR Global Sports Affiliate of the Year Award, the 2022 SBC Europe Casino Affiliate of the Year Award and the 2022 SBC North America Sports Affiliate of the Year Award
•Acquired ultra-premium domain name Casinos.com
•Qualified to have GAMB shares included in the Russell 3000 index and various sub-indexes

2023
•Commenced operations in Kentucky, Massachusetts and Ohio
•Launched the all new Casinos.com website in July
•Entered into a strategic media partnership with Gannett Co., Inc., publisher of USA TODAY
•Entered into first international media partnership with The Independent, one of the U.K.’s largest digital media publishers with more than 20 million unique monthly users
•Won the 2023 SBC North America Sports Affiliate of the Year Award, the 2023 eGR Global Nordics Affiliate of the Year, the “Challenger” category at the inaugural Benzinga Titans Sports Betting Awards and the Best Sportsbook Affiliate at the SiGMA Affiliates B2C Awards
•RotoWire won “Best Written Content” at the Fantasy Sports & Gambling Association 2023 Winter Conference
•Negotiated a final, deferred consideration payment of €18 million related the acquisition of BonusFinder in exchange for the early termination of the earn-out period, providing the Company with the ability to accelerate the realization of synergies
•Repurchased 283,410 ordinary shares at an average price of $9.74 per share

Present
•Commenced operations in North Carolina
•Entered into a three-year $50.0 million Credit Facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, consisting of a $25.0 million term loan and a $25.0 million revolving credit facility
•Entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Freebets.com and related assets

Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures totaled $9.2 million, $9.3 million, and $5.6 million during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively, primarily consisting of the purchase of domain names and capitalized software development costs.
For information on the Company’s current capital expenditures, see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – B. Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

B.    BUSINESS OVERVIEW

We are a multi-award-winning performance marketing company and a leading provider of digital marketing services active in the online gambling industry. Our principal focus is on online casino, online sports betting and fantasy sports.
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Through our proprietary technology platform, we publish a portfolio of premier branded websites including Gambling.com, Bookies.com, Casinos.com and RotoWire.com, in addition to over 50 local websites. We tailor each one of our websites to different user interests and markets within the online gambling industry by producing original content relating to the sector, such as news, odds, statistics, product reviews and product comparisons of locally available online gambling services. We utilize our technology platform, websites, and media partnerships to attract online gamblers through online marketing efforts and refer these online gamblers to companies that are licensed by gambling regulators to provide real-money online gambling services, known as online gambling operators, who convert these potential online gamblers into actual paying players. In this way, we provide business-to-business (“B2B”) digital marketing services to online gambling operators. We also monetize our websites through business-to-consumer ("B2C") fantasy sports data subscriptions and sell data syndication and content to B2B clients.

We are not a gambling company and do not offer any gambling services ourselves. We can alternatively be described as a lead generation company, or an affiliate marketing company (or simply an “affiliate”). In many ways, we are more akin to an online media company as our revenue is derived primarily from online marketing.

We primarily generate revenue through performance marketing by referring online gamblers to online gambling operators. When an online gambler visits an online gambling operator from one of our websites, registers a new account and makes a deposit, this online gambler becomes one of our referred players. Each of our referred players entitles us to remuneration pursuant to our agreements with the online gambling operator. Our performance marketing agreements are primarily based on a revenue share model, Cost Per Acquisition model (also referred to as CPA), or a combination of both, which is referred to as hybrid.

Advertising, media and other revenue includes revenue from arrangements not based on the referred players, including advertising on our platform and onboarding fees.

Since our acquisition of Roto Sports (see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements), the Group generates a portion of its revenue from data subscriptions and data syndication whereby a customer subscribes to services over a period of time.

As of December 31, 2023 and March 15, 2024, the Company owned and operated more than 50 different websites in seven languages and 15 national markets across North America, UK and Ireland, Other Europe and Rest of the world covering all aspects of the online gambling industry, which includes online casino and sports, and the fantasy sports.
By consistently attracting online gamblers with high-quality content, we referred more than 425,000 and 273,000 players to online gambling operators in 2023 and 2022, respectively. We have increased our customer base to approximately 250 in 2023 from approximately 110 in 2017.
We achieved organic growth of 41%, 39%, and 52% in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and an organic revenue compound annual growth rate of 54% from the period of 2017 to 2023.
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Financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are presented below.
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
(in thousands USD, except per share amounts, Net income margin and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, unaudited)
Revenue $ 108,652  $ 76,507  $ 42,323 
Net income for the period attributable to shareholders $ 18,260  $ 2,390  $ 12,453 
Net income margin 17  % % 29  %
Net income per share attributable to shareholders, diluted $ 0.47  $ 0.06  $ 0.37 
Adjusted net income for the period attributable to shareholders $ 26,302  $ 14,195  $ 12,453 
Adjusted net income per share attributable to shareholders, diluted $ 0.68  $ 0.37  $ 0.37 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 36,715  $ 24,069  $ 18,356 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 34  % 31  % 43  %
Cash flows generated by operating activities $ 17,910  $ 18,755  $ 13,997 
Free cash flow $ 16,185  $ 9,467  $ 8,423 
For a breakdown of our revenues by geographic market and product type for each of the years indicated, see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Operating Results – Revenue.”
Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Free Cash Flow are non-IFRS financial measures and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies and have limitations as analytical tools. For more information about our non-IFRS financial measures and reconciliations thereof to the most comparable respective IFRS measures, see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Operating Results – Non-IFRS Financial Measures.”

Recent Developments

Wells Fargo Credit Agreement

On March 19, 2024, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, GDC Media Limited, GDC America, Inc., and Roto Sports, Inc., as borrowers, and the Company, as guarantor, entered into a credit agreement (the “Wells Fargo Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as lender. The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement provides for a three-year $25.0 million term loan (the “Term Loan”) and a $25.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loan, the “Wells Fargo Credit Facility”). Subject to the approval of Wells Fargo, the term loan commitments or revolving commitments may be incrementally increased by up to $10 million in the aggregate. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility mature on March 19, 2027.

The proceeds from the Wells Fargo Credit Facility, which is available in multi-currency drawdowns, are expected to be used for to be used for working capital, to settle deferred consideration, for permitted acquisitions, and for general corporate purposes and other permitted uses.

The borrowers may designate each loan under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility as a (1) “Base Rate Loan”, (2) a “Term SOFR Loan”, (3) a “Eurocurrency Rate Loan” or (4) a “Daily Simple RFR Loan.” A Base Rate Loan bears interest at (i) the highest of (a) a Prime Rate, (b) Federal Funds rate plus 0.50% and (c) Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Finance Rate (“SOFR”) for one-month tenor plus 1.00%, (ii) plus an applicable margin of 2.5% per annum (the “Applicable Margin”). A Term SOFR Loan bears interest at a rate of SOFR Rate plus 0.10% plus the Applicable Margin. A Eurocurrency Rate Loan bears interest at an Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate plus the Applicable Margin. A Daily Simple RFR Loan bears interest at an Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

The borrowers may prepay the Term Loan, and borrow, prepay and reborrow loans under the Revolving Credit Facility, without premium or penalty, subject to customary breakage costs for certain types of loans. The principal amount of the outstanding loans under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility, together with accrued and
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unpaid interest, is due on the maturity date. The borrower also obligated to pay other customary fees for a credit facility of this size and type.

The obligations under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the wholly owned subsidiaries that are borrowers under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement.

The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement requires the borrowers to comply with a maximum leverage ratio not greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and a minimum liquidity requirement. Additionally, the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement contains customary negative covenants, including covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, create or incur liens, incur indebtedness, pay dividends or distributions on their capital stock, effect certain mergers, make investments, sell or otherwise dispose of assets and enter into transactions with affiliates, in each case subject to customary exceptions for a credit facility of this size and type.

The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement includes customary events of default, and customary rights and remedies upon the occurrence of any event of default thereunder, including rights to accelerate the loans, terminate the commitments thereunder and realize upon the collateral securing the obligations under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.8 to this annual report.

Acquisition of Freebets.com and Related Assets

On March 21, 2024, our wholly owned subsidiaries, GDC Media Limited and GDC UKGB Limited, as purchasers, and the Company, as guarantor, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement”) with XLMedia PLC and XL Media Publishing Limited, as sellers, to acquire Freebets.com and related assets (the “Freebets.com Assets”). Closing of the acquisition of the Freebets.com Assets is expected to occur at the beginning of April 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.

We will acquire these assets for a total consideration of between $37.5 million and $42.5 million, consisting of $20.0 million to be paid at closing, $10 million to be paid on the date of the six-month anniversary of closing, and between $7.5 million and $12.5 million to be paid on the one-year anniversary date of closing, subject to revenue performance of the Freebets.com Assets during the remainder of 2024.

If the Freebets.com Assets generate less than 75% of a target revenue amount from April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, then no additional amount in excess of $7.5 million is required to be paid to the sellers on the one-year anniversary date. If the Freebets.com Assets generate between 75% and 100% of such target revenue amount, then the sellers will be entitled to receive additional consideration on the one-year anniversary date between $0 and $5.0 million on a linear scale based on such additional revenue generated.

The Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and covenants by each party. Both parties are obligated, subject to certain limitations, to indemnify the other under the Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement for certain customary and other specified matters, including breaches of representations and warranties, breaches of covenants and for certain liabilities and third-party claims.

The foregoing description of the Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.9 to this annual report.

Our Growth Strategies
Key elements of our growth strategy include:

Continued Expansion in North America. As states across the United States and provinces across Canada continue to legalize online gambling, the North American market has become our largest market by revenue. We are continuing to pursue market share by deploying owned websites and media partnership websites on both a national and, to the extent that a state or province is regulated, a state- or province-based level, as well as adding North American content to international owned websites.
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As of December 31, 2023, we are authorized to operate in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in the United States. In March 2024, we commenced operations in North Carolina. We are actively pursuing licenses or approvals in all states where we expect a viable market.

North America is the fastest growing market of our business since 2019. Our revenue in North America has grown to $60.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 from $35.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 and from $7.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. In addition to growing our international flagship websites Gambling.com, Bookies.com, and BonusFinder.com, we intend to continue to grow our North America-oriented local websites, such as NewYorkBets.com, BetOhio.com, BetArizona.com, BetVirginia.com, IllinoisBet.com, BetMaryland.com, BetMassachesettes.com, BetTennessee.com, and BetOntario.com, to become the go-to resources for information on North American online casino and online sports in their respective states and provinces. Our acquisition of Roto Sports, owner and operator of RotoWire.com, expanded our market growth in the United States to include fantasy sports news and data.

Pursuing Media Partnerships. We target mutually beneficial partnerships with leading media brands. By combining our sophisticated publishing and monetization systems with the website authority of leading media brands we can derive incremental revenue from those websites. In January 2022, we entered into a media partnership with The McClatchy Company, one of the largest news media companies in the United States with operations in 30 regional markets across the country. In February 2023, we entered into a media partnership with Gannett Co., Inc., a media and marketing solutions company that operates USA TODAY and local media organizations in 43 states in the United States, including authoritative publications in local markets, such as AZCentral.com, the Tennessean.com and Freep.com, plus distribution across USA TODAY Sports and the Sports Media Group (SMG) properties, which includes the Sports Wire suite of fan sites. In July 2023, we entered into a media partnership with Independent Digital News and Media Limited (“The Independent”), one of the U.K.’s largest digital media publishers, which counts over 20.8 million monthly unique users, and the first media partnership we have entered into outside of the United States.

Growing Our Global Strategic Presence. Internationally, we target stable, regulated markets with significant growth potential. We believe we will continue to grow in existing markets in Europe and Oceania. We regularly monitor the regulatory landscape to be in a position to enter soon-to-be regulated markets for possible future expansion, such as Latin America.

Pursuing Strategic Acquisitions. While we primarily focus on organically growing our business, the possibility for quality acquisitions provides another avenue for future growth. Between 2017 and 2023, we completed eight acquisitions, and in March 2024, we entered into the Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement. Our experience and technological capabilities position us as a sophisticated player to acquire strong sub-scale or under-monetized sites that will benefit from our more established processes and technologies. We plan to continue to leverage our history of successful acquisitions and internal organic growth to search for potential targets with strategic assets and strong management teams.

Developing Pipeline Projects. We currently have a robust portfolio of over 500 undeveloped gambling domain names for future projects, including premium domain names.
Our Products

We refer online gamblers to online gambling operators. When an online gambler visits an online gambling operator from one of our websites, registers a new account and makes a deposit, this online gambler becomes one of our referred players and we are entitled to remuneration from the gambling operator.
We attract prospective online gamblers through industry-leading content produced by award-winning journalists, reporters, copywriters and lifelong followers of the online gambling industry. This best-in-class content is then distributed to online gamblers through our proprietary technology platform which publishes more than 50 premier websites. Because of the advantages of our internally developed technology platforms and our search engine optimization expertise, online gamblers can readily and easily locate this content with the use of search engines such as Google. Visitors to our websites looking to engage with online gambling services can easily find, compare, and visit the best online gambling operators available in their jurisdiction from links on our websites.

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While we have invested, and will continue to invest, in Gambling.com, Casinos.com, Bookies.com, and RotoWire.com, which we consider our core brands, we also operate many niche websites that cater to specific geographies or online gambling products. Each of our websites offers online gamblers high-quality and relevant content, such as independent reviews and comparisons of regulated online gambling operators in their jurisdiction, and refer high value NDCs to our clients, the online gambling operators.
Our Core Brands
Gambling.com
We acquired the Gambling.com domain name in April 2011. The domain name came alone, without an accompanying business or any existing revenue streams. Since then, we have invested significant resources to launch a new website and grow it into one of the largest and highest revenue producing online gambling affiliate websites in the world. As of December 31, 2023, localized versions of Gambling.com were available in 16 markets and in eight languages.
Gambling.com covers the entirety of the online gambling industry with content spanning all the key verticals in the industry: Casino, Sports, Poker and Bingo. But more than anything else, Gambling.com is a leading source for online casino information and is casino-first in its content strategy.

Casinos.com

In November 2022, we acquired the ultra-premium Casinos.com domain name, which launched during July 2023. The website offers in-depth expert online casino reviews, exclusive network partner bonuses, casino guides and tutorials focused initially on English-speaking markets.

Bookies.com

We acquired the Bookies.com domain name in early 2018. Since then, we have transformed it into an all-inclusive website for sports bettors that provides promo codes, odds comparison, game previews, betting strategies and news. Bookies.com was built from the ground up with a U.S.-first and sports-first focus. We believe Bookies.com is well positioned to become a leading sports-betting destination in the United States and other English-speaking markets.

RotoWire.com

On January 1, 2022, we acquired Roto Sports, owner and operator of RotoWire.com, a provider of expert fantasy sports news and advice. The legacy Roto Sports business has three different revenue streams, which provide access to sports media organizations, advertisers, and individual sports fans. We are leveraging Roto Sports’ existing audience, content library, talented workforce and trust with U.S. sports fans to further accelerate our already fast-growing business in the U.S. online sports betting market, driving incremental sports betting performance marketing revenue from the RotoWire.com website as its fourth revenue stream.
Our Niche Brands
By expanding the portfolio beyond our core brands, we can more directly target specific products in specific markets featuring locally produced, targeted or more niched content. The enlarged portfolio also may reduce volatility in month-to-month financial performance by diversifying the sources of our revenue across multiple websites, territories, and products.

Many of our niche sites are relatively new, particularly those for the U.S. market. We also own a portfolio of premium domain names suitable to target U.S. states that may regulate sports betting and online casino in the future. We believe that this positions us well for additional organic growth in the coming years.
BonusFinder.com
On January 31, 2022, we acquired NDC Media, operator of BonusFinder.com, a leading affiliate business in North American markets. BonusFinder publishes websites which help consumers find and compare bonuses for online sportsbooks and casinos, with a strong presence in Canada that has driven increased market share for us in the Canadian online sports betting and iGaming market.
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U.S. State- and Canadian Province-Specific Properties

We have launched a series of websites dedicated to individual U.S. states and the Canadian province of Ontario. These websites provide local online gamblers with the news and analysis they need to make informed decisions when it comes to online gambling locally.

The following table provides a current list of our key U.S. state- and Canadian province-specific websites, along with the current legal status of online sports gambling and/or online casino gambling in each state or province.

State Website Sports iGaming Permitted Casino iGaming Permitted
Arizona BetArizona.com Yes No
Illinois IllinoisBet.com Yes No
Kansas BetKansas.com Yes No
Kentucky BetKentucky.com Yes No
Maryland BetMaryland.com Yes No
Massachusetts BetMassachusetts.com Yes No
Michigan BetMichigan.com Yes Yes
New York NewYorkBets.com Yes No
North Carolina BetCarolina.com Yes No
Ohio BetOhio.com Yes No
Ontario OntarioBets.com Yes Yes
Pennsylvania BetPennsylviania.com Yes Yes
Tennessee BetTennessee.com Yes No
Virginia BetVirginia.com Yes No
Our Proprietary Publishing Platform and Content Management System

Our co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Gillespie, is a technologist at heart who taught himself to program to deliver our first website. Under Mr. Gillespie’s leadership, we have prioritized outsized investments in technology to best serve our customers, online gamblers, and internal stakeholders. The benefits of these investments have significantly increased operational efficiency fundamental to delivering market-leading organic growth. We have developed four key internal platforms which sit behind and power all of our consumer-facing websites. All our websites run on internally developed platforms and are nearly all universally integrated into these platforms.
Adge: Our Business Intelligence Software

Originally launched in 2015, and with a new version launched in 2022, Adge is our business intelligence system which integrates data from our websites and our advertising partners. This platform gives us clean data which enables us to optimize our offerings and maximize the conversion from our websites to NDCs for our clients, online gambling operators. The system automatically retrieves and integrates data from the majority of our affiliate program accounts.
Origins: a Publishing Platform for Maximum Speed

We launched Origins in 2015 as a tailor-made high-speed publishing platform that prepares and distributes our content across seven global locations, all from the cloud. The system was developed with an SEO-first mentality, to ensure that all our websites are published according to the best technical SEO standards. In-built version control provides us total authority over source code changes and enables nimble switching between version numbers. Quality control systems scan all outgoing content to ensure it passes a number of internal quality control checks. Websites and content ready for release are pre-rendered, compressed and distributed to a global network of origin servers, which are then enhanced by a global content delivery network with over 200 points of presence. This stack of systems ensures that end-users requesting one of our services get their request fulfilled at the fastest speeds technologically possible.
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The static nature of our published content dramatically shrinks the attack surface across our portfolio resulting in fewer vulnerabilities and easier maintenance.
Genesis: a Content Management System for Gambling Industry Data

We launched Genesis in 2020 as our content management system, or CMS, to warehouse our growing database of gambling industry-related content. Genesis provides a central location for the management of all content types across our websites and applications. Users can log into a cloud-based system to add, update or import content assets. By centralizing all CMS functionality into one universal system, users get one common interface for updating all of our publishing assets. Users can be categorized into groups with varying levels of permissions according to management’s requirements, allowing the system to be opened to external contributors. Our developers can also plug into one common API to consume data in one common format regardless of its ultimate destination. As pain-points are identified, we can deploy specific tools and features to streamline repetitive or time-consuming tasks for our users.
Elements: Ad-Tech for Managing and Optimizing Native Gambling Advertising

Elements is our proprietary advertiser management system—our central interface to manage the terms, offers, and details of advertisement placements across our entire network. With tens of thousands of pages of content, advertisers can appear in a great variety of locations which we believe, despite these challenges, should be optimized on every occasion. Elements provides us with a centralized platform to coordinate the appearance, rankings and advertiser details at any location across the network. Tightly integrated with our business intelligence team, we are able to track advertiser performance at scale and quickly identify under and over performance. Sophisticated machine-learning algorithms crunch performance data and make recommendations on which online gambling operator is truly best positioned to meet online gamblers’ needs in each circumstance.
Our Track Record of Awards and Recognitions

Our products have been recognized for their excellence over the years, winning nearly every award in the gambling affiliate industry for online sports and online casino. In 2023, we were named the 2023 eGR Nordics Affiliate of the Year and the 2023 SBC North America Casino Affiliate of the Year. In 2023, we were named the 2023 eGR Nordics Affiliate of the Year and the 2023 SBC North America Casino Affiliate of the Year.

Our Sales Process and Customers

We develop relationships, and negotiate and engage with, online gambling operators as part of standard inside sales processes. We do this through direct emails, calls and referrals from existing customers, and outside sales processes, including attendance at industry-related conferences and in-person meetings. It is also common for online gambling operators to discover our business by accessing one of our websites. After finding one of our online gambling affiliate websites, the online gambling operator submits an advertising proposal through a contact form on our corporate website.

We have a strong portfolio of major online gambling operators. We work with regulated online gambling operators, including industry heavyweights — Roar Digital (NJ), LLC, Entain Operations Limited (BetMGM, Ladbrokes, bwin, partypoker), American Wagering, Inc., Penn Interactive Ventures, LLC, GameTech Marketing Limited (LeoVegas), ITS Ltd, Gamesys Operations Limited, Sarah Enterprises Limited, Sentoka Limited and Newcote Services Limited. As evidenced by this list, many of our customers from 2017 to 2023 operate multiple player-facing brands. We believe we increased our number of customers as a result of a variety of factors, including an increase in the number of markets where we operate, new online gambling operators entering various markets, an increase in demand for player acquisition services and an expanded internal sales team.

We have ranked in the top eight on the EGR Power Affiliates list since its inception in 2018, and moved up to number two in 2023. The list is compiled from votes cast by full-time affiliate managers working with the online gambling operators who rate affiliates based on their commercial, operational, product, compliance and M&A capabilities.
In 2023, 2022 and 2021, our top ten customers accounted for 48%, 50% and 52% of our total revenue, respectively. In 2023, our largest customer accounted for 16% of our revenue. In 2022, our largest customer accounted for 9% of our revenue.
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In 2021, our two largest customers accounted for 13% and 10% of our revenue.

While attracting new customers is important, we primarily focus on maintaining and deepening our relationships with our existing customers by increasing the amount of traffic and, in-turn, the number of NDCs we can refer to our existing customer base. Our account management team coordinates the day-to-day relationships with our customers, while improving the commercial aspects of our deals. Meanwhile, our product and content teams optimize the content, offers, news and other details related to how our customers’ brands are presented to the online gamblers to maximize conversion rates. In many cases we can negotiate exclusive bonuses and offers for the players referred from our websites. We plan to continue to grow both the number of customers and the level of participation from existing customers. As we scale traffic to our websites in our existing markets, we expect to generate additional NDCs for our existing customer base in those markets. To the extent that we wish to enter new markets in the future, we may seek to onboard local gambling operators in a target market to optimize the localized products.

Leveraging our extensive reach, we strive to serve as our online gambling operators’ preferred partners by providing relevant, high-intent traffic that helps them meet their online gambling player acquisition goals.
Increasing Customer Performance

The math that determines the commercial performance of an individual online gambling operator on one of our websites is driven more by the ability of the online gambling operator to effectively convert the traffic that we send them to NDCs than the absolute dollar amount in the commercial terms. This is because the range of expected NDC conversion rates is significantly wider than the range of the commercial terms for an NDC. Online gambling operators who are skilled at converting the traffic from click to registration and then from registration to first deposit generate more revenue to both their organization and Gambling.com. Online gambling operators that may offer abnormally high CPA rates without converting traffic well do not make good partners.

Because the effectiveness of our partners is a key commercial concern, we built our proprietary advertiser management system Elements, a dedicated system to manage the placement of operators and operators’ offers on our websites. As we approached the limit of what was possible with manual adjustments, we have started to leverage machine learning systems to help us ensure we are showing the most appropriate operator in every circumstance. These advanced data science models can process many more input variables and larger data sets than our commercial team could process on its own. These initiatives have made our models more efficient, allowed us to develop a method to test changes in a low-risk manner without impacting the user experience, and enabled us to explore more granular customer segmentation.
Seasonality
See "Item 5A. Operating Results - Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations" for a description of the seasonality of our business.
Competition

The online gambling affiliates market is highly fragmented, intensely competitive and constantly evolving. With the introduction of new technologies and new market entrants, we expect the competitive environment to remain intense for the foreseeable future. We compete with other performance marketing service providers in the online gambling industry, such as Better Collective, which is publicly traded in Europe. Our most comparable publicly traded companies in the United States are Sportradar AG, Genius Sports Ltd., NeoGames S.A., and Inspired Entertainment, Inc., all of which are B2B service providers to the industry.

We believe we compete favorably on the basis of the quality of our websites, our strategic geographical presence, our diversified and growing customer base, our technological excellence and our proven history of growth. We have delivered significantly more organic growth than our listed peers over the last five years. Our organic growth strategy focuses on perfecting our internal processes, technology, and products and does not rely on a roll-up strategy.

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•Website Quality. We take pride in our focused network of 50 high quality branded-websites, which include Gambling.com, Casinos.com, Bookies.com, and RotoWire.com. tightly managed through common software systems.

•Strategic Presence. We focus on legalized and soon-to-be legalized markets around the world. Currently, we publish content localized for North America, more than eight European countries, Oceania and South America.

•Customer Base. We have a robust client portfolio which includes most major online gambling operators from the United States and Europe. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we worked with over 250 online gambling operators including publicly-traded companies such as Roar Digital (NJ), LLC, Entain Operations Limited (BetMGM, Ladbrokes, bwin, partypoker), American Wagering, Inc., Penn Interactive Ventures, LLC, GameTech Marketing Limited (LeoVegas), ITS Ltd, Gamesys Operations Limited, Sarah Enterprises Limited, Sentoka Limited and Newcote Services Limited. While we prioritize deepening our relationships with our existing customers, we have also increased our number of customers from 111 in 2017 to over 250 in 2023.

•Technological Excellence. We have developed four proprietary software platforms to maximize operational efficiency in the delivery of our consumer websites. These platforms are used across our network and enable us to significantly reduce website loading times for visitors, efficiently organize and manage all of the content which appears on our websites and precisely optimize the placement of our customers’ messages across our network. We continue to invest in our own technical systems and believe we are at the forefront, compared to our peers, in terms of leveraging technology in general and artificial intelligence in particular to optimize our business.

•Proven History of Growth. Over the last five years, our organic growth strategy has focused on perfecting our internal processes, technology, and products. This approach has delivered faster growth than our established global online gambling affiliate listed peers. Since 2017, we have maintained a compound annual organic growth rate of 54%. We also have the expertise and experience to transform high-value gambling industry domain names into high-performing websites. We acquired the Gambling.com domain name in 2011 with no business or revenue and turned it into the globally recognized, market-leading brand that it is today, operating in thirteen markets and five languages. We also built Bookies.com from a premier domain name into an all-inclusive website focusing on U.S. sports betting with more than 60 contributors since its acquisition in early 2018. In 2022, we acquired the ultra-premium domain name Casinos.com and launched the site as a new international casino focused website offering in-depth expert online casino reviews, exclusive network partner bonuses, casino guides and tutorials.

Social Responsibility

As the online gambling market continues to expand globally, we believe it is important to remain focused on the social costs of the industry. We are committed to being a leader in responsible gambling and advocating for a conservative approach that is adopted by the industry and ensures sustainability of what should be an entertaining recreational activity.

With that vision, we maintain one of the most restrictive advertising policies in the online gambling affiliates industry to avoid problematic channels and messaging. We acquire and publish content for prospective online gamblers responsibly, by focusing on locally regulated markets, recommending licensed online gambling operators, displaying terms and conditions in accordance with best practices and display clear messages about responsible gambling on our sites, and do not utilize any aggressive messaging that would encourage problematic gambling. Our team also monitors regulations and standards prescribed by each market’s respective authorities, such as the U.K. Gambling Commission, the U.K Advertising Standards Authority, CAP Advertising Guidelines—Gambling, the CAP Code for Online Affiliate Marketing, and U.S. state regulators.

To help online gamblers recognize problematic behavior early, we established the Responsible Gambling Center on our flagship website Gambling.com, which provides online gamblers access to support organizations in our major markets. The Responsible Gambling Center is divided into three sections:

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Responsible Gambling Fundamentals. Educates online gamblers about the basic risks of problem gambling, gambling addiction and how to gamble responsibly.

Staying in Control. Helps online gamblers recognize the signs of problem gambling and gives guidance on staying in control. Explains key concepts like self-exclusion, betting logs and deposit limits.

Protection and Support. Provides access to detailed information for problem gambling support groups as well as links to tools to protect children from gambling content.

Responsible Gambling Affiliate Association

In November 2023, we, along with five other major U.S. gambling affiliates, announced the formation of the Responsible Gambling Affiliate Association (the “RGAA”). The RGAA’s mission is to champion responsible gambling marketing and advertising practices, empower gambling affiliate companies to influence sensible regulation, and protect consumer interests, while effectively participating in the market. The original RGAA members recognize that affiliate marketing providers must participate in broader industry initiatives in the United States to advocate for sensible advertising regulation that balances consumer protection and the practicalities of digital advertising. The new trade association is built on five strategic pillars:

•Promotion of Competitive Gambling Markets
•Industry Education
•Consumer Protection, Empowerment, and Choice
•Advertising Codes of Conduct
•Responsible Business Practices

We strive to contribute positively - not only to our industry at-large through responsible gambling initiatives but also in our communities through corporate social responsibility initiatives. Each year, employees in Ireland and the United States choose a local nonprofit organization to support through fundraising and volunteering.

Intellectual Property Rights

See "Item 5C. Operating Results – Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, Etc." for a description of our reliance on our intellectual property rights.

Regulations

As a company providing services to online gambling operators and conducting business on the Internet, we are subject to a variety of laws in the United States and abroad that involve matters central to our business, including laws regarding online gambling and data protection and privacy, among others.

Online Gambling Regulations

Since we operate a pure B2B business model and have no direct business relationship with online gamblers, we generally are not required to be licensed or approved as a gambling operator in Europe or elsewhere outside of the United States. Greece and Romania are the only jurisdictions that we currently intend to operate outside of the United States that require a license.

In the United States, any company providing services to regulated gambling entities is typically required to either register or apply for a license or an approval with the gambling regulator in each state where they are active. In the case of gambling affiliates, a tiered system is sometimes available with a relatively straight forward registration required for online gambling affiliates only looking to do CPA deals and a more onerous license application required for online gambling affiliates seeking to do deals with a revenue share component. As of December 31, 2023, we have obtained licenses or approvals to operate in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Data Protection and Privacy

Because we handle, collect, store, receive, transmit and otherwise process certain personal information of individuals, including our users, customers and employees, to the minimum extent necessary to operate our business, we are also subject to federal, state and foreign laws related to the privacy and protection of such data, as further set forth under the caption “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Government Regulation - We are subject to governmental regulation and other legal obligations related to privacy, data protection and information security. If we are unable to comply with these, we may be subject to governmental enforcement actions, litigation fines and penalties or adverse publicity”. Regulations such as the CCPA, which is untested law, could affect our business, and its potential impact is unknown.

With our operations in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, we may also face particular privacy, data security, and data protection risks in connection with requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, U.K. GDPR, and other data protection regulations. Any failure or perceived failure to comply with these rules may result in regulatory fines or penalties including orders that require us to change the way we process data. In the event of a data breach, we are also subject to breach notification laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate, including the GDPR, and the risk of litigation and regulatory enforcement actions.

Any significant change to applicable laws, regulations, interpretations of laws or regulations, or market practices, regarding the use of personal data, or regarding the manner in which we seek to comply with applicable laws and regulations, could require us to make modifications to our products, services, policies, procedures, notices, and business practices, including potentially material changes. Such changes could potentially have an adverse impact on our business.

Compliance

We have developed and implemented various internal policies to help ensure that we comply with legal and regulatory requirements imposed on us. Our compliance and risk program focuses primarily on vetting the online gambling operators we work with to ensure that we do not work with operators that lack appropriate licensing, accept illegal bets or are otherwise unsuitable. We also take great care to provide education and tools to assist users in making educated choices related to gambling activities that are age appropriate, relevant and not misleading. We have a zero-tolerance approach to money laundering and terrorist financing.

While we are firmly committed to full compliance with all applicable laws and have developed appropriate policies and procedures in order to comply with the requirements of the evolving regulatory regimes, we cannot assure that our compliance program will prevent the violation of one or more laws or regulations, or that a violation by us or an employee will not result in the imposition of a monetary fine or suspension or revocation of one or more of our licenses.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently a party to any material litigation. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.


C.    ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Gambling.com Group Limited is the publicly traded holding company for its significant wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”).
Our significant subsidiaries are listed below.
Name Country of Incorporation and Place of Business Proportion of Ownership Interest
GDC Media Limited Ireland 100%
GDC America, Inc. Florida, United States 100%
GDC Malta Limited Malta 100%
Roto Sports, Inc. Delaware, United States 100%
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GDC Media Limited is a private limited company incorporated on May 20, 2015 in Ireland. It operates the Company’s business outside of the United States and is the owner of the Company’s performance marketing technology platform, including domain names and websites.

GDC America, Inc. is a corporation incorporated in the State of Florida on July 14, 2011. It operates the Company’s business in the United States under a license from GDC Media Limited.

GDC Malta Limited is a private limited company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on June 2, 2011, and was subsequently continued in Malta on October 17, 2016. GDC Malta Limited provides intra-group services to the Company.

In addition to our direct wholly owned subsidiaries, the following are also material indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company:

Roto Sports, Inc. is a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware in January 2022. It was acquired in January 2022 and operates as wholly owned subsidiary of GDC America, Inc.

D.    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Our principal operational offices are located in Dublin, Ireland, under a lease expiring in January 2028. We also lease regional offices and space in Tampa, Florida; Madison, Wisconsin; and St. Julians, Malta. Our headquarters office for our North American business is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
We believe that our current facilities are adequate to meet our needs for the near future and that suitable additional or alternative space will be available on commercially reasonable terms to accommodate our foreseeable future operations.
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
A.    OPERATING RESULTS
Overview

We are a multi-award-winning performance marketing company and a leading provider of digital marketing services active in the online gambling industry. Our principal focus is on online casino and online sports betting and the fantasy sports. Through our proprietary technology platform, we publish a portfolio of premier branded websites including Gambling.com, Bookies.com, Casinos.com and RotoWire.com, in addition to over 50 local websites. We tailor each one of our websites to different user interests and markets within the online gambling industry by producing original content relating to the sector, such as news, odds, statistics, product reviews and product comparisons of locally available online gambling services. We attract online gamblers through online marketing efforts and refer these online gamblers to companies that are licensed by gambling regulators to provide real-money online gambling services, known as online gambling operators, who convert these potential online gamblers into actual paying players. In this way, we provide B2B, digital marketing services to online gambling operators.
We primarily generate revenue through performance marketing by referring online gamblers to online gambling operators. When an online gambler visits an online gambling operator from one of our websites, registers a new account and makes a deposit, this online gambler becomes one of our referred players. Each of our referred players entitles us to remuneration pursuant to our agreements with the online gambling operator. Our performance marketing agreements are primarily based on a revenue share model, a CPA model or a hybrid model.
Advertising, media and other revenue includes revenue from arrangements not based on the referred players including advertising on our platform and onboarding fees.
Since the acquisition of Roto Sports (see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements), the Group generates a portion of its revenue from data subscriptions and content syndication whereby a customer subscribes to services over a period of time.
As we are compensated primarily on a performance-based model, our revenue depends overwhelmingly on the quantity and quality of traffic we can provide to our customers, rather than on our commercial team’s ability to sell advertising based on fixed fees or placements. Our commercial team focuses on finding high performing partners and curating the relationship with our existing partners to improve and expand our business relationships.
Our revenue performance can be optimized by selecting the best commercial model available to us from each of our customers. Usually, some combination of the models will be offered and it is incumbent on us to select and negotiate our preferable model. Operators’ favored model tends to vary over time depending on internal priorities and personnel. Internally, we are agnostic as to the superiority of any one of the three models above. We have a predictive analytics system which estimates the value to us of each of these models based on each operator, product and market and we simply choose the one that our systems predict will yield the best results.
Online gamblers generally locate our websites via search engines, and we are thus dependent on the effective implementation of Search Engine Optimization (“SEO”) strategies across our portfolio of websites. We plan to organically increase our market share by continuing to deliver best in class content on our branded websites through the efficient use of our technology platforms. Google and other search engines are increasingly adept at identifying the high-quality content which deserves prominence. Our investments in content, product and website delivery thus naturally result in strong search engine rankings.
Our principal executive offices are located at 22 Grenville Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX, Channel Islands.

See “Item 4.B. Information on the Company - Business Overview” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes to those statements included elsewhere in this annual report for further information.

Market Trends
The main drivers for the online gambling affiliate market in which we operate are the underlying online gambling market, pace and detail of regulation, the amount of spend on customer acquisition by the online gambling operators and the share of such spend going to online gambling affiliates such as us.
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Underlying market growth stems from both an increase in the number of jurisdictions regulating online gambling for the first time as well as growth from already regulated jurisdictions where online gambling is becoming an increasingly accepted, mainstream leisure activity.
We believe that newly regulated markets, such as regulated or to be regulated states in the United States and provinces in Canada, present significant opportunities for future growth. Changes to existing regulations could present both risks and opportunities depending on the nature of the change. An increase in underlying gaming tax, for example, would negatively affect the revenue potential from such market whereas an expansion in the number of online gambling licensees would typically positively affect the revenue potential.
Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations

Revenue from sports products tends to fluctuate significantly with the sporting events schedule. Revenue from casino products is typically subject to seasonality to a lesser extent. The first and fourth quarters are typically stronger while the second and third quarters are subject to negative seasonality for both sports and casino products, with sports products subject to more pronounced negative seasonality than online casino products.
For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, 37%, 33% and 15%, of our revenue was generated from sports products, respectively, including online sports betting and fantasy sports, and 62%, 66% and 84% was generated from casino products, respectively, including online casino and online social casino.
Impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 global pandemic presented health and economic challenges on an unprecedented scale We believe our and our customer’s online business models benefited from an accelerated structural change from in person gambling at “brick-and-mortar” casinos to online. The demands for our services were not impacted significantly by changes in buying behavior and disposable income of online gamblers. We believe that the changes in player behaviors may have a permanent positive effect on the online gambling market and our business.


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Results of Operations
The following discussion summarizes our results of operations for our one reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this annual report.
Reporting Currency Constant Currency
Year Ended December 31, Change 2023
to 2022
Change 2022
to 2021
Year Ended December 31, Change 2023
to 2022
Change 2022
to 2021
2023 2022 2021 % % 2022 2021 % %
(in thousands USD) (in thousands, USD, unaudited)
Revenue 108,652  76,507  42,323  42  % 81  % 79,002  39,103  38  % 102  %
Cost of sales (9,112) (2,959) —  208  % 100  % (3,055) —  198  % 100  %
Gross profit 99,540  73,548  42,323  35  % 74  % 75,947  39,103  31  % 94  %
Sales and marketing expenses (35,331) (33,740) (14,067) % 140  % (34,840) (12,997) % 168  %
Technology expenses (10,287) (6,764) (3,947) 52  % 71  % (6,985) (3,647) 47  % 92  %
General and administrative expenses (24,291) (19,519) (13,014) 24  % 50  % (20,155) (12,024) 21  % 68  %
Movements in credit losses allowance (914) (796) 97  15  % (921) % (822) 90  11  % (1013) %
Fair value movement on contingent consideration (6,939) (10,852) —  (36) % 100  % (11,206) —  (38) % 100  %
Operating profit 21,778  1,877  11,392  1060  % (84) % 1,939  10,525  1023  % (82) %
Finance income 634  2,322  2,581  (73) % (10) % 2,398  2,385  (74) % %
Finance expenses (2,271) (1,299) (1,809) 75  % (28) % (1,341) (1,671) 69  % (20) %
Income before tax 20,141  2,900  12,164  595  % (76) % 2,996  11,239  572  % (73) %
Income tax (charge) credit (1,881) (510) 289  269  % (276) % (527) 267  257  % (297) %
Net income for the period attributable to shareholders 18,260  2,390  12,453  664  % (81) % 2,469  11,506  640  % (79) %
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Exchange differences on translating foreign currencies 2,868  (4,793) (4,812) (160) % % (4,949) (4,446) (158) % 11  %
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period attributable to the shareholders 21,128  (2,403) 7,641  979  % (131) % (2,480) 7,060  952  % (135) %
Revenue
We generate most of our revenue from performance marketing whereby we refer online gamblers to online gambling operators. In addition, we earn revenue from paid subscriptions, content syndication and advertising.
Performance marketing revenue consists of (i) CPA revenue from arrangements where we are paid exclusively by a single cash payment for each referred player, (ii) revenue share arrangements where we are paid exclusively by a share of the customer’s net gambling revenue ("NGR") from the referred players, and (iii) hybrid revenue from arrangements where we are paid by both a CPA commission and a revenue share commission from the referred players. Subscription revenue consists of B2C data subscription services and B2B data syndication services. Advertising, media and other revenue includes revenue from arrangements not based on the referred players and includes advertising on our platform and onboarding fees.
Performance marketing. Within performance marketing, we consider each referred player to be a separate performance obligation. The performance obligation is satisfied at the point in time when the referral is accepted by the relevant online gambling operator. Revenue share fees for each referred player are considered variable consideration and are only recognized to the extent it is probable that no significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized for the referral will occur when the ultimate fees are known.
CPA fees for each referred player are recognized when earned upon acceptance of the referral by the online gambling operator.
Fees generated by each customer during a particular month are typically paid to us within 30-45 days after invoice date.

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Subscription and content syndication. For subscription and content syndication revenue, we consider each subscription to be a separate performance obligation. We satisfy our performance obligation, and revenue from these services is recognized, on a straight-line basis over the subscription period. We record deferred revenue upon execution of subscriptions when the subscription plan requires upfront payment.
Advertising and other. For advertising, media and other revenue, revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract.

Total revenue increased by $32.1 million, or 42%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, due to growth across the majority of geographical markets primarily within our casino and sport products. Organic growth was 41% over the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 with the remainder of the growth from the January 2022 acquisition of BonusFinder. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased $29.6 million, or 38%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.

Total revenue increased by $34.2 million, or 81%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. Organic growth was 39% over the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 with the remainder of the growth from the January 2022 acquisitions of RotoWire and BonusFinder. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased $39.9 million, or 102%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021.

A significant proportion of our revenue was denominated in USD, Euros (“EUR”) or U.K. Pounds Sterling (“GBP”). Our reported revenues in future periods will continue to be affected by fluctuations in the EUR to USD and GBP to USD exchange rates. Refer to the section “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk - Transaction Exposure Sensitivity” for additional information.
The following tables set forth the breakdown of our revenue in thousands of USD and as percentages of total revenues for the years indicated:
Our revenue disaggregated by market is as follows:
Year ended December 31, Change 2023 to 2022 Change 2022 to 2021 As a Percentage of Revenue
2023 2022 2021 % % 2023 2022 2021
(in thousands USD)
North America 60,755  35,923  7,484  69  % 380  % 56  % 47  % 18  %
U.K. and Ireland 31,347  28,151  21,391  11  % 32  % 29  % 37  % 51  %
Other Europe 10,994  8,909  10,800  23  % (18) % 10  % 12  % 26  %
Rest of the world 5,556  3,524  2,648  58  % 33  % % % %
Total revenues 108,652  76,507  42,323  42  % 81  % 100  % 100  % 100  %
North America includes revenue from the United States and Canada. Other Europe includes revenue from European markets, including Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy; Rest of the world includes revenue from Oceania, South America and other markets outside of Europe and North America. Revenue is disaggregated based on the location of online gamblers for performance marketing and location of clients for subscription services.
During the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, total revenue grew 42%. We believe this growth stems primarily from both increased addressable market and increased market share.
During the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, total revenue grew 81%. We believe this growth stems from both increased addressable market, increased market share, and increased demand for our performance marketing services as well as acquisitions completed during the year ended December 31, 2022.

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Our revenue disaggregated by monetization is as follows:
Year ended December 31, Change 2023 to 2022 Change 2022 to 2021 As a Percentage of Revenue
2023 2022 2021 % % 2023 2022 2021
(in thousands USD)
Performance marketing 87,824 61,102 37,803 44  % 62  % 81  % 80  % 89  %
Subscription and content syndication 7,652 6,438 —  19  % 100  % % % —  %
Advertising and other 13,176 8,967  4,520 47  % 98  % 12  % 12  % 11  %
Total revenues 108,652 76,507 42,323 42  % 81  % 100  % 100  % 100  %
Revenue from performance marketing consists of fees charged for the referral of players to operators. Revenue from subscriptions and content syndication consists of B2C data subscription and B2B data syndication revenue. Advertising and other revenue includes revenue from arrangements not based on referred players and includes advertising and onboarding fees.
Presentation of revenue by monetization type for the comparative period was adjusted to consistently reflect changes in such revenue classification in the current period. It resulted in a reclassification between performance marketing and advertising and other revenues of $881 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, performance marketing revenue was generated by the following categories: cost per acquisition of 58%, revenue share of 13% and hybrid of 29%, compared to 59%, 14% and 27%, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to 49%, 10% and 41%, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2021.
The revenue increase for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was driven primarily by increased performance marketing revenue from casino and sport on our owned websites and media partnerships.

The revenue increase for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 was driven primarily by increased performance marketing revenue from North America and the U.K. and Ireland on both our organically built websites, the acquired RotoWire and BonusFinder sites, our media partnerships, and the addition of Subscription revenue as a result of the acquisition of Roto Sports.
Our revenue disaggregated by product type from which it is derived is as follows:
Year ended December 31, Change 2023 to 2022 Change 2022 to 2021 As a Percentage of Revenue
2023 2022 2021 % % 2023 2022 2021
(in thousands USD)
Casino 66,869 50,923 35,632 31  % 43  % 62  % 66  % 84  %
Sports 40,634 25,086 6,188 62  % 305  % 37  % 33  % 15  %
Other 1,149 498 503 131  % (1) % % % %
Total revenues 108,652 76,507 42,323 42  % 81  % 100  % 100  % 100  %
Revenue from Casino includes revenue from iGaming and social casino products. Revenue from Sports includes revenue from online sports betting and fantasy sports. Other revenue includes revenue from products other than Casino and Sports, including online poker and online bingo.

The growth in casino revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was driven primarily by performance marketing revenue growth in North America, UK and Ireland, Other Europe and the rest of the world. The growth in sports for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was driven primarily by organic revenue growth in North America.

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The Casino revenue increase for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 was driven primarily by organic revenue growth in the UK and Ireland, and North America and the acquisition of BonusFinder. The Sports revenue increase for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 was driven primarily by organic revenue growth in North America and the acquisition of Roto Sports.

Cost of Sales
Costs of sales increased to $9.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 from $3.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to increased revenue and associated costs from our media partnerships. Cost of sales is comprised of license fees to media partners (which were first established in 2022 when we entered into the media partnership with McClatchy) and data and payments' solution expenses related to subscription revenue (which were first established in 2022 in connection with the acquisition of Roto Sports). Costs of sales were not incurred prior to 2022.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses increased by $6.1 million, or 9%, in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 driven by increased people costs and related expenses across sales and marketing, technology and general and administrative functions, and external marketing expenses partially offset by a decrease in amortization expense and fair value movements in contingent consideration. In constant currency, total operating expense increased by $3.8 million, or 5%, in the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 as operating expenses were positively affected by the weakening of the EUR against the USD during 2022.

Total operating expenses increased by $40.7 million, or 132%, in the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 driven by increased expenses across sales and marketing expenses including increased amortization related to the acquisitions of Roto Sports and BonusFinder, technology expenses, general and administrative expenses, and fair value movements on contingent consideration. In constant currency total operating expenses increased by $45.4 million, or 159%, in the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 as operating expenses were negatively affected by the strengthening of the EUR against the USD during 2021.

A significant proportion of our operating expenses were denominated in EUR. Our reported operating expenses in future periods will continue to be affected by fluctuations in the EUR to USD exchange rates. Refer to the section “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Transaction Exposure Sensitivity” for additional information.
The following tables set forth the breakdown of our expenses in thousands of USD and as percentages of total revenues for the years indicated:
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Year ended December 31, Change 2023 to 2022 Change 2022 to 2021 As a Percentage of Revenue
2023 2022 2021 % % 2023 2022 2021
People costs 22,334 17,587 8,362 27  % 110  % 21  % 23  % 20  %
Employees' bonuses related to acquisition 368  628  —  (41) % 100  % —  % % —  %
External marketing expenses 6,083 4,126 2,070 47  % 99  % % % %
External content 3,666 3,166 1,031  16  % 207  % % % %
Amortization of intangible assets 521 5,949 1,817 (91) % 227  % —  % % %
Share-based payment expense 359 417 524 (14) % (20) % —  % % %
Other 2,000 1,867 263 % 610  % % % %
Total sales and marketing expenses 35,331 33,740 14,067 % 140  % 32  % 44  % 33  %
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People costs include commercial, marketing and content functions. Employees’ bonuses related to acquisition relate to the exit bonuses associated with the acquisition of BonusFinder. External marketing expenses include search engine optimization and other marketing activities. Amortization of intangible assets relates to amortization of domain names, apps and customer contracts. Share-based payment expense pertains to the share-based compensation plan whereby certain employees and consultants have been granted stock-based awards to purchase our ordinary shares. External content includes external content services such as articles published on our websites. Other expenses include other external service providers and software licenses.
Sales and marketing expenses increased by $1.6 million, or 5%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. On a constant currency basis, sales and marketing expenses increased by $0.5 million, or 1%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
People costs increased by $4.7 million, or 27%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, as a result of new hires during the year and year-over-year salary and bonus increases. Employees’ bonuses related to acquisition decreased $0.3 million, or 41%, year-over-year. External marketing costs increased $2.0 million, or 47%, as a result of increased marketing activities. External content expenses increased by $0.5 million, or 16%, as a result of product development. Other sales and marketing expenses increased $0.1 million, or 7%, as a result of higher subscription fees and increased travel expenses. Amortization of intangible assets decreased $5.4 million, or 91%, or as a result certain intangible assets related to the acquisition of Roto Sports and BonusFinder being fully amortized.
People costs increased by $9.2 million, or 110%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, as a result of new hires during the year and year-over-year salary increases and the acquisition of Roto Sports and BonusFinder. Employees’ bonuses related to acquisition increased $0.6 million, or 100% year-over-year and related to the acquisition of BonusFinder. External marketing costs increased $2.1 million, or 99%, as a result of increased marketing campaigns and sponsorship costs as well as higher outreach marketing costs. External content expenses increased by $2.1 million, or 207%, as a result of increased number of products and markets. Other sales and marketing expenses increased $1.6 million, or 610%, as a result of higher subscription fees. Amortization of intangible assets increased $4.1 million, or 227%, or as a result of additional charges related to the acquisition of Roto Sports and BonusFinder.
A significant proportion of our sales and marketing expense were denominated in EUR.
Technology Expenses
Year ended December 31, Change 2023 to 2022 Change 2022 to 2021 As a Percentage of Revenue
2023 2022 2021 % % 2023 2022 2021
People costs 7,541 5,077 3,296 49  % 54  % % % %
Software and subscriptions 1,131 671 219 69  % 206  % % % %
Depreciation of property and equipment —  —  46 —  % (100) % —  % —  % —  %
Amortization of intangible assets 885 419 129 111  % 225  % % % —  %
Share-based payment expense 42 20 —  110  % 100  % —  % —  % —  %
Other 688 577 257 19  % 125  % % % %
Total technology expenses 10,287 6,764 3,947 52  % 71  % 10  % 10  % 10  %
People costs include platform, web, and business intelligence technology functions. Depreciation expense pertains to computer and office equipment. Amortization of intangible assets relates to amortization of capitalized development costs. Share-based payment expense pertains to the share-based compensation plan whereby certain employees and consultants have been granted stock-based awards to purchase our ordinary shares. Other expenses include hosting and external service providers.
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Technology expenses increased by $3.5 million, or 52%, in the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. On a constant currency basis, technology expenses increased $3.3 million, or 47%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. Growth in technology expenses in the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily due to higher people costs as a result of new hires during the year and year-over-year salary and bonus increase, higher software and subscriptions costs as a result of increased headcount, and higher amortization of intangible assets from accumulated capitalized development expenses.
Technology expenses increased by $2.8 million, or 71%, in the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. On a constant currency basis, technology expenses increased $3.2 million, or 92%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. Growth in technology expenses in the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 was primarily due to higher people costs as a result of new hires during the year and year-over-year salary increase, higher amortization of intangible assets due to the purchase of asset and software expenses.
A significant portion of our technology expenses were denominated in EUR.
General and Administrative Expenses
Year ended December 31, Change 2023 to 2022 Change 2022 to 2021 As a Percentage of Revenue
2023 2022 2021 % % 2023 2022 2021
People costs 10,802 7,981 4,044 35  % 97  % 10  % 10  % 10  %
Share-based payment and related expenses 3,386 2,777 1,471 22  % 89  % % % %
Legal and consultancy fees 3,901 4,177 2,590 (7) % 61  % % % %
Secondary offering related costs 733 —  100  % —  % % —  % —  %
Initial offering related costs —  —  963 —  % (100) % —  % —  % %
Employees’ bonuses related to offering 201 —  1,085 100  % (100) % —  % —  % %
Acquisition related costs 821 539 520 52  % % % % %
Insurance 581 655 384 (11) % 71  % % % %
Short-term leases 567 441 382 29  % 15  % % % %
Amortization of right-of-use assets 436 401 279 % 44  % —  % % %
Depreciation of property and equipment 246 190 130 29  % 46  % —  % —  % —  %
Other 2,617 2,358 1,166 11  % 102  % % % %
Total general and administrative expenses 24,291 19,519 13,014 24  % 50  % 23  % 26  % 31  %
People costs include our board of directors and executive management, finance, legal and human resource functions. Share-based payment expense pertains to the share-based compensation plan whereby certain employees and consultants have been granted share-based awards to purchase our ordinary shares. Depreciation expense pertains to computer and office equipment. Amortization of right-of-use assets relates to amortization of leases under IFRS 16. Short term leases relate to lease and other property expenses not classified as right-of-use assets. Legal and consultancy fees include fees for external auditors, tax, legal, and other advisors. Other expenses include office expenses and travel and entertainment expenses.
General and administrative expenses increased $4.8 million, or 24%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. On a constant currency basis, general and administrative expenses increased $4.1 million, or 21%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
The increase in people costs in the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 was a result of new hires and year-over-year salary and bonus increases.
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Legal and consultancy fees increased in the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 as a result of increased auditing, accounting, and legal expenses due to our compliance obligations as well as costs related to the secondary offering (as defined below). Other expenses increased in the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily as a result of net effect of travel and office expenses.

On June 20, 2023, certain shareholders of the Company (the “Selling Shareholders”) completed an underwritten secondary offering (the “secondary offering”) of 4,887,500 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $9.25 per ordinary share. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of ordinary shares by the Selling Shareholders. The Company incurred secondary offering expenses of $0.9 million (including related bonuses paid of $0.2 million) during the year ended December 31, 2023.

The increase in people costs in the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 was a result of year-over-year salary and bonus increases and new hires. Legal and consultancy fees increased in the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 as a result of increased auditing, accounting, legal and other consulting expenses due to our public company compliance obligations. Other expenses increased in the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily as a result increased travel and office expenses.
A significant proportion of our general and administrative expenses were denominated in EUR.
Fair value movements on contingent consideration
The fair value movement on contingent consideration is directly associated with the acquisition of BonusFinder. Movements in fair value are caused by changes in assumption of future performance and the unwinding of the discount applied to the calculation of the fair value of the contingent consideration. As of June 30, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with the sellers of BonusFinder, which modified terms of the original share purchase agreement in relation to the final consideration payment. As per the June 30, 2023 agreement, the original earn-out period was terminated early on June 30, 2023. The Group does not expect to incur further gains or losses related to the fair value movement of the contingent consideration for the BonusFinder acquisition (see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements).
Finance Income and Finance Expense
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Foreign exchange gain 375  2,322  2,581 
Interest income 259  —  — 
Total finance income 634  2,322  2,581 
Finance expense consists of the following:
Foreign exchange loss 1,298  225  1,041 
Unwinding of deferred consideration 735  325  — 
Interest expense on lease liabilities 165  182  188 
Interest expense on borrowings —  464  480 
Other finance results 73  103  100 
Total finance expenses 2,271  1,299  1,809 
Net finance (loss) income (1,637) 1,023  772 
Foreign exchange gain and loss of the Group are comprised of translation gains of balances of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than each entity’s functional currency, and related to loan, cash and cash equivalents and intercompany balances.

The unwinding of deferred consideration is directly associated with the unwinding of the discount applied to the valuation of deferred consideration for the acquisition of Roto Sports and BonusFinder. The Group expects to incur financial expenses related to the deferred consideration related to Roto Sports and BonusFinder until December 2023 and April 2024, respectively (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
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Taxation
We are subject to income taxes where we operate. The income tax charge was $1.9 million, $0.5 million and income tax credit of $0.3 million of which $1.3 million, $1.0 million and $1.8 million is related to movements in deferred taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Deferred taxes relate to the difference between the accounting and tax base of transferred intangible assets and carried forward tax losses. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had cumulative carried forward tax losses and other deductible allowances of $52.4 million and $40.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had unutilized capital allowances of $58.7 million and $73.1 million, respectively, related to intangible assets.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
Management uses several financial measures, both IFRS and non-IFRS financial measures in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of the business and for making operational decisions.

The table below summarizes the non-IFRS measures utilized by the Company as stated in its reporting currency and constant currency, as applicable, for the periods presented. See the following sections for a complete reconciliation of the IFRS to non-IFRS measures for each category.

Reporting Currency Constant Currency
Year ended December 31, Change 2023 vs
2022
Change 2022 vs
2021
Change 2023 vs
2022
Change 2022 vs
2021
2023 2022 2021 % % % %
(in thousands, USD,
unaudited)
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Net income for the period attributable to shareholders 18,260 2,390 12,453 664  % (81) % 640  % (79) %
Net Income Margin 17  % % 29  %
Net income per share attributable to shareholders, diluted 0.47 0.06 0.37 683  % (84) % 683  % (82) %
Adjusted net income for the period attributable to shareholders 26,302 14,195 12,453 85  % 14  % 79  % 27  %
Adjusted net income per share attributable to shareholders, diluted 0.68 0.37 0.37 84  % % 79  % 12  %
Adjusted EBITDA 36,715 24,069 18,356 53  % 31  % 48  % 47  %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 34  % 31  % 43  %
Cash flows generated by operating activities 17,910 18,755 13,997 (5) % 34  %
Free Cash Flow 16,185 9,467 8,423 71  % 12  %

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Share

Adjusted net income is a non-IFRS financial measure defined as net income attributable to equity holders excluding the fair value gain or loss related to contingent consideration, unwinding of deferred consideration, and certain employee bonuses related to acquisitions. Adjusted net income per diluted share is a non-IFRS financial measure defined as adjusted net income attributable to equity holders divided by the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

We believe adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share are useful to our management as a measure of comparative performance from period to period as these measures remove the effect of the fair value gain or loss related to the contingent consideration, unwinding of deferred consideration, and certain employee bonuses, all associated with our acquisitions, during the limited period where these items are incurred. We expect to incur expenses related to the unwinding of deferred consideration and employee bonuses until April 2024. See Note 5 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 for a description of the contingent and deferred considerations associated with our acquisitions.
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Below is a reconciliation to adjusted net income attributable to equity holders and adjusted net income per share, diluted from net income for the year attributable to the equity holders and net income per share attributed to ordinary shareholders, diluted as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and for the year specified:
Reporting Currency Constant Currency
Year ended December 31, Change 2023 vs
2022
Change 2022 vs 2021 Change 2023 vs
2022
Change 2022 vs
2021
2023 2022 2021 % % % %
(in thousands USD, except for per share data, unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Net income for the period attributable to shareholders 18,260  2,390  12,453  664  % (81) 640  % (79) %
Fair value movement on contingent consideration (1)
6,939  10,852  —  (36) % 100  % (38) % 100  %
Unwinding of deferred consideration (1)
735  325  —  126  % 100  % 119  % 100  %
Employees' bonuses related to acquisition 368  628  —  (41) % 100  % (43) % 100  %
Adjusted net income for the period attributable to shareholders 26,302  14,195  12,453  85  % 14  % 79  % 27  %
Net income per share attributable to shareholders, basic 0.49  0.07  0.40  600  % (83) % 600  % (81) %
Effect of adjustments for fair value movements on contingent consideration, basic 0.19 0.30 0.00 (37) % 100  % (39) % 100  %
Effect of adjustments for unwinding on deferred consideration, basic 0.02 0.01 0.00 100  % 100  % 100  % 100  %
Effect of adjustments for bonuses related to acquisition, basic 0.01 0.02 0.00 (50) % 100  % (50) % 100  %
Adjusted net income per share attributable to shareholders, basic 0.71 0.40 0.40 78  % —  % 73  % 11  %
Net income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, diluted 0.47 0.06 0.37 683  % (84) % 683  % (82) %
Adjusted net income per share attributable to shareholders, diluted 0.68 0.37 0.37 84  % —  % 79  % 12  %

1.There is no tax impact from fair value movement on contingent consideration, unwinding of deferred consideration or employee bonuses related to acquisition.

The per share amounts in the table above are calculated using the weighted average basic and diluted shares per period, as detailed below:

Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares, basic 37,083,262 35,828,204 30,886,559
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares, diluted 38,542,166 38,212,108 33,746,536

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure defined as earnings excluding interest, income tax (charge) credit, depreciation, and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure defined as EBITDA adjusted to exclude the effect of non-recurring items, significant non-cash items, share-based payment expense, foreign exchange gains (losses), fair value of contingent consideration, and other items that our board of directors believes do not reflect the underlying performance of the business, including acquisition related expenses, such as acquisition related costs and bonuses. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is a non-IFRS measure defined as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.
We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are useful to our management team as a measure of comparative operating performance from period to period as those measures remove the effect of items not directly resulting from our core operations including effects that are generated by differences in capital structure, depreciation, tax effects and non-recurring events.
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While we use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as tools to enhance our understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance, we do not believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are substitutes for, or superior to, the information provided by IFRS results. As such, the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with IFRS. The primary limitations associated with the use of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as compared to IFRS results are that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as we define them may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in our industry and that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin may exclude financial information that some investors may consider important in evaluating our performance.
Below is a reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA from net income for the year attributable to shareholders as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (loss) and income for the year specified:
Reporting Currency Constant Currency
Year ended December 31, Change 2023 vs
2022
Change 2022 vs
2021
Change 2023 vs
2022
Change 2022 vs
2021
2023 2022 2021 % % % %
(in thousands, USD,
unaudited)
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Net income for the period attributable to shareholders 18,260 2,390 12,453 664  % (81) % 640  % (79) %
Add back (deduct):
Interest expenses on borrowings and lease liability 165  646  668  (74) % (3) % (75) % %
Income tax charge 1,881  510  (289) 269  % (276) % 257  % (297) %
Depreciation expense 246  190  176  29  % % 26  % 21  %
Amortization expense 1,842  6,769  2,225  (73) % 204  % (74) % 240  %
EBITDA 22,394  10,505  15,233  113  % (31) % 106  % (23) %
Share-based payment and related expense 3,787  3,214  1,995  18  % 61  % 14  % 80  %
Fair value movement on contingent consideration 6,939  10,852  —  (36) % 100  % (38) % 100  %
Unwinding of deferred consideration 735  325  —  126  % 100  % 119  % 100  %
Foreign currency translation losses (gains), net 923  (2,097) (1,540) (144) % 36  % (143) % 52  %
Interest income (259) —  —  100  % —  % 100  % —  %
Other finance results 73  103  100  (29) % % (31) % 16  %
Secondary offering related costs 733  —  —  100  % —  % 100  % —  %
Acquisition related costs (1)
821  539  520  52  % % 47  % 16  %
Employees' bonuses related to acquisition 368  628  —  (41) % 100  % (43) % 100  %
Accounting and legal fees related to offering —  —  963  —  % (100) % —  % (100) %
Employee bonuses related to the public offerings 201  —  1,085  100  % (100) % 100  % (100) %
Adjusted EBITDA 36,715  24,069  18,356  53  % 31  % 48  % 47  %
(1)The acquisition costs are related to completed and prospective business combinations of the Group.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 53% to $36.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily driven by growth in revenue partly offset by increased cost of sales, sales and marketing, technology, and general and administrative expenses. In constant currency Adjusted EBITDA increased by $11.9 million, or 48%.
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Below is the Adjusted EBITDA Margin calculation for the year specified:
Reporting Currency Constant Currency
Year ended December 31, Change 2023 vs
2022
Change 2022 vs
2021
Change 2023 vs
2022
Change 2022 vs
2021
2023 2022 2021 % % % %
(in thousands USD, except Adjusted EBITDA Margin, unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenue 108,652 76,507 42,323 42  % 81  % 38  % 102  %
Adjusted EBITDA 36,715 24,069 18,356 53  % 31  % 48  % 47  %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 34  % 31  % 43  %

Adjusted EBITDA margin increased from 31% to 34% for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily driven by the growth in revenue exceeding the growth in operating expenses, partly offset by growth in cost of sales from new media partnerships.

Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 31% from 43% for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by the addition of lower margin non-performance marketing revenue through the acquisition of Roto Sports and new media partnerships, and the increase in sales and marketing, technology, and general and administrative expenses.

Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow is a non-IFRS liquidity financial measure defined as cash flow from operating activities adjusted for payments related to contingent and deferred consideration included within operating cash flow less capital expenditures.
We believe Free Cash Flow is useful to our management team as a measure of financial performance as it measures our ability to generate additional cash from our operations. While we use Free Cash Flow as a tool to enhance our understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance, we do not believe that Free Cash Flow is a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by IFRS metrics. As such, the presentation of Free Cash Flow is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with IFRS.
The primary limitation associated with the use of Free Cash Flow as compared to IFRS metrics is that Free Cash Flow does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures because the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt service and other obligations or payments made for business acquisitions. Free Cash Flow as we define it also may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in the online gambling affiliate industry.
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Below is a reconciliation to Free Cash Flow from cash flows generated by operating activities as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year specified:
Year ended December 31, Change 2023 vs
2022
Change 2022 vs
2021
2023 2022 2021 % %
(in thousands, USD, unaudited) (unaudited)
Cash flows generated by operating activities 17,910 18,755 13,997 (5) % 34  %
Adjustment for items presented in operating activities:
Payment of contingent consideration
4,621 100  % —  %
Payment of deferred consideration 2,897 100  % —  %
Adjustment for items presenting in investing activities:
Capital Expenditures (1) (9,243) (9,288) (5,574) —  % 67  %
Free Cash Flow 16,185 9,467 8,423 71  % 12  %
(1) Capital expenditures are defined as the acquisition of property and equipment and the acquisition of intangible assets, and excludes cash flows related to business combinations.

Free cash flow increased 71% to $16.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily driven by increased operating cash flows adjusted for payments of contingent and deferred consideration presented within operating cash flows.

Free cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 increased 12% to $9.5 million primarily driven by increased operating cash flows, partially offset by increased capital expenditures including the acquisition of domain names.

Constant Currency
Changes in our financial results include the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We provide “constant currency” analysis, as if the EUR-USD exchange rate had remained constant period-over-period, to enhance the comparability of our operating results. When we use the term “constant currency,” we adjust for the impact related to the translation of our consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) from EUR to USD by translating financial data for the year ended December 31, 2022 using the same foreign currency exchange rates that we used to translate financial data for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Constant currency metrics should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for reported results prepared in accordance with IFRS. Refer to “Results of Operations – Year ended December 31, 2023 with year ended December 31, 2022” for Management’s discussion of the constant currency impact for these periods. For foreign exchange rates used, refer to “Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Foreign Currency Translation,” within the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this annual report. Refer to the section “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Transaction Exposure Sensitivity” for additional information.

Key Performance Indicator
Our Key Performance Indicator, or KPI, does not represent an IFRS based measurement. We define an NDC as a unique referral of a player from our system to one of our customers that satisfied an agreed performance obligation (typically making a deposit above a minimum threshold) with the customer and thereby triggered the right to a commission for us. Management uses NDCs as an indication of the performance of our websites or mobile apps as we generate commission revenues from customers based on the referred players.
While no estimation is necessary in quantifying NDCs, the KPI is subject to various risks, such as reliance on search engines, reliance on customer data, customer concentration, competition, licensing and regulation, and macroeconomic conditions.
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Refer to “Item 3. Key Information – Risk Factors” within this annual report for further risks associated with our business which could affect this KPI.
Year Ended December 31, Change 2023 vs 2022 Change 2022 vs 2021
2023 2022 2021 % %
(in thousands, unaudited) (unaudited)
New Depositing Customers 425 273 117 56  % 133  %
The increase in NDCs for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022, demonstrates the growth in the business, related to both organic growth across casino and sports products. As such, we believe this is a meaningful metric in evaluating our operating performance.

B.    LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our principal sources of liquidity have been cash generated from our initial public offering, operations and borrowings. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, our cash deposited in banks was $25.4 million and $29.7 million, respectively, primarily in accounts with banks in the US, Ireland and UK. Historically, our fundraising efforts generally related to the expansion of our business through acquisitions and the continued development of our platform.
In December 2020, we and an investor entered into a $6.0 million two-year term loan carrying interest at 8%. The term loan was secured by a pledge of shares in our subsidiaries and was repaid in full as of December 31, 2022.
In July 2021, we issued and sold 5,250,000 ordinary shares in our initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “GAMB” in exchange for total gross cash proceeds of $42.0 million.
We estimate based on cash on hand and cash generated from operations that we will have adequate liquidity to fund operations for at least twelve months from the issuance date of our consolidated financial statements.

Wells Fargo Credit Agreement
On March 19, 2024, our wholly owned subsidiaries, GDC Media Limited, GDC America, Inc., and Roto Sports, Inc., as borrowers, and the Company, as guarantor, entered into a credit agreement (the “Wells Fargo Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as lender. The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement provides for a three-year $25.0 million term loan (the “Term Loan”) and a $25.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loan, the “Wells Fargo Credit Facility”). Subject to the approval of Wells Fargo, the term loan commitments or revolving commitments may be incrementally increased by up to $10 million in the aggregate. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility mature on March 19, 2027.

The proceeds from the Wells Fargo Credit Facility, which is available in multi-currency drawdowns, are expected to be used for to be used for working capital, to settle deferred consideration, for permitted acquisitions, and for general corporate purposes and other permitted uses.

The borrowers may designate each loan under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility as a (1) “Base Rate Loan”, (2) a “Term SOFR Loan”, (3) a “Eurocurrency Rate Loan” or (4) a “Daily Simple RFR Loan.” A Base Rate Loan bears interest at (i) the highest of (a) a Prime Rate, (b) Federal Funds rate plus 0.50% and (c) Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Finance Rate (“SOFR”) for one-month tenor plus 1.00%, (ii) plus an applicable margin of 2.5% per annum (the “Applicable Margin”). A Term SOFR Loan bears interest at a rate of SOFR Rate plus 0.10% plus the Applicable Margin. A Eurocurrency Rate Loan bears interest at an Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate plus the Applicable Margin. A Daily Simple RFR Loan bears interest at an Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

The borrowers may prepay the Term Loan, and borrow, prepay and reborrow loans under the Revolving Credit Facility, without premium or penalty, subject to customary breakage costs for certain types of loans. The principal amount of the outstanding loans under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility, together with accrued and
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unpaid interest, is due on the maturity date. The borrower also obligated to pay other customary fees for a credit facility of this size and type.

The obligations under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the wholly subsidiaries that are borrowers under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement.

The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement requires the borrowers to comply with a maximum leverage ratio not greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and a minimum liquidity requirement. Additionally, the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement contains customary negative covenants, including covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, create or incur liens, incur indebtedness, pay dividends or distributions on their capital stock, effect certain mergers, make investments, sell or otherwise dispose of assets and enter into transactions with affiliates, in each case subject to customary exceptions for a credit facility of this size and type.

The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement includes customary events of default, and customary rights and remedies upon the occurrence of any event of default thereunder, including rights to accelerate the loans, terminate the commitments thereunder and realize upon the collateral securing the obligations under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.8 to this annual report.
Working Capital
Our working capital is mainly comprised of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables and trade and other payables. Our working capital increased to $14.6 million as of December 31, 2023 compared to $10.3 million as of December 31, 2022, primarily due to the increase in cash flows generated by operating activities and an increase in trade receivables, partially offset by an increase in deferred consideration liabilities from our 2022 acquisitions (see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 20-F). Our trade and other receivables are amounts due from customers for services performed in the ordinary course of business. Such balances are typically classified as current. Our trade and other payables are obligations to pay for services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. We believe that our current working capital is sufficient to support our operations for at least 12 months from the date of this annual report.
Cash Flow Analysis
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the year indicated:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
(in thousands, USD)
Cash flows generated by operating activities 17,910  18,755  13,997 
Cash flows used in investing activities (19,474) (32,699) (5,574)
Cash flows used in financing activities (3,143) (7,310) 34,988 
Net movement in cash and cash equivalents (4,707) (21,254) 43,411 
Cash Flows Generated by Operating Activities

Cash flows generated by operating activities decreased by $0.8 million, or 5%, to $17.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 from $18.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The fluctuations in net cash generated by operating activities is the result of an increase in income before tax of $17.2 million which was offset by changes in non-cash add backs, adjustments to income before tax and changes in operating assets and liabilities as follows: (i) $6.9 million increase related to fair value movement in contingent consideration, (ii) net finance costs increased by $2.7 million due to currency translation losses and deferred consideration unwinding costs, (iii) share option charges increased by $0.4 million, (iv) charges in credit loss allowance provision increased $0.1 million, (v) depreciation and amortization charges decreased by $4.9 million, (vi) a $2.4 million increase in taxes paid, (vii) a contingent consideration payment of $4.6 million, (viii) a deferred consideration payment of $2.9 million, and (ix) working capital changes decreased by $3.4 million reflecting increased trade and other receivables balances, and increased trade and other payable balances for 2023 compared to 2022.
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The increase in trade and other receivables is the result of increased receivable from operators as of December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 driven by strong growth in revenue. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Group repurchased warrant at fair value of $0.8 million and nil during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Cash flows generated by operating activities increased by $4.7 million, or 34%, to $18.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 from $14.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The fluctuations in net cash generated by operating activities is the result of a decrease in income before tax of $9.3 million which was offset by changes in non-cash add backs, adjustments to income before tax and changes in operating assets and liabilities as follows: (i) $10.9 million related to fair value movement in contingent consideration, (ii) net finance costs increased by $0.3 million due to currency translation gains, (iii) share option charges increased by $1.2 million, (iv) charges in credit loss allowance provision increased $0.9 million, (v) amortization charges increased $4.6 million, and (vi) working capital changes decreased by $3.0 million reflecting increased trade and other receivables balances, and decreased trade and other payable balances for 2022 compared to 2021. The increase in trade and other receivables is the result of increased receivable from operators as of December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021 driven by strong growth in revenue. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Group repurchased warrant at fair value of $0.8 million.
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
Cash flows used in investing activities decreased by $13.2 million to a $19.5 million net outflow during the year ended December 31, 2023 from a $32.7 million net outflow during the year ended December 31, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the initial payments were made for the acquisitions of Roto Sports and BonusFinder of an aggregate of $23.4 million (net of cash acquired), compared to subsequent payments of deferred consideration of $4.9 million and contingent consideration of $5.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Additionally, the purchase of intangible assets, including domain names, and capitalized software development costs, decreased $0.2 million year-over-year.
During the year ended December 31, 2023 interest received from short term deposits placed with banks amounted to $0.3 million.

Cash flows used in investing activities increased $27.1 million to a $32.7 million net outflow during the year ended December 31, 2022 from a $5.6 million net outflow during the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase is primarily the result of the initial payments made for the acquisitions of Roto Sports and BonusFinder of $23.4 million (net of cash acquired), and an increase of $3.7 million year-over-year in the purchase of intangible assets including domain names and capitalized software development costs.

Cash Flows (Used in) Generated by Financing Activities
Cash flows used in financing activities of $3.1 million in 2023 was the result of proceeds received from exercise of share options of $0.1 million, interest payments attributable to deferred consideration of $0.1 million, repurchase of common shares of $2.6 million and rent payments for long-term leases of $0.6 million. Long-term lease payments are presented as part of financing cash flows as a result of application of IFRS 16 and comprised of principal paid of $0.4 million and interest paid of $0.2 million.
Cash flows used in financing activities of $7.3 million in 2022 was the result of repayment of borrowings of $6.0 million, scheduled interest payments of $0.5 million, repurchase of common shares of $0.3 million and rent payments for long-term leases of $0.5 million. Long-term lease payments are presented as part of financing cash flows as a result of application of IFRS 16 and comprised of principal paid of $0.3 million and interest paid of $0.2 million.

Cash flows generated by financing activities of $35.0 million in 2021 was the result of the initial public offering of ordinary shares, net of equity issuance costs, of $35.9 million and scheduled interest payments of $0.5 million. Rent payments for long-term leases of $0.4 million are presented as part of financing cash flows as a result of application of IFRS 16 and comprised of principal paid of $0.2 million and interest paid of $0.2 million.

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C.    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PATENTS AND LICENSES, ETC.
Research and Development
We have built our technology platform relying primarily on software and systems that we have developed in-house and, to a lesser extent, on third-party software that we have modified and incorporated. Our strong technology platform is essential to our business and ability to compete successfully with other online gambling affiliates. We continue to invest significant resources to further develop our platform.
Intellectual Property
We consider our trademarks and domain names critical to our success. We currently hold rights to the Gambling.com, Casinos.com, Bookies.com and RotoWire.com domain names and a portfolio of other domain names suitable for targeting multiple jurisdictions, including most U.S. states. We also have certain registered trademarks that are important to our brand, such as the combined mark, Gambling.com. We primarily rely on a combination of trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property laws and contractual restrictions to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights.
As of December 31, 2023, we owned 13 trademarks and over 1,100 domains.
D.    TREND INFORMATION
For a discussion of trends, see “Item 4.B. Information on the Company – Business Overview” and “Item 5.A. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Operating Results.”
E.    CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgements about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The critical accounting policies, estimates, assumptions, and judgments that we believe to have the most significant impact on our consolidated financial statements are included in Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements in Part III Item 18.

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ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A.    DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the name, age and position of each of our executive officers, and directors as of the date of this annual report:
NAME AGE POSITION
Executive officers
Charles Gillespie 40 Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Director
Kevin McCrystle 40 Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder
Elias Mark 43 Chief Financial Officer
Ellen Monaghan 39 Senior Vice President, People
Directors
Mark Blandford 66 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Susan Ball 62
Director (1)(2)(3)
Fredrik Burvall 51
Director (1)(3)
Gregg Michaelson 58
Director (2)
Pär Sundberg 51
Director (2)(3)
Michael Quartieri 54
Director(1)
(1)Member of our audit committee.
(2)Member of our compensation committee.
(3)Member of our nominating and corporate governance committee.
Executive Officers
Charles Gillespie is our Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and a director, positions he has held since the Company’s inception in 2006. Through his tenure, Mr. Gillespie has overseen the Company’s operations across multiple jurisdictions including Europe and U.S. Under his leadership, the Company has prioritized technological investments and has completed six acquisitions to expand the breadth of the Company’s portfolio. He has built a reputation as a recognized leader and was named Sports Betting Community Leader of the Year in 2019. Mr. Gillespie holds a Bachelor of Art degree in Political Science and Entrepreneurship from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Kevin McCrystle is our Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, positions he has held since 2007. Through his tenure, Mr. McCrystle has developed and implemented strategies for product, marketing, content, sales, and integration of key acquisitions. Since July 2016, he has served as a director of GDC Media Limited (Ireland), a subsidiary of the Company. Mr. McCrystle holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Philosophy from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Elias Mark is our Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since 2016. Mr. Mark also served on the board of directors of Ampezzo Capital PCC Ltd, a technology and Internet focused private equity firm, where he was a founding partner and previously served as a member of the investment advisory team from January 2010 to December 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mark served as CFO at Whispr Group from March 2015 to December 2016. Mr. Mark also previously served as a director at Nöjesguiden from December 2013 to April 2016, at Highlight Media Group from February 2010 to September 2014 and at Web Guide Partner from September 2008 to January 2010. Mr. Mark began his career as Siguiente Capital AB, where he served as an Associate from June 2007 to September 2008. Mr. Mark holds a Master of Arts degree in Management from the University of St. Andrews and is an associate of Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
Ellen Monaghan is our Senior Vice President, People, a position she has held since September 2023. Ms. Monaghan has served in several positions since she joined the Company in December 2015, including Vice President, People from December 2020 to September 2023, Director of People Operations from December 2018 to December 2020, People Operations Manager from December 2017 to December 2018 and HR Business Partner from December 2015 to December 2017. Ms. Monaghan was recognized by iGaming Business as one of the industry’s women to watch. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Monaghan served as Manager—Office and Facilities Management of Openet from July 2012 to December 2015, and previously as Personal Assistant to CTO from March 2010 to August 2012. Ms. Monaghan also previously served as ICT Recruitment Consultant at RECRUITERS from April 2008 to March 2010. From April 2007 to April 2008, Ms.
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Monaghan served as a Banking & Finance Consultant at HRM. She has led the opening and expansion of our offices in Dublin, Ireland, St. Julians, Malta and Charlotte, North Carolina through talent acquisition and management. Since 2015, Ms. Monaghan has served as a director of our subsidiary based in Dublin, GDC Media Limited (Ireland). Ms. Monaghan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and Sociology from University College Dublin.
Directors
Mark Blandford has served as a director since October 2008 and the Chairman of the board of directors since February 2018. Mr. Blandford founded Sportingbet Plc which was one of the first online gambling companies to accept a card payment over the Internet and at one point in time the world’s largest bookmaker. Mr. Blandford led the company through a landmark initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in 2001 to become the first publicly traded online gambling company, later winning him the award for AIM Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002. Sportingbet Plc was later recognized with the AIM Transaction of the Year award in 2005. Mr. Blandford also currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors at Double Diamond Limited and Condor Properties, and as a non-executive director of Gaming Realms PLC. Mr. Blandford is also a Partner at Burlywood Capital, a venture capital and private equity firm, where he has served in that role since 2012. Previously, Mr. Blandford served as a member of the board of directors at Mfuse LTD and Intela. Mr. Blandford holds a Higher National Diploma in Business Studies from Wolverhampton University.
Susan Ball has served as a director since February 2018. Ms. Ball also currently serves as an advisor to FSB Technology Group, a B2B omnichannel sports betting provider, and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Ms. Ball previously served as a member of the board of directors at The Bannatyne Group, a premium U.K. health club and spa operator; Playtech Plc, a listed online global gaming software supplier; Kambi Group Plc, a listed sports betting technology provider, where she led the initial public offering in 2014; and Fig, a U.K. venture capital group. From January 2011 to June 2013, Ms. Ball served as Chief Financial Officer at MOO.com, a global online digital print business. Ms. Ball also served as Chief Financial Officer at Bookatable.com during 2010, and at Praesepe Plc, a U.K.-listed B2B gambling company from April 2007 to December 2009. From 2003 to 2008, Ms. Ball served as Chief Financial Officer at Kindred Group Plc (where she led the initial public offering of Unibet Group). Prior to this, Ms. Ball served at BrightVenture Enterprises from 2000 to 2003, a private investment vehicle which she founded, and as Finance Director of U.K.-listed Burnden Leisure Plc (formerly Mosaic Investments Plc) from 1991 to 1999. Ms. Ball began her career at Ernst & Young, where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1986. Ms. Ball holds a BA (Hons) in Accountancy from Birmingham University and has completed the London Business School Corporate Finance Programme.

Fredrik Burvall has served as a director since December 2017. Mr. Burvall also currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors at M.O.B.A Network AB (Publ) and Cherry With Friends, and as a board member at Movs Technology Group, Znipe Esport AB and Beyond Frames Entertainment (Plc). Mr. Burvall is also the Chief Executive Officer/Owner at The Networked Nation—tNN AB, where he has served in that role since May 2017. Mr. Burvall also previously served as Chairman of the Board of Speqta AB (Plc) and a board member of Aspire Global (Plc) and Enteractive Ltd. Mr. Buvall also served in several roles at Cherry AB, including as Strategic Advisor from March 2017 to July 2017, as Chief Executive Officer from May 2015 to February 2017, as Acting Chief Executive Officer from December 2014 to May 2015 and as Chief Final Officer, Deputy CEO from September 2006 to March 2015. From February 2004 to September 2006, Mr. Burvall served as Manager of Business Control at Modern Times Group, Viasat AB. Mr. Burvall previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Ericsson Technology Licensing AB from 2001 to 2004, and he also worked in Business Control at Ericsson from January 1998 to January 2001. Mr. Burvall holds an MBA in Economics from Stockholm University and also holds a BA in Economics from Örebro University.
Gregg Michaelson has served as a director of Gambling.com Group since September 2019. Mr. Michaelson also currently serves as a member of the board of directors at Health Recovery Solutions, Ringmaster Technologies, Inc., Purple Lab, and Wyng. Mr. Michaelson is a General Partner at Edison Partners, a Princeton, New Jersey based private equity firm where he has served since June 2015. From November 2011 to May 2015, he served as Chief Executive Officer at Linkwell Health, a healthcare consumer engagement company. From October 2001 to November 2011, Mr. Michaelson served as President and Chief Marketing Officer at Rodale, a global health and wellness content and performance marketing company. Mr. Michaelson served as Vice President, Marketing at American Family Enterprises, a Time Warner affiliate, from June 1996 to September 2001. Mr. Michaelson began his career at Reader’s Digest Association from August 1992 to April 1996, where he served in various marketing and financial roles. Mr. Michaelson holds an MBA in Finance from New York University—Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a BA from the University of Michigan.
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Pär Sundberg has served as a director since February 2018. Mr. Sundberg also currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors at Brand New Content, and as a board member at SNÖ of Sweden. Previously, Mr. Sundberg served as a member of the board of directors at G5 Entertainment AB, KOEN Media, AB Traction, Buzzador AB and IPS Förändringskompetens AB. From July 2010 to September 2011, Mr. Sundberg served as President and Chief Executive Officer at Metronome Film & Television AB, a Film and Television production company with operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and the United States. From its inception in May 1996 to August 2009, Mr. Sundberg served as President and Chief Executive Officer of OTW, Sweden’s leading content marketing group of companies that he also co-founded. From January 2000 to November 2001, Mr. Sundberg served as a member of the board of directors of Stockholm News, a free daily newspaper that he co-founded. Previously, Mr. Sundberg served as a Reporter at Expressen from 1991 to 1996. Mr. Sundberg holds a M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Luleå University of Technology.

Michael Quartieri has served as a director since June 2022. Mr. Quartieri currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Quartieri had been Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of LiveOne, Inc. from November 2020 until December 2021. Prior to his tenure at LiveOne, Inc., Mr. Quartieri served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary at Scientific Games from November 2015 until June 2020. Prior to that Mr. Quartieri spent nine years with Las Vegas Sands Corp. in multiple roles ending as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Global Controller, and 13 years at Deloitte & Touche. He earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Accounting degrees from the University of Southern California and is a Certified Public Accountant.

B.     COMPENSATION
The aggregate compensation incurred, including share-based compensation and other payments expensed by us and our subsidiaries to our directors and executive officers, with respect to the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $6.3 million and $5.7 million, respectively.
For so long as we qualify as a foreign private issuer, we are not required to comply with the proxy rules applicable to U.S. domestic companies, including the requirement applicable to emerging growth companies to disclose the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other two most highly compensated executive officers on an individual, rather than an aggregate, basis.
Equity Incentive Plans
We have historically granted options (incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options) and warrants to incentivize employees and other service providers under our equity incentive plans. As of December 31, 2023, there were options to purchase 1,746,094 ordinary shares and warrants to purchase 50,000 ordinary shares currently outstanding under our Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, or the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan, described below. The outstanding options under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan have a weighted average exercise price of $8.18 per ordinary share and typically vest over four years as follows: 25% of the options vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, with 1/48th of the total number of options vesting monthly thereafter, in each case, subject to the grantee’s continued employment or service with us on each vesting date. The options expire between November 2027 and January 2032. The outstanding warrants under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan have a weighted average exercise price of $3.52 per ordinary share and are exercisable four years from the grant date. We have also granted 10-year performance awards to our Co-Founders totaling 4,056,770 options, subject to performance vesting, to purchase ordinary shares. As of December 31, 2023, the performance conditions were not achieved. See “Senior Executive Officer Performance Option Awards” below for additional information.
Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan and Its Supplements

Effective Date and Shares Reserved. The Amended and Restated 2020 Plan, which was last amended and restated on May 18, 2022, became effective on the date on which it was adopted by our board of directors and will continue in effect until terminated or suspended by our board of directors. Generally, no awards shall be granted under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan after July 6, 2031, and no Incentive Stock Options may be granted after September 24, 2030, but any awards granted prior to such dates may extend beyond such expiration dates. The Amended and Restated 2020 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, warrants, and other stock-based awards to our employees, officers, directors (including non-executive directors), and consultants and advisors. The maximum aggregate number of shares that may be granted initially under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan was 1,500,000.
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The shares reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan will be increased on the first day of each calendar year in an amount equal to 2% of the total number of shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year, unless otherwise determined by the board prior to the increase. The maximum number of shares that may be granted to a non-employee director shall not exceed $500,000 in total value. If any award expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part, such shares will again be available for the grant under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan. In addition, shares tendered to us to exercise an award will be added to the number of shares of available for grant under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan.
Plan Administration. Our board of directors or a committee established by our board of directors administers the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan, and the administrator has the authority to (i) select eligible grantees, (ii) determine the amount of the grant, terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations applicable to each award, (iii) construe, interpret, adopt, amend, and repeal administrative rules, guidelines, and practices relating to the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan, (iv) accelerate the vesting or distribution date (if applicable) of any award and (v) establish the sub-plans as it deems necessary or appropriate to conform to requirements or practices of jurisdictions outside of the United States.
Types and Terms and Conditions of Awards. The administrator may grant awards intended to qualify as an incentive stock option, non-qualified stock option, warrants, restricted stock units, or other stock-based awards permissible by applicable laws. The maximum number of shares that may be issued through the exercise of incentive stock options granted under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan is 1,500,000 shares plus a 2% increase on the first day of each calendar year based on total number of shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year. The Amended and Restated 2020 Plan requires that incentive stock options and warrants have an exercise price that is not less than 100% of the fair market value of a share underlying such options. With respect to incentive stock options the exercise price may be not less than 110% of the fair market value in case of a grantee who at the time of the grant owns shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our shares on the date of grant.
The exercise period of an option award will be determined by the administrator in the applicable option agreement, but in no event may the exercise period be more than ten years from the grant date, or seven years in case of grantees employed in Ireland. In addition, each option will be subject to vesting (in whole or in part) over a period of four years, upon the terms and conditions determined by the administer in the applicable option agreement. The exercise period of a warrant will be determined by the administer in the applicable option agreement, provided that the exercise period is no less than two years and no more than four years after the grant date.
Adjustment Provisions. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to shareholders other than an ordinary cash dividend, the administrator shall have the authority to make equitable adjustments as to (i) the number and class of securities available under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan, (ii) the number and class of securities subject to any outstanding option, (iii) the number and class of securities subject to any outstanding warrant and (iv) the exercise price per share covered by any awards, unless the grantee is a California resident, whose securities shall be adjusted proportionately following the above mentioned triggering events. In addition, if the strike price and number of shares covered by any outstanding option or warrant are adjusted as of the distribution date of any stock dividend, then a grantee having exercised an option or warrant between the record date and the distribution date for such stock dividend will be entitled to the stock dividend with respect to any shares acquired through exercising such options or warrants.
Upon a change in control (as defined in the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan), the administrator may (i) agree that some or all of the outstanding awards will be assumed or substituted by the surviving company on substantially equivalent terms and conditions as the original award, (ii) accelerate the vesting of awards, (iii) grant awards in substitution for awards granted by another entity in connection with our merger or consolidation of that entity or (iv) settle some or all of the awards in cash, (v) provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, Awards shall convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (if applicable, net of the exercise price thereof) and (vi) any combination of the foregoing.
Amendment and Termination. The board of directors may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding award, provided that the grantee’s consent to such action will be required unless it would not materially and adversely affect the grantee. The board of directors may, without shareholder approval, reprice stock options and cancel any outstanding award and grant in substitution new awards under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan covering the same or a different number of ordinary shares and having an exercise price per share lower than the then-current exercise price per share of the cancelled award.
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Miscellaneous Provisions. Options granted under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan are not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. No fractional shares shall be issued or delivered under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan. Warrants are transferable to the extent permissible by applicable laws, but we retain the right of first refusal. The right to exercise any awards will be terminated within a fixed period as determined by the administrator after the termination of a grantee’s employment with us. For the purposes of complying with California law, we allow California grantees to exercise their options until at least 30 days from the termination date unless such grantee’s employment is terminated for cause.
Senior Executive Officer Performance Option Awards
In July 2021, the board of directors approved a 10-year performance award for each of Charles Gillespie and Kevin McCrystle (each referred to in this summary as an “Executive Optionee”) that is designed to incentivize their continued leadership of the Company over the long-term, or the Performance Option Awards. The key terms of the Performance Option Awards are set out below. The total number of the ordinary shares of the Company underlying each Performance Option Award is 2,028,385, divided equally among 12 separate tranches.
Equity Type. The Performance Option Awards are performance-based nonqualified stock options. The Executive Optionees will receive compensation from the Performance Option Awards only to the extent that the Company achieves the applicable performance milestones. The Performance Option Awards were not made under the Amended and Restated 2020 Plan or any other equity incentive plan.
Exercise Price. The exercise price of the Performance Option Awards is the $8.00 per share, which was the initial public offering price of the Company’s ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Global Market.

Award Vesting / Milestones. Each of the 12 tranches of the Performance Option Awards vests upon certification by the board of directors that each of the Market Capitalization Milestone (as defined below) for such tranche has been met. There are 12 Market Capitalization Milestones, each one requiring an incremental increase in the Company’s market capitalization. The first Market Capitalization Milestone is $500 million and increases in $500 million increments thereafter (each, a “Market Capitalization Milestone”). To meet all 12 Market Capitalization Milestones, the Company will have to add approximately $6 billion to its current market capitalization. Except in a change in control situation, measurement of the Market Capitalization Milestones is based on both (i) a six-calendar month trailing average of the Company’s share price as well as (ii) a 30-calendar day trailing average of the Company’s share price, in each case based on trading days only, and therefore requires sustained market capitalization appreciation to be met.
Term of Award / Post-Termination of Employment Exercise Period. The term of the Performance Option Awards is 10 years from the date of the grant, unless the Executive Optionee’s employment with the Company is terminated prior to such date. Accordingly, the Optionee has until the tenth anniversary of the date of the grant to exercise any portion of the award that has vested on or prior to such date, provided that he remains employed at the Company. Additionally, the Optionee has up to one year following the termination of his employment with the Company to exercise any portion of the award that vested prior to such termination, subject to any earlier expiration of the Performance Option Awards on the tenth anniversary of the date of the grant. Further, the award also may terminate earlier in connection with a change in control event of the Company, as described further below.
Post-Exercise Holding Period. The Executive Optionee must hold shares that he acquires upon exercise of the award for three years post-exercise (except for shares used to pay exercise price and tax withholdings, or in certain other limited circumstances described further below), or such other holding period as agreed by the board of directors and the Optionee in writing.
Employment Requirement for Continued Vesting. The Executive Optionee must continue to lead the Company’s management at the time each milestone is met in order for the corresponding tranche to vest under the Performance Option Award. Specifically, in the case of Charles Gillespie, he must be serving as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or any other full-time C-level officer of the Company as agreed by the board of directors and the Participant. In the case of Kevin McCrystle, he must be serving as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer or any other full-time C-level officer of the Company as agreed by the board of directors and the Participant.
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Termination of Employment. There will be no acceleration of vesting of the Performance Option Award if the employment of the Executive Optionee is terminated, or if he dies or becomes disabled. In other words, termination of the Optionee’s employment with the Company will preclude his ability to earn any then - unvested portion of the Performance Option Award following the date Executive of his termination. Vesting of the Performance Option Award will be suspended in the event of any leave of absence by the Optionee.
Change in Control of the Company. If the Company experiences a change in control event, such as a merger with or acquisition by another company, vesting under the Performance Option Award will not automatically accelerate. In a change in control situation, the achievement of the milestones will be based solely on the Market Capitalization Milestones, with the measurement of the Company’s market capitalization determined by the product of the total number of outstanding ordinary shares of the Company immediately before the change in control multiplied by the greater of the last closing price of a share of the Company ordinary shares before the effective time of the change in control or the per share price (plus the per share value of any other consideration) received by the Company’s shareholder in the change in control. The treatment of the award upon a change in control is intended to align the Executive Optionee’s interests with the Company’s other shareholders with respect to evaluating potential takeover offers.
Clawback. In the event of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements previously filed with the SEC, or the restated financial results, and if a lesser portion of the Performance Option Award would have vested based on the restated financial results, then the Company will require forfeiture (or repayment, as applicable) of the portion of the Performance Option Awards that would not have vested based on the restated financial results (less any amounts the Executive Optionee may have paid to the Company in exercising any forfeited awards). The Performance Option Awards also will be subject, if more stringent than the foregoing, to any current or future the Company’s clawback policy applicable to equity awards, provided that the policy does not discriminate solely against the Executive Optionee except as required by applicable law.
C.    BOARD PRACTICES
Board of Directors
Our board of directors currently consists of seven members. Our board of directors has determined that five of our seven directors, Susan Ball, Fredrik Burvall, Gregg Michaelson, Pär Sundberg, and Michael Quartieri, do not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of director and that each of these directors is “independent” as that term is defined under the rules of Nasdaq. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or senior management.
In accordance with our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, our board of directors is divided into three classes, each consisting of an equal number of directors to the maximum extent possible and serving for a three-year term. Each of our directors retires from office at the annual meeting at which their class’s term expires, but is eligible for reappointment by ordinary resolution at such annual general meeting. In each case where a director is re-appointed, the director shall be entitled to serve until the annual general meeting of shareholders three years later. At the third annual general meeting of shareholders, where a director is re-appointed, they shall be entitled to serve until the third annual general meeting falling after the third annual general meeting. At each succeeding annual general meeting following the third annual general meeting, directors shall be elected to serve for a term of three years to succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual general meeting. If a vacated office is not filled, the retiring director, if willing to act, shall be deemed to be re-elected, unless at the meeting a resolution is passed not to fill the vacancy or to elect another person in his or her place or unless the resolution to re-elect such director is put to the meeting and lost.
Our directors are divided among the three classes as follows:
▪the Class I directors are Susan Ball and Fredrik Burvall, and their terms will expire at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2025;
▪the Class II directors are Gregg Michaelson and Pär Sundberg, and their terms will expire at our annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2026; and
▪the Class III directors are Mark Blandford, Charles Gillespie and Michael Quartieri, and their terms will expire at our annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2024.
In addition, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association allow our board of directors to appoint directors, create new directorships or fill vacancies on our board of directors, for a term of office equal to the remaining period of the term of office of the director(s) whose office(s) have been vacated. The board has established an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee.
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Directors’ Service Contracts
There are no arrangements or understandings between us, on the one hand, and any of our directors, on the other hand, providing for benefits upon termination of their employment or service as directors of our company.
Audit Committee
Our audit committee currently consists of Susan Ball, Fredrik Burvall and Michael Quartieri. Susan Ball serves as the Chairperson of the audit committee.
Under the Nasdaq listing requirements and applicable SEC rules, the audit committee is required to have at least three members, all of whom must be independent, subject to exemptions available to foreign private issuers. All members of our audit committee meet the requirements for financial literacy under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq corporate governance rules. Our board of directors has determined that Susan Ball, Fredrik Burvall and Michael Quartieri are each an audit committee financial expert as defined by the SEC rules and each has the requisite financial sophistication as defined by Nasdaq corporate governance rules. Each of the members of the audit committee is “independent” as such term is defined in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act of 1934 and the Nasdaq listing requirements, which is different from the general test for independence of board and committee members.
Our audit committee assists our board of directors in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary obligations in matters involving our accounting, auditing, financial reporting, internal control and legal compliance functions by pre-approving the services performed by our independent accountants and reviewing their reports regarding our accounting practices and systems of internal control over financial reporting. Our audit committee also oversees the audit efforts of our independent accountants and takes those actions that it deems necessary to satisfy itself that the accountants are independent of management.
Our board of directors has adopted an audit committee charter that sets forth the responsibilities of the audit committee consistent with the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq rules, including the following:
▪oversight of our independent registered public accounting firm and recommending the engagement, compensation or termination of engagement of our independent registered public accounting firm to the board of directors;
▪recommending the engagement or termination of the person filling the office of our internal auditor;
▪recommending the terms of audit and non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm for pre-approval by our board of directors;
▪reviewing and discussing with the executive officers, the board of directors and the independent auditor our financial statements and our financial reporting process;
▪reviewing our compliance with laws and regulations, including major legal and regulatory initiatives, and also reviewing any major litigation or investigations against us that may have a material impact on our financial statements; and
▪approving or ratifying any related person transaction (as defined by applicable rules and regulations) in accordance with our applicable policies.
Compensation Committee
Our compensation committee currently consists of Susan Ball, Gregg Michaelson and Pär Sundberg. Pär Sundberg serves as the Chairperson of the compensation committee. All of the members of our compensation committee satisfy the independence requirements under the Nasdaq rules. The committee will recommend to the board of directors for determination the compensation of each of our executive officers and directors. Under SEC and Nasdaq rules, there are heightened independence standards for members of the compensation committee.
Our board of directors has adopted a compensation committee charter setting forth the responsibilities of the committee, which include:
▪the responsibilities set forth in the compensation policy; ▪reviewing and approving the granting of options and other incentive awards to the extent such authority is delegated by our board of directors; and
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▪reviewing, evaluating and making recommendations regarding the compensation and benefits for our non-employee directors.
Nominating and Governance Committee

Our nominating and governance committee currently consists of Susan Ball, Fredrik Burvall, and Pär Sundberg. Fredrik Burvall serves as the Chairperson of the nominating and governance committee. Our board of directors has adopted a nominating and governance committee charter that sets forth the responsibilities of the nominating and governance committee, which include:
▪overseeing and assisting our board in reviewing and recommending nominees for election as directors;
▪reviewing and evaluating the size and composition of our board of directors;
▪assessing the performance of the members of our board of directors; and
▪establishing and maintaining effective corporate governance policies and practices, including, but not limited to, developing and recommending to our board of directors a set of corporate governance guidelines applicable to our company.
Insurance and Indemnification of Directors and Officers
To the extent permitted by the Jersey Companies Law, we are empowered to indemnify our directors against any liability they incur by reason of their directorship. We have directors and officers liability insurance for the benefit of our office holders and pay all premiums thereunder to the fullest extent permitted by the Jersey Companies Law. We have entered into an indemnification agreement with each of our directors and executive officers.
Insofar as indemnification of liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our board of directors, executive officers, or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all of our directors and employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, controller or principal accounting officer, or other persons performing similar functions, which is a “code of ethics” as defined in Item 16B of Form 20-F promulgated by the SEC. The full text of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted on our website at www.gambling.com/corporate. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this annual report and is not incorporated by reference herein. If we make any amendment to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or grant any waivers, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website to the extent required by the rules and regulations of the SEC. Under Item 16B of the SEC’s Form 20-F, if a waiver or amendment of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and relates to standards promoting any of the values described in Item 16B(b) of Form 20-F, we are required to disclose such waiver or amendment on our website in accordance with the requirements of Instruction 4 to such Item 16B.
D.    EMPLOYEES
Our goal is to attract and retain highly qualified and motivated personnel. We promote diversity and equality in the workplace. As of December 31, 2023, over 57 different nationalities were represented in our workforce. We believe that we maintain a good working relationship with our employees, and we have not experienced any significant labor disputes.
Our employees in Finland are a party to the Collective Agreement of the IT Service Sector, dated March 3, 2023, a collective bargaining agreement entered into be certain technology industry employer and employee federations in Finland.
No employees outside of Finland are parties to any collective bargaining agreements or represented by labor unions.
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As of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Group had 489, 395 and 229 employees, respectively. The average number of employees, including executive and non-executive directors, during the year was as follows:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Executive director
Non-executive directors
Sales and marketing employees 284  191  96 
Technology employees 105  91  58 
General and administrative employees 55  57  25 
451  346  186 
The following table describes our average number of employees by geographic location:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Americas 182 136 49
Europe 269 210 137
451 346 186
E.    SHARE OWNERSHIP
The total number of ordinary shares beneficially owned by our directors and executive officers as of March 15, 2024 was 16,802,479, which represents 45% of our total shares. See table in “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions – Major Shareholders.”

F. DISCLOSURE OF A REGISTRANT’S ACTION TO RECOVER ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION

Not applicable

ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A.    MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our shares as of March 15, 2024 by (i) each person or entity known by us to beneficially own 5% or more of our outstanding shares; (ii) each of our directors and executive officers individually; and (iii) all of our executive officers and directors as a group.
Neither our major shareholders nor our directors and executive officers have different or special voting rights with respect to their ordinary shares.
The beneficial ownership of ordinary shares is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes any ordinary shares over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power, or the right to receive the economic benefit of ownership. For purposes of the table below, we deem shares subject to options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 15, 2024, to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the person holding the options for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of that person but we do not treat them as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all of our common shares. Except as otherwise indicated in the table below, addresses of named beneficial owners are c/o Gambling.com Group Limited, 22 Grenville Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX.
As of March 15, 2024, we had 13 holders of record of our ordinary shares, of which seven holders are in the United States. These shareholders held in the aggregate 76% of our outstanding ordinary shares. The number of record holders in the United States is not representative of the number of beneficial holders nor is it representative of where such beneficial holders are resident since many of these ordinary shares were held by brokers or other nominees.
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NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER NUMBER %
5% Shareholders:
Edison Partners IX, LP(1)
2,885,121 7.8  %
Executive officers and directors:
Mark Blandford(2)
9,465,372 25.6  %
Charles Gillespie(3)
5,036,956 13.6  %
Kevin McCrystle 1,285,927 3.5  %
Elias Mark 1,084,025 2.9  %
Ellen Monaghan 42,708 *
Susan Ball 93,292 *
Fredrik Burvall 87,309 *
Pär Sundberg 67,174 *
Michael Quartieri 24,700 *
All executive officers and directors as a group (9 persons): 17,187,463 46.0  %
(1)Based on information reported on a Schedule 13G/A filed on February 14, 2024, consists of 2,842,285 ordinary shares held by Edison Partners IX, LP. Edison IX GP LLC is the general partner of Edison Partners IX, LP and controls voting, dispositive and investment power with respect to the ordinary shares held by Edison Partners IX, LP. Christopher Sugden, Ryan Ziegler, Thomas Vander Schaaff, Michael Kopelman and Lenard Marcus are the managing members of Edison IX GP LLC, and Mr. Sugden is also the managing partner of Edison IX GP LLC. Each of Mr. Sugden, Mr. Ziegler, Mr. Vander Schaaff, Mr. Kopelman and Mr. Marcus may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the ordinary shares held by Edison Partners IX, LP and disclaims any such beneficial ownership other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly. The address for Edison Partners IX, LP is 281 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Additionally, Edison has 42,836 stock options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 15, 2024.
(2)Based on information reported on a schedule 13G/A filed on February 12, 2024, consists of (i) 1,422,536 ordinary shares held of record by Mr. Blandford and (ii) 8,000,000 ordinary shares held by Boatside Investments. Mr. Blandford controls voting, dispositive and investment power with respect to the ordinary shares held by Boatside Investments and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own the ordinary shares held by Boatside Investments. Additionally, Mr. Blandford has 42,836 stock options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 15, 2024.
(3)Based on information reported on a schedule 13G/A filed on February 12, 2024, consists of (i) 150,000 ordinary shares held of record by Mr. Gillespie and (ii) 4,886,956 ordinary shares held by Praetorium Limited. Mr. Gillespie controls voting, dispositive and investment power with respect to the ordinary shares held by Praetorium Limited and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own the ordinary shares held by Praetorium Limited.

B.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Our policy is to enter into transactions with related parties on terms that, on the whole, are no more favorable, or no less favorable, than those available from unaffiliated third parties. Based on our experience in the business sectors in which we operate and the terms of our transactions with unaffiliated third parties, we believe that all of the transactions described below met this policy standard at the time they occurred.
For more information on our related party transactions, refer to Note 23 to our consolidated financial statements included at the end of this annual report.
Agreements with Directors and Officers

Executive engagement agreements. We are party to amended and restated executive engagement agreements with Messrs. Gillespie and McCrystle, and an executive engagement agreement with Mr. Mark (collectively, the “executive engagement agreements”). The executive engagement agreements continue until terminated in accordance with their terms, subject to the payment of severance by the Company upon termination of engagement in certain circumstances. The executive engagement agreements also include customary restrictive covenants, including non-competition and non-solicitation covenants, in relation to our business and employees.
Indemnification and insurance. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association permit us to indemnify and insure certain of our office holders to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of Jersey. We have entered into an indemnification agreement with each of our directors and executive officers as of the date of this annual report.
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See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees – Board Practices” for additional details.
For more information on our related party transactions, refer to Note 23 to our consolidated financial statements included at the end of this annual report.
C.    INTERESTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A.    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Please see “Item 18. Financial Statements” for a list of the financial statements filed with this annual report.
B.    SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
We are not aware of any significant changes other than what has been discussed in other parts of this annual report. Please refer to "Note 25 – Events After the Reporting Period” to our consolidated financial statements beginning on page F-1 for a discussion of subsequent events.
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
A.    OFFER AND LISTING DETAILS
Our ordinary shares are currently listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “GAMB”.
B.    PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Not applicable.
C.    MARKETS
Our ordinary shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “GAMB” on July 23, 2021.
D.    SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
Not applicable.
E.    DILUTION
Not applicable.
F.    EXPENSES OF THE ISSUE
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A.    SHARE CAPITAL
Not applicable.
B.    MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
The information set forth in our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-257403), as amended, originally filed with the SEC on June 25, 2021 and declared effective by the SEC on July 22, 2021, under the headings “Description of Share Capital” is incorporated herein by reference.
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities
U.S. laws do not necessarily extend either to us or our officers or directors. We are organized under the laws of Jersey. Many of our directors and officers reside outside of the United States. Substantially all the assets of both us and our directors and officers are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for investors to effect service of process on either us or our officers and directors within the United States, or to enforce against these persons or us, either inside or outside the United States, a judgment obtained in a U.S. court predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities or other laws of the United States or any U.S. state.
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We have appointed GDC America, Inc., as our agent to receive service of process with respect to any action brought against us in the United States under the federal securities laws of the United States or of the laws of any state of the United States.
A judgment of a U.S. court is not directly enforceable in Jersey, but constitutes a cause of action which will be enforced by Jersey courts provided that:
▪the applicable U.S. courts had jurisdiction over the case, as recognized under Jersey law;
▪the judgment is given on the merits and is final, conclusive and non-appealable;
▪the judgment relates to the payment of a sum of money, not being taxes, fines or similar governmental penalties;
▪the defendant is not immune under the principles of public international law;
▪the same matters at issue in the case were not previously the subject of a judgment or disposition in a separate court;
▪the judgment was not obtained by fraud or duress and was not based on a clear mistake of fact; and
▪the recognition and enforcement of the judgment is not contrary to public policy in Jersey, including observance of the principles of what are called “natural justice,” which among other things require that documents in the U.S. proceeding were properly served on the defendant and that the defendant was given the right to be heard and represented by counsel in a free and fair trial before an impartial tribunal.
It is the policy of Jersey courts to award compensation for the loss or damage actually sustained by the person to whom the compensation is awarded. Although the award of punitive damages is generally unknown to the Jersey legal system that does not mean that awards of punitive damages are not necessarily contrary to public policy. Whether a judgment was contrary to public policy depends on the facts of each case. Exorbitant, unconscionable, or excessive awards will generally be contrary to public policy. Moreover, if a US court gives a judgment for multiple damages against a qualifying defendant the amount which may be payable by such defendant may be limited by virtue of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980, an Act of the U.K. extended to Jersey by the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 (Jersey) Order, 1983, which provides that such qualifying defendant may be able to recover such amount paid by it as represents the excess of such multiple damages over the sum assessed as compensation by the court that gave the judgment. A “qualifying defendant” for these purposes is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, a body corporate incorporated in the U.K., Jersey or other territory for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible or a person carrying on business in Jersey.
Jersey courts cannot enter into the merits of the foreign judgment and cannot act as a court of appeal or review over the foreign courts. In addition, a plaintiff who is not resident in Jersey may be required to provide a security bond in advance to cover the potential of the expected costs of any case initiated in Jersey. In addition, we have been further advised by our legal counsel in Jersey, that it is uncertain as to whether the courts of Jersey would entertain original actions based on U.S. federal or state securities laws, or enforce judgments from U.S. courts against us or our officers and directors which originated from actions alleging civil liability under U.S. federal or state securities laws.=
C.    MATERIAL CONTRACTS
Roto Sports Stock Purchase Agreement

On December 13, 2021, we and GDC America, Inc. (“GDC America”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Roto Sports Purchase Agreement”), by and among Peter Schoenke, Herbert Ilk, Jeffrey Erickson, Timothy Schuler, and Christopher Liss (each, a “Seller” and, collectively, the “Sellers”). The Sellers were the sole shareholders of Roto Sports, a California corporation, owner and operator of RotoWire.com, a provider of expert fantasy sports news and advice. The Transaction closed in January 2022.

Pursuant to the Roto Sports Purchase Agreement, GDC America acquired from the Sellers all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Roto Sports (the "Transaction"). The total consideration for the Transaction was $26.6 million (subject to adjustments for (i) the working capital, cash, and indebtedness of Roto Sports at closing), and (ii) any transaction expenses of Roto Sports or the Sellers (to the extent unpaid at closing) payable in three tranches of cash and, at the Company's election, unregistered ordinary shares of the Company ("Parent Shares").
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The aggregate cash portion of the purchase price was paid with cash on hand. The remaining portions of the purchase price was paid on the first and second anniversaries of the closing of the Transaction.
The Roto Sports Purchase Agreement contains representations, warranties, covenants, and indemnities of each party customary for a transaction of this nature.
The foregoing description of the Roto Sports Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.5 to our annual report. The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement.
NDCH Share Purchase Agreement
On January 31, 2022, we entered into a share purchase agreement (the "NDCH Purchase Agreement") by and among our wholly owned subsidiary GDC Malta Limited (“GDC Malta”), the shareholders of NDC Holding Limited (“NDCH”), a private company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and publisher of BonusFinder.com, a performance marketing business focused on the online gambling industry in North America, and Finder Media B.V., pursuant to which we acquired NDCH through GDC Malta.
Under the terms of the NDCH Purchase Agreement, we paid NDC Media shareholders an aggregate purchase price of EUR 12.5 million ($13.9 million), of which EUR 10 million ($11.1 million) was paid in cash (subject to adjustments for cash, working capital, and indebtedness, among other factors), with cash on hand and EUR 2.5 million ($2.8 million) in newly issued, unregistered ordinary shares. NDC Media shareholders may benefit from an additional payment of up to a maximum of EUR 19.0 million ($21.9 million) to be paid in 2023 based on their financial performance during 2022, and a further potential payment of up to EUR 28.5 million ($32.8 million) to be paid in 2024 based on their financial performance during 2023, subject to such shareholder not being a "bad actor" (as such term is defined in the NDCH Purchase Agreement) at the point in time when such a payment is due. We have the option to pay up to 50% of each of the earnout payments in unregistered ordinary shares. A conversion rate of 1.1138 EUR to USD (the Central Bank reference rate on January 28, 2022) was used.

In April 2023, the Company settled contingent consideration totaling an aggregate of $20,090 of which $10,178 was paid in cash and $9,912 was paid in ordinary shares of the Group.

On June 30, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with the former shareholders of NDCH which modified terms of the original share purchase agreement relating to the remaining earnout payment. The agreement terminated the earn-out period early, effective as of June 30, 2023. The agreement provided that fixed consideration of EUR18,000 will be paid in two installments, (i) EUR5,000 was paid on July 7, 2023 (see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements), and (ii) EUR13,000 is payable on April 30, 2024. The Company has the option, but not the obligation, to pay up to 50% of the EUR13,000 payment described in clause (ii) in unregistered ordinary shares.

The foregoing description of the NDCH Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.6 to this annual report. The foregoing description of the NDCH Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the NDCH Purchase Agreement.

Wells Fargo Credit Agreement

On March 19, 2024, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, GDC Media Limited, GDC America, Inc., and Roto Sports, Inc., as borrowers, and the Company, as guarantor, entered into a credit agreement (the “Wells Fargo Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as lender. The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement provides for a three-year $25.0 million term loan (the “Term Loan”) and a $25.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loan, the “Wells Fargo Credit Facility”). Subject to the approval of Wells Fargo, the term loan commitments or revolving commitments may be incrementally increased by up to $10 million in the aggregate. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility mature on March 19, 2027.

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The proceeds from the Wells Fargo Credit Facility, which is available in multi-currency drawdowns, are expected to be used for to be used for working capital, to settle deferred consideration, for permitted acquisitions, and for general corporate purposes and other permitted uses.

The borrowers may designate each loan under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility as a (1) “Base Rate Loan”, (2) a “Term SOFR Loan”, (3) a “Eurocurrency Rate Loan” or (4) a “Daily Simple RFR Loan.” A Base Rate Loan bears interest at (i) the highest of (a) a Prime Rate, (b) Federal Funds rate plus 0.50% and (c) Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Finance Rate (“SOFR”) for one-month tenor plus 1.00%, (ii) plus an applicable margin of 2.5% per annum (the “Applicable Margin”). A Term SOFR Loan bears interest at a rate of SOFR Rate plus 0.10% plus the Applicable Margin. A Eurocurrency Rate Loan bears interest at an Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate plus the Applicable Margin. A Daily Simple RFR Loan bears interest at an Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

The borrowers may prepay the Term Loan, and borrow, prepay and reborrow loans under the Revolving Credit Facility, without premium or penalty, subject to customary breakage costs for certain types of loans. The principal amount of the outstanding loans under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility, together with accrued and unpaid interest, is due on the maturity date. The borrower also obligated to pay other customary fees for a credit facility of this size and type.

The obligations under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the wholly subsidiaries that are borrowers under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement.

The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement requires the borrowers to comply with a maximum leverage ratio not greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and a minimum liquidity requirement. Additionally, the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement contains customary negative covenants, including covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, create or incur liens, incur indebtedness, pay dividends or distributions on their capital stock, effect certain mergers, make investments, sell or otherwise dispose of assets and enter into transactions with affiliates, in each case subject to customary exceptions for a credit facility of this size and type.

The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement includes customary events of default, and customary rights and remedies upon the occurrence of any event of default thereunder, including rights to accelerate the loans, terminate the commitments thereunder and realize upon the collateral securing the obligations under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.8 to this annual report.

Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement

On March 21, 2024, our wholly owned subsidiaries, GDC Media Limited and GDC UKGB Limited, as purchasers, and the Company, as guarantor, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement”) with XLMedia PLC and XL Media Publishing Limited, as sellers, to acquire Freebets.com and related assets (the “Freebets.com Assets”). Closing of the acquisition of the Freebets.com Assets is expected to occur at the beginning of April 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.

We will acquire these assets for a total consideration of between $37.5 million and $42.5 million, consisting of $20.0 million to be paid at closing, $10 million to be paid on the date of the six-month anniversary of closing, and between $7.5 million and $12.5 million to be paid on the one-year anniversary date of closing, subject to revenue performance of the Freebets.com Assets during the remainder of 2024.

If the Freebets.com Assets generate less than 75% of a target revenue amount from April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, then no additional amount in excess of $7.5 million is required to be paid to the sellers on the one-year anniversary date. If the Freebets.com Assets generate between 75% and 100% of such target revenue amount, then the sellers will be entitled to receive additional consideration on the one-year anniversary date between $0 and $5.0 million on a linear scale based on such additional revenue generated.
The Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and covenants by each party. Both parties are obligated, subject to certain limitations, to indemnify the other under the Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement for certain customary and other specified matters, including breaches of representations and warranties, breaches of covenants and for certain liabilities and third-party claims.
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The foregoing description of the Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.9 to this annual report.

D.    EXCHANGE CONTROLS
There is no law, governmental decree or regulation in Jersey that restricts the export or import of capital, or which would affect the remittance of dividends or other payments by the Company to non-resident holders of the Company’s Ordinary Shares, other than withholding tax requirements.

E.    TAXATION
The following description is not intended to constitute a complete analysis of all tax consequences relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares. You should consult your own tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of your particular situation, as well as any tax consequences that may arise under the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction.
Jersey Tax Considerations
This summary of Jersey taxation issues can only provide a general overview of this area and it is not a description of all the tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to invest in the Company.
The following summary of the anticipated treatment of the Company and holders of ordinary shares (other than residents of Jersey) is based on Jersey taxation law and practice as it is understood to apply at the date of this document and may be subject to any changes in Jersey law occurring after such date. It does not constitute legal or tax advice and does not address all aspects of Jersey tax law and practice (including such tax law and practice as it applies to any land or building situate in Jersey). Legal advice should be taken with regard to individual circumstances. Prospective investors in our ordinary shares should consult their professional advisers on the implications of acquiring, buying, selling or otherwise disposing of ordinary shares in the Company under the laws of any jurisdiction in which they may be liable to taxation.
Shareholders should note that tax law and interpretation can change and that, in particular, the levels and basis of, and reliefs from, taxation may change and may alter the benefits of investment in the Company.
Any person who is in any doubt about their tax position or who is subject to taxation in a jurisdiction other than Jersey should consult their own professional adviser.
Company Residence
Under the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961 (as amended), or the Tax Law, the Company will not be regarded as a resident in Jersey under Article 123(1) of the Tax Law, provided that (and for so long as) it satisfies the conditions set out in that provision, in which case the Company will not (except as noted below) be liable to Jersey income tax.
Under the Tax Law, the Company shall be regarded as a resident in Jersey if it is incorporated under the Jersey Companies Law unless:
▪its business is centrally managed and controlled outside Jersey in a country or territory where the highest rate at which any company may be charged to tax on any part of its income is 10% or higher; and
▪the Company is resident for tax purposes in that country or territory.
Summary
Under current Jersey law, there are no capital gains, capital transfer, gift, wealth or inheritance taxes, or any death or estate duties. No capital or stamp duty is levied in Jersey on the issue, conversion, redemption, or transfer of ordinary shares. On the death of an individual holder of ordinary shares (whether or not such individual was domiciled in Jersey), duty at rates of up to 0.75% of the value of the relevant ordinary shares may be payable on the registration of any Jersey probate or letters of administration which may be required in order to transfer, convert, redeem, or make payments in respect of, ordinary shares held by a deceased individual sole shareholder, subject to a cap of £100,000.
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Income Tax—The Company
In respect of any period for which the Company is tax resident in a jurisdiction other than Jersey:
Provided that (and for so long as) it satisfies the conditions set out in Article 123(1) of the Tax Law so as to not be resident for tax in Jersey, the Company will not (except as noted below) be liable to Jersey income tax.
If the Company derives any income from the ownership, exploitation or disposal of land/property in Jersey or the trade of importing or supplying hydrocarbon oil to or in Jersey, such income will be subject to Jersey income tax at the rate of 20 per cent. It is not expected that the Company will derive any such income.
In respect of any period for which the Company is tax resident in Jersey:
The general rate of income tax under the Tax Law on the profits of companies regarded as resident in Jersey or having a permanent establishment in Jersey is 0%, or zero tax rating. Certain exceptions from zero tax rating apply, namely:
(1)companies which are regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission under certain sections of the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, the Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991, or the Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law 1988, shall be subject to income tax at a rate of 10%, (these companies are defined as “financial services companies” in the Tax Law);
(2)specifically identified utility companies shall be subject to income tax at a rate of 20%, (these companies are defined as “utility companies” in the Tax Law); and
(3)any income derived from the ownership or disposal of land in Jersey shall be subject to income tax at a rate of 20%.
Income Tax—Shareholders
Persons holding ordinary shares who are not resident for taxation purposes in Jersey will be exempt from Jersey income tax on dividends from the Company.
Shareholders who are resident for income tax purposes in Jersey will be subject to income tax in Jersey at the standard rate of 20% on any dividends paid on ordinary shares held by them or on their behalf and income tax may be withheld by the Company on payment of any such dividends.
Article 134A of the Tax Law contains a general anti-avoidance provision, which in the view of the Taxes Office may be utilized, in certain circumstances, in respect of individuals who are resident in Jersey and who invest in capital investments, where the main or one of the main purposes of the investment is the avoidance of tax.
Withholding Tax—The Company
For so long as the Company is rated for tax, or is not deemed to be resident for tax purposes in Jersey, no withholding in respect of Jersey taxation will be required on payments in respect of the ordinary shares to any holder of the ordinary shares not resident in Jersey.
Stamp Duty
In Jersey, no stamp duty is levied on the issue or transfer of the ordinary shares (unless there is any element of Jersey residential property being transferred, in which case a land transaction tax may apply pursuant to the Taxation (Land Transactions) (Jersey) Law 2009) except that stamp duty is payable on Jersey grants of probate and letters of administration, which will generally be required to transfer ordinary shares on the death of a holder of such ordinary shares if such holder was entered as the holder of the shares on the register maintained in Jersey. In the case of a grant of probate or letters of administration, stamp duty is levied according to the size of the estate (wherever situated in respect of a holder of ordinary shares domiciled in Jersey, or situated in Jersey in respect of a holder of ordinary shares domiciled outside Jersey) and is payable on a sliding scale at a rate of up to 0.75% on the value of an estate with a maximum value of £13,360,000. The rules for joint holders and holdings through a nominee are different and advice relating to this form of holding should be obtained from a professional adviser.
Jersey does not otherwise levy taxes upon capital, inheritances, capital gains or gifts nor are there otherwise estate duties.
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Goods and Services Tax
Pursuant to the Goods and Services Tax (Jersey) Law 2007, or GST Law, a tax rate which is currently 5% applies to the supply of goods and services, unless the supply is regarded as exempt or zero rated, or the relevant supplier or recipient of such goods and services is registered as an “international services entity.”
A company must register for GST if its turnover is greater than £300,000 in any 12 month period, and will then need to charge GST to its customers. Companies can also choose to register voluntarily.
A company may apply to be registered as an International Services Entity, or ISE, if it mainly serves non-Jersey residents. By virtue of a company being an ISE, it will not have to register for GST, will not charge GST on its supplies, and will not be charged GST on its purchases.
The Company is an ISE within the meaning of the GST Law, as it satisfies the requirements of the Goods and Services Tax (International Services Entities) (Jersey) Regulations 2008, as amended. As long as it continues to be such an entity, a supply of goods or of a service made by or to the Company shall not be a taxable supply for the purposes of the GST Law.
Substance Legislation
With effect from January 1, 2019, Jersey implemented legislation to meet EU demands for companies to have substance in certain circumstances. Broadly, part of the legislation is intended to apply to holding companies managed and controlled in Jersey.
The summary of certain Jersey tax issues is based on the laws and regulations in force as of the date of this document and may be subject to any changes in Jersey laws occurring after such date. Legal advice should be taken with regard to individual circumstances. Any person who is in any doubt as to his/her tax position or where he/she is resident, or otherwise subject to taxation, in a jurisdiction other than the United States, the United Kingdom, and Jersey, should consult his/her professional adviser.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following is a description of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares by U.S. Holders (as defined below). This description addresses only the U.S. federal income tax consequences to holders that are initial purchasers of our ordinary shares pursuant to the offering and that will hold such ordinary shares as capital assets (generally, assets held for investment). This description does not address tax considerations applicable to holders that may be subject to special tax rules, including, without limitation:
▪banks, financial institutions or insurance companies;
▪real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies or grantor trusts;
▪brokers, dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies;
▪tax-exempt entities or organizations, including an “individual retirement account” or “Roth IRA” as defined in Section 408 or 408A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the Code, respectively;
▪certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States;
▪persons that received our shares as compensation for the performance of services;
▪persons that will hold our shares as part of a “hedging,” “integrated” or “conversion” transaction or as a position in a “straddle” for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
▪partnerships (including entities classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or other pass-through entities, or holders that will hold our shares through such an entity;
▪S corporations;
▪holders whose “functional currency” is not the U.S. dollar; or
▪holders that own directly, indirectly or constructively 10% or more of the voting power or value of our shares.
Moreover, this description does not address the U.S. federal estate, gift or alternative minimum tax consequences, or any state, local or foreign tax consequences, of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares.
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This description is based on the Code, existing, proposed and temporary U.S. Treasury Regulations and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, in each case as in effect and available on the date hereof. All of the foregoing is subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the tax consequences described below. There can be no assurances that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, will not take a different position concerning the tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares or that such a position would not be sustained. Holders should consult their tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing of our ordinary shares in their particular circumstances.
For purposes of this description, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of our ordinary shares that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is:
▪an individual that is a citizen or resident of the Unites States;
▪a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the Unites States or any state thereof, including the District of Columbia;
▪an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
▪a trust if such trust has validly elected to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes or if (1) a court within the Unites States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and (2) one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of the substantial decisions of such trust.
If a partnership (or any other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds our ordinary shares, the tax treatment of a partner in such partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Such a partner or partnership should consult its tax advisor as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences of acquiring, owning and disposing of our ordinary shares in its particular circumstance.
You should consult your tax advisor with respect to the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of acquiring, owning and disposing of our ordinary shares.
Distributions
Subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations,” if you are a U.S. Holder, the gross amount of any distribution made to you with respect to our ordinary shares before reduction for any non-U.S. taxes withheld therefrom, other than certain distributions, if any, of our ordinary shares distributed pro rata to all our shareholders, generally will be included in your income as dividend income to the extent such distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. To the extent that the amount of any distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles, it will be treated first as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of your adjusted tax basis in our ordinary shares and thereafter as either long-term or short-term capital gain depending upon whether the U.S. Holder has held our ordinary shares for more than one year as of the time such distribution is received. However, because we do not expect to maintain calculations of our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles, U.S. Holders should expect that the entire amount of any distribution generally will be reportable as dividend income. Subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations,” non-corporate U.S. Holders may qualify for the preferential rates of taxation with respect to dividends on ordinary shares applicable to long-term capital gains (i.e., gains from the sale of capital assets held for more than one year), provided that certain conditions are met, including the absence of certain risk reduction transactions. In addition, some corporate U.S. Holders may be entitled to a dividends received deduction. The dividends will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction available to corporations in respect of dividends received from other U.S. corporations.
Subject to certain conditions and limitations, any non-U.S. taxes withheld on dividends, if any, will be treated as foreign income tax eligible for deduction from your taxable income or credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability. If you are a U.S. Holder, dividends paid to you with respect to our ordinary shares will generally be treated as foreign source income, which may be relevant in calculating your foreign tax credit limitation. However, for periods in which we are a “U.S.-owned foreign corporation,” a portion of dividends paid by us may be treated as U.S. source solely for purposes of the foreign tax credit.
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We would be treated as a U.S.-owned foreign corporation if 50% or more of the total value or total voting power of our shares are owned, directly, indirectly or constructively by U.S. persons. In general, U.S.-owned foreign corporations with less than 10% of earnings and profits attributable to sources within the United States are excepted from these rules. Accordingly, for periods in which we are a U.S.-owned foreign corporation, if 10% or more of our earnings and profits are attributable to sources within the United States, then a portion of the dividends paid on our ordinary shares allocated to our U.S. source earnings and profits will be treated as U.S. source, and, as such, the ability of a U.S. Holder to claim a foreign tax credit for any non-U.S. withholding taxes payable in respect of our dividends may be limited. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors about the impact of, and any exception available to, the special sourcing rule described in this paragraph, and the desirability of making, and the method of making, such an election.
The limitation on foreign taxes eligible for credit is calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income. For this purpose, dividends that we distribute generally should constitute “passive category income.” A foreign tax credit for foreign taxes imposed on distributions may be denied if you do not satisfy certain minimum holding period requirements. The rules relating to the determination of the foreign tax credit are complex, and you should consult your tax advisor to determine whether and to what extent you will be entitled to this credit.
Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Ordinary Shares
Subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations,” if you are a U.S. Holder, you generally will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our ordinary shares equal to the difference between the amount realized on such sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and your adjusted tax basis in our ordinary shares, and such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. If any non-U.S. taxes are imposed on the sale, exchange or other disposition of our ordinary shares, a U.S. Holder’s amount realized will include the gross amount of the proceeds before deduction of any such non-U.S. taxes. The adjusted tax basis in an ordinary share generally will be equal to the cost of such ordinary share. If you are a non-corporate U.S. Holder, capital gain from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of ordinary shares is generally eligible for a preferential rate of taxation applicable to capital gains, provided that your holding period for such ordinary shares exceeds one year (i.e., such gain is long-term capital gain). The deductibility of capital losses for U.S. federal income tax purposes is subject to limitations under the Code.
Any gain or loss that a U.S. Holder recognizes from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our ordinary shares generally will be treated as U.S. source income or loss for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. Accordingly, because you may use foreign tax credits to offset only the portion of U.S. federal income tax liability that is attributed to foreign source income, you may be unable to claim a foreign tax credit with respect to non-U.S. taxes, if any, imposed on gains from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our ordinary shares. You should consult your tax advisor as to whether any non-U.S. taxes, if any, imposed on gains may be creditable against your U.S. federal income tax on foreign-source income from other sources.
Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations
A non-U.S. corporation will generally be classified as a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes in any taxable year in which, after applying certain look-through rules with respect to the income and assets of subsidiaries, either:
▪at least 75% of its gross income is “passive income”; or
▪on average at least 50% of the gross value of its assets, determined on a quarterly basis, is attributable to assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income.
Although PFIC status is determined on an annual basis and generally cannot be determined until the end of the taxable year, based on current estimates of our gross income, gross assets and the nature of our business, we do not believe we were a PFIC for the 2022 taxable year, and we do not expect to become a PFIC for our current taxable year or in the foreseeable future. However, because the PFIC determination is highly fact intensive and made at the end of each taxable year, it is possible that we may be a PFIC for the current or any future taxable year or that the IRS may challenge our determination concerning our PFIC status. Because of the uncertainties involved in establishing our PFIC status, our U.S. counsel expresses no opinion regarding our PFIC status, and also expresses no opinion with respect to our predictions or past determinations regarding our PFIC status.
If we are a PFIC in any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder owns ordinary shares, such U.S. Holder could be liable for additional taxes and interest charges upon (1) a distribution paid during a taxable year that is greater than 125% of the average annual distributions paid in the three preceding taxable years, or, if shorter, the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares, and (2) any gain recognized on a sale, exchange or other taxable disposition, including a pledge, of the ordinary shares, whether or not we continue to be a PFIC.
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In these circumstances, the tax will be determined by allocating such distribution or gain ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares. The amount allocated to the current taxable year (i.e., the year in which the distribution occurs or the gain is recognized) and any year prior to the first taxable year in which we are a PFIC will be taxed as ordinary income earned in the current taxable year. The amount allocated to other taxable years will be taxed at the highest marginal rates in effect for individuals or corporations, as applicable, to ordinary income for each such taxable year, and an interest charge, generally applicable to underpayments of tax, will be added to the tax. If we are a PFIC for any year during which a U.S. Holder holds the ordinary shares, we must generally continue to be treated as a PFIC by that holder for all succeeding years during which the U.S. Holder holds the ordinary shares, unless we cease to meet the requirements for PFIC status and the U.S. Holder makes a “deemed sale” election with respect to the ordinary shares. If such election is made, the U.S. Holder will be deemed to have sold the ordinary shares it holds at their fair market value on the last day of the last taxable year in which we qualified as a PFIC, and any gain from such deemed sale would be subject to the consequences described above. After the deemed sale election, the U.S. Holder’s ordinary shares with respect to which the deemed sale election was made will not be treated as shares in a PFIC, unless we subsequently again become a PFIC.
If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds the ordinary shares and one of our non-U.S. subsidiaries is also a PFIC (i.e., a lower-tier PFIC), such U.S. Holder would be treated as owning a proportionate amount (by value) of the shares of the lower-tier PFIC and would be subject to the rules described above on certain distributions by the lower-tier PFIC and a disposition of shares of the lower-tier PFIC, even though such U.S. Holder would not receive the proceeds of those distributions or dispositions. Each U.S. Holder is advised to consult its tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to any of our subsidiaries.
The tax consequences that would apply if we were a PFIC would be different from those described above if a timely and valid “mark-to-market” election is made by a U.S. Holder for the ordinary shares held by such U.S. Holder (but not with respect to lower-tier PFIC). An electing U.S. Holder generally would take into account as ordinary income each year, the excess of the fair market value of the ordinary shares held at the end of the taxable year over the adjusted tax basis of such ordinary shares. The U.S. Holder would also take into account, as an ordinary loss each year, the excess of the adjusted tax basis of such ordinary shares over their fair market value at the end of the taxable year, but only to the extent of the excess of amounts previously included in income over ordinary losses deducted in prior years as a result of the mark-to-market election. The U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the ordinary shares would be adjusted to reflect any income or loss recognized as a result of the mark-to-market election. Any gain from a sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of the ordinary shares in any taxable year in which we are a PFIC would be treated as ordinary income and any loss from such sale, exchange or other taxable disposition would be treated first as ordinary loss (to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains previously included in income) and thereafter as capital loss. If, after having been a PFIC for a prior taxable year, we cease to be classified as a PFIC, the U.S. Holder would not be required to take into account any latent gain or loss in the manner described above and any gain or loss recognized on the sale or exchange of the ordinary shares would be classified as a capital gain or loss.
A mark-to-market election is available to a U.S. Holder only for “marketable stock.” Generally, ordinary shares will be considered marketable stock if it is “regularly traded” on a “qualified exchange” within the meaning of applicable Treasury Regulations. A class of stock is regularly traded during any calendar year during which such class of stock is traded, other than in de minimis quantities, on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter. The ordinary shares will be marketable stock as long as they remain listed on a qualified exchange, such as Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange, and are regularly traded. A mark-to-market election will not apply to the ordinary shares for any taxable year during which we are not a PFIC, but will remain in effect with respect to any subsequent taxable year in which we become a PFIC. Such election will not apply to any subsidiary that we own. Accordingly, a U.S. Holder may continue to be subject to the PFIC rules with respect to any lower-tier PFICs notwithstanding the U.S. Holder’s mark-to-market election for the ordinary shares.
The tax consequences that would apply if we were a PFIC would also be different from those described above if a U.S. Holder were able to make a valid “qualified electing fund,” or QEF, election. As we do not expect to provide U.S. Holders with the information required in order to permit a QEF election, prospective investors should assume that a QEF election will not be available.
Each U.S. Holder who is a shareholder of a PFIC must file an annual information report on IRS Form 8621 containing such information as the U.S. Treasury Department may require. The failure to file IRS Form 8621 could result in the imposition of penalties and the extension of the statute of limitations with respect to U.S. federal income tax.
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The U.S. federal income tax rules relating to PFICs are very complex. Prospective U.S. investors are strongly urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the impact of these rules on the purchase, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares, the consequences to them of an investment in a PFIC, any elections available with respect to the ordinary shares and the IRS information reporting obligations with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the ordinary shares.
Medicare Tax
Certain U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts are subject to a 3.8% tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income,” which may include all or a portion of their dividend income and net gains from the disposition of ordinary shares. Each U.S. Holder that is an individual, estate or trust is urged to consult its tax advisors regarding the applicability of the Medicare tax to its income and gains in respect of its investment in our ordinary shares.
Backup Withholding Tax and Information Reporting Requirements
U.S. backup withholding tax and information reporting requirements may apply to certain payments to certain holders of stock. Information reporting generally will apply to payments of dividends on, and to proceeds from the sale or redemption of, our ordinary shares made within the Unites States, or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, to a holder of our ordinary shares, other than an exempt recipient (including a payee that is not a U.S. person that provides an appropriate certification and certain other persons). A payor will be required to withhold backup withholding tax from any payments of dividends on, or the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, ordinary shares within the Unites States, or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, to a holder, other than an exempt recipient, if such holder fails to furnish its correct taxpayer identification number or otherwise fails to comply with, or establish an exemption from, such backup withholding requirements. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a credit against the beneficial owner’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, and any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be refunded, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
Foreign Asset Reporting
Certain U.S. Holders who are individuals are required to report information relating to an interest in our ordinary shares, subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for shares held in accounts maintained by U.S. financial institutions) by filing IRS Form 8938 (Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets) with their federal income tax return. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding their information reporting obligations, if any, with respect to their ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares.
The above description is not intended to constitute a complete analysis of all tax consequences relating to acquisition, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares. You should consult your tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of your particular situation.
F.    DIVIDENDS AND PAYING AGENTS
Not applicable.
G.    STATEMENT BY EXPERTS
Not applicable.
H.    DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers, and under those requirements we file reports with the SEC. Those reports or may be inspected without charge at the locations described below.
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from reporting under short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file annual, quarterly and current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as United States companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. However, we will file with the SEC, within 120 days after the end of each subsequent fiscal year, or such applicable time as required by the SEC, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm. We also intend to furnish certain other material information, including unaudited quarterly financial information, to the SEC on Form 6-K.
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The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings through its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system. All our Exchange Act reports and other SEC filings will be available through the EDGAR system. You may also access information about GAMB through our corporate website https://www.gambling.com/corporate. The information contained in both websites is not incorporated by reference into this annual report.
I.    SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION
Not applicable.
J. ANNUAL REPORT TO SECURITY HOLDERS

Not applicable.
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our operations are exposed to a variety of financial risks: market and currency risk, interest rate risk, contractual risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. Our overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimize potential adverse effects on our financial performance.
Risk management is carried out by management under policies approved by our board of directors. Management identifies and evaluates financial risks in close cooperation with our operating segment. Our board of directors provides principles for overall risk management, as well as policies covering specific areas, such as interest rate risk, non-derivative financial instruments and investment of excess liquidity.
Similar to other businesses, we are exposed to risks that arise from our use of financial instruments. Further quantitative information in respect of these risks is presented throughout our consolidated financial statements.
Market and Currency Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss that may arise from changes in market factors such as interest rates and foreign exchange rates.
We have exposure to foreign currency risk. Sales invoicing to customers is primarily in EUR, USD and GBP amounts, and the majority of outgoing payments are in EUR and USD payments. Our cash balances are primarily in USD.
We carefully monitor exchange rate fluctuations and review their impact on our net assets and position. Exchange rates are negotiated with our main provider of banking services as and when needed. We do not enter into any derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to foreign currency risk.
The carrying amount of our foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities and details of the exposure as at December 31, 2023 and 2022 are shown in Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.
Transaction exposure relates to business transactions denominated in foreign currency required by operations (purchasing and selling) and/or financing (interest and amortization). Translation exposure relates to net investments in foreign operations.
We have continued to see increased inflation and interest rates. The scale and duration of these developments remain uncertain and could impact our earnings and cash flow. As part of our risk management process, we are closely monitoring the situation, including factors as outlined in “Note 3 – Risk Management” to the 2023 consolidated financial statements as it relates to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Transaction Exposure Sensitivity
In most cases, our customers are billed in their respective local currency. Major payments, such as salaries, consultancy fees, and rental fees are settled in local currencies.
The table below shows the immediate impact on net income before tax of a 10% strengthening in the closing exchange rate of significant currencies to which we had exposure for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. The impact on net income or loss is due primarily to monetary assets and liabilities in a transactional currency other than the functional currency of the entity. The sensitivity associated with a 10% weakening of a particular currency would be equal and opposite.
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This assumes that each currency moves in isolation.
Increase (Decrease) in Net Income Before Tax: USD GBP
December 31, 2023 1,410  171 
December 31, 2022 479  706 
December 31, 2021 2,742  1,194 
Interest Rate Risk
We have minimal exposure to interest rate risk. We are exposed to interest rate risk on some of our financial assets (being its cash at bank balances). The board of directors currently believes that interest rate risk is at an acceptable level.
The term loan, which we repaid in full in December 2022, had a fixed interest rate of 8.0%.
Due to our minimal exposure to interest rate risk, we have not prepared any sensitivity analysis.
Contractual Risk
In the ordinary course of business, we contract with various third parties. These contracts may include performance obligations, indemnities and/or contractual commitments. Management monitors our performance and any relevant counterparties against such contractual conditions to mitigate the risk of material, adverse non-compliance.
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the financial loss if a customer or counterparty to financial instruments fails to meet its contractual obligations. Credit risk arises from our cash and cash equivalents and trade receivables and other balances. The concentration of our credit risk is considered by counterparty, geography and currency. We give careful consideration to which organizations we use for our banking services in an effort to minimize credit risk.
We use forward-looking information in our analysis of expected credit losses for all instruments, which is limited to the carry value of cash and cash equivalents and trade and other balances. Our management considers the above measures to be sufficient to control the credit risk exposure.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that we will not be able to meet our financial obligations as they fall due. This risk relates to our prudent liquidity risk management and implies maintaining sufficient cash balances. Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with our board of directors. Our board of directors manages liquidity risk by regularly reviewing our cash requirements by reference to short-term cash flow forecasts and medium-term working capital projections prepared by management.
The following table presents our future material cash requirements as of December 31, 2023 (in thousands, USD):
Less Than 1 Year Between 1 and 2 Years More Than 2 Years Total
Trade and other payables 7,373  —  —  7,373 
Deferred consideration 19,229  —  —  19,229 
Lease liability 533  522  1,018  2,073 
27,135  522  1,018  28,675 
Capital Risk
Our capital structure is comprised entirely of shareholders’ equity, including share capital, share premium and accumulated deficits.

When managing capital, our objective is to maintain adequate financial flexibility to preserve our ability to meet our current and long-term financial obligations. Our capital structure is managed and adjusted to reflect changes in economic conditions.
We fund our expenditures on commitments from existing cash and cash equivalent balances.
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Financing decisions are made by our board of directors based on, among other things, forecasts of the expected timing and level of capital and operating expenditure required to meet our commitments and development plans.
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
Not applicable.
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ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Initial Public Offering
In July 2021, we sold 5,250,000 ordinary shares, excluding the underwriter’s option to purchase additional shares, in our initial public offering at a public offering price of $8.00 per share. The net proceeds to us from the offering, before expenses, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, were $42.0 million. The offering commenced on July 23, 2021 and did not terminate before all of the securities registered in the registration statement were sold. The effective date of the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-257403) for our initial public offering of ordinary shares was July 22, 2021. Jefferies LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and Truist Securities, Inc. acted as joint book-running managers of the offering and as representatives of the several underwriters named in the underwriting agreement.
$6.1 million of the net proceeds from our initial public offering were used to pay transaction related expenses. The balance was held in cash and cash equivalents and was intended to obtain additional working capital, to create a public market for our ordinary shares, and to facilitate our future access to the public equity markets. We utilized the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital, operating expenses and capital expenditures and potential strategic investments and acquisitions. Employees’ bonuses of $1.0 million related to our initial public offering were paid out to employees, including executive officers, from the net proceeds of our initial public offering. Aside from these bonuses, there were no other payments made from the net proceeds of our initial public offering, directly or indirectly, to any director, officer, or persons owning ten percent or more of our ordinary shares, or to any of our related parties.
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


A.Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 20-F.
Based on such evaluation, as a result of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting that is described below in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective at the reasonable assurance level.

B. Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act). Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our assessment, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective as of December 31, 2023.
Management has determined that the Company has the following material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting:

Control Activities – Management did not have adequate effective controls over elements of its internal control environment, as follows:
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a.Ineffective design and implementation of controls over Revenue Recognition – a lack of controls over recorded revenue, including to ensure the existence, completeness and accuracy of data to support accounts related to revenue and accounts receivable included in the financial statement close process..

We have begun the process of, and we are focused on, designing and implementing effective internal controls to remediate this material weakness. Our remediation efforts include the following:
a.Continuing to enhance and formalize our accounting and business operations policies, procedures, and controls to achieve complete, accurate, and timely financial accounting, reporting and disclosures.
b.Continuing to enhance the revenue reporting processes through our ERP system and leveraging opportunities to further automate revenue data processing.
While these actions and planned actions are subject to ongoing management evaluation and will require validation and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over a sustained period of financial reporting cycles, we are committed to the continuous improvement of our internal control over financial reporting and will continue to diligently review our internal control over financial reporting.
The effectiveness of any system of internal control over financial reporting is subject to inherent limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, operating, and evaluating the controls and procedures, and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. Accordingly, any system of internal control over financial reporting can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurances. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. We intend to continue to design, implement and monitor our internal controls as necessary or appropriate for our business but cannot assure that such improvements will be sufficient to provide us with effective internal control over financial reporting.

C. Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

An attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting by our independent registered public accounting firm is not included herein because, as an emerging growth company, we are exempt from the requirement to provide such report.

D. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

In connection with the audits of our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report, we and our independent registered public accounting firm previously identified material weaknesses in our internal control environment over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 relating to (i) Ineffective design and implementation of controls over Revenue Recognition – a lack of controls over recorded revenue, including to ensure the existence, completeness and accuracy of data to support accounts related to revenue and accounts receivable included in the financial statement close process and (ii) Ineffective design and implementation of controls over Period end Financial Reporting, including controls related to journal entries – lack of effectively designed and implemented controls to detect potential misstatements in period end financial statements and disclosures.
During 2023, as part of our commitment to implement remediation plans we put in place the following new systems, resources, processes and controls:
a.Continuing to enhance and formalize our accounting, business operations, and information technology policies, procedures, and controls to achieve complete, accurate, and timely financial accounting, reporting and disclosures.
b.Increasing the resources assigned to Revenue processes and controls including the appointment of a director to lead a new core work stream focused on Revenue.
c.Enhancing the revenue reporting processes through our ERP system and leveraging opportunities to further automate revenue data processing.
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d.Developing monitoring controls, approval workflows, and protocols that will allow us to timely assess the design and the operating effectiveness of controls over financial reporting and make necessary changes to the design of controls, if any. Adding experiences resources to lead accounting and reporting process.
While Management has been actively engaged in designing and implementing new controls to remediate the material weaknesses identified in the prior year, there continues to be a material weakness as described above in internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023.
Except as described above, there were no additional changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this Annual Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 16. [RESERVED]
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Our board of directors has determined that our directors Susan Ball, Fredrik Burvall, and Michael Quartieri are each an audit committee financial expert as defined by the SEC rules and each has the requisite financial sophistication as defined by Nasdaq corporate governance rules. Susan Ball, Fredrik Burvall, and Michael Quartieri are each independent as such term is defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Global Market.
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS
We adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all of our directors and employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, controller or principal accounting officer, or other persons performing similar functions, which is a “code of ethics” as defined in Item 16B of Form 20-F promulgated by the SEC. The full text of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted on our website at www.gambling.com/corporate. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this annual report and is not incorporated by reference herein. If we make any amendment to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or grant any waivers, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website to the extent required by the rules and regulations of the SEC. Under Item 16B of the SEC’s Form 20-F, if a waiver or amendment of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and relates to standards promoting any of the values described in Item 16B(b) of Form 20-F, we will be required to disclose such waiver or amendment on our website in accordance with the requirements of Instruction 4 to such Item 16B.
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
BDO LLP has served as our independent registered public accounting firm for years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. Our accountant’s fees for professional services are as follows:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022
(in thousands, USD)
Audit fees 1,311  1,109 
Audit-related fees —  — 
Tax fees —  — 
Other fees —  — 
Total 1,311  1,109 
“Audit Fees” are the aggregate fees for the audit of our consolidated financial statements and annual statutory financial statements, reviews of interim financial statements, review of our registration statement, and related consents.
“Audit-related Fees” are the aggregate fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit and are not reported under Audit Fees.
“Tax Fees” are the aggregate fees for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning related services.
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“Other Fees” are any additional amounts for products and services provided by the principal accountant.
Our audit committee has adopted a pre-approval policy for the engagement of our independent accountant to perform certain audit and non-audit services. All of the audit and non-audit services performed for us by our independent registered public accounting firm in 2023 and 2022 were pre-approved by our audit committee.
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
Not applicable.
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Share repurchase program

In November 2022, the Company’s board of directors approved a program to repurchase up to $10.0 million of the Company’s ordinary shares in open market transactions, including under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The timing and actual number of shares repurchased, if any, will depend on a variety of factors, including price, general business and market conditions, available liquidity, alternative investment opportunities, and other factors. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of ordinary shares. The Company intends to use current cash and cash equivalents and the cash flow it generates from operations to fund the share repurchase program. All shares purchased will be held in the Company’s treasury for possible future use.

Below are the purchases during the three month ended December 31, 2023:

Period Number of Shares Average Purchase Price Paid Number of Shares Purchases Under a Publicly Announced Plan or Program Maximum Amount That May Be Purchased Under the Announced Plan or Program (in thousands)
December 2023 205,727  9.70 322,118  $ 6,900 
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
None.
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Under Nasdaq rules, a foreign private issuer, such as us, may generally follow its home country rules with regard to corporate governance in lieu of the comparable requirements of the applicable Nasdaq rules, except for certain matters including, among others, the composition and responsibilities of the audit committee and the independence of its members within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the SEC.
We rely on this “home country practice exemption” with respect to the following:
▪exemption from quorum requirements applicable to meetings of shareholders. Such quorum requirements are not required under Jersey law. In accordance with generally accepted business practice, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that became effective upon closing of our initial public offering provide alternative quorum requirements that are generally applicable to meetings of shareholders;
▪exemption from the Nasdaq corporate governance rules requiring disclosure within four business days of any determination to grant a waiver of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to directors and officers. Although we will require board approval of any such waiver, we may choose not to disclose the waiver in the manner set forth in the Nasdaq rules; and
▪exemption from the requirement to obtain shareholder approval for certain issuances of securities, including shareholder approval of equity incentive plans.
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We otherwise intend to comply with the rules generally applicable to U.S. domestic companies listed on the Nasdaq. We may in the future decide to use the foreign private issuer exemption with respect to some or all of the other Nasdaq corporate governance rules.
We intend to take all actions necessary for us to maintain compliance as a FPI under the applicable corporate governance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the rules adopted by the SEC, and Nasdaq listing rules. Accordingly, our shareholders will not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq.
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
Not applicable.
ITEM 16J. INSIDER TRADING POLICIES
Not applicable.

ITEM 16K. CYBERSECURITY

We face significant and persistent cybersecurity risks due to: the breadth of geographies, networks, and systems we must defend against cybersecurity attacks; the complexity, technical sophistication, value, and widespread use of our systems, products and processes; the attractiveness of our systems, products and processes to threat actors (including state-sponsored organizations) seeking to inflict harm on us or our customers; and the substantial level of harm that could occur to us and our customers were we to suffer impacts of a material cybersecurity incident; and our use of third-party products, services and components. We are committed to maintaining robust governance and oversight of these risks and to implementing mechanisms, controls, technologies, and processes designed to help us assess, identify, and manage these risks. While we have not, as of the date of this annual report, experienced a cybersecurity threat or incident that resulted in a material adverse impact to our business or operations, there can be no guarantee that we will not experience such an incident in the future. Such incidents, whether or not successful, could result in our incurring significant costs related to, for example, rebuilding our internal systems, implementing additional threat protection measures, providing modifications or replacements to our products and services, defending against litigation, responding to regulatory inquiries or actions, paying damages, providing customers with incentives to maintain a business relationship with us, or taking other remedial steps with respect to third parties, as well as incurring significant reputational harm. In addition, these threats are constantly evolving, thereby increasing the difficulty of successfully defending against them or implementing adequate preventative measures. We have seen an increase in cyberattack volume, frequency, and sophistication. We seek to detect and investigate unauthorized attempts and attacks against our network, products, and services, and to prevent their occurrence and recurrence where practicable through changes or updates to our internal processes and tools and changes or updates to our products and services; however, we remain potentially vulnerable to known or unknown threats. In some instances, we, our suppliers, our customers, and the users of our products and services can be unaware of a threat or incident or its magnitude and effects. Further, there is increasing regulation regarding responses to cybersecurity incidents, including reporting to regulators, which could subject us to additional liability and reputational harm. See "Risk Factors" for more information on our cybersecurity risks and product vulnerability risks.

We aim to incorporate industry best practices throughout our cybersecurity program. Our cybersecurity strategy focuses on implementing effective and efficient controls, technologies, and other processes to assess, identify, and manage material cybersecurity risks. Our cybersecurity program is designed to be aligned with applicable industry standards and is assessed annually by independent third-party auditors. We have processes in place to assess, identify, manage, and address material cybersecurity threats and incidents. These include, among other things: annual and ongoing security awareness training for employees; mechanisms to detect and monitor unusual network activity; and containment and incident response tools. We actively engage with industry groups for benchmarking and awareness of best practices. We monitor issues that are internally discovered or externally reported that may affect our products, and have processes to assess those issues for potential cybersecurity impact or risk. We also have a process in place to manage cybersecurity risks associated with third-party service providers.
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Our board of directors has ultimate oversight of cybersecurity risk. The board of directors is assisted by the Audit Committee, which regularly reviews our cybersecurity program with management and reports to the board of directors. Cybersecurity reviews by the Audit Committee or the board of directors generally occur at least annually, or more frequently as determined to be necessary or advisable.

During 2023, we completed two certifications: Cyber Security Essentials and Cyber Security Essentials Plus. Additionally, the Company began the ISO 27001:2022 security process which was completed during March 2024.

Our cybersecurity program is run by our Director, IT Infrastructure & Security (“DIS”), who reports to our Vice President Technology (“VPT”). Our DIS is informed about and monitors prevention, detection, mitigation, and remediation efforts through regular communication and reporting, supported by leading industry professionals who provide independent advise on industry best practice, and through the use of technological tools and software and results from third party audits. Our DIS and VPT have extensive experience assessing and managing cybersecurity programs and cybersecurity risk. Our DIS has served in that position since 2023. Our VPT joined Gambling.com in 2015. In addition, we have an escalation process in place to inform senior management and the board of directors of material issues.
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PART III
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have elected to provide financial statements pursuant to Item 18.
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our audited consolidated financial statements are included at the end of this annual report.
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number
Description
1.1
1.2
2.1
4.1+
4.2
4.3+
4.4+
4.5≠§
4.6≠§
4.7*
4.8*≠
4.9*≠
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8.1
12.1*
12.2*
13.1*
13.2*
15.1*
97.1*
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
________________
* Filed herewith.
+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
≠ The schedules to this exhibit have been omitted from this filing pursuant to the instructions to Form 20-F. Registrant will furnish copies of such schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request by the Commission.
§ Certain identified information has been omitted from this exhibit because it is both (1) not material, and (2) is the type that the Company treats as private or confidential.
The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.
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SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
Company Name
Date: March 21, 2024
By:
/s/ Charles Gillespie
Name: Charles Gillespie
Title:
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors
Gambling.com Group Limited
St Helier, Channel Island of Jersey

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Gambling.com Group Limited (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


/s/ BDO LLP

BDO LLP
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2020.
London, United Kingdom
March 21, 2024

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GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(USD in thousands, except per share amounts)
Years ended December 31,
NOTE 2023 2022 2021
Revenue 18 108,652  76,507  42,323 
Cost of sales (9,112) (2,959) — 
Gross profit 99,540  73,548  42,323 
Sales and marketing expenses 19 (35,331) (33,740) (14,067)
Technology expenses 19 (10,287) (6,764) (3,947)
General and administrative expenses 19 (24,291) (19,519) (13,014)
Movements in credit losses allowance and write-offs 3 (914) (796) 97 
Fair value movement on contingent consideration 5 (6,939) (10,852) — 
Operating profit 21,778  1,877  11,392 
Finance income 20 634  2,322  2,581 
Finance expenses 20 (2,271) (1,299) (1,809)
Income before tax 20,141  2,900  12,164 
Income tax (charge) credit 22 (1,881) (510) 289 
Net income for the year attributable to the shareholders 18,260  2,390  12,453 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Exchange differences on translating foreign currencies 2,868  (4,793) (4,812)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year attributable to the shareholders 21,128  (2,403) 7,641 
Net income per share attributable to shareholders, basic 21 0.49  0.07  0.40 
Net income per share attributable to shareholders, diluted 21 0.47  0.06  0.37 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(USD in thousands)
December 31,
NOTE 2023 2022
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property and equipment 6 908  714 
Right-of-use assets 7 1,460  1,818 
Intangible assets 8 98,000  88,521 
Deferred compensation cost —  29 
Deferred tax asset 17 7,134  5,832 
Total non-current assets 107,502  96,914 
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 9 21,938  12,222 
Inventories —  75 
Cash and cash equivalents 10 25,429  29,664 
Total current assets 47,367  41,961 
Total assets 154,869  138,875 
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Share capital 11 —  — 
Capital reserve 12 74,166  63,723 
Treasury shares 11 (3,107) (348)
Share options and warrants reserve 13 7,414  4,411 
Foreign exchange translation deficit (4,207) (7,075)
Retained earnings 44,658  26,398 
Total equity 118,924  87,109 
Non-current liabilities
Other payables 16 —  290 
Deferred consideration 5 —  4,774 
Contingent consideration 5 —  11,297 
Lease liability 7 1,190  1,518 
Deferred tax liability 17 2,008  2,179 
Total non-current liabilities 3,198  20,058 
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 16 10,793  6,342 
Deferred income 18 2,207  1,692 
Deferred consideration 5 18,811  2,800 
Contingent consideration 5 —  19,378 
Other liability 5 308  226 
Lease liability 7 533  554 
Income tax payable 22 95  716 
Total current liabilities 32,747  31,708 
Total liabilities 35,945  51,766 
Total equity and liabilities 154,869  138,875 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED
Consolidated Statements of Changes In Equity
(USD in thousands)
NOTE SHARE
CAPITAL
CAPITAL
RESERVE
TREASURY SHARES SHARE
OPTIONS
AND
WARRANTS
RESERVE
FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
TRANSLATION
DEFICIT
RETAINED
EARNINGS
TOTAL EQUITY
Balance at January 1, 2023 —  63,723  (348) 4,411  (7,075) 26,398  87,109 
Issue of ordinary shares, net of issuance costs 11,12 —  10,216  —  —  —  —  10,216 
Treasury shares acquired 11 —  —  (2,759) —  —  —  (2,759)
Share-based payment expense 13,14 —  —  —  3,124  —  —  3,124 
Exercise of options 12,13 —  201  —  (95) —  —  106 
Share options expired 12,13 —  26  —  (26) —  —  — 
—  10,443  (2,759) 3,003  —  —  10,687 
Comprehensive income
Net income —  —  —  —  —  18,260  18,260 
Exchange differences on translating foreign currencies —  —  —  —  2,868  —  2,868 
Total comprehensive income —  —  —  —  2,868  18,260  21,128 
Balance at December 31, 2023 —  74,166  (3,107) 7,414  (4,207) 44,658  118,924 
Balance at January 1, 2022 —  55,953  —  2,442  (2,282) 23,796  79,909 
Issue of ordinary shares, net of issuance costs 11,12 —  7,619  —  —  —  —  7,619 
Treasury shares acquired 11 —  —  (348) —  —  —  (348)
Share-based payment expense 13,14 —  —  —  3,132  —  —  3,132 
Exercise of options 12,13 —  151  —  (151) —  —  — 
Repurchase of warrants 14 —  —  —  (1,012) —  212  (800)
—  7,770  (348) 1,969  —  212  9,603 
Comprehensive (loss)
Net income —  —  —  —  —  2,390  2,390 
Exchange differences on translating foreign currencies —  —  —  —  (4,793) —  (4,793)
Total comprehensive (loss) —  —  —  —  (4,793) 2,390  (2,403)
Balance at December 31, 2022 —  63,723  (348) 4,411  (7,075) 26,398  87,109 
Balance at January 1, 2021 64  19,979  —  296  2,530  11,343  34,212 
Issue of ordinary shares , net of issuance costs 11,12 —  35,910  —  —  —  —  35,910 
Transfer between reserves upon IPO 11,12 (64) 64  —  —  —  —  — 
Share-based payment expense 13,14 —  —  —  2,146  —  —  2,146 
(64) 35,974  —  2,146  —  —  38,056 
Comprehensive income
Net income —  —  —  —  —  12,453  12,453 
Exchange differences on translating foreign currencies —  —  —  —  (4,812) —  (4,812)
Total comprehensive income —  —  —  —  (4,812) 12,453  7,641 
Balance at December 31, 2021 —  55,953  —  2,442  (2,282) 23,796  79,909 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(USD in thousands)
Year ended December 31,
NOTE 2023 2022 2021
Cash flow from operating activities
Income before tax 20,141  2,900  12,164 
Finance cost / (income), net 20 1,637  (1,023) (772)
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization 19 2,088  6,959  2,401 
Movements in credit loss allowance 3 914  796  (97)
Fair value movement on contingent consideration 5 6,939  10,852  — 
Share-based payment expense 14 3,607  3,214  1,995 
Warrants repurchased 14 —  (800) — 
Income tax paid (3,826) (1,444) (2,092)
Payment of contingent consideration 5 (4,621) —  — 
Payment of deferred consideration 5 (2,897) —  — 
Other —  —  70 
Cash flows from operating activities before changes in working capital 23,982  21,454  13,669 
Changes in working capital
Trade and other receivables (10,387) (5,838) (549)
Trade and other payables 4,240  3,214  877 
Inventories 75  (75) — 
Cash flows generated by operating activities 17,910  18,755  13,997 
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of property and equipment 6 (451) (330) (305)
Acquisition of intangible assets 8 (8,792) (8,958) (5,269)
Payment of deferred consideration 5 (4,933) —  — 
Payment of contingent consideration 5 (5,557) —  — 
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired 5 —  (23,411) — 
Interest received from bank deposits 20 259  —  — 
Cash flows used in investing activities (19,474) (32,699) (5,574)
Cash flows from financing activities
Exercise of share options 12, 13 106  —  — 
Issue of ordinary shares 12 —  —  39,060 
Equity issue costs 12 —  —  (3,150)
Interest payment attributable to deferred consideration settled 5 (110) —  — 
Treasury shares acquired 11 (2,572) (348) — 
Repayment of borrowings 15 —  (6,000) — 
Interest payment attributable to third party borrowings 15 —  (458) (509)
Principal paid on lease liability 7 (402) (315) (225)
Interest paid on lease liability 7 (165) (189) (188)
Cash flows used in financing activities (3,143) (7,310) 34,988 
Net movement in cash and cash equivalents (4,707) (21,254) 43,411 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 29,664  51,047  8,225 
Net foreign exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents 472  (129) (589)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 10 25,429  29,664  51,047 
Supplemental non-cash items
Right-of-use assets 7 75  839  70 
Issue of ordinary shares for acquisitions 5 9,912  7,392  — 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(USD in thousands except share and per-share amounts)
1. GENERAL COMPANY INFORMATION
Gambling.com Group Limited (the “Company” or "Group”) is a public limited liability company founded in 2006 and incorporated in Jersey in accordance with the provisions of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended. We redomiciled from Malta to Jersey and renamed from Gambling.com Group Plc to Gambling.com Group Limited in May 2021. Our registered address is 22 Grenville Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX.
We are a multi-award-winning performance marketing company and a leading provider of digital marketing services active exclusively in the online gambling industry. Our principal focus is on online casino and online sports betting and the fantasy sports industry. Through our proprietary technology platform, we publish a portfolio of premier branded websites including Gambling.com, Casinos.com, RotoWire.com, and Bookies.com. Each of our websites is bespoke and tailored for different user interests and markets within the online gambling industry and include original and curated news relating to the sector, such as odds, statistics, product reviews and product comparisons of online gambling services around the world. We attract online gamblers through online marketing efforts and refer these online gamblers to companies that are licensed by gambling regulators to provide real-money online gambling services, known as online gambling operators, who convert online gamblers into paying players. In this way, we provide business-to-business, or B2B, digital marketing services to online gambling operators.
The Group has a workforce of almost 500 employees and primarily operates from our offices in Ireland, the United States and Malta.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied throughout the years presented.
BASIS OF PREPARATION
The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), and were approved and authorized for issuance by the board of directors on March 21, 2024.
The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for contingent consideration balances which are financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss and classified as Level 3 financial instruments. The valuation methodology utilized and the relevant key inputs are disclosed in Note 5. The preparation of financial statements in compliance with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires Group management to exercise judgment in applying the Group’s accounting policies. The areas where significant judgments and estimates have been made in preparing the financial statements and their effects are disclosed in Note 4.
During the year ended December 31, 2022 the Group changed presentation of revenue by monetization type to reflect changes in the revenue composition post-acquisitions (see Note 5); respective changes were made to the comparative information (Note 18).
New and Amended Standards Adopted by the Group in 2023
The Group has analyzed the following amendments to existing standards that are mandatory for the Group’s accounting period beginning on January 1, 2023, and determined they had limited or no impact on the Group’s financial statements:
▪Amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements and IFRS Practice Statement 2: Disclosure of Accounting policies
▪Amendments to IAS 8, Definition of Accounting Estimates
▪Amendments to IFRS 17, Insurance Contracts
▪Amendments to IAS 12, Deferred Tax Related to Assets and Liabilities Arising from a Single Transaction
▪Amendments to IAS 12 Income taxes: International Tax Reform – Pillar Two Model Rules There were a number of standards and interpretations which were issued but not yet effective at December 31, 2023 and therefore have not been adopted within these consolidated financial statements.

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Standards Issued but Not Yet Effective
These amendments are not expected to have a significant impact on disclosures or amounts reported in the Group’s consolidated financial statements in the period of initial application.
Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024:
▪Amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements and IFRS Practice Statement 2: Classification of Liabilities as Current vs Non-Current; and Non-current Liabilities with Covenants
▪Amendments to IAS16, Leases: Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback
▪Amendments to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures: Supplier Finance Arrangements
▪Amendments to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates: Lack of Exchangeability
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Group as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Company. The Company controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group. Control is reassessed whenever facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes in control.
All intra-Group assets and liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows arising from transactions between members of the Group are eliminated in full on consolidation.
The material subsidiaries of the Company as of December 31, 2023, all of which have been included in these consolidated financial statements, are as follows:
NAME PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION OWNERSHIP %
GDC Media Limited Digital marketing Ireland 100 
GDC Malta Limited Digital marketing Malta 100 
GDC America, Inc. Digital marketing United States 100 
Roto Sports, Inc. Digital marketing United States 100 
BASIS OF GOING CONCERN
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Group is required to evaluate whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least, but not limited to, 12 months from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. An entity’s ability to continue as a going concern is assumed absent significant information to the contrary. If there are indications that there could be significant doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time, then a detailed analysis must be performed. This evaluation includes an assessment of whether the Company can continue to meet its obligations as they become due without substantial disposition of assets outside the ordinary course of business, restructuring of debt, revisions of its operations or similar actions.
The board of directors have assessed the financial risks facing the business, including macroeconomic events as outlined in Note 3, and compared this risk assessment to the net current asset position. The Directors have also reviewed relationships with key customers and software providers and are satisfied that the appropriate contracts and contingency plans are in place. The board of directors have prepared detailed revenue, operating expense and cash flow forecasts as well as sensitivity analyses to assess whether the Company has adequate resources for at least 12 months from the date of the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. Based on the analyses performed, the board of directors considers that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least a period of 12 months from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements.
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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

The Group accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method when the acquired set of activities and assets meets the definition of a business and control is transferred to the Group. In determining whether a particular set of activities and assets is a business, the Group assesses whether the set of assets and activities included, at a minimum, an input and substantive process and whether the acquired set has the ability to produce the output.

The consideration transferred is measured at fair value as are the identifiable net assets acquired. The fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is typically based on the estimated market value for the net assets at the time of the acquisition. Any goodwill arising in business combination is tested for impairment on an annual basis as of December 31 and when there are indicators of impairment. Any gain on a bargain purchase is recognized in profit or loss immediately. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred, except if related to the issue of debt or equity securities.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The following exchange rates were used to translate the financial statements of the Group into USD from EUR:
Period End (1) Average for Period (2) Beginning of Period (1) Low High
Year ended December 31, (EUR per USD)
2023 0.91  0.92  0.93  0.89  0.96 
2022 0.93  0.95  0.88  0.87  1.05 
2021 0.88  0.85  0.81  0.81  0.89 
Transactions and Balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Translation into Reporting Currency
The assets and liabilities of the Company and its primary subsidiaries are translated from the functional currency of the operations to USD, being the reporting currency, using the exchange rates at the reporting date. The Company and its subsidiaries functional currency is Euro, with the exception of GDC America, Inc. and Roto Sports, Inc. which have a functional currency of USD. The USD has been selected as the reporting currency to ensure comparability with the financial reports of similar entities. The revenues and expenses are translated into USD using the average exchange rates for the period, which approximate the exchange rates at the date of the transaction. All resulting foreign exchange differences are recognized in other comprehensive income and included in foreign exchange translation reserve in equity.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment. Historical cost includes expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the items.
Subsequent costs are included in the assets’ carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be reliably measured.
All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income during the financial period in which they are incurred.
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Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate the cost of the assets to their residual values over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
Computer and other office equipment 5 years
Leasehold improvements
The shorter of the remaining lease term or 10 years
The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses on disposals of property and equipment are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognized, where applicable, within ‘other operating income’ in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
An intangible asset is recognized if it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the Group and the cost of the asset can be measured reliably. Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. The cost of a separately acquired intangible asset comprises its purchase price and any directly attributable cost of preparing the asset for its intended use. The cost of acquisition of intangible assets for which the consideration comprises an issuance of equity shares is calculated as the fair value of the equity instruments issued in the transaction. Where the cost of a separately acquired intangible asset includes contingent consideration, cost includes the fair value of the contingent consideration as determined on the date of acquisition. Subsequent changes in estimates of the likely outcome of the contingent event are reflected as increases or decreases in the value of the intangible asset. The remaining changes in the value of contingent consideration are recognized as finance expense.
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of a business combination over the Group's interest in the fair value of identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired. Costs comprises the fair value of assets given, liabilities assumed and equity instruments issued. Goodwill is capitalized as an intangible asset with any impairment in carrying amount being charged to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Internally Developed Intangible Assets
The Company capitalizes certain development costs related to its technological platform during the development stage. The Company also capitalizes certain costs related to specific upgrades and enhancements when it is probable that expenditures will result in additional functionality of the platform to its customers. The capitalization policy provides for the capitalization of certain payroll and payroll related costs for employees who spent time directly associated with development and enhancements of the technology platform.
Expenditures incurred on development activities are capitalized if it can be demonstrated that all the following criteria are met:
▪It is technically feasible to complete the intangible asset;
▪Adequate resources are available to complete the development;
▪There is an intention to complete and use the intangible asset for the provision of services;
▪The Group is able to use the intangible asset;
▪Use of the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits; and
▪Expenditures attributable to the intangible asset can be measured reliably.
Expenditures related to development activities that do not satisfy the above criteria, including expenditures incurred during the preliminary project stage and post implementation activities, are expensed as incurred in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Subsequent expenditure on capitalized intangible assets is capitalized only where it clearly increases the economic benefits to be derived from the asset to which it relates. All other expenditures, including those incurred in order to maintain an intangible asset’s current level of performance, is expensed as incurred. Capitalized intangible assets have a useful life of 60 months, which is reviewed on an annual basis. Capitalized definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their useful life using straight-line basis.
Externally Purchased Intangible Assets
Separately acquired intangibles include Internet domain names together with related websites and content, customer contracts and customer base.
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Domain names together with the related websites and goodwill have an indefinite useful life when there is evidence based on the analysis of the applicable market trends and circumstances, management plans, expected usage and information about the ongoing cash inflows that the asset will be able to generate cash flows to the Group for an indefinite period. Indefinite-life intangibles are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually as of December 31. In addition, the Group reassesses in each period the assumptions underlying the useful life of indefinite-life intangibles and assigns such assets a finite life if indicated by changes in the applicable facts and circumstances. When this happens, the related assets are also tested for impairment. Finite-life domain names and the related assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated period during which they are expected to continue to generate cash flows for the Group. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Group had one finite-life mobile app intangible asset, amortized straight-line over its estimated useful life of 48 months.
Customer contracts have a useful life of 12 – 24 months, which are reviewed on an annual basis. Customer contracts are amortized over their useful life using the straight-line method.
Customer base has a useful life of 16 years, which are reviewed on an annual basis. Customer base is amortized over their useful life using the straight-line method.
Content assets recognized as a part of business combinations have a useful life of 1 year, and are amortized over their useful life using straight-line method.
Intangible assets are derecognized on disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from their use or disposal. Gains or losses arising from derecognition represent the difference between the net disposal proceeds, if any, and the carrying amount of intangible assets, and are recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the respective period.
IMPAIRMENT ASSESSMENT
Assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Assets that have an indefinite useful life (which are not subject to amortization) are tested annually for impairment. For the purposes of impairment assessment, assets are grouped at the lowest level which generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows of the remaining assets (cash-generating units, or “CGU”s). Acquired goodwill is allocated to the cash generating unit that is expected to benefit from the synergy of the combination and tested for impairment as a part of the CGU. During the year ended December 31, 2023, substantially all of the Group’s cash inflows have been generated from performance marketing assets and fantasy sports assets. Following the completed business combinations, the Group determined it has two cash-generating units.
As of December 31, 2023, the Group tested its performance marketing and fantasy sports indefinite-life intangible assets separately for impairment. For the purpose of impairment testing, a full balance of goodwill of $10,800 was allocated to performance marketing cash generating unit.
The carrying amount of intangible assets (excluding goodwill) with indefinite useful lives have been allocated to the Group’s cash generating units as follows:
As at December 31,
1905 1905
Performance marketing, domain names and related websites 69,971  61,454 
Fantasy sports, domain names and related websites 8,100  8,100 
78,071  69,554 
An impairment loss is recognized as the difference between the carrying amount of the cash-generating unit and its recoverable amount and is accounted for in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income in the period identified. The recoverable amount is the higher of the fair value less costs to sell and value in use.
Where the fair value of an asset less its costs to sell are determinable, and the fair value less costs to sell are estimated to be close to its value in use, the recoverable amount can be assessed for an individual asset. In this instance, an impairment may be recognized at an individual asset level where the fair value less costs to sell and value in use are both negligible.
The recoverable amount of the performance marketing cash-generating unit was determined with value-in-use calculations, and was based on projected cash flows for 2024-2034 in which an average annual rate of growth between 3% and 12% was assumed and a long-term sustainable growth rate of 3% was applied. Management concluded that the projected cash flows is appropriate as it reflects the period until which the company reaches normalized level of growth.
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The projected cash flows were discounted using a discount rate of 14%. The effective tax rate was estimated at 15%.
The recoverable amount of the fantasy sports cash-generating unit was determined with value-in-use calculations, and based on projected cash flows for 2024-2034 in which an average annual rate of growth between 3% and 11% was assumed and a long-term sustainable growth rate of 3% was applied. Management concluded that the projected cash flows is appropriate as it reflects the period until which the company reaches normalized level of growth. The projected cash flows were discounted using a discount rate of 14%. The effective tax rate was estimated between 0% and 25%.
The methods for determining the significant inputs and assumptions are based on experience and expectations regarding market performance. The Group concluded that the recoverable amount is well in excess of the assets’ carrying amount, and accordingly a sensitivity analysis in this regard is not disclosed. Consequently, the Group concluded no impairment charges were necessary.
When a triggering event arises, it may be necessary to test an asset for impairment at an individual asset level. This is the case when the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use are both negligible. As of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, no intangible assets were impaired.
Non-financial assets, excluding goodwill, that suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at the end of each reporting period.
FINANCIAL ASSETS
Financial assets are classified at initial recognition and subsequently measured at amortized cost, fair value through profit or loss, or fair value through other comprehensive income. The classification of financial assets depends on the assets’ contractual cash flows characteristics and the Group’s model for managing such.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Group’s financial assets consist of trade and other receivables and cash and cash equivalents. The Group’s objective for holding financial assets is to hold them to collect contractual cash flows, which are solely payment of principal and interest. Accordingly, these assets are accounted for at amortized cost.
Expected Credit Loss Assessment and Write-offs
The Group recognizes an allowance for Expected Credit Losses (“ECLs”) for all financial assets carried at amortized cost. ECLs are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with the contract and the cash flows that the Group expects to receive.
The Group applies the simplified approach in calculating ECLs for trade receivables. Therefore, the Group does not track changes in credit risk but instead recognizes a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date. The Group has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment. The assessment is completed at the end of each reporting period.
Movements in ECLs, including recoveries, are presented within the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss in the period incurred.

At each reporting date, the Group assesses whether financial assets carried at amortized cost are credit-impaired. A financial asset is ‘credit-impaired’ when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have occurred.
Financial assets are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery, such as:
▪Significant financial difficulty of the issuer or obligor;
▪A breach of contract, such as a default or delinquency in interest or principal payments;
▪It becomes probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganization; and
▪Observable data indicating that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flow from a group of financial assets since the initial recognition of those assets, although the decrease cannot yet be identified with the individual financial assets.
When trade and other receivables have been written off, the Group continues to engage in enforcement activities in order to recover the receivable due. If successful, the recoveries are recognized in profit or loss.
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Derecognition
A financial asset is derecognized when:
▪The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired; or
▪The Group has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from the asset or has assumed an obligation to pay the received cash flows in full without material delay to a third party under a ‘pass-through’ arrangement; and either (a) the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, or (b) the Group has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but has transferred control of the asset.
Trade and other receivables
Trade receivables are amounts due from customers for services performed in the ordinary course of business and are classified as current. Other receivables include prepaid expenses and deposits.
Trade and other receivables are recognized initially at fair value, which due to their comparatively short maturities, approximates their carrying value. They are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less an expected credit loss allowance. The carrying amount of the asset is reduced through the use of an allowance account, and the amount of the loss is recognized in profit or loss. When a receivable is uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance account for trade and other receivables. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against profit or loss.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank, cash in transit and demand deposits that have maturities of three months or less from inception, are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates their fair value based on the short-term nature of such assets and the effect of any fair value differences being negligible.
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
The Group recognizes a financial liability in its consolidated statement of financial position when it becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. The Group’s financial liabilities are classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and financial liabilities at amortized cost.

Financial liabilities are classified as at fair value through profit or loss if they are classified as held-for-trading, it is a derivative or it is designated as such on initial recognition. Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are measured at fair value and net gains and losses, including any interest expense, are recognized in profit or loss on an appropriate basis over the life of the instrument, but no later than when the valuation is wholly supported by observable market data or the transaction is closed out.
Financial liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss are recognized initially at fair value net of transaction costs that are directly attributable to the financial liability. Subsequent measurement of the liabilities differs based on the classification originally applied and is described below.
The Group derecognizes a financial liability from its consolidated statement of financial position when the obligation specified in the contract or arrangement is discharged, cancelled or expires.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Group’s financial liabilities consisted of:
Trade and Other Payables
Trade payables comprise obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade and other payables are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.
Contract Liabilities
The Group’s contract liabilities from contracts with customers consist primarily of deferred revenue. Deferred revenue is mainly comprised of subscription fees collected for services not yet performed, and therefore, the revenue has not been recognized. Revenue is recognized over time as the services are performed.
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Contingent consideration
In January 2022, the Group acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of NDC Media Limited ("NDC Media"), the operator of BonusFinder.com. The Group agreed to pay the selling shareholders further determined consideration which was contingent on the acquired assets’ performance in the two subsequent years. Contingent consideration was measured as of date of acquisition at fair value through profit and loss and classified as Level 3 financial instrument. Contingent consideration was remeasured at each reporting date and subsequent changes in fair value of contingent consideration are recognized in profit or loss as operating expenses. Measurement of the liability is conducted using option approach methodology.
In April 2023, the Group settled contingent consideration related to the BonusFinder (as defined below) acquisition totaling an aggregate of $20,090 of which $10,178 was paid in cash and $9,912 was paid in ordinary shares of the Group. The payment is reflected in the cash flows partly within investing and partly within operating activities. The portion of the payment related to original estimate of the fair value of contingent consideration of $5,557 is reported within investing activities in the cash flow statement and the portion of the payment related to the increase in the consideration value on account of the fair value movements since the acquisition of $4,621 is reported within operating cash flows. See Note 5 for a complete discussion of this acquisition.

On June 30, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with the sellers of BonusFinder which modified terms of the original share purchase agreement relating to the final earnout payment. The agreement terminated the earn-out period early effective as of June 30, 2023. The agreement provides that fixed consideration of EUR18,000 will be paid in two installments, (i) EUR5,000 was paid on July 7, 2023 (see below), and (ii) EUR13,000 is payable on April 30, 2024. The Company has the option, but not the obligation, to pay up to 50% of the payment described in clause (ii) in unregistered ordinary common shares. The modification of the initial share purchase agreement did not cause changes above 10% in present value of the liability, and therefore was concluded to be not substantial. The liability was presented as deferred consideration as from June 30, 2023.
In July 2023, the Company settled the first installment of EUR5,000 ($5,440). The payment was reflected in the cash flows partly within investing activities being the original estimate of the fair value of $2,543 and partly within the operating activities being the part of the fair value movements after the acquisition of $2,897. As a result of modification of contingent consideration effective June 30, 2023 (explained below), the liability was presented as deferred consideration of EUR12,239 ($13,511) as of December 31, 2023. See Note 5 for a complete discussion of this acquisition.
Deferred consideration
In January 2022, the Group acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Roto Sports, Inc., the operator of Rotowire.com. The Group agreed to pay the selling shareholders further specified in the agreement consideration which was split into two installments and deferred to be paid as at acquisition anniversary date during the two consequential years. Deferred consideration was measured as of date of acquisition at fair value. Subsequent remeasurement of the consideration are being unwound to its present value and are recognized in profit or loss as finance expenses.
In January 2023, the Group made a cash payment of deferred consideration related to the Roto Sports (as defined below) acquisition totaling an aggregate of $2,500. The payment is reflected in the cash flows partly within investing and partly within financing activities. The part of the payment related to original estimate of the fair value of deferred consideration of $2,390 is reported within investing activities in the cash flow statement and the part of the payment related to the increase in the consideration value on account of the interest element since the acquisition of $110 is reported within financing cash flows.
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See Note 5 for a complete discussion of this acquisition.
During January, 2024, the Group settled consideration of $5,000 in cash to shareholders of Roto Sports (Note 25).
ISSUED CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Share Capital
As of the initial public offering date, the Company’s ordinary shares have a nominal value of $nil per share. As of the initial public offering date, the balance of share capital was reclassified to capital reserve as a result of the change in nominal value per share. Prior to the completion of the initial public offering, ordinary shares were classified as equity. Share capital includes the nominal value of ordinary shares issued and outstanding. The excess of the consideration received from the issuance of shares over their nominal value is recognized in the capital reserve.
Capital Reserve
As of the initial public offering date, capital reserve includes consideration received from the issuance of shares and any other contributions made by the shareholders of the Company of a cash or non-cash nature without the issuance of shares. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issuance of new ordinary shares or other shareholder contributions are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. Prior to the initial public offering date, capital reserve comprised of the excess consideration received from the issuance of shares over their nominal value.
Treasury shares
Treasury shares are shares bought back by the company. The consideration paid, including any directly attributable incremental costs, is deducted from equity attributable to the owners and allocated to a treasury reserve until the shares are cancelled or reissued. Where such ordinary shares are subsequently reissued, any consideration received, net of any directly attributable incremental transaction costs, is included in equity attributable to the owners of the company.
Share Option and Warrants Reserve
The share option and warrants reserve is used to recognize the value of equity-classified share options and warrants, including share-based payments.
Foreign Exchange Translation Reserve
Foreign exchange translation reserve comprises foreign currency translation differences arising from the translation of the assets and liabilities of all Group entities from the functional currency into USD, the reporting currency.
Retained Earnings
Retained earnings includes all current and prior period earnings (losses).
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Performance marketing
The Group generates revenue primarily from commissions derived from referrals of prospective players visiting the Group’s websites or mobile apps to the Group’s customers, who are regulated online gambling operators. Depending on the customer, commission revenue may be earned in the form of ongoing revenue-share fees, one-time fee for each acquired player (cost per acquisition, or CPA, fee), or both, which is referred to as hybrid.

Revenue-share fees represent a set percentage of net gaming revenues the operator generates over the lifetime of the referred player. For the gambling operator, who is the counterparty in a revenue share agreement with the Company, if the referred players, when aggregated together, win amounts greater than the losses they incur during a particular calendar month, this results in negative net revenue for the operator for the applicable period. Under a revenue share agreement with the operator, such negative net revenue is not typically permitted to be carried forward and offset against net operating revenue earned from the same referred players in subsequent calendar months. The gambling operator’s negative net revenue yields no revenue share amount for the Company for the applicable period and, as a result, the Company does not recognize revenue in the corresponding period when the operator has negative net revenue.
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Because such negative revenue yield is not carried forward to subsequent periods, the Company recognizes revenue in subsequent periods without deductions from carried forward negative revenue yield.

CPA fees are fixed rate fees owed for each player who registers and usually deposits a minimum balance on the operator’s site. Fees generated by each operator during a particular month are paid to the Group shortly after the month-end.
The Group transacts with its customers pursuant to the terms of marketing affiliate agreements and/or insertion orders, which typically do not require a minimum number of player referrals or minimum fees and can be terminated for convenience by either party at any time. Termination or changes in the terms of these agreements do not typically affect the rights of the parties or the fees earned or to be earned with respect to the players previously referred to the operator.
The Group considers each player referral to be a separate performance obligation. It is satisfied at the point in time when the referral is accepted by the relevant operator. The Group is not involved in the operator’s delivery of gaming or gambling services to players. Digital marketing activities of the Group and its subsidiaries are primarily to compile and to present content focused on prospective player education and engagement on websites and are not considered distinct services rendered to the operator customers.
CPA fees for each player referral are recognized when earned upon acceptance of the referral by the operator. Revenue-share fees for each referral are considered variable consideration and are only recognized to the extent it is probable that no significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized for this referral will occur when the ultimate fees are known. Although performance is complete when the referral is accepted, the ultimate revenue-sharing fees from the referral are subject to significant uncertainties, including how long the referred player will remain active, the size and frequency of the wager amounts, and the patterns of wins and losses. These factors vary significantly between markets as well as between individual operators and are further influenced by competition from other entertainment channels, taxation and regulatory developments, disruptive events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as general conditions of the economy. Consequently, revenue-share fees are considered constrained and not included in the transaction price and not recognized until earned during each month based on the relevant player’s activities. Revenue-share fees recognized by the Company are based on the revenues generated and expenses incurred by the customers and depend on the customers’ calculations, which could be subject to miscalculations or deliberate misrepresentation. The Company monitors revenues by customer to corroborate the amounts reported.
The Group has no material obligations for discounts, incentives or refunds of commissions subsequent to completion of performance obligations.
Other revenues are derived from promotion services whereby the Company charges a fixed fee for providing a prominent position to a customer on the Company’s website(s). The Company also generates revenue from fixed tenancy fees for operators who desire to be listed and critically reviewed on the Company’s sites. Control of the promotion service is transferred over time because the operators consume the benefit of the service in real time as it is being rendered. Therefore, these revenues are recognized straight-line over the applicable service period, with variable fees generally recognized as earned.
Subscription and content syndication, advertising and other
Following the acquisition of Roto Sports (see Note 5), the Group generates a portion of its revenue from data subscriptions and content syndication whereby a customer subscribes to these services over a period of time. The revenue is recognized straight-line over the duration of the subscription as the performance obligations are satisfied. The Company records deferred revenue upon execution of subscriptions when the subscription plan requires upfront payment.

Advertising and other revenues include tenancy and listing fees. The revenue is recognized straight-line over the duration of an agreement as the performance obligations are satisfied. The Group has no material obligations for discounts, incentives or refunds of commissions subsequent to completion of performance obligations.
There are no incremental costs to obtain and no costs to fulfill contracts with customers eligible to be capitalized.
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COST OF SALES

Cost of sales are costs considered directly attributable to the generation of revenue and include, in relation to the generation of performance marketing revenue, license fees incurred as part of agreements with media partners and, in relation to the generation of subscription revenue on certain websites of the Group, data purchases, payment processing fees and hosting fees. Such expenses are recognized as incurred. External content costs associated with the creation of articles that are published on the Company’s and its media partnership websites and made available free-of-charge to all website users are not considered costs of sales as no revenue is earned directly from the publication of such articles Such expenses are recognized as incurred.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company entered into agreements with media partners under which license fees are paid. License fees are computed as revenue share, and in certain cases, these agreements include minimum revenue share payments which are recognized over the duration of the arrangement as the obligations of the Company and its media partner are satisfied.
FINANCE INCOME AND EXPENSES
Finance income comprises of unrealized/realized currency gains and interest received from cash and cash equivalent balances.
Finance expenses comprises of (i) deemed interest charged under IFRS 16; (ii) bank and other finance charges; (iii) deferred consideration unwinding; (iv) interest expenses on borrowings; and (v) unrealized/realized currency losses. Interest expense is recognized as it accrues in profit or loss, using the effective interest method.
CURRENT AND DEFERRED TAX
The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognized in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case, the tax is also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.
Deferred tax is recognized, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements. However, deferred tax liabilities are not recognized if they arise from the initial recognition of goodwill; deferred tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss and does not give rise to equal taxable and deductible temporary differences.
Deferred tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period and are expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset is realized, or the deferred tax liability is settled.
Deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities where there is an intention to settle the balances on a net basis.
WARRANTS
Proceeds from the issue of common share purchase warrants (warrants) treated as equity are recorded as a separate component of equity. Costs incurred on the issuance of warrants are netted against proceeds. Warrants issued with common shares are measured at fair value at the date of issue using an appropriate pricing model as indicated in IFRS 9, and incorporates certain input assumptions including the warrant price, risk-free interest rate, expected warrant life and expected share price volatility. The fair value for equity-classified warrants is included in the share option and warrant reserve component of equity and is transferred to share capital and capital reserve on exercise.
SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS
The Company has operated equity-settled share-based compensation plans since 2020. Through these plans, the Group has received services from employees and consultants as consideration for share-based compensation.
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The fair value of the assets acquired, or services received in exchange for the grant of share-based compensation is recognized as an expense.
The total amount to be expensed is determined by the fair value of the options or shares granted, which is estimated:
▪including the impact of any market performance conditions (for example, an entity’s share price);
▪excluding the impact of any service and non-market performance vesting conditions (for example, profitability, sales growth targets and remaining an employee of the entity over a specified time period); and
▪including the impact of any non-vesting conditions (for example, the requirement for employees to hold shares for a specific period of time).
At the end of each reporting period, the Company revises its estimates of the number of options that are expected to vest based on the non-market performance and service vesting conditions. For options with market-based performance vesting conditions, the initial amount to be expensed is not revised unless the grantee’s service is terminated prior to the end of the original estimated period required to satisfy the vesting condition, or unless the vesting conditions are met prior to the end of this period. The Company recognizes the impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, with a corresponding adjustment to equity. When the options are exercised, the Company, or another entity at the request of the Company, transfers shares to the option holder. For grants of options to the employees and consultants, the fair value of services received is measured by reference to the grant date fair value of the options.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Group granted restricted shares to non-executive directors. Restricted shares are issued to the non-executive director as of date of grant and are subject to a one-year lock-up from the date of the grant (2022: between one and three years). The shares are fair valued on the date of the grant using Finnerty model, and costs are recognized in full upon the grant.
In addition, the Board has previously issued warrants to purchase common stock to eligible participants in exchange for cash consideration paid by the recipient at the warrant market value on the grant date. If the warrants are not issued in exchange for consideration at least equal to their fair value on the issuance date, or if the Company funds the purchase of the warrants, the warrants are considered compensation. Such warrants are classified as equity-settled share-based payment transactions if they are to be settled in shares or if the manner of settlement is outside the control of the warrant holder and settlement in shares is expected. Such warrants are measured at fair value on the grant date. The fair value of the warrants is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. At December 31, 2020, one of the warrants provided for contingent net settlement in cash as a forward instrument, with the net settlement price based on a formula, in the event of termination of the holder’s employment within a stated period. This warrant was considered to be cash-settled and was liability-classified as of December 31, 2020. In June 2021, liability - classified warrant was reclassified as equity as, through an addendum, it was no longer considered cash-settled. The warrant was repurchased for cash consideration of $800 during the year ended December 31, 2022. See Note 14 for additional discussion regarding the warrant.
LEASES
The Group assesses at contract inception whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. That is, if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
The Group leases office premises in countries of its operation and applies a single recognition and measurement approach for all leases, except for short-term leases and leases of low-value assets. The Group recognizes lease liabilities for future remaining lease payments and right-of-use assets representing the right to use the underlying assets.
Right-of-use Assets
The Group recognizes a right-of-use asset at the lease commencement date (i.e., the date the underlying asset is available for use). Right-of-use assets are measured at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses and adjusted for certain remeasurements of lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognized, lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received, initial direct costs incurred, and restoration costs.
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Right-of-use assets are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or the useful life of the right-of-use asset using the straight-line method.
Lease Liabilities
At the commencement date of the lease, the Group recognizes lease liabilities measured at the present value of the following payments, when applicable:
▪Fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments), less any lease incentives receivable;
▪Variable lease payments that are based on an index or a rate;
▪Expected payments under residual value guarantees;
▪The exercise price of purchase options, where exercise is reasonably certain;
▪Lease payments in optional renewal periods, where exercise of extension options is reasonably certain; and
▪Penalty payments for the termination of a lease if the lease term reflects the exercise of the respective termination option.
Lease payments are discounted using the incremental borrowing rate that the lessee would have to pay to borrow funds under a secured loan with similar terms to those of the lease, to obtain an asset of value similar to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the incremental borrowing rate was estimated at 6%, 7% and 8%, respectively.
Lease liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, a change in the lease term, or a change in the lease payments (e.g., changes to future payments resulting from a change in an index or rate used to determine such lease payments).
For short-term or low-value leases, the Group recognizes lease expense in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
SEGMENT REPORTING
An operating segment is a part of the Group that conducts business activities from which it can generate revenue and incur costs, and for which independent financial information is available. Identification of segments is based on internal reporting to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The CODM, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The CEO reviews the Group consolidated reports distributed internally on a monthly basis, and includes key metrics such as new depositing customers, revenue, operating expenses, and adjusted EBITDA (defined as EBITDA adjusted to exclude the effect of non-recurring items, significant non-cash items, share-based payment expense, foreign exchange gains (losses), fair value of contingent consideration, and other items). The Group does not divide its operations into different segments, and the CODM operates and manages the Group’s entire operations as one segment, which is consistent with the Group’s internal organization and reporting system.
As at December 31, 2023 and 2022, geographic analysis of the Group’s non-current assets, excluding deferred tax assets, was as follows:
As at December 31,
2023 2022
Ireland 75,858  66,069 
United States 24,398  24,770 
Other 112  214 
100,368  91,053 
3. RISK MANAGEMENT
3.1 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
The Group’s activities potentially expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (foreign exchange risk and cash flow and fair value interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The management of the Group’s financial risk is based on a financial policy approved by the Company’s board of directors.
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The Group did not make use of derivative financial instruments to hedge risk exposures during the periods presented.
(A)Market Risk
(I)Foreign Exchange Risk
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of an exposure will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The risk arises from future commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities which are denominated in a currency that is not the respective group companies’ functional currencies. The currencies in which transactions and balances are primarily denominated are the Euro (“EUR”), US dollar (“USD”) and British Pound Sterling (“GBP”). Management performs ongoing assessments of foreign currency fluctuations on financial results; however, the Group does not enter into any derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign currency risk.
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Group’s exposure to foreign exchange risks was primarily through cash and working capital balances held by its entities which have Euro as the functional currency. These balances included USD-denominated net assets of $12,688 and $4,743 and GBP-denominated net assets of $1,724 and $6,987, respectively. Based on the sensitivity analyses performed, movements in USD and GBP exchange rates to EUR by 10 % would result on average in gains or losses $1,410 and $171 to the Group’s net profit (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2022, movements in USD and GBP exchange rates to EUR by 10% would result on average in gains or losses of $479 and $706 to the Group’s net profit (loss). Management anticipates 10% is a reasonable extent of currency fluctuations in the foreseeable future.

(II)Cash Flow and Fair Value Interest Rate Risk
The Group has minimal interest-bearing assets, and its borrowings carry fixed interest rates. The risk associated with the effects of fluctuations in the prevailing levels of market interest rates on its financing position and cash flows is not deemed to be substantial.
(B)Credit Risk
Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents and trade and other receivables. The exposure as of the reporting date is as follows:
As at December 31,
2023 2022
Cash and cash equivalents 25,429  29,664 
Trade and other receivables (excluding prepayments and deferred compensation cost) 20,136  11,029 
45,565  40,693 
For the year ended December 31, 2023, revenues generated from a single customer amounted to 16% of the Group’s total revenue for the year. For the year ended December 31, 2022, no revenues generated from a single customers exceeded 10% of the Group's total revenue for the year. For the year ended December 31, 2021, revenues generated from the two largest single customers amounted to 13% and 10% of the Group’s total revenue for the year, respectively.
The Group has the following financial assets that are subject to the ECL model: trade receivables and other financial assets carried at amortized cost. The Group applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring expected credit losses which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all trade receivables. The expected loss rates are based on the historical credit losses experienced over a recent twelve-month period. The historical loss rates are adjusted to reflect current and forward-looking information on macroeconomic factors (such as GDP growth, inflation rate and unemployment forecasts) affecting the ability of the customers to settle the receivables.
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The aging of trade receivables that are past due but not impaired is shown below:
As at December 31,
2023 2022
Between one and two months 264  471 
Between two and three months 849  109 
More than three months 1,212  205 
2,325  785 
The Company recognized a specific provision of $681 on trade receivables in the year ended December 31, 2023 (December 31, 2022: $345).
The activity in the credit loss allowance was as follows:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022
Balance at the beginning of the period 877  142 
Movements in credit loss allowance 914  796 
Translation effect (34) (61)
Balance at the end of the period 1,757  877 

The increase in trade and other receivables and in the credit loss allowance during the year ended December 31, 2023 was a result of overall business growth.
The Group actively manages credit limits and exposures in a practicable manner such that past due amounts receivable from the operator customers are within controlled parameters. Management assesses the credit quality of the operators, taking into account their financial position, past experience and other factors. The Group’s receivables are principally in respect of transactions with operators for whom there is no recent history of default. Management does not expect significant losses from non-performance by these operators above the ECL provision. The directors consider that the Group was not exposed to significant credit risk as at the end of the current reporting period.
The Group monitors intra-group credit exposures at the individual entity level on a regular basis and ensures timely performance in the context of its overall liquidity management. Management concluded the Group’s exposure to credit losses on intra-group receivables were immaterial.
As cash and cash equivalents are held with financial institutions, any credit risk is deemed to be immaterial. The IFRS 9 assessment conducted for these balances did not identify any material impairment loss as of December 31, 2023, 2022 or 2021.
(C)Liquidity Risk
The Group is exposed to liquidity risk in relation to meeting future obligations associated with its financial liabilities, which are predominantly comprised of trade and other payables (Notes 16). Prudent liquidity risk management includes maintaining sufficient cash and committed credit lines to ensure the availability of adequate funding to meet the Group’s obligations when they are due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to its reputation.
Management monitors liquidity risk by continual observation of cash inflows and outflows. To improve the net cash inflows and maintain cash balances at a specified level, management ensures that no additional financing facilities are expected to be required over the coming year. In this respect, management does not consider liquidity risk to the Group as significant when taking into account the liquidity management process referred to above.
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The following tables summarize the maturity profile of the Group’s financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted payments. Balances due less than 1 year equal their carrying values as the impact of discounting is insignificant.
Less than 1 year Between 1 and 2 years More than 2 years TOTAL
As of December 31, 2023
  Deferred consideration 19,229  —  —  19,229 
  Trade and other payables 7,373  —  —  7,373 
  Lease liability 533  522  1,018  2,073 
  Total 27,135  522  1,018  28,675 
As of December 31, 2022
Contingent consideration 19,860  12,471  —  32,331 
Deferred consideration 2,800  5,000  —  7,800 
Trade and other payables 3,328  290  —  3,618 
Lease liability 554  510  1,445  2,509 
Total 26,542  18,271  1,445  46,258 
3.2 CAPITAL RISK MANAGEMENT
The Group’s capital management objectives are to safeguard its ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders, and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt. The directors intend to retain all available liquidity sources and future earnings, if any, to fund the development and expansion of the business and they have no plans to pay regular dividends on ordinary shares in the foreseeable future.
At December 31, 2023 and 2022 the net current asset position of the Group was $14,620 and $10,253 respectively. Management prepares and reviews a rolling forecast of the Group’s operations for the 12-month period to anticipate any liquidity deficit. Per the assessment made as of the reporting date, the Group will have sufficient funds to settle liabilities in a timely manner in the foreseeable future.
The Group’s equity, as disclosed in the consolidated statement of financial position, constitutes its capital. The Group maintains the level of capital by reference to its financial obligations and commitments arising from operational requirements. In view of the nature of the Group’s activities, the capital level as at the end of the reporting year is deemed adequate.
3.3 FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Financial instruments measured at fair value in the consolidated statement of financial position are grouped into three levels of fair value hierarchy. This grouping is determined based on the lowest level of significant inputs used in fair value measurement, as follows:
1.Level I – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
2.Level II – inputs other than quoted prices included within Level I that are observable for the instrument, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices).
3.Level III – inputs for instrument that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
As of December 31, 2023, the Company did not have any financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value within the fair value hierarchy noted above. As of December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value except for contingent consideration balances which are classified as Level 3 financial instruments. A description of the related valuation process and a sensitivity analysis are included in Note 5.
As of December 31, 2023, and 2022 the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, and trade and other payables, deferred consideration reflected in the consolidated statement of financial position are reasonable estimates of fair value in view of the nature of these instruments or the relatively short period of time between the origination of the instruments and their expected realization.

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4. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgements about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The critical accounting estimates and judgments that we believe to have the most significant impact on our consolidated financial statements are described below.
CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION
Contingent consideration is a contractual obligation resulting from purchase of a business from third parties and is measured at fair value at the date of acquisition. If an obligation to pay contingent consideration that meets a definition of financial instrument is classified as equity, then it is not remeasured and settlement is accounted in equity. Otherwise, contingent consideration is remeasured at fair value at each reporting date and subsequent changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration are recognized in profit or loss. The Group valued contingent consideration using an option approach methodology.
On June 30, 2023, the Group entered into an agreement with the former shareholders of BonusFinder which modified terms of the original share purchase agreement relating to the remaining earnout payment. The agreement terminated the earn-out period early effective as of June 30, 2023. As of December 31, 2023 the consideration was classified as deferred consideration (Note 5).
ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
The Company is required to allocate the acquisition cost of entities and activities through business combinations on the basis of the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. The Company uses external valuations to determine the fair value. The valuations include management estimates and assumptions as to future cash flow projections from the acquired business and selection of models to compute the fair value of the acquired components and their depreciation period. Estimates made by management influence the amounts of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities and the depreciation and amortization of acquired assets in profit or loss. Reference is made to Note 5 of the consolidated financial statements.

ACCOUNTING FOR ASSETS ACQUISITIONS
As amended, IFRS 3 defines a business as an integrated set of activities and assets, which must include at a minimum an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output. Entities are also allowed to perform an optional concentration test. If substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar assets, the acquired integrated set does not constitute a business.
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Group made separate acquisitions of intellectual property consisting of domain names and related assets, as disclosed in Note 8. For the 2023 assets acquisitions, the Company performed concentration test and the criteria were satisfactory met. For the 2022 assets acquisitions, the Company elected to bypass the optional concentration test and evaluated if a substantive process was acquired. The Company concluded that no substantive processes were included in any of the acquisitions. When no workforce is acquired, a process is considered substantive when it is unique or scarce. The Group did not acquire any workforce, and promptly transitioned the acquired assets onto its technology platform, integrating them into its existing processes. The legacy processes underlying the acquired assets were not unique or scarce, as they were based on commercially available Internet technologies and did not incorporate any substantive know-how. The Group concluded that all acquisitions of intellectual property, other than disclosed in Note 5, were acquisitions of assets with no substantive processes acquired.
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INDEFINITE LIFE INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The acquired domain names, together with the related assets, are assigned an indefinite useful life when there is evidence based on the analysis of the applicable market trends and circumstances, management plans, expected usage and information about the ongoing cash inflows that the asset will be able to generate cash flows to the Group for an indefinite period. Indefinite-life intangibles are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually as of December 31. In addition, the Group reassesses in each period the assumptions underlying the useful life of indefinite-life intangible assets and assigns such assets a finite life if indicated by changes in the applicable facts and circumstances. Finite-life domain names and the related assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated period during which they are expected to continue to generate cash flows for the Group.
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Group had domain name intangibles with an indefinite useful life and the aggregate carrying value of $78,071 and $69,554, respectively. The Group also had one finite-life mobile apps intangible asset, which was amortized over its useful life of 48 months; the asset was fully amortized as of December 31, 2023. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Group has concluded no changes to the useful lives of these assets were necessary.
Intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are tested for impairment annually at December 31. For the purposes of impairment assessment, assets are grouped at the lowest level which generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows of the remaining assets (cash-generating units). Through December 31, 2023, substantially all of the Group’s cash inflows have been generated from performance marketing assets and fantasy sports assets. The Group determined it has two cash-generating units.
As of December 31, 2023, the Group tested its performance marketing and fantasy sports indefinite-life intangible assets separately for impairment; goodwill was allocated to the performance marketing cash-generating unit. The recoverable amount of the performance marketing cash-generating unit was based on projected cash flows for 2024—2034 in which an average annual rate of growth between 3% and 12% was assumed and a long-term sustainable growth rate of 3% was applied. The projected cash flows were discounted using a discount rate of 14%. The effective tax rate was estimated at 15%. The recoverable amount of the fantasy sports cash-generating unit was based on projected cash flows for 2024—2034 in which an average annual rate of growth between 3% and 11% was assumed and a long-term sustainable growth rate of 3% was applied. The management concluded that the 10 year projected cash flows is appropriate until the company reaches normalized level of growth. The projected cash flows were discounted using a discount rate of 14%. The effective tax rate was estimated between 0% and 25%. The methods for determining the significant inputs and assumptions are based on experience and expectations regarding market performance.
The Group concluded that the recoverable amount is significantly in excess of the assets’ carrying amount, and accordingly a sensitivity analysis in this regard is not disclosed. Consequently, the Group concluded no impairment charges were necessary.
When a triggering event arises, it may be necessary to test an asset for impairment at an individual asset level. This is the case when the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use are both negligible. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, no intangible assets met the criteria to be tested at the individual asset level.
CAPITALIZATION AND IMPAIRMENT OF INTERNALLY DEVELOPED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Management reviews expenditures, including wages and benefits for employees, incurred on development activities and based on their judgment of the costs incurred assesses whether the expenditure meets the capitalization criteria set out in IAS 38 and the intangible assets accounting policy within the notes to our consolidated financial statements. Management considers if additional expenditure on projects relates to maintenance or new development projects. In addition, the useful life of capitalized development costs is determined by management at the time the software is brought into use and is regularly reviewed for appropriateness. For unique software products we control and develop, the life is based on historical experience with similar products as well as anticipation of future events, which may impact their useful economic life, such as changes in technology. Management reviews intangible assets at each reporting period to determine potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an intangible asset may not be fully recoverable. Recoverability is measured by comparing the carrying amount of the intangible asset with the future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate. Management must make estimates related to future cash flows and discount rates that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
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If such assets are considered impaired, an impairment loss would be measured by comparing the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the intangible asset.
SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS
Management determines costs for share-based payments using market-based valuation techniques.
The fair value of the equity-classified options, restricted share awards and warrants are determined at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, Finnerty model or Monte Carlo simulation, as applicable.
Assumptions are made and judgments are used in applying valuation techniques. Such judgments and assumptions are inherently uncertain. Changes in these assumptions affect the fair value estimates. For options and warrants valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, these assumptions and judgments include estimating the future volatility of the stock price, risk-free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected term, future employee turnover rates and future employee stock option exercise behaviors and corporate performance. For restricted share awards valued using the Finnerty model these assumptions and judgments include: estimating the future volatility of the stock price, risk-free interest rate, expected dividend yield, and length of holding period. For options valued using a Monte Carlo simulation these assumptions and judgments include: estimating the future volatility of the stock price, risk-free interest rate, expected dividend yield, holding restriction discount, and expected time to vest.
See Note 14 for additional information on the valuation of options and warrants.
ORDINARY SHARE VALUATIONS
For valuations after the completion of the listing of our ordinary shares on The Nasdaq Global Market, our board of directors determine the fair value of each underlying ordinary share based on the closing price of our ordinary shares as reported on the date of grant.
In valuing our ordinary shares prior to the listing of our ordinary shares on The Nasdaq Global Market, the fair value of our business, or enterprise value, was determined using a combination of the market and income approaches. We believe both approaches are relevant and meaningful given our robust Company projections, publicly traded comparable stock information available and the price in the most recent equity transaction. The market approach estimates value based on a comparison of the subject company to comparable public companies in a similar line of business and secondary transactions of our ordinary shares. From the comparable companies, a representative market value multiple is determined and then applied to the subject company’s financial results to estimate the value of the subject company. The market approach also includes consideration of the transaction price of secondary sales of our ordinary shares by investors. The income approach estimates the fair value of a company based on the present value of the company’s future estimated cash flows and the residual value of the company beyond the forecast period. These future cash flows, including the cash flows beyond the forecast period for the residual value, are discounted to their present values using an appropriate discount rate, to reflect the risks inherent in the company achieving these estimated cash flows.
Our assessments of the fair value of ordinary shares for grant dates were based in part on the current available financial and operational information and the ordinary shares value provided in the most recent valuation as compared to the timing of each grant. For financial reporting purposes, we considered the amount of time between the valuation date and the grant date to determine whether to use the latest ordinary share valuation or a straight-line interpolation between the two valuation dates. This determination included an evaluation of whether the subsequent valuation indicated that any significant change in valuation had occurred between the previous valuation and the grant date.
TAXATION
Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable future taxable profits will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized. The key areas in this area are that the capital allowances to which the deferred tax asset relate will be accepted by the relevant tax authorities and whether it is probable that there will be suitable taxable profits against which any deferred tax assets can be utilized. The deferred tax asset recognized as of December 31, 2023 was based on management’s performance projections for 2024 – 2030. The deferred tax asset recognized as of December 31, 2022 was based on management’s performance projections for 2023 – 2027. We operate in a number of international tax jurisdictions. Judgement is required in respect of the interpretation of state, federal and international tax law and practices as e-commerce and tax continues to evolve. We file our tax returns and duty calculations and estimate our tax provisions based on current tax rules and practices and our transfer pricing policy, together with advice received from professional advisors and believe that our accruals for tax liabilities are adequate.
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In January 2022 the Group concluded acquisition of Roto Sports, Inc. (Note 5), which resulted in recognition of deferred tax liability on a temporary difference in fair value and tax base of intangible assets acquired as a part of the business combination. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022 the deferred tax liability was partly offset by deferred tax asset recognized on taxable losses from the US based operations in the post acquisition period. The balances are presented on a net basis only when relate to the same tax jurisdiction in the statement of financial position as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial information and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.
Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized, or the liability is settled based upon tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position date. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income and (Loss).
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each Consolidated Statement of Financial Position date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position date and are expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset or liability is realized or settled.

5. ACQUISITIONS
Roto Sports
On January 1, 2022, the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Roto Sports, Inc. ("Roto Sports"), the operator of RotoWire.com, for consideration of (i) $14,700 in cash, of which $13,500 was transferred to the selling shareholders and $1,200 was transferred to third parties to settle sellers' expenses on behalf of the selling shareholders, (ii) 451,264 unregistered ordinary shares, (iii) $2,500 due on the first anniversary of the closing date of the acquisition, and (iv) $5,300 due on the second anniversary of the closing date of the acquisition. The Company has the option, but not the obligation, to pay up to 50% of each of the deferred payments in unregistered ordinary shares.
The principal reason for this acquisition was to accelerate the U.S expansion.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s net cash outflow related to the Roto Sports acquisition amounted to $12,701 net of cash acquired).
The Group incurred acquisition-related costs of $531 on legal and consulting fees. These costs were primarily expensed in 2021.
Revenue associated with the acquired assets for the year ended December 31, 2022 amounted to $7,418. The Company cannot break out expenses incurred since the acquisition date.
Subsequent to the acquisition, the legal entity that was acquired was merged into a newly formed subsidiary of the Group and certain acquired assets and/or liabilities were transferred to other Group subsidiaries.
Under the purchase price allocation, the Company recognized goodwill of $10,776, which is calculated as the excess of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired. The main factors leading to goodwill recognition was a SEO synergy for performance marketing cash generating unit. The goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on their estimates of fair value available as of January 1, 2022 as calculated by a third-party valuation firm.
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During the year ended December 31, 2023, unwinding costs of deferred consideration payable for Roto Sports amounted to $230, and resulted in total deferred consideration balance of $5,300 as of December 31, 2023, which was all current portion. During the year ended December 31, 2022, unwinding costs of deferred consideration payable for Roto Sports amounted to $325, and resulted in total deferred consideration balance of $7,574 as of December 31, 2022, out of which $4,774 was the non-current portion and $2,800 was the current portion of the deferred consideration balance. The Group does not expect to incur financial expenses related to unwinding of the deferred consideration after December 2023.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company paid the first deferred payment of $2,500, in cash. The part of the payment related to original estimate of the fair value of deferred consideration of $2,390 is reported within investing activities in the cash flow statement and the part of the payment related to the increase in the consideration value on account of the interest element since the acquisition of $110 is reported within financing cash flows.
During January 2024, the Company paid the second deferred payment of $5,000 in cash to the former shareholders of Roto Sports (Note 25).
The table below outlines the allocation of the purchase price for the acquired identifiable assets and liabilities of Roto Sports resulting in goodwill:
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Purchase price consideration:
Cash paid 14,700 
Common shares issued, at fair value 4,600 
Deferred consideration, at fair value 7,250 
Total acquisition consideration 26,550 
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents 1,999 
Accounts receivable 760 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 292 
Performance marketing, domain names and related websites 2,300 
Fantasy sports, domain names and related websites 8,100 
Customer base 3,200 
Content asset 5,400 
Right of use asset 617 
Other assets
Total assets acquired 22,675 
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable (16)
Deferred income (1,120)
Lease liability (617)
Deferred tax (4,008)
Other current liabilities (1,140)
Total liabilities assumed (6,901)
Total net assets 15,774 
Goodwill 10,776 
Total acquisition consideration 26,550 
Accounts receivable comprise gross contractual amounts due of $1,066, of which $306 was expected to be uncollectible at the date of acquisition.
BonusFinder

On January 31, 2022, the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of NDC Media Limited ("NDC Media"), the operator of BonusFinder.com ("BonusFinder"), for consideration of (i) EUR10,000 ($11,168) in cash, (ii) 269,294 unregistered ordinary shares, (iii) an additional cash payable EUR 3,832 ($4,279), (iv) an earnout payment up to a maximum of EUR19,000 ($21,850) to be paid in April 2023 based on financial performance during 2022, and (v) a second earnout payment up to a maximum of EUR28,500 ($32,800) to be paid in April 2024 based on certain financial conditions (such as revenue growth and contribution thresholds) being met during 2023. The Company has the option to pay up to 50% of each of the earnout payments in unregistered ordinary shares.
The principal reason for this acquisition was to support the growth strategy of the Group in North America.
In connection with the acquisition of BonusFinder, certain intangible assets that were purchased as part of the acquisition were transferred immediately post acquisition to another Group subsidiary in accordance with the Group’s intellectual property operational policy allowing the Group to access the deductibility of the assets from tax perspective. The Group considered if a deferred tax liability should be recognized in relation to the transferred assets at the date of acquisition (reflecting to the fact that the assets had no tax base prior to transfer) which would then have been released to the income statement immediately on the completion of the transfer; this would also have increased goodwill arising on the acquisition by the same amount. It was concluded that the transfer of assets formed an integral part of the business combination and there were no significant steps outside of the Group’s control which would affect the ability of the group to access certain tax attributes in respect of the assets, and, accordingly, no deferred tax liability (and associated goodwill) was recognised as there was no difference between the tax and accounting bases following the asset transfer.
Under the purchase price allocation, the Company did not recognize goodwill, which is calculated as the excess of both the consideration exchanged and liabilities assumed as compared to the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired.
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The values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on their estimates of fair value available as of January 31, 2022 as calculated by a third-party valuation firm.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Group made a provisional payment of the adjustments for cash, working capital and indebtedness to the shareholders of BonusFinder of $4,116. As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance of cash payable amounted to $308.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company's net cash outflow related to the BonusFinder acquisition amounted to $10,710 (net of cash acquired).
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Group incurred acquisition-related costs of $299 on legal and consulting fees and formed a part of general and administrative costs.
Since the acquisition date, during the year ended December 31, 2022 revenue associated with the acquired assets amounted to $10,400. If the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2022, management estimates that consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 would have been $11,150. The Company cannot break out expenses incurred since the acquisition date.
In April 2023, the Group settled contingent consideration related to the BonusFinder acquisition totaling an aggregate of $20,090 of which $10,178 was paid in cash and $9,912 was paid in ordinary shares of the Group. The payment is reflected in the cash flows partly within investing and partly within operating activities. The part of the payment related to original estimate of the fair value of contingent consideration of $5,557 is reported within investing activities in the cash flow statement and the part of the payment related to the increase in the consideration value on account of the fair value movements since the acquisition of $4,621 is reported within operating cash flows.
On June 30, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with the former shareholders of BonusFinder, which modified terms of the original share purchase agreement in relation to the final consideration payment. As per the agreement, the original earn-out period was terminated early as of June 30, 2023. In exchange, a fixed consideration of EUR18,000 is payable in two installments: (i) paid July 7, 2023 (EUR5,000) and (ii) April 2024 (EUR13,000). The Company has the option, but not the obligation, to pay up to 50% of the EUR13,000 payment due in April 2024 in unregistered ordinary shares.
In July 2023, the Company settled first installment of EUR5,000 ($5,440). The payment was reflected in the cash flows partly within investing activities being the original estimate of the fair value of $2,543 and partly within the operating activities being the part of the fair value movements after the acquisition of $2,897. As a result of modification of contingent consideration effective June 30, 2023 (see Note 3), the liability was presented as deferred consideration of EUR12,239 ($13,511) as of December 31, 2023.
The fair value of the BonusFinder contingent consideration prior to modification as agreed on June 30, 2023 was computed based on revenue growth expectations and forecasted contribution margins. Final valuation carried out as of June 30, 2023 utilized the following assumptions as part of the option approach methodology: (i) probability of obtaining the financial conditions ranging from 98-100% (December 31, 2022: 64-100%), (ii) discount rates ranging from 7.59-7.67% (December 31, 2022: 7.44-7.45%), (iii) inflation rates of 2.13% (December 31, 2022: ranging between 2.16-2.23%), and (iv) volatility of 49.6% (December 31, 2022: 36.5%).
During the year ended December 31, 2023, fair value movements on contingent consideration for BonusFinder amounted to EUR6,384 ($6,939). During the year ended December 31, 2022, fair value movements on contingent consideration for BonusFinder amounted to EUR10,343 ($10,852).
No fair value movements were recognized after the modification during the six months ended December 31, 2023.
Sensitivity analysis
Reasonably possible changes at the reporting date to one of the significant unobservable inputs, holding other inputs constant, would have the following effects on the fair value of contingent consideration:
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Profit or loss
Contingent consideration Increase Decrease
December 31, 2022
Expected cash flows (10% movement) (2,099) 2,099 
Discount rate (10% movement) —  — 
Volatility (10% movement) 100  (100)
The table below outlines the allocation of the purchase price for acquired identifiable assets and liabilities for BonusFinder. Since fair values of assets and liabilities identified were equal to the acquisition consideration agreed, no goodwill was recognised in the BonusFinder acquisition as disclosed below:
Purchase price consideration:
Cash paid 11,168 
Cash payable 4,279 
Common shares issued, at fair value 2,792 
Contingent consideration, at fair value 20,437 
Total acquisition consideration 38,676 
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents 4,574 
Accounts receivable and other current assets 1,284 
Performance marketing, domain names and related websites 32,051 
Customer base 938 
Content asset 352 
Software 134 
Right of use asset 126 
Other non-current assets 37 
Total assets acquired 39,496 
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable (234)
Corporate tax payable (460)
Lease liability (126)
Total liabilities assumed (820)
Total net assets 38,676 
Goodwill — 
Total acquisition consideration 38,676 
Accounts receivable comprise gross contractual amounts due of $1,610, of which $326 was expected to be uncollectible at the date of acquisition.

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6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
COMPUTER
AND
OFFICE
EQUIPMENT
LEASEHOLD
IMPROVEMENTS
TOTAL
Net book amount as of January 1, 2023 598 116 714
Additions 436  15  451 
Depreciation charge (225) (21) (246)
Translation differences (7) (4) (11)
As of December 31, 2023 802  106  908 
Cost 1,460  234  1,694 
Accumulated depreciation (658) (128) (786)
Net book amount as of December 31, 2023 802  106  908 
Net book amount as of January 1, 2022 433  136  569 
Additions 330  —  330 
Depreciation charge (170) (20) (190)
Translation differences — 
As of December 31, 2022 598  116  714 
Cost 1,024  219  1,243 
Accumulated depreciation (426) (103) (529)
Net book amount as of December 31, 2022 598  116  714 
For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, cash paid for the acquisition of property and equipment was $451, $330 and $305, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company expensed low value office equipment with a net book value of $143, $11 and $36, respectively.
The following is the reconciliation of depreciation expense:
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Depreciation expensed to technology expenses —  —  46 
Depreciation expensed to general and administrative expenses 246  190  130 
Total depreciation expense 246  190  176 
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7. LEASES
Below are the carrying amounts of the Group’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities and the movements during the year:
Right-of-Use Assets Lease Liabilities
As of January 1, 2023 1,818  2,072 
Additions 75  75 
Amortization of right-of-use assets (436) — 
Interest expense —  165 
Payments —  (567)
Lease termination (41) (40)
Translation differences 44  18 
As of December 31, 2023 1,460  1,723 
As of January 1, 2022 1,465  1,679 
Additions as part of business combinations 743  743 
Additions 96  96 
Amortization of right-of-use assets (401) — 
Interest expense —  182 
Payments —  (504)
Translation differences (85) (124)
As of December 31, 2022 1,818  2,072 
As of December 31, 2023 amounts falling due less than one year of $533 were Included within lease liabilities (December 31, 2022: $554).
Lease payments not recognized as a liability
The Group has elected not to recognize a lease liability for leases that are short term (with expected lease term of 12 months or less). Payments made under such leases are expensed on a straight-line basis. In addition, certain variable lease payments are not permitted to be recognized as lease liabilities and are expensed as incurred.
The expense and cash paid relating to payments not included in the measurement of the lease liability is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Short-term leases 567  441  382 

Future lease commitments

In December 2023 a subsidiary of the Group committed a long term lease agreement for an office property in Charlotte, North Caroline. The lease is expected to start in July 2024, and has a minimum non-cancelable duration of 8 years, with an option to renew for additional 3 years. The lease will result in finance cash out flow of $3,100 over non-cancelable lease term.
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8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
DOMAIN
NAMES
MOBILE
APPS
AND
RELATED
WEBSITES
GOODWILL CUSTOMER
CONTRACTS AND CUSTOMER BASES
CONTENT
ASSETS
INTERNALLY DEVELOPED INTANGIBLES TOTAL
Net book amount as of January 1, 2023 69,554  10,800  5,137  —  3,030  88,521 
Additions 6,591  —  287  —  1,914  8,792 
Amortization charge (Note 19) (60) —  (461) —  (885) (1,406)
Translation differences 1,986  —  —  106  2,093 
Net book amount as of December 31, 2023 78,071  10,800  4,964  —  4,165  98,000 
Cost 85,022  10,800  7,589  3,548  5,623  112,582 
Accumulated amortization (6,951) —  (2,625) (3,548) (1,458) (14,582)
Net book amount as of December 31, 2023 78,071  10,800  4,964  —  4,165  98,000 
Net book amount as of January 1, 2022 23,922  —  —  —  1,497  25,419 
Business combinations (Note 5) 42,599  10,776  6,314  3,562  —  63,251 
Additions 6,465  —  —  —  1,993  8,458 
Amortization charge (Note 19) (1,237) —  (1,146) (3,534) (451) (6,368)
Translation differences (2,195) 24  (31) (28) (9) (2,239)
Net book amount as of December 31, 2022 69,554  10,800  5,137  —  3,030  88,521 
Cost 76,170  10,800  7,247  3,538  3,686  101,441 
Accumulated amortization (6,616) —  (2,110) (3,538) (656) (12,920)
Net book amount as of December 31, 2022 69,554  10,800  5,137  —  3,030  88,521 

As of December 31, 2023 domain names, mobile apps and related websites balance included a fully amortized mobile app with book value $6,867 (December 31, 2022: $6,616).
For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, cash paid for the acquisition of intangible assets and capitalized software developments was $8,792, $8,958 and $5,269, respectively.

The following table distinguishes finite and indefinite intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:
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As of December 31,
2023 2022
Net book value of assets with finite useful lives
Customer contracts 4,964  5,137 
Internally developed intangibles 4,165  3,030 
Total net book value of assets with finite useful lives 9,129  8,167 
Net book value of assets with indefinite useful lives
Domain names and related websites 78,071  69,554 
Total net book value of intangible assets 87,200  77,721 
As of December 31, 2021, the Group had a deferred payment of $500 for the acquisition of domains, which was settled in 2022.
The annual impairment testing of indefinite-life intangibles is discussed in Note 4.
9. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
As at December 31,
2023 2022
Current
Trade receivables, net 19,012  9,838 
Accrued revenue 116  575 
Prepayments 1,802  954 
Other receivables 851  353 
Deposits 157  263 
Deferred compensation cost —  239 
21,938  12,222 
As at December 31,
2023 2022
Trade receivables, gross 20,769  10,715 
Credit loss allowance (1,757) (877)
19,012  9,838 
Trade receivables are unsecured and subject to settlement up to 45 days. Details on movements in the allowance are disclosed within Note 3.
10. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents includes deposits held at banks. Due to their short-term nature, cash and cash equivalents are not measured at fair value because the carrying value approximates the fair value.
Cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:
As at December 31,
2023 2022
Cash at bank 25,429  29,664 
We maintain cash and cash equivalents with major financial institutions. Our cash and cash equivalents consist of bank deposits held with banks that, at times, exceed federal or locally insured limits.


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11. SHARE CAPITAL

Total authorized shares of the Company were unlimited and have no par value. The following table outlines common share activity for each period presented.
SHARES USD
As of January 1, 2023 36,431,633 — 
Issue of restricted ordinary share awards (Note 12) 33,194 — 
Issue of ordinary shares in exchange of share options exercised (Note 13) 35,203  — 
Issue of ordinary shares as a partial payment of contingent consideration ( Note 5) 1,005,929  — 
Treasury shares acquired (283,410) — 
As of December 31, 2023 37,222,549 — 
As of January 1, 2022 33,806,422 — 
Issue of restricted ordinary share awards (Note 12) 32,942 — 
Issue of ordinary shares in exchange of warrants' exercise 1,907,377 — 
Issue of ordinary shares in exchange of share options' exercise (Note 13) 3,042 — 
Issue of ordinary shares as payment of consideration for Roto Sports acquisition (Note 5) 451,264 — 
Issue of ordinary shares as payment of consideration for BonusFinder acquisition (Note 5) 269,294 — 
Treasury shares acquired (38,708) — 
As of December 31, 2022 36,431,633 — 
As at January 1, 2021 28,556,422 64 
Issue of ordinary shares in initial public offering ( Note 12) 5,250,000 — 
Transfer to capital reserve upon change of par value (64)
As at December 31, 2021 33,806,422 — 

Share repurchase program

In November 2022, the Company’s board of directors approved a program to repurchase up to $10,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares in open market transactions, including under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, 283,410 and 38,708 shares have been repurchased with an average price $9.74 and $8.95 for a total cost of $2,759 and $348, respectively. Since the commencement of the share repurchase program 322,118 shares were purchased at an average share price of $9.65 for the total cost of $3,107.

As at December 31, 2023, the balance of $187 was outstanding for share repurchases carried out during the year. The balance was settled in January 2024.

The timing and actual number of shares repurchased, if any, will depend on a variety of factors, including price, general business and market conditions, available liquidity, alternative investment opportunities, and other factors. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of ordinary shares. The Company intends to use current cash and cash equivalents and the cash flow it generates from operations to fund the share repurchase program. All shares purchased will be held in the Company’s treasury for possible future use.

Secondary offering of ordinary shares

On June 20, 2023, certain shareholders of the Company (the “Selling Shareholders”) completed an underwritten secondary offering (the “secondary offering”) of 4,887,500 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $9.25 per ordinary share. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of ordinary shares by the Selling Shareholders. The Company incurred $934 (including $201 bonuses paid to employees) in expenses in connection with the secondary offering during the year ended December 31, 2023, which are included in general and administrative expenses.
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12. CAPITAL RESERVE
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Opening carrying amount 63,723  55,953  19,979 
Issue of ordinary shares as a payment of contingent consideration 9,912  —  —  — 
Issue of ordinary shares in initial public offering, net of attributable costs ( Note 11) —  —  35,910 
Issue of ordinary shares as payment of consideration for Roto Sports acquisition (Note 5) —  4,600  —  — 
Issue of ordinary shares as payment of consideration for BonusFinder acquisition (Note 5) —  2,792  —  — 
Share options and warrants exercised (Note 11, 13) 201  151  — 
Issue of restricted shares (Note 11, 14) 304  227  — 
Share options expired 26  —  —  — 
Transfer from share capital reserve upon change of par value —  —  64 
Closing carrying amount 74,166 63,723 55,953

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13. SHARE OPTION AND WARRANTS RESERVE
As at December 31, 2023, there was a total of 5,852,864 warrants and options outstanding including 1,796,094 warrants and options issued under the 2020 Stock Incentive plan and 4,056,770 under the Founders' Awards granted in 2021 (see Note 14). As at December 31, 2022, there was a total of 5,562,984 warrants and options outstanding including 1,506,214 warrants and options issued under the 2020 Stock Incentive plan and 4,056,770 under the Founders' Awards granted in 2021 (see Note 14). As at December 31, 2021, there was a total of 7,021,514 warrants and options outstanding including 250,000 warrants and 605,000 options issued under the 2020 Stock Incentive plan and 4,056,770 under the Founders’ Awards granted in 2021. The remaining balance relates to warrants granted to executives, including officers, in prior years. (see Note 14).

Changes in the share option and warrants reserve are as follows:
OPTIONS
AND
WARRANTS
USD
thousand
As of January 1, 2023 5,562,984 4,411 
Share options expense 2,667 
Share options granted 359,666 509 
Share options and warrants exercised (Note 12) (39,786) (95)
Share options forfeited (26,042) (52)
Share options expired (3,958) (26)
As of December 31, 2023 5,852,864 7,414 
As of January 1, 2022 7,021,514 2,442 
Share options expense 2,050 
Share options granted 875,544 1,082 
Share warrants exercised (2,114,744) (151)
Share warrants repurchased (200,000) (1,012)
Share options forfeited (19,330) — 
As of December 31, 2022 5,562,984 4,411 
As at January 1, 2021 2,854,744 296 
Share options and warrants expense 640 
Share warrants granted 4,186,770 645 
Modification of share warrants 869 
Share options forfeited (20,000) (8)
As at December 31, 2021 7,021,514 2,442 

14. SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS
On October 22, 2020, the Company’s shareholders, in an extraordinary general meeting, approved the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (“the Plan”). Under the Plan, employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors, on the grant date are eligible to purchase share warrants or receive share options, which can be in the form of incentive stock options and non-statutory stock options. No amounts are paid or payable by the recipient on receipt of the option. The options carry neither right to dividends nor voting rights. Options may be exercised at any time from the date of vesting to the date of their expiry. The number of options granted, and the exercise price of the options is fixed by the board of directors of the Company.
According to the Plan, awards may be made for up to 2,905,535 shares as of December 31, 2023, increasing by 2% of the outstanding common shares at the beginning of each year, of the Company’s shares of common stock. If any award expires or is terminated, surrendered, or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part, or results in any common stock not being issued, the unused common stock covered by such award shall again be available for the grant of awards under the Plan.
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In July 2021, in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), the Company granted options for 4,056,770 shares subject to performance vesting to its CEO and COO (the “Founder Awards”). Each Founders’ Award is divided into twelve tranches, each subject to different market capitalization thresholds. Holders are required to hold the shares for a period of three years (“holding period”) after the exercise date. As of December 31, 2023, the performance conditions were not met for any of the tranches.
The number of awards outstanding under the Plan and the Founders’ Awards as at December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 is as follows:
NUMBER
OF
AWARDS
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE
EXERCISE
PRICE PER
SHARE IN
USD
Awards outstanding as of January 1, 2023 5,562,984 8.03 
Granted 359,666 11.50 
Forfeited (26,042) 9.94 
Exercised (39,786) 4.10 
Expired (3,958) 14.61 
Awards outstanding as of December 31, 2023 5,852,864 8.25 
Awards exercisable as of December 31, 2023 825,897 7.73 
Awards outstanding as of January 1, 2022 4,911,770 7.49 
Granted 875,544 9.89 
Forfeited (19,330) 9.89 
Repurchased (200,000) 3.52 
Exercised (5,000) 3.52 
Awards outstanding as of December 31, 2022 5,562,984 8.03
Awards exercisable as of December 31, 2022 376,563 6.73 
Awards outstanding as at January 1, 2021 745,000  3.52 
Granted 4,186,770 8.18 
Forfeited (20,000) 3.52 
Awards outstanding as at December 31, 2021 4,911,770 7.49 
Awards exercisable as at December 31, 2021 127,188  3.52 
Determination of Fair Value of Options and Warrants

The options were valued using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:
Years ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Exercise price, USD 8.97 13.19 7.54 11.68 8.00 14.71
Share price, USD 8.97 —  13.19 7.54 —  11.68 8.00 —  14.71
Risk free rate 3.7  % —  4.5  % 1.5  % —  3.8  % 0.9  % —  1.2  %
Estimated volatility (1)
45  % 45  % —  50  % 55  %
Expected dividend yield nil nil nil
Expected term in years 4.0 —  4.6 3.8 —  4.6 4.6 —  6.7
(1) Estimated volatility is based on historical volatility of comparable companies.

As of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the weighted average remaining contractual life for options and warrants issued as share based payments was 6.99, 8.01 and 8.98 years, respectively. The range of exercise prices for options and warrants issued as share based payments was $3.52 to $14.71 per share, $7.53 to $11.68 per share, and $8.00 to $14.71 per share as of December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.
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In July 2021, the Company granted options for 4,056,770 shares subject to performance vesting under the Founders' Award. Each option is divided in twelve tranches subject to different market capitalization thresholds. Holders are required to hold the shares for a period of three years ("holding period") after the exercise date. The share options tranches were valued individually using Monte Carlo simulations with the main input data being volatility of 55%, risk free rate of 1.24%, holding restriction discount of 20% and expected weighted average time to vest is 6.62 years. The exercise price for each tranche is $8.00 per share. The weighted average fair value was determined at $1.92 per share as at measurement date. As of December 31, 2023, the performance conditions were not achieved for any of the tranches.

In June 2021, a liability-classified warrant issued in November 2020 was modified to additionally allow net-share settlement in the event of the holder’s employment termination. The Company had the right to choose between settlement on a net-share or net-cash basis. Accordingly, effective in June 2021, the warrant qualified for recognition as an equity instrument. The carrying value of the warrant liability of $869 was reclassified as equity at the modification date. As of the modification date, the fair value per share for these warrants of EUR 3.66 ($4.43) was determined using the Black-Scholes model with the main data inputs being volatility of 60%, an expected life of 3.4 years and an annual risk-free interest rate of 0.51%. The exercise price for these warrants was EUR 3.01 ($3.65) per share and the share price was EUR 7.13 ($8.64) per share.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Group repurchased all 200,000 warrants at fair value for cash consideration of $800; the remaining costs in relation to the warrant of $212 was recognized directly in the retained earnings reserve.

Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
High price 13.19 11.68 14.71
Low price 8.97 7.53 8.00

Restricted shares
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Restricted Shares granted 33,194  32,942  — 
Price per share high 10.13  9.27 — 
Price per share low 10.13  7.87 — 

During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, restricted shares issued to non-executive directors were valued using the Finnerty model and had a restricted periods of one year and between one and three years, respectively.

Share-based Payment Expense
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Equity classified share options expense 3,124  3,132  1,286 
Restricted shares expense 483  82  — 
Liability classified warrants' expense —  —  709 
Share-based payment expense 3,607  3,214  1,995 
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there was $2.85 million and $2.98 million of total unrecognized share-based payment expense related to the 920,197 and 1,079,651 unvested stock options, respectively, that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of approximately 5.8 years and 6.41 years, respectively.
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Share-based Payment Reserve
Share-based payment reserve is included within the share option and warrants reserve (see Note 13).

15. BORROWINGS
In December 2020, the Group entered into a term loan agreement with an investor, pursuant to which it borrowed 8% bearing an interest rate of $6,000 and due in December 2022, which was used, in part, to redeem the remaining outstanding senior secured bonds due in 2021. The term loan was secured with the shares in the Group's subsidiaries. The term loan was accounted for at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The transaction costs directly attributable to the issuance were $66 and are capitalized as part of the initial carrying amount of the term loan and subsequently amortized into profit or loss over its term through the application of the effective interest method. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Group paid interest of $458 and $509, respectively, on the term loan. The term loan was repaid in full during December 2022.

Below is the movements of the Company’s term loan during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022
As at January 1, at fair value —  5,944 
Interest accrued (Note 20) —  464 
Amortization of issuance costs —  31 
Interest paid —  (458)
Repayment of principal —  (6,000)
Translation differences —  19 
As at December 31, at fair value —  — 
16. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
AS AT
DECEMBER 31,
2023 2022
Non-current
Accruals —  290 
Current
Trade payables(1)
1,862  1,235 
Accruals (ii)
7,656  4,292 
Indirect taxes 1,180  703 
Other payables 95  112 
10,793  6,342 
(i)Trade payables balance is unsecured, interest-free and settled within 60 days from incurrence.
(ii)Included in accruals are $4,709 (2022: $2,093) related to financial liabilities which is comprised of accrued media partnership costs and other unbilled operational expenses .

17. DEFERRED TAX
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to the same fiscal authority, and there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities.

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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented on a gross basis in the consolidated statement of financial position for amounts attributable to different tax jurisdictions which cannot be offset. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented net on a consolidated basis within a tax jurisdiction when there is a legally enforceable right to fiscal consolidation. As at December 31, 2023, deferred tax is presented on a gross basis in the consolidated statement of financial position as related to different tax jurisdictions and not eligible for offset.
The following amounts determined after appropriate offsetting are shown in the consolidated statement of financial position:
As At December 31,
2023 2022
Deferred tax asset 7,134  5,832 
Deferred tax liability (2,008) (2,179)
Deferred tax asset, net 5,126  3,653 
The change in the deferred income tax account is as follows:
As At December 31,
2023 2022
Deferred tax, net at the beginning of the period 3,653  7,028 
Business combination (Note 5) —  (4,008)
Credited to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (Note 22) 1,287  1,012 
Translation differences 186  (379)
Deferred tax, net at the end of the period 5,126  3,653 
Deferred taxes are calculated on temporary differences under the liability method using the principal tax rate within the relevant jurisdiction. The balance is comprised of the following:
As At December 31,
2023 2022
Intangible assets - deferred tax assets 5,797  5,742 
Intangible assets - deferred tax liability (3,193) (3,151)
Trading losses and other allowances 2,522  1,062 
Net deferred tax assets 5,126  3,653 

At December 31, 2023, the Group had unutilized trading losses and other allowances of $52,390 of which $29,199 were not recognized based on management’s performance projections for 2024 - 2028 and the related ability to utilize the tax losses resulting in a recognition of a deferred tax asset of $2,522.

At December 31, 2023, the Group had unutilized capital allowances of $58,665 related to intangible assets, of which $12,289 were not recognized based on management’s performance projections for 2024 – 2030 and related ability to utilize capital allowance resulting in a recognition of a deferred tax asset of $5,797.

At December 31, 2023, deferred tax liability amounted to $3,193 and related to intangible assets acquired as a part of Roto Sports acquisition (Note 5).

At December 31, 2022, the Group had unutilized trading losses and other allowances of $39,987 of which $34,129 were not recognized based on management’s performance projections for 2023 – 2027 and the related ability to utilize the tax losses resulting in deferred tax asset recognition of $1,062.

At December 31, 2022, the Group had unutilized capital allowances of $73,079 related to intangible assets of which $27,035 were not recognized based on management’s performance projections for 2023 – 2027 and related ability to utilize capital allowance resulting in a recognition of a deferred tax asset of $5,742.

At December 31, 2022, deferred tax liability amounted to $3,151 and related to intangible assets acquired as a part of Roto Sports acquisition (Note 5).
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18. REVENUE
Revenue is disaggregated based on how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, our top ten customers accounted for 48% of our revenue and our largest customer accounted for 16% of our revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2022, our top ten customers accounted for 50% of our revenue and no revenues were generated above 10% from a single customer. For the year ended December 31, 2021, our top ten customers accounted for 52% of our revenue and our two largest customers accounted for 13% and 10% of our revenue.
The Group presents revenue as disaggregated by market based on the location of the end user as follows:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
North America 60,755  35,923  7,484 
U.K. and Ireland 31,347  28,151  21,391 
Other Europe 10,994  8,909  10,800 
Rest of the world 5,556  3,524  2,648 
Total revenues 108,652  76,507  42,323 
The Group presents disaggregated revenue by monetization type as follows:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Performance marketing 87,824  61,102  37,803 
Subscription and content syndication 7,652  6,438  — 
Advertising and other 13,176  8,967  4,520 
Total revenues 108,652  76,507  42,323 
Presentation of revenue by monetization type for the comparative period was adjusted to consistently reflect changes in revenue’s classification in the current period. It resulted in a reclassification between performance marketing and advertising and other revenues of $881 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, performance marketing revenue was generated by the following categories: cost per acquisition 58%, revenue share 13% and hybrid 29%, compared to 59%, 14% and 27%, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2022 and 49%, 10% and 41% during the year ended December 31, 2021.

The Group also tracks its revenues based on the product type from which it is derived. Revenue disaggregated by product type is as follows:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Casino 66,869  50,923  35,632 
Sports 40,634  25,086  6,188 
Other 1,149  498  503 
Total revenues 108,652  76,507  42,323 
Contract balances
The following table provides contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers:
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As at December 31,
2023 2022
Contract assets 116  575 
Contract liabilities (2,207) (1,692)
The contract assets primary relate to the Group’s rights to consideration for services provided but not yet billed at the reporting date. The contract assets mainly relate to performance marketing revenue and subscription and content syndication revenue. The contract assets are transferred to receivables when the rights become unconditional and an invoice is issued.
The contract liabilities arose after the acquisition of Roto Sports (Note 5), and primary relate to the advances received from customers for subscriptions purchased to RotoWire.com website, for which revenue is recognised over the time. It is expected that deferred income will be recognised as revenue over the next year.
Below is the carrying amount of the Group’s contract liability and the movements during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
2023 2022
As at January 1 1,692  — 
Business combination (Note 5) —  1,120 
Amounts included in contract liabilities that was recognised as revenue during the period (4,066) (3,537)
Cash received in advance of performance and not recognized as revenue during the period 4,581  4,109 
As at December 31 2,207  1,692 


19. OPERATING EXPENSES
Sales and marketing expenses
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
People costs 22,334  17,587  8,362 
Employees' bonuses related to acquisition 368  628  — 
External marketing expenses 6,083  4,126  2,070 
External content 3,666  3,166  1,031 
Amortization of intangible assets 521  5,949  1,817 
Share-based payment expense 359  417  524 
Other 2,000  1,867  263 
Total sales and marketing expenses 35,331  33,740  14,067 
Technology expenses
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
People costs 7,541  5,077  3,296 
Software and subscriptions 1,131  671  219 
Depreciation of property and equipment —  —  46 
Amortization of intangible assets 885  419  129 
Share-based payment expense 42  20  — 
Other 688  577  257 
Total technology expenses 10,287  6,764  3,947 
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General and administrative expenses
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
People costs 10,802  7,981  4,044 
Share-based payment and related expenses 3,386  2,777  1,471 
Legal and consultancy fees 3,901  4,177  2,590 
Secondary offering related costs (Note 11) 733  —  — 
Acquisition related costs 821  539  520 
Initial offering related costs —  —  963 
Employees’ bonuses related to offering (Note 11) 201  —  1,085 
Insurance 581  655  384 
Short-term leases 567  441  382 
Amortization of right-of-use assets 436  401  279 
Depreciation of property and equipment 246  190  130 
Other 2,617  2,358  1,166 
Total general and administrative expenses 24,291  19,519  13,014 

Other Share - based related expenses
During the year ended December 31, 2023 the Group incurred costs of $180 being a third party consulting fees to evaluate updated share based benefits issued to personnel of the Group.
Contributions to defined contribution plans
Total contributions to defined contribution plans of $681, $723 and $nil are included in people costs across functions for the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Fair value movements on contingent consideration

The fair value movement on contingent consideration is directly associated with the acquisition of BonusFinder. see Note 5).
20. FINANCE INCOME AND FINANCE EXPENSES
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Foreign exchange gain 375  2,322  2,581 
Interest income 259  —  — 
Total finance income 634  2,322  2,581 
Finance expense consists of the following:
Foreign exchange loss 1,298  225  1,041 
Unwinding of deferred consideration 735  325  — 
Interest expense on lease liabilities 165  182  188 
Interest expense on borrowings —  464  480 
Other finance results 73  103  100 
Total finance expenses 2,271  1,299  1,809 
Net finance (loss) income (1,637) 1,023  772 
Foreign exchange gain and loss of the Group are comprised of translation gains of balances of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than each entity’s functional currency, and related to loan, cash and cash equivalents and intercompany balances.

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21. BASIC AND DILUTED INCOME PER SHARE
Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year (amounts are in USD thousand except shares and per share amounts).
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Net income for the period attributable to shareholders 18,260  2,390  12,453 
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares, basic 37,083,262 35,828,204 30,886,559
Net income per share attributable to shareholders, basic 0.49  0.07  0.40 
Net income for the period attributable to shareholders 18,260 2,390 12,453
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares, diluted 38,542,166  38,212,108  33,746,536 
Net income per share attributable to shareholders, diluted 0.47 0.06 0.37

The calculation of diluted income per share has been based on the following weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding after adjustment for the effect of all dilutive potential ordinary shares:

Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares, basic 37,083,262 35,828,204 30,886,559
Effect of share options and warrants on issue 495,252  1,003,403  2,859,977 
Effect of contingently issuable ordinary shares related to business combinations 963,652  1,380,501  — 
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares, diluted 38,542,166  38,212,108  33,746,536 

Share warrants and share options to purchase 5,852,864, 5,562,984 and 7,021,514 ordinary shares were outstanding at December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, that could potentially be dilutive in the future (Note 13).

At December 31, 2023, 4,771,770 options (2022: 4,744,760; 2021: 4,056,770) were excluded from the diluted weighted-average number of ordinary shares calculation because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. At December 31, 2023, there were no contingently issuable ordinary shares that were each excluded from the diluted weighted-average number of ordinary shares calculation (December 31, 2022: 617,322; 2021:nil).
For disclosures regarding the number of outstanding shares, see Note 11.
22. TAX CHARGE (CREDIT)
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Current tax expense 3,168  1,522  1,481 
Deferred tax benefit (Note 17) (1,287) (1,012) (1,770)
1,881  510  (289)
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For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the effective tax rate of the Group amounted to 9.3%, 17.6% and (2.4)%, respectively, as follows:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Income before tax 20,141  2,900  12,164 
Effective tax expense 2,721  3,190  608 
Tax effects of:
Disallowed expenses (credits) 635  1,722  239 
Unrecognized deferred tax (1,266) (4,121) (939)
Change in estimates related to prior periods (106) 67  — 
Tax incentives (115) (300) — 
Income subject to other tax rates —  —  (273)
Other 12  (48) 76 
1,881  510  (289)
At December 31, 2023, outstanding income tax across jurisdictions amounted to $95 (December 31, 2022: $716).

23. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related parties comprise the Group’s significant shareholders (beneficial owners of more than 5% of any class of the Group’s voting securities), directors and executive officers, and immediate family members of the foregoing persons. No other related parties with joint control or significant influence were identified. Related party transactions are approved by the Group’s Audit Committee or board of directors in accordance with the Group’s Related Party Transactions Policy.

Directors’ and key management emoluments

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Group, including directors. Compensation paid or payable to key management formed a part of general and administrative costs, and was comprised of the following:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Remuneration to key management and executive directors 5,033  4,699  3,897 
Non-executive directors’ fees 1,225  958  401 
6,258  5,657  4,298 
The emoluments paid to the Directors (executive and non-executive) during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 amounted to $3,189, $2,006 and $1,202, respectively.
The following transactions were carried out with related parties:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Expenses
Remuneration expense 3,731  3,379  2,953 
Share-based payments 2,527  2,278  1,345 
Other expenses —  20 
6,258  5,665  4,318 
As at December 31, 2023 and 2022, the balance outstanding to key management and non-executive directors was $1,640 and $1,399, respectively and were included within accruals as the amounts are expected to be paid in less than one year.
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As at December 31, 2023 and 2022, the following stock options and warrants were held by related parties:
2023 2022
Share options held by key management, executive directors and non-executive directors 4,707,626  4,662,930 
In 2023, the Company granted 44,666 share options and 33,194 restricted shares to non-executive directors (Notes 11,13 and 14).

In 2022, the Company granted 156,124 share options and 32,942 restricted shares to non-executive directors (Notes 11, 13 and 14).

In 2022, the Company granted 400,000 share options to a key executive (Note 13).
In 2021, the Company granted 4,056,770 share options under the Founders' Award (Note 14).

24. PERSONNEL
The average number of employees, including executive and non-executive directors, during the year was as follows:
Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2021
Executive director
Non-executive directors
Sales and marketing employees 284  191  96 
Technology employees 105  91  58 
General and administrative employees 55  57  25 
451  346  186 
As of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Group had 489, 395 and 229 employees, respectively.
25. EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

Roto Sports Payment

During January 2024, the Company paid the second deferred payment of $5,000 in cash to the former shareholders of Roto Sports in accordance with the terms of the stock purchase agreement (Note 5).

Wells Fargo Credit Agreement

On March 19, 2024, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, GDC Media Limited, GDC America, Inc., and Roto Sports, Inc., as borrowers, and the Company, as guarantor, entered into a credit agreement (the “Wells Fargo Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as lender. The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement provides for a three-year $25,000 term loan (the “Term Loan”) and a $25,000 revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loan, the “Wells Fargo Credit Facility”). Subject to the approval of Wells Fargo, the term loan commitments or revolving commitments may be incrementally increased by up to $10,000 in the aggregate. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility matures on March 19, 2027.

The proceeds from the Wells Fargo Credit Facility, which is available in multi-currency drawdowns, are expected to be used for to be used for working capital, to settle deferred consideration, for permitted acquisitions, and for general corporate purposes and other permitted uses.

The borrowers may designate each loan under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility as a (1) “Base Rate Loan”, (2) a “Term SOFR Loan”, (3) a “Eurocurrency Rate Loan” or (4) a “Daily Simple RFR Loan.” A Base Rate Loan bears interest at (i) the highest of (a) a Prime Rate, (b) Federal Funds rate plus 0.50% and (c) Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Finance Rate (“SOFR”) for one-month tenor plus 1.00%, (ii) plus an applicable margin of 2.5% per annum (the “Applicable Margin”).
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A Term SOFR Loan bears interest at a rate of SOFR Rate plus 0.10% plus the Applicable Margin. A Eurocurrency Rate Loan bears interest at an Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate plus the Applicable Margin. A Daily Simple RFR Loan bears interest at an Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

The borrowers may prepay the Term Loan, and borrow, prepay and reborrow loans under the Revolving Credit Facility, without premium or penalty, subject to customary breakage costs for certain types of loans. The principal amount of the outstanding loans under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility, together with accrued and unpaid interest, is due on the maturity date. The borrower also obligated to pay other customary fees for a credit facility of this size and type.

The obligations under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the wholly subsidiaries that are borrowers under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement.

The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement requires the borrowers to comply with a maximum leverage ratio not greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and a minimum liquidity requirement. Additionally, the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement contains customary negative covenants, including covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, create or incur liens, incur indebtedness, pay dividends or distributions on their capital stock, effect certain mergers, make investments, sell or otherwise dispose of assets and enter into transactions with affiliates, in each case subject to customary exceptions for a credit facility of this size and type.

Acquisition of Freebets.com and Related Assets

On March 21, 2024, our wholly owned subsidiaries, GDC Media Limited and GDC UKGB Limited, as purchasers, and the Company, as guarantor, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Freebets.com Asset Purchase Agreement”) with XLMedia PLC and XL Media Publishing Limited, as sellers, to acquire Freebets.com and related assets (the “Freebets.com Assets”). Closing of the acquisition of the Freebets.com Assets is expected to occur at the beginning of April 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.

We will acquire these assets for a total consideration of between $37.5 million and $42.5 million, consisting of $20.0 million to be paid at closing, $10 million to be paid on the date of the six-month anniversary of closing, and between $7.5 million and $12.5 million to be paid on the one-year anniversary date of closing, subject to revenue performance of the Freebets.com Assets during the remainder of 2024.

If the Freebets.com Assets generate less than 75% of a target revenue amount from April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, then no additional amount in excess of $7.5 million is required to be paid to the sellers on the one-year anniversary date. If the Freebets.com Assets generate between 75% and 100% of such target revenue amount, then the sellers will be entitled to receive additional consideration on the one-year anniversary date between $0 and $5.0 million on a linear scale based on such additional revenue generated.




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EX-4.7 2 exhibit47-sideagreementtos.htm EX-4.7 Document

Exhibit 4.7

THIS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made on 30 June 2023 (the “Effective Date”)

BETWEEN:
(1)Ilkka Elias Heikkilä, citizen of Finland with passport number FP5634333, residing at Triq Is-Siegh 15, Daisy Swieqi SWQ 2403 Malta (“Seller 1”);
(2)Miikka Samuli Mustonen, citizen of Finland with passport number FP2011484, residing at Victoria Towers Apt 7, Triq Gorg Borg Olivier, Sliema SLM1800, Malta (“Seller 2”);
(3)Siurcom Oy, a limited liability company registered in Finland with company registration number 2992036-1, owned by Aku-Mikko Haljoki (“Seller 3”);
(4)Riku-Matti Juhani Vihreäsaari, citizen of Finland with passport number FP38730047, residing at Itsenäisyydenkatu 3 B 52, 33100 Tampere, Finland (“Seller 4”);
(5)Antti Mikael Kareinen, citizen of Finland with passport number FP5230849, residing at Kaupmehe 6-93, 10114 Tallinn, Estonia (“Seller 5”);
(6)Rastas Investing Oy, a limited liability company registered in Finland with company registration number 2940997-7, owned by Mikko Tapio Valdemar Lang (“Seller 6”);
(7)Caracara Oy, a limited liability company registered in Finland with company registration number 2946437-8, owned by Sauli Petteri Konttila (“Seller 7”);
(8)IT & Web Consulting TK Oy, a limited liability company registered in Finland with company registration number 2174821-0, owned by Tero Petteri Kilkanen (“Seller 8”);
(9)Sipsikissa Oy, a limited liability company registered in Finland with company registration number 2840029-2, owned by Erkka Ilari Tohmo (“Seller 9”);
(10)Milan Nikolic, citizen of Serbia with passport number 011321427, residing at Ante Parcetica 22/4, Subotica, 24000, Serbia (“Seller 10”);
(11)Ory Weihs, citizen of Austria with passport number U7361907, residing at Americka 489/1a Vinohrady 12000 Prague, Czechia (“Seller 11”);
(12)Contender Media Holdings B.V., a limited liability company registered in the Netherlands with company registration number 69176779, owned by Fintan Costello (“Seller 12”),
(Sellers 1 to 12 are collectively referred to as the “Sellers” and individually as the “Seller”);
(13)Fintan Costello, citizen of Ireland with passport number PV9720675, residing at Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
(14)Aku-Mikko Haljoki, citizen of Finland with passport number FP3964878, residing at Riuttanmäenkatu 18A, 37200 Siuro, Finland;



(15)Mikko Tapio Valdemar Lang, citizen of Finland with passport number FP2043958, residing at Rautiontie 6 A 2, 00640 Helsinki, Finland;
(16)Sauli Petteri Konttila, citizen of Finland with passport number FP5853299, residing at Itsenäisyydenkatu 3 C 161, 33100 Tampere, Finland;
(17)Tero Petteri Kilkanen, citizen of Finland with passport number FP3928104, residing at Kalasatamankatu 9 A 161, 00580 Helsinki, Finland; and
(18)Erkka Ilari Tohmo, citizen of Finland with passport number PX8491969, residing at Fregattikatu 13 as 6, 20900 Turku, Finland;
(parties 13 to 18 are collectively referred to as the “Indirect Sellers” and individually as the “Indirect Seller”);
(19)Gambling.com Group Limited, a limited liability company registered under the laws of the Bailiwick of Jersey with company registration number 135800 (“GAMB”); and
(20)GDC Malta Limited, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Malta with company registration number C77661 (the “Buyer”),
(each, a “Party” and together the “Parties”).
WHEREAS:
(A)The Parties have entered into that certain share purchase agreement, dated 31 January 2022 (the "SPA"), providing for the purchase of 100% of the issued shares in NDC Holding Limited, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with company registration number 1931289 by the Buyer (the "Transaction").
(B)The Parties have mutually agreed to (i) fully discharge Consideration Payment 3, (ii) terminate the Earn-Out Period early, and (iii) confirm when all Earn-Out Period related obligations shall cease (Clause 4 of the SPA) in accordance with the terms hereof.
(C)Defined terms in the SPA shall have the same meaning when used herein.
NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

1.Agreement

1.1The Parties agree as follows:

(a)    the Buyer shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Sellers the amounts determined below in full and final discharge of Consideration Payment 3 as follows:

    (i)    an aggregate amount of EUR 5,000,000 to be paid in cash by electronic transfer in immediately available funds to the Sellers’ Bank Account on 7 July 2023 (“Consideration Payment 3 Discharge Instalment Payment 1”); and

(ii) an aggregate amount equal to EUR 13,000,000 less the 2023 Exit Bonus Payment Amounts in accordance with Clause 1.1 (b) below (“Consideration Payment 3 Discharge Instalment Payment 2”) payable on 30 April 2024, it being understood and agreed that up to 50% of Consideration Payment 3 Discharge Instalment Payment 2 may, in the sole discretion of GAMB, be paid in Parent Shares, with the exact number of Parent Shares being determined as set forth in Clause 3.1.4 of the SPA, and the balance in cash to be paid in cash by electronic transfer in immediately available funds to the Sellers’ Bank Account;




(b)    when Consideration Payment 3 Discharge Instalment Payment 2 is due and payable, the 2023 Exit Bonus Payment Amounts shall be deducted from Consideration Payment 3 Discharge Instalment Payment 2 in advance of the then reduced Consideration Payment 3 Discharge Instalment Payment 2 being paid in accordance with Clause 1.1 (a)(ii) above;

(c)    as of the date of this Agreement:

    (i)    the Earn-Out Period shall be automatically and immediately terminated; and

(ii)    the Sellers fully release and discharge the Buyer, GAMB and their Affiliates, successors, and assigns from any further liability or obligation whatsoever, whether known or unknown, with respect to obligations before, during, or after the Earn-Out Period and the provisions of Clause 4 of the SPA; and

(iii)    the Buyer shall fully release and discharge the Sellers and their Affiliates, successors, and assigns from any further liability or obligations with respect to obligations before, during, or after the Earn-Out Period and the provisions Clause 4 of the SPA; and

(d)    upon the payment of Consideration Payment 3 Discharge Instalment Payment 2, the Sellers shall fully release and discharge the Buyer, GAMB and their Affiliates, successors, and assigns from any further liability or obligation whatsoever, whether known or unknown, pursuant to the payment of the Purchase Price and the provisions of Clause 3 of the SPA.

2.Date of Effectiveness; Limited Effect.

This Agreement will be deemed effective as of the Effective Date. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all of the terms and provisions of the SPA are and will remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the Parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the amendments contained herein will not be construed as an amendment to or waiver of any other provision of the SPA or as a waiver of or consent to any further or future action on the part of either Party that would require the waiver or consent of the other Party. On and after the Effective Date, each reference in the SPA to “this Agreement,” “the Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference to the SPA in any other agreements, documents, or instruments executed and delivered pursuant to, or in connection with, the SPA, will mean and be a reference to the SPA as amended by this Agreement.

3.Intention to be bound

1.1The Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

1.2The Parties agree that should any conflict between the provisions of the SPA and this Agreement arise, then the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.

4.Assignment

This Agreement shall not be assignable by either Party without the prior consent of the other.

5.Governing Law

This Agreement and all disputes or claims (including non-contractual disputes or claim) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland.

6.Jurisdiction




Each Party irrevocably agrees that the courts of Ireland shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter or formation.

7.Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the Parties on separate counterparts each of which when executed and delivered shall constitute an original all such counterparts together constituting but one and the same instrument.

8.Third party rights

No one other than a Party to this Agreement, their successors and permitted assignees, shall have any right to enforce any of its terms.

9.Variation

No variation of this Agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing and signed by or on behalf of each of the Parties.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this letter has been executed and delivered as a deed the day and year first herein written.


Executed as a deed by
ILKKA ELIAS HEIKKILÄ                                                                              /s/ Ilka Elias Heikkilä
Signature of
ILKKA ELIAS HEIKKILÄ     

in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                  /s/ Fintan Costello
Name of witness                                                                        Fintan Costello
Address of witness                                                                     Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam,
the Netherlands
Occupation of witness                                                                Company Director



Executed as a deed by
MIIKKA SAMULI MUSTONEN                                 
    /s/ Mikka Samuli Mistonen
Signature of
MIIKKA SAMULI MUSTONEN
in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                  /s/ Fintan Costello
Name of witness                                                                        Fintan Costello
Address of witness                                                                     Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam,
the Netherlands
Occupation of witness                                                                Company Director



EXECUTED as a DEED
on behalf of
SIURCOM OY                             By Aku-Mikko Haljoki         /s/ Aku-Mikko Haljoki
            Director
            

Executed as a deed by
RIKU-MATTI JUHANI VIHREÄSAARI                                              /s/ Riku-Matti Juhani Vihreäsaari        
Signature of
RIKU-MATTI JUHANI VIHREÄSAARI
in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                      /s/ Fintan Costello
Name of witness                                                                            Fintan Costello
Address of witness                                                                         Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam,
    the Netherlands
Occupation of witness                                                                    Company Director




Executed as a deed by
ANTTI MIKAEL KAREINEN                                                       /s/ Antti Mikael Kareinen
Signature of
ANTTI MIKAEL KAREINEN
in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                      /s/ Fintan Costello
Name of witness                                                                            Fintan Costello
Address of witness                                                                         Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam,
    the Netherlands
Occupation of witness                                                                    Company Director













EXECUTED as a DEED
on behalf of
RASTAS INVESTING OY                             By Mikko Tapio Valdemar Lang /s/ Mikko Tapio Valdemar Lang
Director


EXECUTED as a DEED
on behalf of
CARACARA OY                             By Sauli Petteri Konttila         /s/ Caracara Oy
             Director


EXECUTED as a DEED
on behalf of
IT & WEB CONSULTING
TK OY                             By Tero Petteri Kilkanen      /s/ Tero Petteri Kilkanen
Director


EXECUTED as a DEED
on behalf of
SIPSIKISSA OY                             By Erkka Ilari Tohmo     /s/ Erkka Ilari Tohmo
Director


Executed as a deed by
MILAN NIKOLIC                                                       /s/ Milan Nikolic
Signature of
MILAN NIKOLIC
in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                      /s/ Fintan Costello
Name of witness                                                                            Fintan Costello
Address of witness                                                                         Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam,
    the Netherlands
Occupation of witness                                                                    Company Director


















Executed as a deed by
ORY WEIHS                                                       Ory Weihs
Signature of
ORY WEIHS
in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                      /s/ Fintan Costello
Name of witness                                                                            Fintan Costello
Address of witness                                                                        Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam,
    the Netherlands
Occupation of witness                                                                    Company Director



EXECUTED as a DEED
on behalf of
CONTENDER MEDIA
HOLDINGS B.V.                             By Fintan Costello         Fintan Costello
Director


Executed as a deed by
FINTAN COSTELLO                                                       /s/ Fintan Costello
Signature of
FINTAN COSTELLO
in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                      /s/ Mikko Tapio Valdemar Lang
Name of witness                                                                            Mikko Tapio Valdemar Lang
Address of witness                                                                         Rautiontie 6 A 2, 00640 Helsinki,
    Finland
Occupation of witness Company Chairman AKU-MIKKO HALJOKI /s/ Aku-Mikko Hajoki









Executed as a deed by



Signature of
AKU-MIKKO HALJOKI
in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                      /s/ Fintan Costello
Name of witness                                                                            Fintan Costello
Address of witness                                                                         Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam,
    the Netherlands
Occupation of witness                                                                    Company Director



Executed as a deed by
MIKKO TAPIO VALDEMAR LANG                                                       /s/ Mikko Tapio Valdemar Lang
Signature of
MIKKO TAPIO VALDEMAR LANG
in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                      /s/ Fintan Costello
Name of witness                                                                            Fintan Costello
Address of witness                                                                         Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam,
    the Netherlands
Occupation of witness                                                                    Company Director

























Executed as a deed by
SAULI PETTERI KONTTILA                                                       /s/ Sauli Petteri Konttila
Signature of
SAULI PETTERI KONTTILA
in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                      /s/ Fintan Costello
Name of witness                                                                            Fintan Costello
Address of witness                                                                         Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam,
    the Netherlands
Occupation of witness                                                                    Company Director



Executed as a deed by
TERO PETTERI KILKANEN                                                       /s/ Tero Petteri Kilkanen
Signature of
TERO PETTERI KILKANEN
in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                      /s/ Fintan Costello
Name of witness                                                                            Fintan Costello
Address of witness                                                                         Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam,
    the Netherlands
Occupation of witness                                                                    Company Director





















Executed as a deed by
ERKKA ILARI TOHMO                                                       /s/ Erkka Ilari Tohmo
Signature of
ERKKA ILARI TOHMO
in the presence of:
Signature of witness                                                                      /s/ Fintan Costello
Name of witness                                                                            Fintan Costello
Address of witness                                                                         Rheastraat 78, 1076 DS Amsterdam,
    the Netherlands
Occupation of witness                                                                    Company Director




EXECUTED as a DEED
on behalf of
GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED                             By Charles Gillespie         /s/ Charles Gillespie
Director


EXECUTED as a DEED
on behalf of
GDC MALTA LIMITED                             By Ekaterina Smolinova     /s/ Ekaterina Smolinova
Director



EX-4.8 3 exhibit48-wellsfargo_gambl.htm EX-4.8 Document
Exhibit 4.9
Execution version
$50,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of March 19, 2024,
by and among
GDC MEDIA LIMITED,
GDC AMERICA, INC., and
ROTO SPORTS, INC.,
as Borrowers,


GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED,
as Guarantor,

and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as the Lender


Notice: Under the Credit Reporting Act 2013 of Ireland lenders are required to provide personal and credit information for credit applications and credit agreements of €500 and above to the Central Credit Register. This information will be held on the Central Credit Register and may be used by other lenders when making decisions on your credit applications and credit agreements.

The Central Credit Register is owned and operated by the Central Bank of Ireland. For information, including on how your data is processed, see www.centralcreditregister.ie.
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 - Form of Revolving Credit Note
Exhibit A-2 - Form of Term Loan Note
Exhibit B - Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit C - Form of Notice of Account Designation
Exhibit D - Form of Notice of Prepayment
Exhibit E - Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
Exhibit F - Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit G - Form of Joinder Agreement
SCHEDULES
Schedule 7.1 - Jurisdictions of Organization and Qualification and Subsidiary Guarantors
Schedule 7.2 - Subsidiaries and Capitalization; Immaterial Subsidiaries
Schedule 7.6 - Tax Matters
Schedule 7.9 - ERISA Plans
Schedule 7.12 - Material Contracts
Schedule 7.13 - Labor and Collective Bargaining Agreements
Schedule 7.17 - Real Property
Schedule 7.18 - Litigation
Schedule 8.14(f) - Deposit Accounts; Securities Accounts; Cash Management Banks
Schedule 8.23 - Post-Closing Matters
Schedule 9.1 - Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 9.2 - Existing Liens
Schedule 9.3 - Existing Loans, Advances and Investments
Schedule 9.7 - Transactions with Affiliates
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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 19, 2024, by and among GDC MEDIA LIMITED, a private company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Ireland with registered number 562225 (“GDC Media”), GDC AMERICA, INC., a Florida corporation (“GDC America”), ROTO SPORTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Rotowire” and together with GDC Media and GDC America and their respective successors and assigns, and any other entity that may hereafter become a Borrower, individually, each a “Borrower” and collectively, “Borrowers”), GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED, a public company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Jersey (“Holdings”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the “Lender”).
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Lender has agreed to extend, certain credit facilities to the Borrower.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, such parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1Definitions. The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them below:
“Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person or business acquired pursuant to an Acquisition for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of any such Person or business so acquired (determined using such definitions as if references to Holdings and its Subsidiaries therein were to such Person or business), as calculated by the Borrowers in good faith and which shall be factually supported by historical financial statements; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, in determining Acquired EBITDA for any Person or business that does not have historical financial accounting periods which coincide with that of the financial accounting periods of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (a) references to Reference Period in any applicable definitions shall be deemed to mean the same relevant period as the applicable period of determination for Holdings and its Subsidiaries and (b) to the extent the commencement of any such Reference Period shall occur during a fiscal quarter of such acquired Person or business (such that only a portion of such fiscal quarter shall be included in such Reference Period), Acquired EBITDA for the portion of such fiscal quarter so included in such Reference Period shall be deemed to be an amount equal to (x) Acquired EBITDA otherwise attributable to the entire fiscal quarter (determined in a manner consistent with the terms set forth above) multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of months of such fiscal quarter included in the relevant Reference Period and the denominator of which shall be actual months in such fiscal quarter.
“Acquisition” means any acquisition, or any series of related acquisitions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (a) acquires any business or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, or business unit, line of business or division thereof, including, but not limited to, domain names and related assets, whether through purchase of assets, exchange, issuance of stock or other equity or debt securities, merger, reorganization, amalgamation, division or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of members of the board of directors or the equivalent governing body (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company.



“Adjusted Daily Simple RFR” means, for any day (an “RFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to, for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to:
(a)Sterling, the greater of (i) the sum of (A) SONIA for the day (such day, a “Sterling RFR Determination Day”) that is five (5) RFR Business Days prior to (I) if such RFR Rate Day is an RFR Business Day, such RFR Rate Day or (II) if such RFR Rate Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SONIA is published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website; provided that if by 5:00 p.m. (London time) on the second (2nd) RFR Business Day immediately following any Sterling RFR Determination Day, SONIA in respect of such Sterling RFR Determination Day has not been published on the SONIA Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Sterling has not occurred, then SONIA for such Sterling RFR Determination Day will be SONIA as published in respect of the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such SONIA was published on the SONIA Administrator’s Website; provided further that SONIA as determined pursuant to this proviso shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for no more than three (3) consecutive RFR Rate Days and (B) the SONIA Adjustment and (ii) the Floor; or
(b)Euros, the greater of (i) the sum of (A) €STR for the day (such day, a “Euro RFR Determination Day”) that is five (5) RFR Business Days prior to (I) if such RFR Rate Day is an RFR Business Day, such RFR Rate Day or (II) if such RFR Rate Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Rate Day, in each case, as such €STR is published by the €STR Administrator on the €STR Administrator’s Website; provided, however, that if by 5:00 p.m. (Brussels time) on the second (2nd) RFR Business Day immediately following any Euro RFR Determination Day, €STR in respect of such Euro RFR Determination Day has not been published on the €STR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Euros has not occurred, then €STR for such Euro RFR Determination Day will be €STR as published in respect of the first preceding RFR Business Day for which €STR was published on the €STR Administrator’s Website; provided further that €STR determined pursuant to this proviso shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for no more than three (3) consecutive RFR Rate Days and (B) the €STR Adjustment and (ii) the Floor;
Any change in Adjusted Daily Simple RFR due to a change in the applicable RFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the RFR without notice to the Borrower.
“Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate” means, as to any Loan denominated in any applicable Currency not bearing interest based on an RFR (which, as of the date hereof, shall mean each of the Currencies identified in clause (a) of the definition of “Alternative Currency”, other than Sterling) for any Interest Period, a rate per annum determined by the Lender pursuant to the following formula:
Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate = Eurocurrency Rate for such Currency for such Interest Period
1.00-Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage
“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
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“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.
“All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the effective all-in yield applicable thereto as reasonably determined by the Lender in consultation with the Borrowers in a manner consistent with generally accepted financial practices, taking into account: (a) interest rate margins, (b) original issue discount (“OID”) and upfront or similar fees (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID) payable by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates to the lenders under, or holders of, such Indebtedness in the initial primary syndication thereof (with OID and upfront fees being equated to interest based on assumed four-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated weighted average life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness)), and (c) any interest rate floor, but excluding (i) any arrangement, commitment, structuring, agency or underwriting fees that are not paid to or shared with all relevant lenders generally in connection with the commitment or syndication of such Indebtedness, (ii) any ticking, unused line or similar fees or (iii) any other fee that is not paid directly by the Borrowers generally to all relevant lenders ratably in the primary syndication of such Indebtedness; provided that (A) to the extent that any interest rate specified for such Indebtedness that is subject to a floor (in each case, without giving effect to any such floor on the date on which the All-In Yield is being calculated) is less than such floor, the amount of such difference will be deemed added to the interest rate margin applicable to such Indebtedness for purposes of calculating the All-In Yield and (B) to the extent that any interest rate specified for such Indebtedness that is subject to a floor (in each case, without giving effect to any such floor on the date on which the All-In Yield is being calculated) is equal to or greater than such floor, the floor will be disregarded in calculating the All-In Yield.
“Alternative Currency” means each of (a) Euros and Sterling and (b) each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.15, in each case to the extent such currencies are (i) readily available and free transferable and convertible into Dollars, (ii) are dealt with in the London or other applicable offshore interbank deposit market and (iii) for which no central bank or other governmental authorization in the country of issue of such currency is required to give authorization for the use of such currency by the Lender for making Loans unless such authorization has been obtained and remains in full force and effect.
“Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, subject to Section 1.13, for any amount, at the time of determination thereof, with respect to any amount expressed in Dollars, the equivalent of such amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Lender in its sole discretion by reference to the most recent Spot Rate (as determined as of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the rules and regulations thereunder, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 and the rules and regulations thereunder and the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 of Ireland, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
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“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means any and all laws, statutes, regulations or obligatory government orders, decrees, ordinances or rules related to terrorism financing, money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering or any financial record keeping, including any applicable provision of the PATRIOT Act, The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959) and the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Acts 2010 to 2021 of Ireland.
“Applicable Law” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, treaties, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of Governmental Authorities and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.
“Applicable Margin” means 2.50% per annum. The Applicable Margin shall be amended as, and to the extent, required by Section 5.13. The Applicable Margin with respect to any Incremental Term Loans shall be the rate per annum set forth in the relevant Incremental Amendment.
“Applicable Maturity Date” means with respect to (a) any Revolving Credit Loan, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (b) the Term Loan, the Term Loan Maturity Date or (c) any Incremental Term Loan (if any) the date as determined pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 5.13.
“Applicable Time” means, with respect to any Loans and Letters of Credit and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
“Asset Disposition” means, other than in connection with any Permitted Intragroup Restructuring, the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any Property (including any sale and leaseback transaction, division, merger or disposition of Equity Interests), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, and any issuance of Equity Interests by any Subsidiary of Holdings.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date of determination, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease Obligation of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with IFRS, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount or principal amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with IFRS if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation.
“Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount that the Borrowers are entitled to borrow as Revolving Credit Loans under Section 2.1 of this Agreement (after giving effect to the Revolving Credit Outstandings).
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any then-current Benchmark for any Currency, as applicable, (a) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (b) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 5.8(c)(iv).
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“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Code” means 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.
“Base Rate” means, at any time, the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and (c) Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect on such day plus 1.00%; each change in the Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR, as applicable (provided that clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which Adjusted Term SOFR is unavailable or unascertainable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Base Rate be less than 1.00%.
“Base Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the Base Rate as provided in Section 5.1(a). All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.
“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any (a) Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or then-current Benchmark for Dollars, then “Benchmark” means, with respect to such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 5.8(c)(i), and (b) Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Sterling or Euros, the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR applicable for such Currency; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to such Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or the then-current Benchmark for such Currency, then “Benchmark” means, with respect to such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 5.8(c)(i).
“Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event for any then-current Benchmark, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Lender and the Borrowers as the replacement for such Benchmark giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for such Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Currency at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of any then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Available Tenor, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Lender and the Borrowers giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Currency.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Currency:
(a)in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(b)in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Currency, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such Benchmark:
(a)a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the FRB, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the central bank for the Currency applicable to such Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
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(c)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark for any Currency, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark for any Currency, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Benchmark pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 5.8(c)(i) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 5.8(c)(i).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 CFR § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Borrower” and “Borrowers” have the respective meanings set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed.
“Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, for any period, (a) the additions to property, plant and equipment and other capital expenditures (including, without limitation, the acquisition of solely domain names) that are (or would be) set forth in a Consolidated statement of cash flows of such Person for such period prepared in accordance with IFRS and (b) Capital Lease Obligations during such period.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means, subject to Section 1.3(b), the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as finance leases on a balance sheet of such Person under IFRS, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with IFRS.
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“Cash Collateralize” means, to deposit in a Controlled Account or to pledge and deposit with, or deliver to the Lender, as collateral for L/C Obligations, cash or Deposit Account balances in the applicable Currency or, if the Lender shall agree, in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.12(d).
“Cash Equivalents” means, collectively, (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof, (b) commercial paper maturing no more than two hundred seventy (270) days from the date of creation thereof and currently having the highest rating obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time either S&P or Moody’s are not rating such fund, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency), (c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances, money market deposits and time deposits maturing within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000 and having a long-term debt rating of “A” or better by S&P or “A2” or better from Moody’s (or, if at any time either S&P or Moody’s are not rating the debt of such bank, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency), (d) investments in any money market fund or money market mutual fund that has (i) substantially all of its assets invested in the types of investments referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above, (ii) net assets of not less than $250,000,000 and (iii) a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s (or, if at any time either S&P or Moody’s are not rating such fund, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency), and (e) solely with respect to any Subsidiary domiciled outside the United States, substantially equivalent investments to those outlined in clauses (a) through (d) above which are reasonably comparable in tenor and credit quality (taking into account the jurisdiction where such Subsidiary conducts business) and customarily used in the ordinary course of business by similar companies for cash management purposes in any jurisdictions in which such Person conducts business (it being understood that such investments may be denominated in the currency of any jurisdiction in which such Person conducts business).
“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card (including non-card electronic payables and purchasing cards), electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.
“Change in Control” means an event or series of events by which:
(a)at any time, Holdings shall fail to own one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of the Borrowers entitled to vote in the election of members of the board of directors (or other equivalent governing body) of any Borrower other than in connection with a Permitted Intragroup Restructuring and/or vote at a general meeting of any Borrower; or
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(b)(i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a “person” or “group” shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all Equity Interests that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the Equity Interests of any Borrower entitled to vote in the election of members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of any Borrower and/or vote at a general meeting of any Borrower or (ii) a majority of the members of the board of directors (or other equivalent governing body) of Holdings shall not constitute Continuing Directors; or
(c)there shall have occurred under any indenture or other instrument evidencing any Indebtedness or Equity Interests in excess of Threshold Amount any “change in control” or similar provision (as set forth in the indenture, agreement or other evidence of such Indebtedness) obligating Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or repay all or any part of the Indebtedness or Equity Interests provided for therein.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (or any European equivalent regulation (such as the European Market and Infrastructure Regulation)) and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III and including CRR, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, implemented or issued.
“Class” means, when used in reference to any Loan, whether such Loan is a Revolving Credit Loan or Term Loan and, when used in reference to any Commitment, whether such Commitment is a Revolving Credit Commitment or a Term Loan Commitment.
“Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement.
“Closing Leverage Ratio” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.1(f).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Collateral” means the collateral security for the Secured Obligations pledged or granted pursuant to the Security Documents.
“Collateral Agreement” means that certain Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by GDC America and Rotowire in favor of the Lender, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender.
“Commitment Fee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.3(a).
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“Commitments” means, collectively, the Revolving Credit Commitment and the Term Loan Commitments.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.).
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of the chief financial officer or the treasurer of Holdings substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use or administration of an initial Benchmark or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate”, the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Eurocurrency Banking Day,” the definition of “RFR Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 5.9 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Lender decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Lender in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Lender decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Lender determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Lender decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated” means, when used with reference to financial statements or financial statement items of any Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with applicable principles of consolidation under IFRS.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, for Holdings and its Subsidiaries:
(a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus
(b) the sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:
(i)    Consolidated Interest Expense;
(ii)    expense for Taxes measured by net income, profits or capital (or any similar measures), paid or accrued, including federal and state and local income Taxes, foreign income Taxes and franchise Taxes;
(iii)    depreciation and amortization;
(iv)    expenses in respect of share-based payments;
(v) impairment charges, foreign exchange losses and gains, fair value movements on contingent consideration and unwinding of deferred consideration, and other non-cash charges or expenses, excluding any non-cash charge or expense that represents an accrual for a cash expense to be taken in a future period,; and
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(vi)    (A) transaction fees, charges and other amounts (including any financing fees, merger and acquisition fees, acquisition integration costs and expenses, legal fees and expenses, due diligence fees or any other fees and expenses in connection therewith) in connection with the Transactions and any amendment or other modification to the Loan Documents, including the refinancing of the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition, or the incurrence, amendment or waiver of Indebtedness permitted hereunder, in each case, whether or not consummated; and (B) other unusual and non-recurring cash expenses or charges; provided that the aggregate amount added pursuant to this clause (vi) for any Reference Period shall in no event exceed in the aggregate 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated prior to any such addbacks pursuant to this clause (vi)); less
(c) the sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period (to the extent not netted in (b) (i)-(vi)):
(i)    interest income;
(ii)    federal, state, local and foreign income Tax credits of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such period (to the extent not netted from income Tax expense);
(iii)    any unusual and non-recurring gains (excluding gains from discontinued operations);
(iv)    non-cash gains or non-cash items; and
(v)    any cash expense made during such period which represents the reversal of any non-cash expense that was added in a prior period pursuant to clause (b) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses, charges or losses were incurred.
For purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the sum of, without duplication, (a) all liabilities, obligations and indebtedness for borrowed money including, but not limited to, obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments of any such Person, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services of any such Person (including all payment obligations under non-competition, earn-out or similar agreements, solely to the extent any such payment obligation under non-competition, earn-out or similar agreements becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with IFRS), except trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business subject to reasonably customary trade terms (d) the Attributable Indebtedness of such Person with respect to such Person’s Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Leases (as accounted for under IFRS), (e) all drawn and unreimbursed obligations, contingent or otherwise, of any such Person relative to letters of credit, including any Reimbursement Obligation, and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of any such Person, (f) all obligations of any such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests which shall be valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends that are past due, (g) all Guarantees of any such Person with respect to any of the foregoing and (h) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person; provided, that Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall exclude the portion of the foregoing clause (c) that can be settled with consideration consisting of Equity Interests (including but not limited to Equity Interests of Holdings) in respect of Seller Notes issued in connection with Permitted Acquisitions.
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“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, for Holdings and its Subsidiaries in accordance with IFRS, interest expense (including interest expense attributable to Capital Lease Obligations and all net payment obligations pursuant to Hedge Agreements) for such period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, in accordance with IFRS; provided that in calculating Consolidated Net Income of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for any period, there shall be excluded (a) the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary which shall be subject to clause (c) below), in which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries has a joint interest with a third party, except to the extent such net income is actually paid in cash to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries by dividend or other distribution during such period, (b) the net income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or is merged into or consolidated with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries except to the extent included pursuant to the foregoing clause (a), (c) the net income (if positive), of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of such net income (i) is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement (excluding the Loan Documents), instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary or (ii) would be subject to any taxes payable on such dividends or distributions, but in each case only to the extent of such prohibition or taxes, (d) the net income (or loss) of any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to the extent such net income (or loss) is attributable to the minority interest in such Subsidiary and (e) any gain or loss from Asset Dispositions during such period.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total amount of all assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS as of such date, as expressly stated on the most recent balance sheet delivered to the Lender pursuant to Section 8.1.
“Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Reference Period.
“Continuing Directors” means the directors (or other equivalent governing body) of Holdings on the Closing Date and each other director (or equivalent) of Holdings, if, in each case, such other Person’s nomination for election to the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of Holdings is approved by at least 51% of the then Continuing Directors.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Controlled Account” means each Deposit Account and Securities Account that is subject to a Control Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.
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“Control Agreement” means a control agreement, first ranking charge or similar documentary arrangement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, executed and delivered by a Borrower, the Lender, and the applicable Cash Management Bank.
“Covered Party” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.25(a).
“Credit Facility” means, collectively, the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility and the L/C Facility.
“Credit Parties” means, collectively, the Borrowers and the Guarantors.
“CRR” means either CRR-EU or, as the context may require, CRR-UK.
“CRR-EU” means (a) regulation 575/2013 of the European Union on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and regulation 2019/876 of the European Union amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and all delegated and implementing regulations supplementing that Regulation.
“CRR-UK” means CRR-EU as amended and transposed into the laws of the United Kingdom by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 and as amended by the Capital Requirements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
“Currencies” means Dollars and each Alternative Currency, and “Currency” means any of such Currencies.
“Daily Simple RFR Loan” means any Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Daily Simple RFR.
“Debt Issuance” means the issuance of any Indebtedness for borrowed money by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, examinership, administration, rescue process or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” means any of the events specified in Section 10.1 which with the passage of time, the giving of notice or any other condition, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Delayed Draw Availability Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date through and including March 31, 2025.
“Delayed Draw Borrowing Date” means each Business Day during the Delayed Draw Availability Period on which the Lender makes a Delayed Draw Term Loan pursuant to Section 4.1.
“Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment” means the obligation of the Lender to make the Delayed Draw Term Loans to the account of the Borrowers hereunder on or after the Closing Date, as such amount may be increased, reduced or otherwise modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of the Lender on the Closing Date shall be $25,000,000.
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“Delayed Draw Term Loans” means the term loans made, or to be made, to the Borrowers by the Lender pursuant to Section 4.1.
“Deposit Account” means any deposit account (as that term is defined in the UCC).
“Disposed EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person or business that is sold or disposed of in an Asset Disposition during any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of any such Person or business subject to such Asset Disposition (determined using such definitions as if references to Holdings and its Subsidiaries therein were to such Person or business), as calculated by the Borrowers in good faith.
“Disqualified Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which they are convertible or for which they are exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a)  mature or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full in cash of the Loans and all other Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) and the termination of the Commitments), (b) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests) (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full in cash of the Loans and all other Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) and the termination of the Commitments), in whole or in part, (c) provide for the scheduled payment of dividends in cash or (d) are or become convertible into, or exchangeable for, Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case of clauses (a) through (d), prior to the date that is 91 days after the latest scheduled maturity date of the Loans and Commitments; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of Holdings or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such officers or employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by Holdings or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, subject to Section 1.13, for any amount, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, such amount and (b) if such amount is expressed in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Lender at such time in its sole discretion by reference to the most recent Spot Rate for such Alternative Currency (as determined as of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.
“Dollars” or “$” means, unless otherwise qualified, dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
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“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country.
“Electronic Record” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006.
“Electronic Signature” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006.
“Employee Benefit Plan” means (a) any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA that is maintained for employees of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate or (b) any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan that has at any time within the preceding five (5) years been maintained, funded or administered for the employees of any Credit Party or any current or former ERISA Affiliate.
“EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
“Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, accusations, allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to public health or the environment.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, foreign, state, provincial and local laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, standards and regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities, relating to the protection of public health or the environment, including, but not limited to, requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials.
“Equity Interests” means (a) in the case of a corporation or share company, capital stock or, as applicable, shares, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests, (e) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person and (f) any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
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“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person who together with any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor thereto), as in effect from time to time.
“€STR” means a rate equal to the Euro Short Term Rate as administered by the €STR Administrator.
“€STR Adjustment” means a percentage equal to 0.11% per annum.
“€STR Administrator” means the European Central Bank (or any successor administrator of the Euro Short Term Rate).
“€STR Administrator’s Website” means the European Central Bank’s website, currently at http://www.ecb.europa.eu, or any successor source for the Euro Short Term Rate identified as such by the €STR Administrator from time to time.
“Euro” and “€” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.
“Eurocurrency Banking Day” means, for Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Euros, a TARGET Day.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means, for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan for any Interest Period, if applicable and approved by the Lender pursuant to Section 1.15, denominated in any other Currency (other than Euros or Sterling), the rate designated with respect to such Currency at the time such currency is approved by the Lender pursuant to Section 1.15.
“Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based on the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate.
“Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage” means, for any day, the percentage which is in effect for such day as prescribed by the FRB for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any basic, supplemental or emergency reserves) in respect of eurocurrency liabilities or any similar category of liabilities for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City or any other reserve ratio or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Loans. The Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate for each outstanding Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage.
“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 10.1; provided that any requirement for passage of time, giving of notice, or any other condition, has been satisfied.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. § 77 et seq.).
“Excluded Accounts” means all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts owned by a Credit Party (i) used exclusively for payroll, payroll taxes, and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of employees of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, (ii) other zero-balance accounts, (iii) any Deposit Accounts or Securities Account maintained for the sole purpose of holding cash that serves solely as cash collateral or security for a permitted secured letter of credit in an aggregate amount for such letter of credit (or all such letters of credit) not to exceed $250,000, or (iv) which contain, at all times, less than $500,000 in the aggregate for all such accounts.
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“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Immaterial Subsidiary (provided that, to the extent any such Subsidiary no longer qualifies as an Immaterial Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall cease to be an Excluded Subsidiary by virtue of this clause (a)), (b) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by Applicable Law or by any contractual obligation existing on the Closing Date or existing at the time of acquisition of such Subsidiary after the Closing Date (and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), in each case from Guaranteeing the Obligations, but only so long as such prohibition exists, (c) each Subsidiary of GDC Malta existing on the Closing Date (other than NDC Media), and (d) any other Subsidiary with respect to which the Lender and the Borrowers mutually agree that the cost of providing a Guarantee would be excessive in relation to the benefit to be afforded thereby.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Credit Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the liability of such Credit Party for or the guarantee of such Credit Party of, or the grant by such Credit Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any liability or guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Credit Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the liability for or the guarantee of such Credit Party or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation (such determination being made after giving effect to any applicable keepwell, support or other agreement for the benefit of the applicable Credit Party, including under the keepwell provisions in the applicable Guaranty Agreement). If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal for the reasons identified in the immediately preceding sentence of this definition.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Lender, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of the Lender being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of the Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of Lender, United States federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of the Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) the Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or (ii) the Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.11, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to the Lender’s assignor immediately before the Lender became a party hereto or to the Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) any United States federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed by Ireland, if on the date on which the payment falls due, the payment could have been made to the Lender or Participant (as applicable) without a withholding on account of Taxes imposed by Ireland if the Lender or Participant (as applicable) had been an Irish Qualifying Lender, but on that date the Lender or Participant (as applicable) is not or has ceased to be an Irish Qualifying Lender other than as a result of any change in (or in the interpretation, administration, or application of) any law or double taxation agreement, or any published practice or published concession of any relevant taxing authority or the relevant Lender or Participant (as applicable) is an Irish Treaty Lender and the Credit Party making the payment is able to demonstrate that the payment could have been made to the Lender or Participant without a withholding on account of Taxes imposed by Ireland had that Lender or Participant complied with any procedural formalities necessary for that Credit Party to make that payment without a withholding on account of Taxes imposed by Ireland.
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“Extended Letter of Credit” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.1(b).
“Extensions of Credit” means, as to the Lender at any time, (a) an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, (ii) L/C Obligations then outstanding and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding, or (b) the making of any Loan or participation in any Letter of Credit by the Lender, as the context requires.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average of the quotation for such day on such transactions received by the Lender from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“First Tier Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary, the Equity Interests of which are owned directly by one or more Credit Parties.
“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of Holdings and its Subsidiaries ending on December 31.
“Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, (b) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, (c) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, (d) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 and (e) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, as each of the foregoing is now or hereafter in effect and any successor statute to any of the foregoing.
“Floor” means a rate of interest equal to 0%.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.
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“GDC Malta” means GDC Malta Limited, a limited company organized under the laws of Malta.
“GDC Media Security Assignment” means the Irish law security assignment in respect of certain promissory notes issued by GDC Media to be executed by NDC Media Limited and GDC Malta in favor of the Lender, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender.
“Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, and all registrations and filings with or issued by, any Governmental Authorities.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation or (e) for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (whether in whole or in part); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in each case, in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in connection with any disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than any such obligations with respect to Indebtedness).
“Guarantors” means Holdings and each Person (other than an individual) that at any time guarantees all or any portion of the Obligations.
“Guaranty Agreements” means, collectively the Holdings Guaranty Agreement and any other Guarantees provided to Lender by any other Guarantors.
“Hazardous Materials” means any substances or materials (a) which are or become defined as hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, chemical substances or mixtures or toxic substances under any Environmental Law, (b) which are toxic, explosive, corrosive, flammable, infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic or otherwise harmful to public health or the environment and are or become regulated by any Governmental Authority, (c) the presence of which require investigation or remediation under any Environmental Law or common law, (d) the discharge or emission or release of which requires a permit or license under any Environmental Law or other Governmental Approval, (e) which are deemed by a Governmental Authority to constitute a nuisance or a trespass which pose a health or safety hazard to Persons or neighboring properties, or (f) which contain, without limitation, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum derived substances or waste, crude oil, nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas.
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“Hedge Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement.
“Hedge Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Hedge Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedge Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedge Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Hedge Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedge Agreements (which may include Lender or any Affiliate of Lender).
“Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Holdings Guaranty Agreement” means the unconditional guaranty agreement of even date herewith executed by Holdings in favor of the Lender, for the ratable benefit and the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender.
“Holdings SEC Documents” means all reports, schedules, forms, proxy statements, prospectuses (including prospectus supplements), registration statements and other information filed by Holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or furnished by Holdings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board as in effect on from time to time. Any reference in the Loan Documents to GAAP shall be deemed to mean IFRS.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that (a) did not (i) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of Holdings most recently ended for which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(b), or, as of the Closing Date, the most recent financial statements delivered prior to the Closing Date, have assets (on an individual basis) with a value in excess of 7.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets (of the Credit Parties on a consolidated basis) or (ii) generate or revenues (in each case, on an individual basis) for the relevant testing period ending on the date referred to in clause (i) above representing in excess of 5.0% of revenues (in each case, of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis) for such testing period and (b) did not (i) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of Holdings most recently ended for which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(b) (or, as of the Closing Date, the most recent financial statements delivered prior to the Closing Date), together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, have assets with a value in excess of 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets (of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis) for such test period ending on the date referred to in clause (i) above, or (ii) generate, together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, revenues representing in excess of 5.0% of revenues (in each case, of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis) for such testing period.
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Upon any such Subsidiary ceasing to be an Immaterial Subsidiary pursuant to the preceding sentence, and so long as such Subsidiary is not otherwise an Excluded Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall comply with Section 8.14 to the extent applicable. Each Immaterial Subsidiary as of the Closing Date is listed on Schedule 7.2.
“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.13(c).
“Incremental Amendment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.13(f).
“Incremental Facilities Limit” means $10,000,000 less the total aggregate initial principal amount (as of the date of incurrence thereof) of all previously incurred Incremental Increases.
“Incremental Increase” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.13(a).
“Incremental Revolving Credit Facility Increase” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.13(a).
“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.13(a).
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.13(a).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person at any date and without duplication, the sum of the following:
(a)all liabilities, obligations and indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, including obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, of such Person;
(b)all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services of such Person (including all payment obligations under non-competition, earn-out or similar agreements, solely to the extent any such payment obligation under non-competition, earn-out or similar agreements becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with IFRS), except trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business; provided, that Indebtedness shall exclude the portion of this clause (b) that can be settled with consideration consisting of Equity Interests of the acquirer (including, but not limited to, Equity Interests of Holdings) in connection with Permitted Acquisitions;
(c)the Attributable Indebtedness of such Person with respect to such Person’s Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Leases (regardless of whether accounted for as indebtedness under IFRS);
(d)all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person to the extent of the value of such property (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business);
(e)all Indebtedness of any other Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements except trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f)all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person relative to the face amount of letters of credit, whether or not drawn, including any Reimbursement Obligation, and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of such Person;
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(g)all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests;
(h)all net obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreements; and
(i)all Guarantees of such Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. In respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, if such Indebtedness shall not have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse to the assets securing such Lien, the amount of such Indebtedness as of any date of determination will be the lesser of (x) the fair market value of such assets as of such date (as determined in good faith by Holdings) and (y) the amount of such Indebtedness as of such date. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedge Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Hedge Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of obligations in respect of any Disqualified Equity Interests shall be valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends that are past due.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.3(b).
“Information” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.10.
“Insurance and Condemnation Event” means the receipt by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation award payable by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any of their respective Property.
“Interest Payment Date” means the first day of each month (provided that such payment day shall be the immediately succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day, unless such day is not a Business Day but is a day of the relevant month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, in which case such day shall be the immediately preceding Business Day) and the Applicable Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means, as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan, as applicable, and ending on the date one (1), three (3) or six (6) months thereafter, in each case as selected by the Borrowers in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation and subject to Availability; provided that:
(a)the Interest Period shall commence on the date of advance of or conversion to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan, as applicable, and, in the case of immediately successive Interest Periods, each successive Interest Period shall commence on the date on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires;
(b)if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided that if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day;
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(c)any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the relevant calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;
(d)no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Applicable Maturity Date, and Interest Periods shall be selected by the Borrowers so as to permit the Borrowers to make the quarterly principal installment payments pursuant to Section 4.3 without payment of any amounts pursuant to Section 5.9;
(e)there shall be no more than six (6) Interest Periods in effect at any time; and
(f)no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 5.8(c)(iv) shall be available for specification in any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation.
“Interstate Commerce Act” means the body of law commonly known as the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. App. § 1 et seq.).
“Investment” means, with respect to any Person, that such Person (a) purchases, repurchases, owns, invests in or otherwise acquires (in one transaction or a series of transactions), by division or otherwise, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests, interests in any partnership or joint venture (including the creation or capitalization of any Subsidiary), evidence of Indebtedness or other obligation or security, substantially all or a portion of the business or assets of any other Person or any other investment or interest whatsoever in any other Person, (b) makes any Acquisition or (c) makes or holds, directly or indirectly, any loans, advances or extensions of credit to, or any investment in cash or by delivery of Property in, any Person.
“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. § 80(a)(1), et seq.).
“IP Security Agreement” means that certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by the Credit Parties in favor of the Lender, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Irish Companies Act” means the Companies Act 2014 (as amended) of Ireland.
“Irish Credit Party” means a Credit Party incorporated under the laws of Ireland.
“Irish Qualifying Lender” means a Lender or a Participant, as applicable, which is beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender or Participant, as applicable, in respect of an advance under a Loan Document that is:
(a)a bank within the meaning of Section 246 of the Irish Taxes Act which is carrying on a bona fide banking business in Ireland for the purposes of Section 246(3)(a) of the Irish Taxes Act; or
(b)a body corporate:
(i)which, by virtue of the law of a Relevant Territory, is resident in the Relevant Territory for the purposes of tax and that Relevant Territory imposes a tax that generally applies to interest receivable in that Relevant Territory by companies from sources outside that Relevant Territory; or
(ii)where interest payable in respect of an advance:
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(A)is exempted from the charge to income tax under a double taxation agreement having force of law under the procedures set out in section 826(1) of the Irish Taxes Act; or
(B)would be exempted from the charge to Irish income tax under an Irish Treaty entered into on or before the payment date of that interest if that Irish Treaty had the force of law under the provisions set out in section 826(1) of the Irish Taxes Act at that date;
(iii)which is a United States company which is incorporated in the United States and is taxed in the United States on its worldwide income; or
(iv)which is a United States limited liability company (“LLC”) provided the ultimate recipients of the interest would, if they were themselves Lenders, be Irish Qualifying Lenders within paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii) or (b)(iii) of this definition and the business conducted through the LLC is so structured for non-tax commercial reasons and not for tax avoidance purposes;
except where, in respect of each of sub-paragraphs (i) to (iv), interest payable to that body corporate in respect of the Loan Document is paid in connection with a trade or business which is carried on in Ireland by that body corporate (or in the case of (iv) by the ultimate recipients of the interest) through a branch or agency; or
(a)an Irish Treaty Lender; or
(b)a body corporate which advances money in the ordinary course of a trade which includes the lending of money, in whose hands any interest payable in respect of monies so advanced is taken into account in computing the trading income of that body corporate and such body corporate has complied with the notification requirements under section 246(5)(a) of the Irish Taxes Act; or
(c)a qualifying company (within the meaning of section 110 of the Irish Taxes Act); or
(d)an investment undertaking (within the meaning of section 739B of the Irish Taxes Act).
“Irish Security Assignments” means:
(a)the Irish law security assignment of even date herewith in respect of certain intellectual property licence agreements executed by GDC America in favor of the Lender, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender; and
(b)the Irish law security assignment of even date herewith in respect of certain intellectual property licence agreements executed by Rotowire in favor of the Lender, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender; and
“Irish Security Deed” means the Irish law security deed of even date herewith executed by GDC Media in favor of the Lender, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender.
“Irish Security Documents” means the Irish Security Deed, the Irish Share Charge, each Irish Security Assignment, the GDC Media Security Assignment and each other Irish law governed mortgage, charge, assignment, pledge agreement or security agreement entered into, after the date of this Agreement by any Credit Party (as required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document), each as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Irish Share Charge” means the Irish law charge of shares executed by Holdings in favor of the Lender, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender.
“Irish Taxes Act” means the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, of Ireland.
“Irish Treaty Lender” means a Lender or Participant, as applicable (other than a Lender or Participant falling within paragraph (b) of the definition of “Irish Qualifying Lender”), which:
(i)is treated as a resident of an Irish Treaty State for the purposes of an Irish Treaty; and
(ii)does not carry on a business in Ireland through a permanent establishment with which that Lender or Participant’s participation in this Agreement is effectively connected; and
(iii)fulfils any other conditions which must be fulfilled under the relevant Irish Treaty for residents of that Irish Treaty State to obtain exemption from Irish tax on interest, subject to provision of the relevant self-certification form, or, where the self-certification procedure does not apply, completion of any necessary procedural formalities.
“Irish Treaty State” means a jurisdiction which has a double taxation agreement with Ireland (an “Irish Treaty”) which is in effect and makes provision for full exemption from tax imposed by Ireland on interest.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP” means the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“Issuing Lender” means Wells Fargo (or any of its designated branch offices or Affiliates) in its capacity as the issuing lender hereunder or any successor thereto.
“Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto or such other form as may be approved by the Lender and the Borrowers.
“Junior Indebtedness” means, with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, any (a) Subordinated Indebtedness, (b) Indebtedness secured by Liens that are junior to the Liens securing the Secured Obligations and (c) unsecured Indebtedness (including any Indebtedness incurred under any Seller Notes).
“KPI Metrics Report” means an annual report, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, that sets forth the calculations of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries with respect to website users, exit clicks and new depositing customers.
“L/C Facility” means the letter of credit facility established pursuant to Article III.
“L/C Obligations” means at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
“L/C Sublimit” means the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment.
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“Lender” means Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, in its capacity as Lender and Issuing Lender, as the context may require.
“Lending Office” means, the office of the Lender maintaining the Lender’s Extensions of Credit, which office may, include an office of any Affiliate of the Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of the Lender or Affiliate.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application requesting the Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit in the form specified by the Issuing Lender from time to time.
“Letter of Credit Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, a letter of credit agreement or reimbursement agreement and any other document, agreement and instrument required by the Issuing Lender and relating to such Letter of Credit, in each case in the form specified by the Issuing Lender from time to time.
“Letters of Credit” means the collective reference to letters of credit issued pursuant to Section 3.1. A Letter of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in any Alternative Currency.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, leasehold mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, assignment by way of security, hypothecation or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease Obligation or other title retention agreement relating to such asset.
“Liquidity” means, on any date of determination, the sum of (a) Availability plus (b) Qualified Cash.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, each Note, the Letter of Credit Documents, the Security Documents, the Guaranty Agreements, the Control Agreements and each other document, instrument, certificate and agreement executed and delivered by the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries in favor of or provided to the Lender or any Secured Party in connection with this Agreement or otherwise referred to herein or contemplated hereby (excluding any Secured Hedge Agreement and any Secured Cash Management Agreement).
“Loans” means the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Loans, the Term Loan and “Loan” means any of such Loans.
“Malta Bank Account Pledge” means a Maltese law bank account pledge, executed by Holdings in favor the Lender, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender.
“Malta Security Documents” means the Malta Share Pledge, the Malta Bank Account Pledge and any other Loan Document that purports to create a Lien which is governed by Maltese Law.
“Malta Share Pledge” means a Maltese law share pledge, executed by Holdings and GDC Malta in favor the Lender, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse effect on the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Credit Party to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Lender under any Loan Document or (d) an impairment of the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Credit Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.
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“Material Contract” means (a) any single contract or agreement, written or oral, of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries involving monetary liability of or to any such Person in an amount in excess of $2,000,000 per annum or (b) any other single contract or agreement, written or oral, of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the breach, non-performance, cancellation or failure to renew of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Material Contract” does not include any contract or agreement, written or oral, (i) relating to any intragroup provision of services from Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings that is a Credit Party to Holdings or any other Subsidiary of Holdings; (ii) relating to the employment of or the provision of services by any Credit Party’s directors, officers, employees or independent contractors; (iii) relating to the provision of services to any Credit Party by any legal, financial, accounting, regulatory, tax or other third party service advisors; and (iv) any contract or agreement, written or oral, that has a term of 12 months or less.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or Deposit Account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.2(b), the lesser of (a) an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of 105% of the aggregate outstanding amount of all L/C Obligations and (b) an amount determined by the Issuing Lender entitled to Cash Collateral hereunder at such time in its sole discretion.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgaged Property” means any real property that is subject to a Mortgage.
“Mortgages” means the collective reference to each mortgage, deed of trust or other real property security document, encumbering any real property now or hereafter owned by any Credit Party, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender and executed by such Credit Party in favor of the Lender, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as any such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is making, or is accruing an obligation to make, or has accrued an obligation to make contributions within the preceding five (5) years, or to which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability (contingent or otherwise).
“NDC Media” means NDC Media Limited, a limited company organized under the laws of Malta.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, as applicable, (a) with respect to any Asset Disposition or Insurance and Condemnation Event, all cash and Cash Equivalents received by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries therefrom (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, as and when received) less the sum of (i) all income taxes and other taxes assessed by, or reasonably estimated to be payable to, a Governmental Authority as a result of such transaction (provided that if such estimated taxes exceed the amount of actual taxes required to be paid in cash in respect of such Asset Disposition, the amount of such excess shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds), (ii) all reasonable and customary out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with such transaction or event, (iii) the principal amount of, premium, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents) secured by a Lien on the asset (or a portion thereof) disposed of, which Indebtedness is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction or event and (iv) all amounts that are set aside as a reserve (A) for adjustments in respect of the purchase price of such assets, (B) for any liabilities associated with such sale or casualty, to the extent such reserve is required by IFRS or as otherwise required pursuant to the documentation with respect to such Asset Disposition or Insurance and Condemnation Event, (C) for the payment of unassumed liabilities relating to the assets sold or otherwise disposed of at the time of, or within 30 days after, the date of such sale or other disposition and (D) for the payment of indemnification obligations; provided that, to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve and received by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, such amounts shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds, and (b) with respect to any Debt Issuance, the gross cash proceeds received by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries therefrom less all reasonable and customary out-of-pocket legal, underwriting and other fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.
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“Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrowers) that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrowers that is not Wholly-Owned.
“Notes” means the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Notes and the Term Loan Notes.
“Notice of Account Designation” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(b).
“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(a).
“Notice of Conversion/Continuation” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.2.
“Notice of Prepayment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.4(c).
“Obligations” means, in each case, whether now in existence or hereafter arising: (a) the principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the filing of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar petition) the Loans, (b) the L/C Obligations and (c) all other fees and commissions (including attorneys’ fees), charges, indebtedness, loans, liabilities, financial accommodations, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Credit Parties to the Lender under any Loan Document, with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit of every kind, nature and description, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any note and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws, naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed or allowable claims in such proceeding.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“OID” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “All-In Yield”.
“Organizational Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents including any constitution); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement or limited liability company agreement (or equivalent or comparable documents); and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
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“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between the Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from the Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.
“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“Participant” means any person granted a participation pursuant to Section 12.9.
“PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor agency.
“Pension Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and which (a) is maintained, funded or administered for the employees of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate, (b) has at any time within the preceding five (5) years been maintained, funded or administered for the employees of any Credit Party or any current or former ERISA Affiliates or (c) any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability (contingent or otherwise).
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition that meets the following requirements:
(a)no less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such Acquisition (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Lender), the Borrowers shall have delivered written notice of such Acquisition to the Lender, which notice shall include the proposed closing date of such Acquisition;
(b)the board of directors or other similar governing body of the Person to be acquired shall have approved such Acquisition, unless otherwise agreed by Lender;
(c)the Person or business to be acquired shall be in a line of business permitted pursuant to Section 9.11 or, in the case of an Acquisition of assets, the assets acquired are useful in the business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as conducted immediately prior to such Acquisition or permitted pursuant to Section 9.11; provided that, in the case of this clause (c), a first priority Lien shall be granted on such assets and to the extent a first priority Lien is not able to be granted on such assets, such assets shall be transferred within sixty (60) days to an entity and/or jurisdiction where a first priority Lien is possible;
(d)such Acquisition shall not be hostile, unless otherwise agreed by Lender;
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(e)if such Acquisition is a merger or consolidation, Holdings or a Subsidiary of Holdings shall be the surviving Person, and such surviving Person shall become, if required, a Guarantor in accordance with Section 8.14; and no Change in Control shall have been effected thereby;
(f)no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such Acquisition (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Lender), the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Lender a Compliance Certificate demonstrating, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, that the Borrowers are in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis (based on the most recently completed Reference Period) with each covenant contained in Section 9.15;
(g)the Borrowers, to the extent requested by the Lender, (i) shall have delivered to the Lender promptly upon the finalization thereof executed copies of final Permitted Acquisition Documents and (ii) within ten (10) Business Days of the Acquisition closing, shall have delivered to, or made available for inspection by, the Lender substantially complete Permitted Acquisition Diligence Information if the Permitted Acquisition Consideration is an amount greater than $25,000,000;
(h)no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith;
(i)if the Permitted Acquisition Consideration is an amount greater than $20,000,000, the Borrowers shall demonstrate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, that the entity to be acquired had positive Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Reference Period prior to the proposed closing date of such Acquisition unless otherwise agreed by the Lender; and
(j)the Borrowers shall have (i) delivered to the Lender a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that all of the requirements set forth above have been satisfied or will be satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such purchase or other Acquisition and (ii) provided such other documents and other information as may be reasonably requested by the Lender in connection with such purchase or other Acquisition;
provided that, for any Acquisition which would, on a pro-forma basis, result in a Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of more than 2.50 to 1:00, such Acquisition must be approved by Lender in its sole discretion.
“Permitted Acquisition Consideration” means the aggregate amount of the purchase price, including, but not limited to, any assumed debt, earn-outs (valued at fair market value, capped at the maximum value under the contract), or deferred payments including Seller Notes, or Equity Interests, to be paid on a singular basis in connection with any applicable Permitted Acquisition as set forth in the applicable Permitted Acquisition Documents executed by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries in order to consummate the applicable Permitted Acquisition.
“Permitted Acquisition Diligence Information” means with respect to any applicable Acquisition, to the extent applicable, reasonable financial information including historical data of acquired company, proforma consolidating information of combined operations, purchase agreement or letter of intent, and any other information reasonably requested by Lender in connection with such Acquisition (except to the extent that any such information is (a) subject to any confidentiality agreement, unless mutually agreeable arrangements can be made to preserve such information as confidential, (b) classified or (c) subject to any attorney-client privilege, it being understood and agreed that the Borrowers shall notify the Lender in the event that any information is excluded or not disclosed by reason of this parenthetical).
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“Permitted Acquisition Documents” means with respect to any applicable Acquisition proposed by the Borrowers or any Subsidiary Guarantor, final copies or substantially final drafts if not executed at the required time of delivery of the purchase agreement, sale agreement, merger agreement or other agreement evidencing such Acquisition, including all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto and each other material document executed, delivered, contemplated by or prepared in connection therewith and any amendment, modification or supplement to any of the foregoing.
“Permitted Intragroup Restructuring” means:
(a) subject to the proviso below, the merger, consolidation, amalgamation or any similar combination (including by division) of any Subsidiary of Holdings with Holdings or any other Subsidiary of Holdings and shall include in connection therewith any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of any such Subsidiary;
(b) the merger, consolidation, amalgamation or any similar combination (including by division) of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary with any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary and shall include in connection therewith any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of any such Non-Guarantor Subsidiary;
(c) subject to the proviso below, any sale, transfer or other disposition of assets of Holdings to any Subsidiary of Holdings, or of assets of any Subsidiary of Holdings to Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings and shall include in connection therewith any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of any such Subsidiary (so long as, with respect to any disposition of assets of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to any Credit Party, the consideration for such disposition shall not exceed the fair market value of such assets);
(d) any sale, transfer or other disposition of assets of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary and shall include in connection therewith any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of any such Non-Guarantor Subsidiary;
(e) subject to the proviso below, any issuance of Equity Interests by any Subsidiary of Holdings to Holdings or any other Subsidiary of Holdings;
(f) any issuance of Equity Interests by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary; and
(g) any issuance of Equity Interests by Holdings.
provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of, or would result from, any such transaction, and (ii) with respect to the transactions described in clauses (a), (c) and (e) above, the continuing or surviving entities of any such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or combination, or the recipient of any assets or relevant Equity Interests shall be the Credit Parties or shall become Subsidiary Guarantors to the extent required under, and within the time period set forth in, Section 8.14.
“Permitted Liens” means the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 9.2.
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“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness (the “Refinancing Indebtedness”), the proceeds of which are used to refinance, refund, renew, extend or replace outstanding Indebtedness (such outstanding Indebtedness, the “Refinanced Indebtedness”); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Indebtedness (including any unused commitments thereunder) is not greater than the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Indebtedness at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement, except by an amount equal to any original issue discount thereon and the amount of unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement, and by an amount equal to any existing commitments thereunder that have not been utilized at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement; (b) the final stated maturity and Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be prior to or shorter than that applicable to the Refinanced Indebtedness and such Refinancing Indebtedness does not require any scheduled payment of principal, mandatory repayment, redemption or repurchase that is more favorable to the holders of the Refinancing Indebtedness than the corresponding terms (if any) of the Refinanced Indebtedness (including by virtue of such Refinancing Indebtedness participating on a greater basis in any mandatory repayment, redemption or repurchase as compared to the Refinanced Indebtedness, but excluding any scheduled payment of principal, mandatory repayment, redemption or repurchase occurring on or after the date that is 91 days after the latest scheduled maturity date of the Loans and Commitments); (c) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by (i) Liens on assets other than assets securing the Refinanced Indebtedness at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement or (ii) Liens having a higher priority than the Liens, if any, securing the Refinanced Indebtedness at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement; (d) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by or otherwise recourse to any Person other than the Person(s) to whom the Refinanced Indebtedness is recourse or by whom it is guaranteed, in each case as of the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement; (e) to the extent such Refinanced Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (or the Liens securing such Indebtedness were originally contractually subordinated to the Liens securing the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents), such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (or the Liens securing such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Liens securing the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents) on terms at least as favorable to the Lender as those contained in the documentation governing such Refinanced Indebtedness or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Lender; (f) the covenants with respect to such Refinancing Indebtedness, when taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive to Holdings and its Subsidiaries than those in the Refinanced Indebtedness (taken as a whole); (g) in the event that the Refinancing Indebtedness is unsecured Indebtedness (including unsecured Subordinated Indebtedness) such Refinancing Indebtedness does not include cross-defaults (but may include cross-payment defaults and cross-defaults at the final stated maturity thereof and cross-acceleration); and (h) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of, or would result from, such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority, body corporate or other entity.
“Platform” means Debt Domain, Intralinks, SyndTrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.
“Pledge Agreements” means, collectively, that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, made by Holdings in favor of Lender, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and each other pledge agreement pursuant to which any Credit Party pledges to Lender, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, any Equity Interests owned by such Credit Party securing the Secured Obligations.
“Prime Rate” means, at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Lender as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in such prime rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Lender as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks.
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“Pro Forma Basis” means:
(a)for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period during which one or more Specified Transactions occurs, that (i) such Specified Transaction (and all other Specified Transactions that have been consummated during the applicable period) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement, (ii) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for such period, without duplication, the Acquired EBITDA of any Person or business, or attributable to any property or asset, acquired by Holdings or any Subsidiary during such period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person or business or any Acquired EBITDA attributable to any assets or property, in each case to the extent not so acquired) in connection with a Permitted Acquisition to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred, abandoned or otherwise disposed of by Holdings or such Subsidiary during such period, based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such acquired entity or business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) and (iii) there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for such period, without duplication, the Disposed EBITDA of any Person or business, or attributable to any property or asset, disposed of by Holdings or any Subsidiary during such period in connection with a Specified Disposition or discontinuation of operations, based on the Disposed EBITDA of such disposed entity or business or discontinued operations for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such disposition or discontinuation); provided that the foregoing amounts shall be without duplication of any adjustments that are already included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA; and
(b)in the event that Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof incurs (including by assumption or guarantees) or repays (including by redemption, repayment, retirement, discharge, defeasance or extinguishment) any Indebtedness included in the calculations of any financial ratio or test (in each case, other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes), (i) during the applicable measurement period or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable measurement period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then such financial ratio or test shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on the first day of the applicable measurement period and any such Indebtedness that is incurred (including by assumption or guarantee) that has a floating or formula rate of interest shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as of the relevant date of determination.
“Property” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including Equity Interests.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Qualified Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Credit Parties that is in (a) Controlled Accounts or (b) Deposit Accounts or in Securities Accounts, or any combination thereof, maintained by the Lender.
“Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Quarterly Installments” means an amount equal to the product of (a) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding on March 31, 2025, and (b) 3.75%.
“Receiver” means a receiver or receiver and manager of the whole or any part of the Collateral.
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“Reference Period” means, as of any date of determination, the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ended on or immediately prior to such date for which financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries have been delivered to the Lender hereunder.
“Reimbursement Obligation” means the obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender.
“Reinstated Letter of Credit” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.12(e).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (a) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto and (b) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, any Alternative Currency, (i) the central bank for the Currency in which such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts are denominated, or calculated with respect to, or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (ii) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (A) the central bank for the Currency in which such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts are denominated, or calculated with respect to, (B) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (C) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (D) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.
“Relevant Territory” means:
(a)a member state of the European Union other than Ireland; or
(b)a jurisdiction with which Ireland has entered into an Irish Treaty that has the force of law pursuant to Section 826(1) of the Irish Taxes Act; or
(c)a jurisdiction with which Ireland has entered into an Irish Treaty where that Irish Treaty will (on completion of necessary procedures) have the force of law pursuant to Section 826(1) of the Irish Taxes Act
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means, for any Credit Party, the chief executive officer, president or chief financial officer of Holdings and, as to any Person, the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, controller, treasurer or assistant treasurer, director, company secretary of such Person or any other officer of such Person designated in writing by the Borrowers or such Person and reasonably acceptable to the Lender; provided that, to the extent requested thereby, the Lender shall have received a certificate of such Person certifying as to the incumbency and genuineness of the signature of each such officer. Any document delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Person shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Person and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Person.
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“Restricted Payment” means any dividend on, or the making of any payment or other distribution on account of, or the purchase, repurchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition (directly or indirectly) of, or the setting apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for the purchase, repurchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of, any class of Equity Interests of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, the making of any payment with respect to any earn-out or similar obligation incurred in connection with an Acquisition permitted hereunder, the making of any distribution or contribution of cash or capital, property or assets to the holders of any Equity Interests of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or by such holders of any such Equity Interests to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof on account of such Equity Interests.
“Revaluation Date” means, subject to Section 1.13,
(a)with respect to any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) the date of the borrowing of such Loan (including any borrowing or deemed borrowing in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) but only as to the amounts so borrowed on such date, (ii) each date of a continuation of such Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, but only as to the amounts so continued on such date, and (iii) such additional dates as the Lender shall determine; and
(b)with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, but only as to the stated amount of the Letter of Credit so issued on such date, and (ii) such additional dates as the Lender shall determine.
“Revolving Credit Commitment” means the obligation of the Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans to, and to purchase participations in L/C Obligations for the account of, the Borrowers hereunder, as such amount may be modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof (including Section 5.13). The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment of the Lender on the Closing Date shall be $25,000,000.
“Revolving Credit Facility” means the revolving credit facility established pursuant to Article II (including any increase in such revolving credit facility pursuant to Section 5.13).
“Revolving Credit Loan” means any revolving loan made to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.1, and all such revolving loans collectively as the context requires.
“Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) March 19, 2027, (b) the date of termination of the entire Revolving Credit Commitment by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.5, and (c) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 10.2(a).
“Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrowers in favor of the Lender evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans made by the Lender, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-1, and any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.
“Revolving Credit Outstandings” means the sum of (a) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans on any date, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Credit Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; plus (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any Extensions of Credit occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
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“Revolving Extensions of Credit” means (a) any Revolving Credit Loan then outstanding or (b) any Letter of Credit then outstanding.
“RFR” means, for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to (a) Dollars, Term SOFR, (b) Sterling, SONIA, and (c) Euros, €STR.
“RFR Business Day” means, for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, (a) Dollars, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities, (b) Sterling, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for general business in London, and (c) Euros, any day that is a TARGET Day; provided that for purposes of notice requirements in Sections 2.3(a), 2.4(c), 4.2(a), 4.4(a) and 5.2, in each case, such day is also a Business Day.
“RFR Loan” means a Daily Simple RFR Loan or a Term SOFR Loan, as the context may require.
“RFR Rate Day” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Adjusted Daily Simple RFR”.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Service, a division of S&P Global Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.
“Sanctioned Country” means at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself (or whose government is) the subject or target of any Sanctions (including, as of the Closing Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and Crimea).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC (including OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and OFAC’s Consolidated Non-SDN List), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European member state, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) and (b), including a Person that is deemed by OFAC to be a Sanctions target based on the ownership of such legal entity by Sanctioned Person(s) or (d) any Person otherwise a target of Sanctions, including vessels and aircraft, that are designated under any Sanctions program.
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“Sanctions” means any and all economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and restrictions and anti-terrorism laws, including but not limited to those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government (including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European member state, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority in any jurisdiction in which (a) the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or conducts business, (b) in which any of the proceeds of the Extensions of Credit will be used, or (c) from which repayment of the Extensions of Credit will be derived.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Cash Management Agreement” means (a) any Cash Management Agreement in effect on the Closing Date between or among any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries and a counterparty that is (i) the Lender or (ii) an Affiliate of the Lender, in each case as determined as of the Closing Date or (b) any Cash Management Agreement entered into after the Closing Date between or among any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries and a counterparty that is (i) the Lender or (ii) an Affiliate of Lender, in each case as determined at the time such Cash Management Agreement is entered into.
“Secured Cash Management Obligations” means all existing or future payment and other obligations owing by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries under any Secured Cash Management Agreement.
“Secured Hedge Agreement” means (a) any Hedge Agreement in effect on the Closing Date between or among any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries and a counterparty that is (i) Lender or (ii) an Affiliate of the Lender, in each case as determined as of the Closing Date or (b) any Hedge Agreement entered into after the Closing Date between or among any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries and a counterparty that is (i) Lender or (ii) an Affiliate of the Lender, in each case as determined at the time such Hedge Agreement is entered into.
“Secured Hedge Obligations” means all existing or future payment and other obligations owing by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries under any Secured Hedge Agreement; provided that the “Secured Hedge Obligations” of a Credit Party shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Credit Party.
“Secured Obligations” means, collectively, (a) the Obligations, (b) any Secured Hedge Obligations and (c) any Secured Cash Management Obligations.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Lender, the holders of any Secured Hedge Obligations, the holders of any Secured Cash Management Obligations, each agent or sub-agent appointed by the Lender from time to time, any Receiver, any other holder from time to time of any of any Secured Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
“Securities Account” means a securities account (as that term is defined in the UCC).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. § 77 et seq.).
“Security Documents” means the collective reference to the Collateral Agreement, the Irish Security Documents, the Malta Security Documents, the UK Security Documents, the Pledge Agreements, the IP Security Agreement, the Mortgages, and each other agreement or writing pursuant to which any Credit Party pledges or grants a security interest in any Property or assets securing the Secured Obligations.
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“Seller Notes” means unsecured obligations incurred by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to pay sellers contingent or deferred consideration in connection with a Permitted Acquisition. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller Notes shall be Junior Indebtedness and not Subordinated Indebtedness and shall not be subordinated in right and time of payment to the Obligations.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the Property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this definition, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“SONIA” means a rate equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average as administered by the SONIA Administrator.
“SONIA Adjustment” means a percentage equal to 0.11% per annum.
“SONIA Administrator” means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
“SONIA Administrator’s Website” means the Bank of England’s website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time.
“Special Notice Currency” means, at any time, an Alternative Currency other than the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time located in North America.
“Specified Disposition” means any Asset Disposition having gross sales proceeds in excess of the Threshold Amount.
“Specified Transactions” means (a) any Specified Disposition, (b) any Permitted Acquisition and (c) the Transactions.
“Spot Rate” means, subject to Section 1.13, for a Currency, the rate provided (either by publication or otherwise provided or made available to the Lender) by Thomson Reuters Corp.
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(or equivalent service chosen by the Lender in its reasonable discretion) as the spot rate for the purchase of such Currency with another currency at a time selected by the Lender in accordance with the procedures generally used by the Lender for syndicated credit facilities in which it acts as Lender.
“Sterling” or “£” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” means the collective reference to any Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness incurred under any Seller Notes) incurred by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that is subordinated in right and time of payment to the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.
“Subsidiary” means as to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, body corporate or other entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Equity Interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity is at the time owned by (directly or indirectly) or the management is otherwise controlled by (directly or indirectly) such Person (irrespective of whether, at the time, Equity Interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency). Unless otherwise qualified, references to “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” herein shall refer to those of Holdings.
“Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) the Subsidiaries of Holdings listed on Schedule 7.1 that are identified as a “Guarantor” on the Closing Date and (b) each other Subsidiary of Holdings that shall be required to execute and deliver a guaranty or guaranty supplement pursuant to Section 8.14.
“Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement” means an unconditional guaranty agreement executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Lender, for the ratable benefit and the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Credit Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with IFRS.
“TARGET2” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007.
“TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET2 is open for the settlement of payments in Euros.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, fines, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Loan” means the Delayed Draw Term Loans and, if applicable, the Incremental Term Loans, and “Term Loan” means any such Term Loans.
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“Term Loan Commitment” means, in the aggregate, the Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment and Incremental Term Loan Commitment.
“Term Loan Facility” means the term loan facility established pursuant to Article IV (including any new term loan facility established pursuant to Section 5.13).
“Term Loan Maturity Date” means the first to occur of (a) March 19, 2027, and (b) the date of acceleration of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 10.2(a).
“Term Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrowers in favor of the Lender evidencing the portion of the Term Loans made the Lender, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-2, and any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.
“Term Loans” means the Term Loans and, if applicable, the Incremental Term Loans and “Term Loan” means any of such Term Loans.
“Term SOFR” means,
(a)for any calculation with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) RFR Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding RFR Business Day is not more than three (3) RFR Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, and
(b)for any calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) RFR Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding RFR Business Day is not more than three (3) RFR Business Days prior to such Base Rate SOFR Determination Day.
“Term SOFR Adjustment” means a percentage equal to 0.10% per annum.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Lender in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Loan” means any Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term SOFR other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Base Rate”.
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“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Termination Event” means the occurrence of any of the following which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Credit Parties in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount: (a) a “Reportable Event” described in Section 4043 of ERISA, or (b) the withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, or (c) the termination of a Pension Plan, the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination, under Section 4041 of ERISA, if the plan assets are not sufficient to pay all plan liabilities, or (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate, or the appointment of a trustee with respect to, any Pension Plan by the PBGC, or (e) any other event or condition which would constitute grounds under Section 4042(a) of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan, or (f) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, or (g) the determination that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 or 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 or 305 of ERISA or (h) the partial or complete withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan if withdrawal liability is asserted by such plan, or (i) any event or condition which results in the reorganization or insolvency of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4245 of ERISA, or (j) any event or condition which results in the termination of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4041A of ERISA or the institution by PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (k) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Threshold Amount” means $10,000,000.
“Title Company” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.1(d)(ii).
“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the initial Extensions of Credit, and (b) the payment of all fees, expenses and costs incurred in connection with the foregoing.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.
“UCP” means the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“UK” and “United Kingdom” mean the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
“UK Debenture” means an English law debenture executed by GDC Media in favor of the Lender.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
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“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“UK Security Documents” means the UK Debenture and any other Loan Document that purports to create a Lien which is governed by English law.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“United States” means the United States of America.
“Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, as of any date of determination, all cash and Cash Equivalents of Holdings and its Subsidiaries that is subject to a Control Agreement, in each case, that are unrestricted and not subject to any Liens (other than Liens permitted under Section 9.2(a) and (l)); provided that the proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred substantially concurrently with the determination of such amount shall be excluded.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness, in each case of clauses (a) and (b), without giving effect to the application of any prior prepayment to such installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal.
“Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association.
“Wholly-Owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary, that all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary are, directly or indirectly, owned or controlled by Holdings and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries (except for directors’ qualifying shares or other shares required by Applicable Law to be owned by a Person other than Holdings and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries).
“Withholding Agent” means any Credit Party and the Lender.
“Working Capital” means, for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis and calculated in accordance with IFRS, as of any date of determination, the excess of (a) current assets (other than cash, Cash Equivalents, taxes and deferred taxes) over (b) current liabilities, excluding, without duplication, (i) the current portion of any long-term Indebtedness, (ii) outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, (iii) the current portion of current taxes and deferred income taxes and (iv) the current portion of accrued Consolidated Interest Expense.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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SECTION 1.2Other Definitions and Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document: (a) the definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined, (b) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms, (c) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (d) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”, (e) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (f) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (g) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (h) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights, (i) the term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form and (j) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including”.
SECTION 1.3Accounting Terms.
(a)All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with IFRS, applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time and in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the audited financial statements required by Section 6.1(f) and Section 8.1(a), except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(b)If at any time any change in IFRS would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and the Borrowers shall so request, the Lender and the Borrowers shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in IFRS (subject to the approval of the Lender); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with IFRS prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrowers shall provide to the Lender financial information and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in IFRS.
SECTION 1.4UCC Terms. Terms defined in the UCC in effect on the Closing Date and not otherwise defined herein shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the meanings provided by those definitions. Subject to the foregoing, the term “UCC” refers, as of any date of determination, to the UCC then in effect.
SECTION 1.5Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio or percentage is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
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SECTION 1.6References to Agreement and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) any definition or reference to formation documents, governing documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual documents or instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) any definition or reference to any Applicable Law, including Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, the Bankruptcy Code, the Code, the Commodity Exchange Act, ERISA, the Exchange Act, the PATRIOT Act, the Securities Act, the UCC, the Investment Company Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department, shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Applicable Law.
SECTION 1.7Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
SECTION 1.8Guarantees/Earn-Outs. Unless otherwise specified, (a) the amount of any Guarantee shall be the lesser of the amount of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee and (b) the amount of any earn-out or similar obligation shall be the amount of such obligation as reflected on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with IFRS.
SECTION 1.9Covenant Compliance Generally. For purposes of determining compliance under Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.5 and 9.6, any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars in a manner consistent with that used in calculating Consolidated Net Income in the most recent annual financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or Section 6.1(f), as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Sections 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3, with respect to any amount of Indebtedness or Investment in a currency other than Dollars, no breach of any basket contained in such sections shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.9 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred at any time under such Sections.
SECTION 1.10[Reserved].
SECTION 1.11Rates. The Lender does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, the Eurocurrency Rate, the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate or any other Benchmark, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or with respect to any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement), as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.8(c), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, the Eurocurrency Rate, the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate, such Benchmark or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes.
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The Lender and its Affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of a Benchmark, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto and such transactions may be adverse to the Borrowers. The Lender may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrowers, the Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
SECTION 1.12Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
SECTION 1.13Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents; Daily Simple RFR Loans.
(a)The Lender shall determine the Dollar Equivalent amount of each Extension of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Dollar Equivalent shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Dollar Equivalent of such amounts until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by the Borrowers hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any Currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Lender.
(b)Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such borrowing, Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Lender.
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.13 or any other provision of this Agreement, the Lender may compute the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum amount of each applicable Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender by reference to exchange rates determined using any reasonable method customarily employed by the Issuing Lender for such purpose.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.13 or any other provision of this Agreement, in connection with Daily Simple RFR Loans in an Alternative Currency, the Spot Rate on each date of borrowing shall be the Spot Rate in effect as of the Revaluation Date applicable to the first borrowing of any such Daily Simple RFR Loans in such Alternative Currency (or, if applicable, any later Revaluation Date pursuant to clause (a)(iii) of the definition of “Revaluation Date”).
SECTION 1.14Change of Currency.
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(a)The obligation of the Borrowers to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London or applicable offshore interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.
(b)Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Lender may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.
(c)Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Lender may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.
SECTION 1.15Additional Alternative Currencies.
(a)The Borrowers may from time to time request that (i) Revolving Credit Loans be made in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency” and/or (ii) Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency”; provided that such requested currency is (A) a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars, (B) dealt with in the London or other applicable offshore interbank deposit market and (C) for which no central bank or other governmental authorization in the country of issue of such currency is required to give authorization for the use of such currency by the Lender for making Loans or the Issuing Lender for issuing Letters of Credit, as applicable, unless such authorization has been obtained and remains in full force and effect. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Revolving Credit Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Lender; and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Lender.
(b)Any such request shall be made to the Lender not later than 11:00 a.m., (i) with respect to a request for an additional Alternative Currency, twenty (20) Business Days prior to the date of the desired Extension of Credit (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Lender in its sole discretion) or (ii) with respect to a request for an additional Alternative Currency for issuance of Letters of Credit, five (5) Business Days prior to the date of the desired Letter of Credit (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Issuing Lender, in its sole discretion with notice to the Lender). Each such request shall also identify the applicable benchmark rate that is to apply to Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, such requested additional Alternative Currency.
(c)If the Lender consents to making Revolving Credit Loans in such requested currency and using such benchmark rate, the Lender shall so notify the Borrowers and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any borrowings of Revolving Credit Loans; and if the Lender consents to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Lender shall so notify the Borrowers and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances by Lender. If the Lender shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.15, the Lender shall promptly so notify the Borrowers.
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(d)In connection with any approved request for an Alternative Currency, the Lender will have the right to make any technical, administrative or operational changes that the Lender decides may be appropriate to reflect the inclusion of such Alternative Currency and the adoption and implementation of the benchmark rate applicable thereto and to permit the administration thereof by the Lender from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
SECTION 1.16Jersey Terms. In each Loan Document (where the applicable reference relates to any person incorporated, established, constituted or formed under the laws of Jersey) any reference to: (a) insolvency includes, without limitation, bankruptcy (as that term is interpreted pursuant to Article 8 of the Interpretation (Jersey) Law 1954); (b) a compromise or arrangement with any creditor includes, without limitation, any compromise or arrangement with creditors (or any class of creditors) of the type referred to in Article 125 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991;(c) a winding-up includes, without limitation, any winding up procedure or process referred to in Part 21 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 and any other provisional winding up, winding up, dissolution, termination, provisional liquidation or liquidation ordered by the Royal Court of Jersey or otherwise effected pursuant to the laws of Jersey; (d) the appointment of a similar officer to a liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator or compulsory manager includes, without limitation, the Viscount of the Royal Court of Jersey, any autorisé, any provisional liquidator or liquidator appointed pursuant to Part 21 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 and any other provisional liquidator, liquidator or receiver appointed by the Royal Court of Jersey or otherwise appointed pursuant to the laws of Jersey; (e) any step being taken in relation to a winding-up includes, without limitation, the service of a statutory demand pursuant to Part 21 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991; (f) any step being taken in relation to the appointment of a similar officer to a liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator or compulsory manager includes, without limitation, the service of a statutory demand pursuant to Part 21 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991; and (g) Lien includes, without limitation, any hypothèque (whether conventional, judicial or arising by operation of law), any lien in respect of any tangible movable property, any security interest created pursuant to the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 1983 and any security interest created pursuant to the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012. When used with respect to any Credit Party organized in Jersey, the term “organized” shall be deemed to refer to “incorporated” and the term “organization” shall be deemed to refer to “incorporation”.
SECTION 1.17Jersey Customary Law Waivers. Without prejudice to any other waiver contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each Credit Party incorporated, established, constituted or formed under the laws of Jersey waives any right: (a) whether by virtue of the droit de division or otherwise, to require that any liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document be divided or apportioned with any other Credit Party or any other Person or reduced in any way or manner; and (b) whether by virtue of the droit de discussion or otherwise to require that recourse be had to the assets of any other Credit Party or any other Person before any claim is enforced against it in respect of the obligations or liabilities assumed by it under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
SECTION 1.18Irish Terms.
(a)“Dissolution” of an Irish Credit Party includes such entity being struck off the Register of Companies in Ireland.
(b)“Enforcing” (or any derivation) the Collateral includes the appointment of an administrator, examiner, Receiver or process adviser (or any analogous officer in any jurisdiction) to or in respect of an Irish Credit Party, any assets of an Irish Credit Party, the shares in an Irish Credit Party or any assets secured under any Irish Security Document by the Lender.
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(c)An “examiner” means an examiner (including any interim examiner) appointed under section 509 of the Irish Companies Act and examinership shall be construed accordingly.
(d)A “process adviser” means a person appointed or acting as a process adviser within the meaning of section 558A(1) of the Irish Companies Act.
(e)A “rescue process” means the rescue process for small and micro companies contemplated by Part 10A of the Irish Companies Act.
(f)A Person being “unable to pay its debts” includes that person being unable to pay its debts within the meaning of section 509(3)(a) and (c) and section 570 of the Irish Companies Act.
(g)A reference to any Irish Credit Party being “organized” under the laws of any jurisdiction shall be construed as including that Irish Credit Party being incorporated under the laws of Ireland.
(h)Any references to Ireland exclude Northern Ireland.
ARTICLE II
REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY
SECTION 2.1Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Lender agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies to the Borrowers from time to time from the Closing Date to, but not including, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date as requested by the Borrowers in accordance with the terms of Section 2.3; provided that the Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Credit Loans hereunder until the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.2[Reserved].
SECTION 2.3Procedure for Advances of Revolving Credit Loans.
(a)Requests for Borrowing. The Borrowers shall give the Lender irrevocable prior written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B (a “Notice of Borrowing”) not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the same Business Day as each Base Rate Loan and (ii)(A) in the case of a Term SOFR Loan, at least three (3) RFR Business Days before such Term SOFR Loan, (B) in the case of an RFR Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, at least five (5) RFR Business Days before such RFR Loan, and (C) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, at least four (4) Eurocurrency Banking Days before such Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or five (5) Eurocurrency Banking Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency), of its intention to borrow, in each case, specifying (A) the date of such borrowing, which shall be a Business Day, (B) the Currency of such borrowing, (C) the amount of such borrowing, which shall be, (x) with respect to Base Rate in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and (y) with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Loans and RFR Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (D) [reserved], (E) in the case of a Revolving Credit Loan whether such Revolving Credit Loan is to be a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, a Daily Simple RFR Loan, a Term SOFR Loan or a Base Rate Loan, and (F) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto. If the Borrowers fail to specify the Currency of a Loan in a Notice of Borrowing, then the applicable Loans shall be made in Dollars. If the Borrowers fail to specify a type of Loan denominated in Dollars in a Notice of Borrowing, then the applicable Loans shall be made as Base Rate Loans. If the Borrowers request a borrowing of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan in any such Notice of Borrowing, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. A Notice of Borrowing received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day, RFR Business Day or Eurocurrency Banking Day, as applicable.
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(b)Disbursement of Revolving Credit. The Borrowers hereby irrevocably authorizes the Lender to disburse the proceeds of each borrowing requested pursuant to this Section in Same Day Funds by crediting or wiring such proceeds to the Deposit Account of the Borrowers identified in the most recent notice substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C (a “Notice of Account Designation”) delivered by the Borrowers to the Lender or as may be otherwise agreed upon by the Borrowers and the Lender from time to time.
SECTION 2.4Repayment and Prepayment of Revolving Credit.
(a)Repayment on Termination Date. The Borrowers hereby agree to repay the outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans in full on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, in each case (i) in the Currency in which such Loan is denominated and (ii) together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon.
(b)Mandatory Prepayments. If at any time the Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment, the Borrowers agree to repay, immediately upon notice from the Lender, Extensions of Credit in an amount equal to such excess with each such repayment applied first to the principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and second, with respect to any Letters of Credit then outstanding, as a payment of Cash Collateral into a Cash Collateral account opened by the Lender in an amount equal to such excess (such Cash Collateral to be applied in accordance with Section 10.2(b)).
(c)Optional Prepayments. The Borrowers may at any time and from time to time prepay Revolving Credit Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, with irrevocable prior written notice to the Lender substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D (a “Notice of Prepayment”) given not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the same Business Day as prepayment of each Base Rate Loan and (ii) (A) in the case of a Term SOFR Loan, at least three (3) RFR Business Days before prepayment of such Term SOFR Loan, (B) in the case of an RFR Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, at least five (5) RFR Business Days before prepayment of such RFR Loan, and (C) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, at least four (4) Eurocurrency Banking Days before prepayment of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or five (5) Eurocurrency Banking Days in the case of a prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in a Special Notice Currency), in each case, specifying the date, Currency and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, Daily Simple RFR Loans, Term SOFR Loans, Base Rate Loans or a combination thereof, and, if of a combination thereof, the amount allocable to each. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date set forth in such notice. Partial prepayments shall be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof with respect to Base Rate Loans, $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Loans or RFR Loans and $100,000. A Notice of Prepayment received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day, RFR Business Day or Eurocurrency Banking Day, as applicable. Each such repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof.
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(d)Prepayment of Excess Proceeds. In the event proceeds remain after the prepayments of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 4.4(b), the amount of such excess proceeds shall be used on the date of the required prepayment under Section 4.4(b) to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, without a corresponding reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment, with remaining proceeds, if any, refunded to the Borrowers.
(e)Limitation on Prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and RFR Loans. The Borrowers may not prepay any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan on any day other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or any Daily Simple RFR Loan on any day other than an Interest Payment Date therefor, unless such prepayment is accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof.
(f)Hedge Agreements. No repayment or prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section shall affect any of the Borrowers’ obligations under any Hedge Agreement entered into with respect to the Loans.
SECTION 2.5Permanent Reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment.
(a)Voluntary Reduction. The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time, upon at least five (5) Business Days prior irrevocable written notice to the Lender, to permanently reduce, without premium or penalty, (i) the entire Revolving Credit Commitment at any time or (ii) portions of the Revolving Credit Commitment, from time to time, in an aggregate principal amount not less than $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. All Commitment Fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
(b)Corresponding Payment. Each permanent reduction permitted pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a payment of principal sufficient to reduce the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations, as applicable, after such reduction to the Revolving Credit Commitment as so reduced, and if the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit exceeds the Revolving Credit Commitment as so reduced, the Borrowers shall be required to deposit Cash Collateral in a Cash Collateral account opened by the Lender in an amount equal to such excess. Such Cash Collateral shall be applied in accordance with Section 10.2(b). Any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment to zero shall be accompanied by payment of all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans (and furnishing of Cash Collateral satisfactory to the Lender for all L/C Obligations or other arrangements satisfactory to the Issuing Lender) and shall result in the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment and the Revolving Credit Facility. If the reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment requires the repayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or RFR Loan, such repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof.
SECTION 2.6Termination of Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility and the Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
ARTICLE III
LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY
SECTION 3.1L/C Facility.
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(a)Availability. The Borrowers may, upon written notice to the Issuing Lender, request the Issuing Lender to issue, and, the Issuing Lender may, if in its sole discretion it elects to do so, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, issue standby or commercial Letters of Credit.
(b)Terms of Letters of Credit. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in any Currency in a minimum amount of $100,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or $100,000 in the case of a standby Letter of Credit (or such lesser amount as agreed to by the Issuing Lender), (ii) expire on a date no more than twelve (12) months after the date of issuance or last renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit (subject to automatic renewal or extension for additional one (1) year periods (but not to a date later than the date set forth below) pursuant to the terms of the Letter of Credit Documents or other documentation acceptable to the Issuing Lender), which date shall be no later than the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided that any Letter of Credit may expire after such date (each such Letter of Credit, an “Extended Letter of Credit”) with the consent of the Issuing Lender and subject to the requirements of Section 3.12, and (iii) unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Lender and the Borrowers when a Letter of Credit is issued by it, be subject to the UCP, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or ISP, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit, in each case, as set forth in the Letter of Credit Documents or as determined by the Issuing Lender and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, or any Applicable Law applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular any restriction or reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Closing Date, or any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense that was not applicable, in effect or known to the Issuing Lender as of the Closing Date and that the Issuing Lender in good faith deems material to it, (B) the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 are not satisfied, (C) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally, or (D) the proceeds of which would be made available to any Person (x) to fund any activity or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country or (y) in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to this Agreement. The Issuing Lender shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (x) the Issuing Lender would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or (y) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
SECTION 3.2Procedure for Issuance and Disbursement of Letters of Credit.
(a)The Borrowers may from time to time request that the Issuing Lender issue, amend, renew or extend a Letter of Credit by delivering to the Issuing Lender at the Lending Office a Letter of Credit Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of the Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other Letter of Credit Documents and information as the Issuing Lender may request, not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two (2) Business Days (or such later date and time as the Issuing Lender may agree in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, as the case may be. Such notice shall specify (i) the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with Section 3.1(b)), (iii) the amount and Currency of such Letter of Credit, (iv) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, (v) the purpose and nature of such Letter of Credit and (vi) such other information as shall be necessary to issue, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. Upon receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the Issuing Lender shall, if in its sole discretion it elects to do so, process such Letter of Credit Application and the certificates, documents and other Letter of Credit Documents and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall, subject to Section 3.1 and Article VI, promptly issue, amend, renew or extend the Letter of Credit requested thereby (subject to the timing requirements set forth in this Section 3.2) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower. Additionally, the Borrowers shall furnish to the Issuing Lender such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, renewal or extension, including any Letter of Credit Documents, as the Issuing Lender may require. The Issuing Lender shall promptly furnish to the Borrowers a copy of such Letter of Credit and the related Letter of Credit Documents.
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(b)The Issuing Lender for any Letter of Credit shall, within the time allowed by Applicable Laws or the specific terms of the Letter of Credit following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit. The Issuing Lender shall promptly after such examination notify the Borrowers in writing of such demand for payment if the Issuing Lender has or will honor such demand for payment thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrowers of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Lender with respect to such payment.
(c)The Issuing Lender shall not be obliged under the terms of this Agreement to issue any Letter of Credit to any beneficiary resident (or, where the beneficiary is a legal person, having its place of establishment to which such Letter of Credit relates) in Ireland, save where that Lender is either resident in Ireland or, where such beneficiary is a legal person, has its place of establishment to which the Letter of Credit relates in Ireland unless the Lender is either (i) authorized under the laws of Ireland to issue such Letter of Credit to such beneficiary or (ii) exempted from the requirement to have any such authorization under the laws of Ireland.
SECTION 3.3Commissions and Other Charges.
(a)Letter of Credit Commissions. The Borrowers shall pay to the Issuing Lender a letter of credit commission with respect to each Letter of Credit in the amount equal to (i) in the case of commercial Letters of Credit, the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such commercial Letters of Credit times the highest then applicable Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Credit Loans that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans or RFR Loans and (ii) in the case of standby Letter of Credit, the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such standby Letters of Credit times the highest then applicable Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Credit Loans that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans or RFR Loans (determined, in each case, on a per annum basis). Such commission shall be payable in Dollars quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter (commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit), on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and thereafter on demand of the Lender.
(b)Issuance Fee. In addition to the foregoing commission, the Borrowers shall pay directly to the Issuing Lender, for its own account, an issuance fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender in such amount as agreed upon between the Issuing Lender and the Borrowers. Such issuance fee shall be payable in Dollars quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and thereafter on demand of the Issuing Lender.
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(c)Other Fees, Costs, Charges and Expenses. In addition to the foregoing fees and commissions, the Borrowers shall pay or reimburse the Issuing Lender for such normal and customary fees, costs, charges and expenses as are incurred or charged by the Issuing Lender in issuing, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit issued by it. Such customary fees, costs, charges and expenses are due and payable in Dollars on demand and are nonrefundable.
SECTION 3.4[Reserved].
SECTION 3.5Reimbursement. In the event of any drawing under any Letter of Credit, the Borrowers agree to reimburse (either with the proceeds of a Revolving Credit Loan as provided for in this Section or with funds from other sources), in Same Day Funds, in the Currency of such Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender by paying to the Issuing Lender the amount of such drawing not later than 12:00 noon on (i) the Business Day that the Borrowers receive notice of such drawing, if such notice is received by the Borrowers prior to 10:00 a.m., or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrowers receive such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time, for the amount of (x) such draft so paid and (y) any amounts referred to in Section 3.3(c) incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with such payment. Unless the Borrowers shall immediately notify the Issuing Lender that the Borrowers intend to reimburse the Issuing Lender for such drawing from other sources or funds, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Borrowing to the Lender requesting that the Lender make a Revolving Credit Loan denominated in Dollars as a Base Rate Loan on the applicable repayment date in the amount ((x) if such drawing is denominated in an Alternative Currency, with such reimbursement obligation hereunder converted to a reimbursement obligation in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such amount in such Alternative Currency and (y) without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.3(a)) of (i) such draft so paid and (ii) any amounts referred to in Section 3.3(c) incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with such payment (including any and all costs, fees and other expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in effecting the payment of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency), and the Lender shall make a Revolving Credit Loan denominated in Dollars as a Base Rate Loan in such amount, the proceeds of which shall be applied to reimburse the Issuing Lender for the amount of the related drawing and such fees and expenses. The Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to fund a Revolving Credit Loan in accordance with this Section to reimburse the Issuing Lender for any draft paid under a Letter of Credit issued by it is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including non-satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(a) or Article VI. If the Borrowers have elected to pay the amount of such drawing with funds from other sources and shall fail to reimburse the Issuing Lender in the applicable Currency as provided above, or if the amount of such drawing is not fully refunded through a Base Rate Loan as provided above, the unreimbursed amount of such drawing shall bear interest at the rate which would be payable on any outstanding Base Rate Loans which were then overdue from the date such amounts become payable (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) until paid in full. The Borrowers shall, upon demand from the Issuing Lender, pay to the Issuing Lender the amount of (i) any loss or cost or increased cost incurred by the Issuing Lender, (ii) any reduction in any amount payable to or in the effective return on the capital to the Issuing Lender and (iii) any currency exchange loss, in each case that the Issuing Lender sustains as a result of the Borrowers’ repayment in Dollars of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency. A certificate of the Issuing Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for determining such additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Issuing Lender shall be conclusively presumed to be correct save for manifest error.
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SECTION 3.6Obligations Absolute.
(a)The Borrowers’ obligations under this Article III (including the Reimbursement Obligation) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable under any and all circumstances whatsoever, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and irrespective of:
(i)any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit, any Letter of Credit Document or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein or herein;
(ii)the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrowers may have or have had against the Issuing Lender or any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the Issuing Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii)the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent, forged or insufficient in any respect or any statement in such draft or other document being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv)any payment by the Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;
(v)any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally;
(vi)any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement in such draft or other document being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or
(vii)any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrowers’ obligations hereunder.
(b)The Borrowers also agree that the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Borrowers’ Reimbursement Obligation under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrowers and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrowers against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. The Issuing Lender and its respective Related Parties shall not have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit, or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Lender; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Lender from liability to the Borrowers to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers to the extent permitted by Applicable Law) suffered by the Borrowers that are caused by the Issuing Lender’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Lender (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination.
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(c)In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that (i) with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit, (ii) the Issuing Lender may act upon any instruction or request relative to a Letter of Credit or requested Letter of Credit that the Issuing Lender in good faith believes to have been given by a Person authorized to give such instruction or request and (iii) the Issuing Lender may replace a purportedly lost, stolen, or destroyed original Letter of Credit or missing amendment thereto with a certified true copy marked as such or waive a requirement for its presentation. The responsibility of the Issuing Lender to the Borrowers in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit issued by it shall, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment substantially conforms to the requirements under such Letter of Credit.
(d)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible to the Borrowers for, and the Issuing Lender’s rights and remedies against the Borrowers shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the Issuing Lender required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Applicable Laws or any order of a jurisdiction in which the Issuing Lender or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements or official commentary of the International Chamber of Commerce Banking Commission, the Banker’s Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT) or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such laws or practice rules.
SECTION 3.7Effect of Letter of Credit Documents. To the extent that any provision of any Letter of Credit Document related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Article III, the provisions of this Article III shall apply.
SECTION 3.8[Reserved].
SECTION 3.9[Reserved].
SECTION 3.10Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, or states that a Subsidiary is the “account party,” “applicant,” “customer,” “instructing party,” or the like of or for such Letter of Credit, and without derogating from any rights of the Issuing Lender (whether arising by contract, at law, in equity or otherwise) against such Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit, the Borrowers (a) shall be obligated to reimburse, or to cause the applicable Subsidiary to reimburse, the Issuing Lender hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit as if such Letter of Credit had been issued solely for the account of the Borrowers and (b) irrevocably waives any and all defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of any or all of the obligations of such Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit.
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The Borrowers hereby acknowledge that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of any of its Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrowers and that the Borrowers’ business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.
SECTION 3.11Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to mean the maximum face amount, or the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum face amount, if applicable, of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all increases thereof contemplated by such Letter of Credit or the Letter of Credit Documents therefor (at the time specified therefor in such applicable Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Documents and as such amount may be reduced by (a) any permanent reduction of such Letter of Credit or (b) any amount which is drawn, reimbursed and no longer available under such Letter of Credit).
SECTION 3.12Cash Collateral for Extended Letters of Credit.
(a)Cash Collateralization. The Borrowers shall provide Cash Collateral to the Issuing Lender with respect to each Extended Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender (in an amount equal to 105% of the maximum face amount of each Extended Letter of Credit, calculated in accordance with Section 1.8) by a date that is no later than 95 days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date by depositing such amount in Same Day Funds, in the applicable Currencies, into a cash collateral account or cash collateral accounts maintained at the Issuing Lender and shall enter into a cash collateral agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Issuing Lender and such other documentation as the Issuing Lender may reasonably request; provided that if the Borrowers fail to provide Cash Collateral with respect to any such Extended Letter of Credit by such time, such event shall be treated as a drawing under such Extended Letter of Credit in an amount equal to 105% of the maximum face amount of each such Letter of Credit, calculated in accordance with Section 1.8, which shall be reimbursed (or participations therein funded) in accordance with this Article III, with the proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans (or funded participations) being utilized to provide Cash Collateral for such Letter of Credit (provided that for purposes of determining the usage of the Revolving Credit Commitment any such Extended Letter of Credit that has been, or will concurrently be, Cash Collateralized with proceeds of a Revolving Credit Loan, the portion of such Extended Letter of Credit that has been (or will concurrently be) so Cash Collateralized will not be deemed to be utilization of the Revolving Credit Commitment).
(b)Grant of Security Interest. The Borrowers hereby grant to the Issuing Lender of each Extended Letter of Credit, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in, all Cash Collateral required to be provided by this Section 3.12 as security for the Issuing Lender’s obligation to fund draws under such Extended Letters of Credit, to be applied pursuant to subsection (c) below. If at any time the Issuing Lender determines that the Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Issuing Lender as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the amount required pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Borrowers will, promptly upon demand by the Issuing Lender, pay or provide to the Issuing Lender additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency.
(c)Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 3.12 in respect of Extended Letters of Credit shall be applied to reimburse the Issuing Lender for all drawings made under such Extended Letters of Credit and any and all fees, expenses and charges incurred in connection therewith, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.
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(d)Cash Collateralized Letters of Credit. Subject to clause (e) below, if the Borrowers have fully Cash Collateralized the Issuing Lender with respect to any Extended Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender in accordance with subsections (a) through (c) above and the Borrowers and the Issuing Lender have made arrangements between them with respect to the pricing and fees associated therewith (each such Extended Letter of Credit, a “Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit”), then, for so long as such Cash Collateral remains in place (i) such Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit shall cease to be a “Letter of Credit” hereunder, (ii) such Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit shall not constitute utilization of the Revolving Credit Commitment, (iii) the Lender shall have no further obligation to fund Revolving Credit Loans to reimburse any drawing under any such Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit, (iv) no Letter of Credit commissions under Section 3.3(a) shall be due or payable to the Lender hereunder with respect to such Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit, and (v) any fronting fee, issuance fee or other fee with respect to such Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit shall be as agreed separately between the Borrowers and the Issuing Lender.
(e)Reinstatement. The Borrowers and the Lender agree that, if any payment or deposit made by the Borrowers or any other Person applied to the Cash Collateral required under this Section 3.12 is at any time avoided, annulled, set aside, rescinded, invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or otherwise required to be refunded or repaid, or is repaid in whole or in part pursuant to a good faith settlement of a pending or threatened avoidance claim, or the proceeds of any such Cash Collateral are required to be refunded by the Issuing Lender to the Borrowers or the Lender or its respective estate, trustee, receiver or any other Person, under any Applicable Law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or repayment, (i) the applicable Extended Letter of Credit shall automatically be a “Letter of Credit” hereunder in a face amount equal to such payment or repayment (each such Letter of Credit, a “Reinstated Letter of Credit”), (ii) such Reinstated Letter of Credit shall no longer be deemed to be Cash Collateralized hereunder and shall constitute a utilization of the Revolving Credit Commitment, (iii) the Lender shall be obligated to fund participations or Revolving Credit Loans to reimburse any drawing under such Reinstated Letter of Credit, (iv) Letter of Credit commissions under Section 3.3(a) shall accrue and be due and payable to the Lender with respect to such Reinstated Letter of Credit and (v) the Borrowers’ and the Lender’s liability hereunder (and any Guarantee, Lien or Collateral guaranteeing or securing such liability) shall be and remain in full force and effect, as fully as if such payment or deposit had never been made, and, if prior thereto, this Agreement shall have been canceled, terminated, paid in full or otherwise extinguished (and if any Guarantee, Lien or Collateral guaranteeing or securing the Borrowers’ or the Lender’s liability hereunder shall have been released or terminated by virtue of such cancellation, termination, payment or extinguishment), the provisions of this Article III and all other rights and duties of the Issuing Lender and the Credit Parties with respect to such Reinstated Letter of Credit (and any Guarantee, Lien or Collateral guaranteeing or securing such liability) shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior cancellation, termination, payment or extinguishment shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of such Persons in respect of such Reinstated Letter of Credit (and any Guarantee, Lien or Collateral guaranteeing or securing such obligation).
(f)Survival. With respect to any Extended Letter of Credit, each party’s obligations under this Article III and all other rights and duties of the Issuing Lender of such Extended Letter of Credit and the Credit Parties with respect to such Extended Letter of Credit shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Issuing Lender or any assignment of rights by the Issuing Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of the Obligations.
ARTICLE IV
TERM LOAN FACILITY
SECTION 4.1Delayed Draw Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Lender agrees to make Delayed Draw Term Loans to the Borrowers in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies during the Delayed Draw Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed, subject to Section 5.13 below, the Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment.
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SECTION 4.2Procedure for Advance of Term Loans.
(a)Delayed Draw Term Loan. The Borrowers shall give the Lender an irrevocable Notice of Borrowing requesting that the Lender make a Delayed Draw Term Loan on the applicable Delayed Draw Borrowing Date prior to 11:00 a.m. (i) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, on a Delayed Draw Borrowing Date and (ii)(A) in the case of a Term SOFR Loan, at least three (3) RFR Business Days prior to the Delayed Draw Borrowing Date, (B) in the case of an RFR Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, at least five (5) RFR Business Days prior to the Delayed Draw Borrowing Date, and (C) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, at least four (4) Eurocurrency Banking Days prior to the Delayed Draw Borrowing Date (or five (5) Eurocurrency Banking Days prior to the Delayed Draw Borrowing Date in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a Special Notice Currency); provided that the Borrowers may only request a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or an RFR Loan if the Borrowers have delivered to the Lender a letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender indemnifying the Lender in the manner set forth in Section 5.9 of this Agreement. Any Notice of Borrowing shall specify (A) the date of such borrowing, which shall be a Business Day, (B) the Currency of such borrowing, (C) the amount of such borrowing, (D) whether such Delayed Draw Term Loan is to be a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, a Daily Simple RFR Loan, a Term SOFR Loan or a Base Rate Loan, and (E) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto. If the Borrowers fail to specify the Currency of a Delayed Draw Term Loan in a Notice of Borrowing, then the Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made in Dollars. If the Borrowers fail to specify a type of Delayed Draw Term Loan in Dollars in a Notice of Borrowing, then the applicable Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan. If the Borrowers request a borrowing of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan in any such Notice of Borrowing, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. The Borrowers hereby irrevocably authorizes the Lender to disburse the proceeds of each Delayed Draw Term Loan in Same Day Funds by wire transfer to such Person or Persons as may be designated by the Borrowers in writing.
(b)Incremental Term Loans. Any Incremental Term Loans shall be borrowed pursuant to, and in accordance with Section 5.13.
SECTION 4.3Repayment of Term Loans.
(a)Term Loan. The Borrowers shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each Delayed Draw Term Loan in consecutive Quarterly Installments on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing March 31, 2025, in the Currency in which such Loan is denominated, except as the amounts of individual installments may be adjusted pursuant to Section 4.4 hereof. If not sooner paid, the outstanding principal balance of all Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be paid in full, together with accrued interest thereon, on the Term Loan Maturity Date.
(b)Incremental Term Loans. The Borrowers shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each Incremental Term Loan (if any), in the Currency in which such Loan is denominated, as determined pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 5.13.
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SECTION 4.4Prepayments of Term Loans.
(a)Optional Prepayments. The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty, except as set forth in Section 5.9, to prepay the Term Loans, in whole or in part, upon delivery to the Lender of a Notice of Prepayment not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the same Business Day as prepayment of each Base Rate Loan and (ii) (A) in the case of a Term SOFR Loan, at least three (3) RFR Business Days before prepayment of such Term SOFR Loan, (B) in the case of an RFR Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, at least five (5) RFR Business Days before prepayment of such RFR Loan, and (C) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, at least four (4) Eurocurrency Banking Days before prepayment of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan (or five (5) Eurocurrency Banking Days before prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan that is denominated in an Alternative Currency), in each case, specifying the date, Currency and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, Daily Simple RFR Loans, Term SOFR Loans, Base Rate Loans or a combination thereof, and, if of a combination thereof, the amount allocable to each and whether the prepayment is of a Delayed Draw Term Loan, an Incremental Term Loan or a combination thereof, and, if of a combination thereof, the amount allocable to each. Each optional prepayment of the Term Loans hereunder shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the remaining outstanding principal amount thereof) and shall be applied to prepay the Term Loan and, if applicable, any Incremental Term Loans, on a pro rata basis (each such prepayment to be applied to reduce the scheduled principal amortizations payments under Section 4.3(a) on a pro rata basis). Each repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof. A Notice of Prepayment received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day, RFR Business Day or Eurocurrency Banking Day, as applicable.
(b)Mandatory Prepayments.
(i)Debt Issuances. The Borrowers shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in the manner set forth in clause (v) below in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Debt Issuance not otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 9.1. Such prepayment shall be made within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Debt Issuance.
(ii)[Reserved].
(iii)Asset Dispositions and Insurance and Condemnation Events. The Borrowers shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans in the manner set forth in clause (v) below in amounts equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from (A) any Asset Disposition (other than any Asset Disposition permitted pursuant to, and in accordance with, clauses (a) through (k) of Section 9.5) or (B) any Insurance and Condemnation Event, to the extent that the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds, in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), respectively, exceed $7,500,000 during any Fiscal Year. Such prepayments shall be made within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds; provided that, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no prepayment shall be required under this Section 4.4(b)(iii) with respect to such portion of such Net Cash Proceeds that the Borrowers shall have, on or prior to such date given written notice to the Lender of its intent to reinvest in accordance with Section 4.4(b)(iv).
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(iv)Reinvestment Option. With respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized or received with respect to any Asset Disposition or any Insurance and Condemnation Event by any Credit Party of any Subsidiary thereof (in each case, to the extent not excluded pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(iii)), at the option of the Borrowers, the Credit Parties may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in assets used or useful for the business of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries within twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that if any Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested at any time after delivery of a notice of reinvestment election, an amount equal to any such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied within three (3) Business Days after the applicable Credit Party reasonably determines that such Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 4.4(b); provided further that any Net Cash Proceeds relating to Collateral shall be reinvested in assets constituting Collateral. Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds, the applicable Credit Party may invest an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Agreement.
(v)Notice; Manner of Payment. Upon the occurrence of any event triggering the prepayment requirement under clauses (i) through and including (iv) above, the Borrowers shall promptly deliver notice thereof to the Lender. Each prepayment of the Loans under this Section shall be applied as follows: (i) first, ratably between the Term Loans and any Incremental Term Loans to reduce in inverse order of maturity the remaining scheduled principal installments of the Term Loans, and as determined by the Borrowers and the Lender to reduce the remaining scheduled principal installments of any Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 4.3 and (ii) second, to the extent of any excess, to repay the Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.4(d), without a corresponding reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitment.
(vi)No Reborrowings. Amounts prepaid under the Term Loan pursuant to this Section may not be reborrowed.
ARTICLE V
GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS
SECTION 5.1Interest.
(a)Interest Rate Options. Revolving Credit Loans and Term Loans may be (i) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans denominated in Dollars, (A) Base Rate Loans or (B) Term SOFR Loans, (ii) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans denominated in other Currencies (other than Euros, Dollars or Sterling), Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or (iii) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans denominated in Euros or Sterling, Daily Simple RFR Loans, each as further provided herein. Subject to the provisions of this Section, at the election of the Borrowers (where applicable), Revolving Credit Loans and Term Loans that are (1) Base Rate Loans shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, (2) Term SOFR Loans shall bear interest at Adjusted Term SOFR plus the Applicable Margin, (3) Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall bear interest at the applicable Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate plus the Applicable Margin (4) Daily Simple RFR Loans shall bear interest at the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR plus the Applicable Margin. The Borrowers shall select the rate of interest and Interest Period, if any, applicable to any Loan at the time a Notice of Borrowing is given or at the time a Notice of Conversion/Continuation is given pursuant to Section 5.2.
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(b)Default Rate. Subject to Section 10.3, (i) immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 10.1(a), (b), (i) or (j), or (ii) at the election of the Lender, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, (A) the Borrowers shall no longer have the option to request Eurocurrency Rate Loans, RFR Loans or Letters of Credit, (B) all outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans and Term SOFR Loans shall bear interest at a rate per annum of two percent (2%) in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as applicable, until the end of the applicable Interest Period and shall automatically be converted to a Base Rate Loan denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the applicable Alternative Currency, if applicable) at the end of the applicable Interest Period therefor and shall, as of such conversion, bear interest at a rate per annum of two percent (2%) in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to Base Rate Loans, (C) all Daily Simple RFR Loans shall automatically be converted to a Base Rate Loan denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the applicable Alternative Currency, if applicable) immediately and shall, as of such conversion, bear interest at a rate per annum of two percent (2%) in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to Base Rate Loans, (D) all outstanding Base Rate Loans and other Obligations arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to Base Rate Loans or such other Obligations arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document and (E) all accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on demand of the Lender. Interest shall continue to accrue on the Obligations after the filing by or against the Borrowers of any petition seeking any relief in bankruptcy or under any Debtor Relief Law.
(c)Interest Payment and Computation. Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto commencing April 1, 2024; provided that (i) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (ii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan prior to the end of the Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest provided hereunder shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365/366-day year), except that interest on Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency as to which market practice differs from the foregoing shall be computed in accordance with market practice for such Loans.
(d)Maximum Rate. In no contingency or event whatsoever shall the aggregate of all amounts deemed interest under this Agreement charged or collected pursuant to the terms of this Agreement exceed the highest rate permissible under any Applicable Law which a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable hereto. In the event that such a court determines that the Lender has charged or received interest hereunder in excess of the highest applicable rate, the rate in effect hereunder shall automatically be reduced to the maximum rate permitted by Applicable Law and the Lender shall (i) promptly refund to the Borrowers any interest received by the Lender in excess of the maximum lawful rate or (ii) apply such excess to the principal balance of the Obligations. It is the intent hereof that the Borrowers not pay or contract to pay, and that no Lender receive or contract to receive, directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be paid by the Borrowers under Applicable Law.
(e)Initial Benchmark Conforming Changes. In connection with the use or administration of any Benchmark, the Lender will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Lender will promptly notify the Borrowers of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of any Benchmark.
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SECTION 5.2Notice and Manner of Conversion or Continuation of Loans. Provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, the Borrowers shall have the option, subject to Section 5.1(a), to (a) convert at any time, subject to the notice requirements herein, all or any portion of any outstanding Base Rate Loans in a principal amount equal to $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or such lesser amount as shall represent all of the Base Rate Loans then outstanding) into one or more Term SOFR Loans, (b) upon the expiration of any Interest Period therefor, (i) convert all or any part of any outstanding Term SOFR Loans in a principal amount equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (or such lesser amount as shall represent all of the Term SOFR Loans then outstanding) into Base Rate Loans or (ii) continue any Term SOFR Loans as Term SOFR Loans, (c) upon the expiration of any Interest Period therefor, continue any Eurocurrency Rate Loans as Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (d) upon the occurrence of the Interest Payment Date therefor, continue any Daily Simple RFR Loans as Daily Simple RFR Loans. Whenever the Borrowers desire to convert or continue Loans as provided above, the Borrowers shall give the Lender irrevocable prior written notice in the form attached as Exhibit E (a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) in the case of a Loan denominated in Dollars, at least three (3) RFR Business Days before the day on which a proposed conversion or continuation of such Loan is to be effective, (ii) in the case of a Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency that is to be an RFR Loan, at least five (5) RFR Business Days before the day on which a proposed conversion or continuation of such Loan is to be effective, and (iii) in the case of a Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency that is to be a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, at least four (4) Eurocurrency Banking Days (or five (5) Eurocurrency Banking Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) before the day on which a proposed conversion or continuation of such Loan is to be effective, in each case, specifying (A) the Loans to be converted or continued, and, in the case of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan to be converted or continued, the last day of the Interest Period therefor, (B) the effective date of such conversion or continuation (which shall be a Business Day), (C) the principal amount and Currency of such Loans to be converted or continued, and (D) in the case of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan, the Interest Period to be applicable to such converted or continued Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan. If the Borrowers fail to deliver a timely Notice of Conversion/Continuation with respect to a Daily Simple RFR Loan prior to the Interest Payment Date therefor, then, unless such RFR Loan is repaid as provided herein, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have selected that such RFR Loan shall automatically be converted to a Base Rate Loan denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the applicable Alternative Currency, if applicable) as of such Interest Payment Date. If the Borrowers fail to deliver a timely Notice of Conversion/Continuation with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan prior to the end of the Interest Period therefor, then, unless such Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan, as applicable, is repaid as provided herein, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have selected that such Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan, as applicable, shall automatically be converted to a Base Rate Loan denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the applicable Alternative Currency) at the end of such Interest Period. If the Borrowers request a conversion to, or continuation of, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.
SECTION 5.3Fees.
(a)Commitment Fee. Commencing on the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender a non-refundable commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) in Dollars at a rate per annum equal to 0.75% on the average daily unused portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment. The Commitment Fee shall be payable in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement commencing April 1, 2024, and ending on the date upon which all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) arising under the Revolving Credit Facility shall have been indefeasibly and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or been Cash Collateralized) and the Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated.
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(b)Upfront Fee. On the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender a non-refundable fee (the “Upfront Fee”) in Dollars in an amount equal to 0.75% on the aggregate principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, and such Upfront Fee will be fully earned on the Closing Date.
(c)Other Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Lender such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.
SECTION 5.4Manner of Payment. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency or any amounts payable in an Alternative Currency, each payment by the Borrowers on account of the principal of or interest on the Loans or of any fee, commission or other amounts (including the Reimbursement Obligation) payable to the Lender under this Agreement shall be made not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date specified for payment under this Agreement to the Lender at the Lending Office in Dollars, in Same Day Funds and shall be made without any setoff, counterclaim or deduction whatsoever. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency or any amounts payable in an Alternative Currency, each payment by the Borrowers on account of the principal of or interest on the Loans or of any fee, commission or other amounts (including the Reimbursement Obligation) payable to the Lender under this Agreement shall be made not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Lender on the date specified for payment under this Agreement to the Lender at the Lending Office in such Alternative Currency, in Same Day Funds and shall be made without any setoff, counterclaim or deduction whatsoever. Any payment received after such time but before 2:00 p.m. (or, with respect to a payment to be made in an Alternative Currency, the Applicable Time specified by the Lender) on such day shall be deemed a payment on such date for the purposes of Section 10.1, but for all other purposes shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day. Any payment received after 2:00 p.m. (or, with respect to a payment to be made in an Alternative Currency, the Applicable Time specified by the Lender) shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day for all purposes. Each payment to the Lender of Lender’s fees or expenses shall be made for the account of the Lender and any amount payable under Sections 5.9, 5.10, 5.11 or 12.3 shall be paid to the Lender. Subject to the definition of Interest Period, if any payment under this Agreement shall be specified to be made upon a day which is not a Business Day, it shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day and such extension of time shall in such case be included in computing any interest if payable along with such payment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lender may require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United States. If, for any reason, the Borrowers are prohibited by any Applicable Law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, such Borrowers shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount.
SECTION 5.5Extensions of Credit. The Extensions of Credit made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Extensions of Credit made by the Lender to the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. Upon the request of the Lender, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver a Revolving Credit Note and/or Term Loan Note, as applicable, which shall evidence the Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans and/or Term Loans, as applicable, in addition to such accounts or records. The Lender may attach schedules to its Notes and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
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SECTION 5.6[Reserved].
SECTION 5.7[Reserved].
SECTION 5.8Changed Circumstances.
(a)Circumstances Affecting Eurocurrency Rates and RFRs. Subject to clause (c) below, in connection with any RFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan, a request therefor, a conversion to or a continuation thereof or otherwise, if for any reason (i) the Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that (x) if Adjusted Daily Simple RFR is utilized in any calculations hereunder or under any other Loan Document with respect to any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, reasonable and adequate means do not exist for ascertaining Adjusted Daily Simple RFR pursuant to the definition thereof or (y) if Adjusted Term SOFR or a Eurocurrency Rate is utilized in any calculations hereunder or under any other Loan Document with respect to any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, reasonable and adequate means do not exist for ascertaining Adjusted Term SOFR or such Eurocurrency Rate, as applicable, for the applicable Currency and the applicable Interest Period with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan, as applicable, on or prior to the first day of such Interest Period, (ii) the Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that a fundamental change has occurred in the foreign exchange or interbank markets with respect to an applicable Alternative Currency (including changes in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls), (iii) with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that deposits are not being offered in the applicable Currency to banks in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for the applicable Currency, amount or Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or (iv) the Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that (x) if Adjusted Daily Simple RFR is utilized in any calculations hereunder or under any other Loan Document with respect to any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, Adjusted Daily Simple RFR does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lender of making or maintaining such Loans or (y) if Adjusted Term SOFR or a Eurocurrency Rate is utilized in any calculations hereunder or under any other Loan Document with respect to any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, Adjusted Term SOFR or such Eurocurrency Rate, as applicable, does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lender of making or maintaining such Loans during the applicable Interest Period and, in the case of (x) or (y), then, in each case, the Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrowers. Upon notice thereof by the Lender to the Borrowers, any obligation of the Lender to make RFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as applicable, in each such Currency, and any right of the Borrowers to convert any Loan in each such Currency (if applicable) to or continue any Loan as an RFR Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, as applicable, in each such Currency, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected RFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans or, in the case of Term SOFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the affected Interest Periods) until the Lender revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (A) the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of RFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans in each such affected Currency (to the extent of the affected RFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans or, in the case of Term SOFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the affected Interest Periods) or, failing that, (I) in the case of any request for a borrowing of an affected Term SOFR Loan, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (II) in the case of any request for a borrowing of an affected RFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan in an Alternative Currency, then such request shall be ineffective and (B)(I) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Loans will be deemed to have been converted into Base Rate Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period and (II) any outstanding affected Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, at the Borrowers’ election, shall either (A) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency) immediately or, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, at the end of the applicable Interest Period or (B) be prepaid in full immediately or, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, at the end of the applicable Interest Period; provided that if no election is made by the Borrowers by the date that is the earlier of (x) three (3) Business Days after receipt by the Borrowers of such notice or (y) with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan the last day of the current Interest Period, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have elected clause (1) above. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest (except with respect to any prepayment or conversion of a Daily Simple RFR Loan) on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 5.9.
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(b)Laws Affecting Eurocurrency Rate or RFR Availability. If, after the date hereof, the introduction of, or any change in, any Applicable Law or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Lender (or its Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, shall make it unlawful or impossible for any of the Lender (or its Lending Office) to honor its obligations hereunder to make or maintain any Daily Simple RFR Loan, Term SOFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or to determine or charge interest based upon any applicable RFR, Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR, the Eurocurrency Rate or the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate, the Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to the Lender and the Lender shall promptly give notice to the Borrowers (an “Illegality Notice”). Thereafter, until the Lender notifies the Borrowers that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist, (i) any obligation of the Lender to make RFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as applicable, in the affected Currency or Currencies, and any right of the Borrowers to convert any Loan denominated in Dollars to a Term SOFR Loan or continue any Loan as an RFR Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, as applicable, in the affected Currency or Currencies shall be suspended and (ii) if necessary to avoid such illegality, the Lender shall compute the Base Rate without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Base Rate”. Upon receipt of an Illegality Notice, the Borrowers shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, upon demand from the Lender, prepay or, if applicable, (A) convert all Term SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans or (B) convert all RFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in an affected Alternative Currency to Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency) (in each case, if necessary to avoid such illegality, the Lender shall compute the Base Rate without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Base Rate”), (I) with respect to Daily Simple RFR Loans, on the Interest Payment Date therefor, if the Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Daily Simple RFR Loans to such day, or immediately, if the Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Daily Simple RFR Loans to such day or (II) with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if the Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as applicable, to such day, or immediately, if the Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as applicable, to such day. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest (except with respect to any prepayment or conversion of a Daily Simple RFR Loan) on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 5.9.
(c)Benchmark Replacement Setting.
(i)Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to any Benchmark, the Lender and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace such Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 5.8(c)(i)(A) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
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(ii)Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Lender will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(iii)Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Lender will promptly notify the Borrowers of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Lender will promptly notify the Borrowers of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 5.8(c)(iv). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Lender pursuant to this Section 5.8(c), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 5.8(c).
(iv)Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (A) if any then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate) and either (1) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Lender in its reasonable discretion or (2) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Lender may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (B) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (A) above either (1) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (2) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Lender may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
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(v)Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a given Benchmark, (A) the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of RFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, in each case, to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period denominated in the applicable Currency and, failing that, (I) in the case of any request for any affected Term SOFR Loans, if applicable, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (II) in the case of any request for any affected RFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan, in each case, in an Alternative Currency, if applicable, then such request shall be ineffective and (B)(I) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Loans, if applicable, will be deemed to have been converted into Base Rate Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period and (II) any outstanding affected RFR Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, in each case, denominated in an Alternative Currency, at the Borrowers’ election, shall either (1) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency) immediately or, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, at the end of the applicable Interest Period or (2) be prepaid in full immediately or, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, at the end of the applicable Interest Period; provided that, with respect to any Daily Simple RFR Loan, if no election is made by the Borrowers by the date that is three (3) Business Days after receipt by the Borrowers of such notice, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have elected clause (1) above; provided, further that, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, if no election is made by the Borrowers by the earlier of (x) the date that is three (3) Business Days after receipt by the Borrowers of such notice and (y) the last day of the current Interest Period for the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have elected clause (1) above. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest (except with respect to any prepayment or conversion of a Daily Simple RFR Loan) on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 5.9. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to any Benchmark or at any time that a tenor for any then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark that is the subject of such Benchmark Unavailability Period or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Base Rate.
(d)Illegality. If, in any applicable jurisdiction, the Lender determines that any Applicable Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for the Lender to (i) perform any of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (ii) to fund or maintain its participation in any Loan or (iii) issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest or fees with respect to any Extension of Credit to any Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary, then, upon the Lender notifying the Borrowers, and until such notice is revoked, any obligation of the Lender to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest or fees with respect to any such Extension of Credit shall be suspended, and to the extent required by Applicable Law, cancelled. Upon receipt of such notice, the Credit Parties shall (A) repay the Loans or other applicable Obligations on the applicable Interest Payment Date for any Daily Simple RFR Loan or on last day of the Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Term SOFR Loan, or on another applicable date with respect to another Obligation, occurring after the Lender has notified the Borrowers and (B) take all reasonable actions requested by such Person to mitigate or avoid such illegality.
(e)Alternative Currencies. If, after the designation by the Lender of any currency as an Alternative Currency, any change in currency controls or exchange regulations or any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions are imposed in the country in which such currency is issued, and such change results in, in the reasonable opinion of the Lender (i) such currency no longer being readily available, freely transferable and convertible into Dollars, (ii) a Dollar Equivalent no longer being readily calculable with respect to such currency, (iii) such currency being impracticable for the Lender to loan or (iv) such currency no longer being a currency in which the Lender is willing to make Extensions of Credit (each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), a “Disqualifying Event”), then the Lender shall promptly notify the Borrowers, and such currency shall no longer be an Alternative Currency until such time as the Disqualifying Event(s) no longer exist. Within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such notice from the Lender, the Borrowers shall repay all Loans denominated in such currency to which the Disqualifying Event(s) apply or convert such Loans into the Dollar Equivalent in Dollars, bearing interest at the Base Rate, subject to the other terms contained herein.
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SECTION 5.9Indemnity. The Borrowers hereby indemnify the Lender against any loss, cost or expense (including any loss, cost or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds or from any fees payable) which may arise, be attributable to or result due to or as a consequence of (a) any failure by the Borrowers to make any payment when due of any amount due hereunder in connection with an RFR Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, (b) any failure of the Borrowers to borrow or continue an RFR Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or convert to an RFR Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation, (c) any failure of the Borrowers to prepay any RFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a date specified therefor in any Notice of Prepayment (regardless of whether any such Notice of Prepayment may be revoked under Section 2.4(c) or Section 4.4(a) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) any payment, prepayment or conversion of any Daily Simple RFR Loan on a date other than on the Interest Payment Date therefor (including as a result of an Event of Default) or Term SOFR Loan or Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor (including as a result of an Event of Default). In the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the amount of such loss or expense shall be determined, in the Lender’s sole discretion, based upon the assumption that the Lender funded its Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for such Currency, whether or not such Eurocurrency Rate Loan was in fact so funded, and using any reasonable attribution or averaging methods which the Lender deems appropriate and practical. A certificate of the Lender setting forth the basis for determining such amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Lender shall be forwarded to the Borrowers and shall be conclusively presumed to be correct save for manifest error. All of the obligations of the Credit Parties under this Section 5.9 shall survive any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, the Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
SECTION 5.10Increased Costs.
(a)Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i)impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including pursuant to regulations issued from time to time by the FRB for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, special, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D of the FRB, as amended and in effect from time to time)), special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or advances, loans or other credit extended or participated in by, the Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate);
(ii)subject the Lender to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)impose on the Lender or (with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Loans) the London or other applicable offshore interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by the Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to the Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon written request of the Lender, the Borrowers shall promptly pay to the Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
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(b)Capital Requirements. If the Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting the Lender or any Lending Office of the Lender or the Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the Lender’s capital or on the capital of the Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Commitment of the Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, the Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, to a level below that which the Lender or the Issuing Lender or the Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration the Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of the Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time upon written request of the Lender or the Issuing Lender the Borrowers shall promptly pay to the Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Lender or the Issuing Lender or the Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c)Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of the Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Lender, or any of its respective holding companies, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrowers, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay the Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
(d)Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of the Lender or the Issuing Lender demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of the Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate the Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine (9) months prior to the date that the Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Borrowers of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of the Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
(e)Survival. All of the obligations of the Credit Parties under this Section 5.10 shall survive any assignment of rights by the Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
SECTION 5.11Taxes.
(a)Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 5.11, the term “Lender” includes the Issuing Lender and the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.
(b)Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Credit Party shall be increased as necessary so that, after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), the Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
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(c)Payment of Other Taxes by the Credit Parties. The Credit Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Lender timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(d)Indemnification by the Credit Parties. The Credit Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify the Lender within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by the Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Lender and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrowers by the Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e)[Reserved].
(f)Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Credit Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 5.11, such Credit Party shall deliver to the Lender the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.
(g)Status of Lender. The Lender, if entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document, shall deliver to the Borrowers, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, the Lender, if reasonably requested in writing by the Borrowers, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrowers as will enable the Borrowers to determine whether or not the Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements (including information required to enable GDC Media to comply with its reporting obligations under sections 891E, 891F and 891G of the Irish Taxes Acts). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject the Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the Lender. The Lender confirms that, on the date of this Agreement, it is an Irish Qualifying Lender (other than an Irish Treaty Lender). Each party which becomes a Lender or a Participant after the date of this Agreement shall indicate, in the documentation which it executes on becoming a Lender or Participant, and without liability to any Credit Party, which of the following categories it falls in: (a) an Irish Qualifying Lender (other than an Irish Treaty Lender); (b) an Irish Treaty Lender; or (c) not an Irish Qualifying Lender. If any new Lender or any Participant fails to indicate its status in accordance with this Section, then such Lender or Participant, as applicable, shall be treated for the purposes of this Agreement (including by the Credit Parties) as if it is not an Irish Qualifying Lender until such time as it notifies the Credit Parties which category applies. If any such Lender or Participant, as applicable, is an Irish Qualifying Lender on account of being an Irish Treaty Lender, it shall co-operate in completing any procedural formalities necessary for the Borrowers to obtain authorization to make that payment without any deduction or withholding of any Tax imposed by Ireland. A Lender or Participant (as relevant) shall, promptly upon becoming aware that a Credit Party must make a deduction or withholding on account of tax (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of such a deduction or withholding) in respect of a payment payable to that Lender or Participant, notify the Credit Parties accordingly.
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(h)Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 5.11 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.11), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(i)Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 5.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Lender or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, the Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
SECTION 5.12Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers.
(a)Each Borrower is accepting joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lender under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations.
(b)Each Borrower, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers, with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (including any Obligations arising under this Section 5.12), it being the intention of the parties hereto that all the Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each Borrower without preferences or distinction among them. Accordingly, each Borrower hereby waives any and all suretyship defenses that would otherwise be available to such Borrower under applicable law.
(c)If and to the extent that any Borrower shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations as and when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration, or otherwise, or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then in each such event the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligations until such time as all of the Obligations are paid in full, and without the need for demand, protest, or any other notice or formality.
(d)The Obligations of each Borrower under the provisions of this Section 5.12 constitute the absolute and unconditional, full recourse Obligations of each Borrower enforceable against each Borrower to the full extent of its properties and assets, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement (other than this Section 5.12(d)) or any other circumstances whatsoever.
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(e)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Borrower hereby waives presentments, demands for performance, protests and notices, including notices of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any Loans, any portion or any Letters of Credit issued under or pursuant to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, notices of nonperformance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Agreement, notices of the existence, creation, or incurring of new or additional Obligations or other financial accommodations or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Lender under or in respect of any of the Obligations, any right to proceed against any other Borrower or any other Person, to proceed against or exhaust any security held from any other Borrower or any other Person, to protect, secure, perfect, or insure any security interest or Lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against any other Borrower, any other Person, or any collateral, to pursue any other remedy in any Secured Party’s power whatsoever, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), any right to assert against any Secured Party, any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which each Borrower may now or at any time hereafter have against any other Borrower or any other party liable to any Secured Party, any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Obligations or any security therefor, and any right or defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any Secured Party including any defense based upon an impairment or elimination of such Borrower’s rights of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, or indemnity of such Borrower against any other Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by the Lender at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by the Lender in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of the Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective Obligations, including any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions of this Section 5.12 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations under this Section 5.12, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 5.12 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 5.12 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any other Borrower or the Lender. Each of the Borrowers waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof. Any payment by any Borrower or other circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to any Borrower shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to each of the Borrowers. Each of the Borrowers waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of any Borrower or any other Person, other than payment of the Obligations to the extent of such payment, based on or arising out of the disability of any Borrower or any other Person, or the validity, legality, or unenforceability of the Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any Borrower other than payment of the Obligations to the extent of such payment. The Lender may foreclose upon any Collateral held by the Lender by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales or other dispositions, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable or otherwise fails to comply with applicable law or may exercise any other right or remedy the Lender or any other Secured Party may have against any Borrower or any other Person, or any security, in each case, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any of the Borrowers hereunder except to the extent the Obligations have been paid.
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(f)Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of Borrowers and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to the Lender that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of Borrowers’ financial condition and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations.
(g)The provisions of this Section 5.12 are made for the benefit of the Lender and each other Secured Party, and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of the Lender or any Secured Party, or any of their successors or assigns first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 5.12 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Lender or any Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 5.12 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.
(h)Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the provisions of this Section 5.12, including rights of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Lender or any Secured Party against any Borrower, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including the right to take or receive from any Borrower, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash. Any claim which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect to any payments to the Lender or any Secured Party hereunder or under any of the Cash Management Agreements are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor. If any amount shall be paid to any Borrower in violation of the immediately preceding sentence, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Lender, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall forthwith be paid to the Lender to be credited and applied to the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Agreement, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or to be held as Collateral for any Obligations or other amounts payable under this Agreement thereafter arising. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Borrower may exercise any rights of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or other similar rights against, and may not proceed or seek recourse against or with respect to any property or asset of, any other Borrower (the “Foreclosed Borrower”), including after payment in full of the Obligations, if all or any portion of the Obligations have been satisfied in connection with an exercise of remedies in respect of the Equity Interests of such Foreclosed Borrower whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.
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(i)No liability shall extend to a Borrower which is an Irish Credit Party under this Section 5.12 to the extent that it would constitute this Section 5.12 as the giving of unlawful financial assistance by that Irish Credit Party for the purposes of section 82 of the Irish Companies Act.
SECTION 5.13Incremental Increases.
(a)Request for Incremental Increase. At any time after the Closing Date, upon written notice to the Lender, the Borrowers may, from time to time, request (i) one or more incremental term loan commitments (an “Incremental Term Loan Commitment”) to make one or more additional term loans, including a borrowing of an additional term loan the principal amount of which will be added to the outstanding principal amount of the existing tranche of Term Loans with the latest scheduled maturity date (any such additional term loan, an “Incremental Term Loan”) and/or (ii) one or more increases in the Revolving Credit Commitment (each, a “Incremental Revolving Credit Facility Increase” and, together with the Incremental Term Loan Commitments and Incremental Term Loans, the “Incremental Increases”); provided that (A) the aggregate initial principal amount of such requested Incremental Increase shall not exceed the Incremental Facilities Limit without the consent of the Lender, (B) any such Incremental Increases shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 (or such lesser amount as agreed to by the Lender) or, if less, the remaining amount of the Incremental Facilities Limit, (C) no Lender will be required otherwise obligated to provide any portion of such Incremental Increase and (D) no more than two (2) Incremental Increases shall be permitted to be requested during the term of this Agreement unless otherwise agreed upon by Lender in its sole discretion. Each notice from the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 5.13 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Increase
(b)[Reserved].
(c)Increase Effective Date and Allocations. The Lender and the Borrowers shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”). The Lender shall promptly notify the Borrowers of the Increase Effective Date.
(d)Terms of Incremental Increases. The terms of each Incremental Increase (which shall be set forth in the relevant Incremental Amendment) shall be determined by the Borrowers and the Lender; provided that:
(i)in the case of each Incremental Term Loan:
the maturity of any such Incremental Term Loan shall not be earlier than the latest scheduled maturity date of the Loans and Commitments in effect as of the Increase Effective Date and the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any such Incremental Term Loan shall not be shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such latest maturing Term Loans;
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the All-In Yield and pricing grid, if applicable, for such Incremental Term Loan shall be determined by the Lender and the Borrowers on the applicable Increase Effective Date; any mandatory prepayment (other than scheduled amortization payments) of each Incremental Term Loan shall be made on a pro rata basis with all then existing Term Loans, except that the Borrowers and the Lender in respect of such Incremental Term Loan may, in their sole discretion, elect to prepay or receive, as applicable, any prepayments on a less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis); and
except as provided above, all other terms and conditions applicable to any Incremental Term Loan shall be consistent with the terms and conditions applicable to the Delayed Draw Term Loans or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Lender and the Borrower;
(ii)in the case of each Incremental Revolving Credit Facility Increase, each such Incremental Revolving Credit Facility Increase shall have the same terms, including maturity, Applicable Margin and Commitment Fees, as the Revolving Credit Facility; provided that (x) any upfront fees payable by the Borrowers to the Lender under any Incremental Revolving Credit Facility Increases may differ from those payable under the then existing Revolving Credit Commitment and (y) the Applicable Margins or Commitment Fees or interest rate floor applicable to any Incremental Revolving Credit Facility Increase may be higher than the Applicable Margins or Commitment Fees or interest rate floor applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility if the Applicable Margins or Commitment Fees or interest rate floor applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility are increased to equal the Applicable Margins and Commitment Fees and interest rate floor applicable to such Incremental Revolving Credit Facility Increase; and
(iii)each Incremental Increase shall constitute Obligations of the Borrowers and will be guaranteed by the Guarantors and secured on a pari passu basis with the other Secured Obligations; and
(iv)Notwithstanding clauses (i)(D) and (ii) of this Section 5.13(d) to the contrary, the terms and conditions applicable to an Incremental Term Loan or Incremental Revolving Credit Facility Increase may be different than the terms and conditions applicable to the Delayed Draw Term Loans or Revolving Credit Facility, as applicable, if such differences are applicable solely to periods after the latest scheduled maturity date of the Loans and Commitments in effect as of the Increase Effective Date.
(e)Conditions to Effectiveness of Incremental Increases. Any Incremental Increase shall become effective as of such Increase Effective Date and shall be subject to the following conditions precedent:
(i)no Default or Event of Default shall exist on such Increase Effective Date immediately prior to or after giving effect to (A) such Incremental Increase or (B) the making of the initial Extensions of Credit pursuant thereto;
(ii)all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article VII shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) as of such Increase Effective Date, or if such representation speaks as of an earlier date, as of such earlier date;
(iii)the Lender shall have received from the Borrowers a Compliance Certificate demonstrating that the Borrowers are in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.15 and in each case based on the financial statements for the most recently completed Reference Period, both before and after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the incurrence of any such Incremental Increase (and assuming that any such Incremental Revolving Credit Facility Increase is fully drawn) and any Permitted Acquisition, refinancing of Indebtedness or other event consummated in connection therewith giving rise to a Pro Forma Basis adjustment;
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(iv)the Credit Parties shall have executed an Incremental Amendment in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Borrowers and the Lender;
(v)the Lender shall have received from the Borrowers any customary legal opinions or other documents (including a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of each Credit Party authorizing such Incremental Increase), modifications to existing Mortgages and other instruments and documents of the type required by Section 8.14(e), reasonably requested by the Lender in connection with such Incremental Increase; and
(vi)The Lender shall have approved such Incremental Increase in its sole discretion.
(f)Incremental Amendments. Each such Incremental Increase shall be effected pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Credit Parties and the Lender, which Incremental Amendment may effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Lender, to effect the provisions of this Section 5.13.
(g)Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of any Incremental Increase may be used by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including the financing of Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder and any other use not prohibited by this Agreement; provided that the proceeds of any Incremental Term Loan shall only be used by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for the retirement of contingent liabilities and the financing of Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS OF CLOSING AND BORROWING
SECTION 6.1Conditions to Closing and Initial Extensions of Credit. Except for those items that are permitted to be satisfied on a post-closing basis pursuant to Section 8.23, the obligation of the Lender to close this Agreement and to make the initial Loans or issue or participate in the initial Letter of Credit, if any, is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a)Executed Loan Documents. This Agreement, a Revolving Credit Note in favor of the Lender (if requested by the Lender), a Term Loan Note in favor of the Lender (if requested by the Lender), the Security Documents to be delivered on the Closing Date and the Guaranty Agreements, together with any other applicable Loan Documents (together with all deliverables required under the terms of any Irish Security Document other than the GDC Media Security Assignment, in each case duly executed by the relevant Credit Party), shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered to the Lender by the parties thereto, shall be in full force and effect and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b)Closing Certificates; Etc. The Lender shall have received each of the following in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender:
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(i)Officer’s Certificate. A certificate from a Responsible Officer of Holdings and the Borrowers to the effect that (A) all representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true, correct and complete in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true, correct and complete in all respects); (B) none of the Credit Parties is in violation of any of the covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (C) after giving effect to the Transactions, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (D) since September 30, 2023, no event has occurred or condition arisen, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (E) each of the Credit Parties, as applicable, has satisfied each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2.
(ii)Certificate of Secretary of each Credit Party. A certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Credit Party certifying as to the incumbency and genuineness of the signature of each officer of such Credit Party executing Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying that attached thereto is a true, correct and complete copy of (A) the articles or certificate of incorporation or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, of such Credit Party and all amendments thereto, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, (B) the bylaws or governing documents or equivalent constitutional documents of such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing Date, (C) resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or other equivalent governing body) of such Credit Party authorizing and approving the transactions contemplated hereunder and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (D) each certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(iii). In addition, in the case of each Irish Credit Party such certificate shall certify (A) that the entry into the Loan Documents by such Irish Credit Party does not constitute unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of Section 82 of the Irish Companies Act; and (ii) that such Irish Credit Party and each other Credit Party constitute a group of companies for the purposes of section 243 of the Irish Companies Act consisting of Holdings as holding company and each other Credit Party as a subsidiary.
(iii)Certificates of Good Standing. To the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction of jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, certificates as of a recent date of the good standing of each Credit Party under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation (or equivalent if any) (where such concept is legally relevant), as applicable, and, to the extent requested by the Lender, each other jurisdiction where such Credit Party is qualified to do business (where such concept is legally relevant).
(iv)Opinions of Counsel. Opinions of (A) U.S. counsel to the Credit Parties, (B) Jersey counsel to the Lender, and (C) Irish counsel to the Lender, including, in each case, opinions of special counsel and local counsel as may be reasonably requested by the Lender, addressed to the Lender, and with respect to the Credit Parties, the Loan Documents and such other matters as the Lender shall request.
(c)Personal Property Collateral.
(i)Filings and Recordings. Subject to the limitations and qualifications in the Security Documents, the Lender shall have received all filings and recordations that are necessary to perfect the security interests of the Lender, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral and the Lender shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Lender that upon such filings and recordations such security interests constitute valid and perfected first priority Liens thereon (subject to Permitted Liens). In respect of any Irish Credit Party, this shall include (A) a written authorization from each Irish Credit Party authorizing each solicitor in McCann FitzGerald LLP to sign on behalf of that Irish Credit Party all required security related registration forms required to be delivered to the Companies Registration Office of Ireland in connection with all or any of the Collateral and (B) a Form C1 in agreed form for the relevant Irish Security Documents prepared by Irish legal advisers to the Lender and approved and verified by the legal advisers for the Irish Credit Parties.
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(ii)Pledged Collateral. The Lender shall have received (A) original stock certificates or other certificates evidencing the certificated Equity Interests pledged and/or charged pursuant to the Security Documents, together with an undated stock power (or equivalent) for each such certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof and (B) each original promissory note pledged pursuant to the Security Documents together with an undated allonge for each such promissory note duly executed in blank by the holder thereof.
(iii)Lien Search. The Lender shall have received the results of a Lien search (including a search as to judgments, pending litigation, bankruptcy, tax, intellectual property matters and other customary matters in any applicable jurisdiction), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory thereto, made against the Credit Parties under the Uniform Commercial Code (or applicable judicial docket or companies registry) as in effect in each jurisdiction in which filings or recordations under the applicable Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent laws) should be made to evidence or perfect security interests in all assets of such Credit Party, indicating among other things that the assets of each such Credit Party are free and clear of any Lien (except for Permitted Liens).
(iv)Property and Liability Insurance. The Lender shall have received, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, evidence of property, business interruption and liability insurance covering each Credit Party (with appropriate endorsements naming the Lender as lender’s loss payee (and mortgagee, as applicable) on all policies for property hazard insurance and as additional insured on all policies for liability insurance), and if requested by the Lender, copies of such insurance policies.
(v)Intellectual Property. The Lender shall have received security agreements duly executed by the applicable Credit Parties for all federally registered copyrights, copyright applications, patents, patent applications, trademarks and trademark applications included in the Collateral, in each case in proper form for filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or U.S. Copyright Office, as applicable.
(vi)Other Collateral Documentation. The Lender shall have received any documents reasonably requested thereby or as required by the terms of the Security Documents to evidence its security interest in the Collateral (including, without limitation, any landlord waivers or collateral access agreements, notices and assignments of claims required under Applicable Laws, bailee or warehouseman letters or filings with any applicable Governmental Authority).
(d)Real Property Collateral. With respect to any material real property owned on the Closing Date, the Lender shall have received:
(i)Mortgages. Counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each parcel of real property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such real property (together with UCC fixture filings if requested by the Lender), provided that if Mortgage recording or other similar tax is due upon granting such mortgage, the total amount of debt secured by such Mortgage may be limited to the fair market value of such real property as determined by the Lender in its reasonable discretion.
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(ii)Title Insurance. A policy or policies of title insurance (or marked up title insurance commitments having the effect of policies of title insurance) in the amount equal to the fair market value of such real property and fixtures, as determined by the Lender in its reasonable discretion, or such other amount as is acceptable to the Lender and issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Lender (the “Title Company”) insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a first priority Lien on the real property described therein, free of any other Liens except for Permitted Liens, together with such customary endorsements as the Lender may reasonably request to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates, together with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Lender of payment of all expenses and premiums of the Title Company and all other sums required in connection with the issuance of each title policy and all recording and stamp taxes (including mortgage recording and intangible taxes) payable in connection with recording the Mortgages in the appropriate real estate records.
(iii)Matters Relating to Flood Hazard Properties. (A) A completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each such real property location in the United States (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance, which, if applicable, shall be duly executed by the applicable Credit Party relating to such real property) and (B) if any such real property is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to have special flood hazards, evidence of such flood insurance as may be required under Applicable Law, including Regulation H of the FRB and the other Flood Insurance Laws and as required under Section 8.6.
(iv)Surveys. To the extent in the possession of any applicable Credit Party, a survey for each such real property location, together with an affidavit of no change, if applicable, in favor of the Title Company, sufficient to allow the Title Company to issue the applicable policy of title insurance without a standard survey exception.
(v)Environmental Assessments. The Lender shall have received a Phase I environmental assessment and such other environmental report reasonably requested by the Lender regarding each parcel of Mortgaged Property by an environmental engineering firm acceptable to the Lender showing no environmental conditions in violation of Environmental Laws or liabilities under Environmental Laws, either of which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(vi)Opinions. Customary legal opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender with respect to the mortgagor of such Mortgage and the enforceability and perfection of the applicable Mortgage and such other matters as the Lender shall reasonably require.
(vii)Other Real Property Deliverables. Such affidavits, certificates, information, permits, instruments of indemnification and third-party consents as shall be reasonably requested by the Lender or required to induce the Title Company to issue the title policies and endorsements contemplated above (including using commercially reasonable efforts to deliver such consents, subordinations, estoppels, permits and other documents of any lessor with respect any leasehold interest in the real property of any Credit Party requested by the Lender or the Title Company).
(e)Consents; Defaults.
(i)Governmental and Third Party Approvals. The Credit Parties shall have received all material governmental, shareholder and third party consents and approvals necessary (or any other material consents as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Lender) in connection with the Transactions, which shall be in full force and effect.
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(ii)No Injunction, Etc. No action, suit, proceeding or investigation shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority to enjoin, restrain, or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages in respect of, or which is related to or arises out of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the consummation of the Transactions, or which, in the Lender’s sole discretion, would make it inadvisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the consummation of the Transactions.
(f)Financial Matters.
(i)Financial Statements. The Lender shall have received (A) the audited Consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2022, and the related audited statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended and (B) unaudited Consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2023, and related unaudited interim statements of income and retained earnings.
(ii)Pro Forma Financial Statements. The Lender shall have received pro forma consolidated balance sheet, statement of income and cash flows for Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed Reference Period prior to the Closing Date, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the Transactions (prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, and all other rules and regulations of the SEC under such Securities Act, and including other adjustments previously agreed between the Borrowers and the Lender) and a pro forma balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries prepared from the financial statements for the calendar month ended immediately prior to the Closing Date on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the Transactions.
(iii)Financial Projections. The Lender shall have received pro forma Consolidated financial statements for Holdings and its Subsidiaries, and projections prepared by management of Holdings, of balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements on a quarterly basis for the first year following the Closing Date and on an annual basis for each year thereafter during the term of the Credit Facility, which shall not be inconsistent with any financial information or projections previously delivered to the Lender.
(iv)Financial Condition/Solvency Certificate. Holdings shall have delivered to the Lender a certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, and certified as accurate by the chief financial officer of Holdings, that (A) after giving effect to the Transactions, each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof is each Solvent, (B) attached thereto are calculations evidencing compliance on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the Transactions with the covenants contained in Section 9.15, and (C) the financial projections previously delivered to the Lender represent the good faith estimates (utilizing reasonable assumptions) of the financial condition and operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries.
(v)Closing Leverage Ratio. The Lender will be reasonably satisfied that the ratio of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the Transactions to Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Reference Period prior to the Closing Date (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the Transactions) will not exceed 3.00 to 1.00 (the “Closing Leverage Ratio”).
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(vi)Payment at Closing. The Borrowers shall have paid or made arrangements to pay contemporaneously with closing (A) to the Lender the fees set forth or referenced in Section 5.3 and any other accrued and unpaid fees or commissions due hereunder, (B) all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Lender (directly to such counsel if requested by the Lender) to the extent accrued and unpaid prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrowers and the Lender) and (C) to any other Person such amount as may be due thereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including all taxes, fees and other charges in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, filing and registration of any of the Loan Documents.
(g)Miscellaneous.
(i)Notice of Account Designation. The Lender shall have received a Notice of Account Designation specifying the account or accounts to which the proceeds of any Loans made on or after the Closing Date are to be disbursed.
(ii)Due Diligence. The Lender shall have completed, to its satisfaction, all legal, tax, environmental, business and other due diligence with respect to the business, assets, liabilities, operations and condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in scope and determination satisfactory to the Lender in its sole discretion.
(iii)PATRIOT Act, etc.
The Lender shall have received, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information requested by the Lender or required by regulatory authorities in order for the Lender to comply with requirements of any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including the PATRIOT Act and any applicable “know your customer” rules and regulations.
The Borrowers shall have delivered to the Lender a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to it (or a certification that the Borrowers qualify for an express exclusion from the “legal entity customer” definition under the Beneficial Ownership Regulations), in each case at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(iv)Process Agent Letters: Evidence that any process agent in respect of the Irish Security Documents has accepted its appointment.
(v)Other Documents. All opinions, certificates and other instruments and all proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender. The Lender shall have received copies of all other documents, certificates and instruments reasonably requested thereby, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 6.2Conditions to All Extensions of Credit. The obligations of the Lender to make any Extensions of Credit (including the initial Extension of Credit), convert or continue any Loan and/or the Issuing Lender to issue or extend any Letter of Credit are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the relevant borrowing, continuation, conversion, issuance or extension date:
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(a)Continuation of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, which such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects, on and as of such borrowing, continuation, conversion, issuance or extension date with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (except for any such representation and warranty that by its terms is made only as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty shall remain true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, which such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).
(b)No Existing Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) on the borrowing, continuation or conversion date with respect to such Loan or after giving effect to the Loans to be made, continued or converted on such date or (ii) on the issuance or extension date with respect to such Letter of Credit or after giving effect to the issuance or extension of such Letter of Credit on such date.
(c)Notices. The Lender shall have received a Notice of Borrowing, Letter of Credit Application, or Notice of Conversion/Continuation, as applicable, from the Borrowers in accordance with Section 2.3(a), Section 3.2, Section 4.2 or Section 5.2, as applicable.
(d)Additional Documents. The Lender shall have received each additional document, instrument, legal opinion or other item reasonably requested by it.
(e)Alternative Currency. In the case of a Loan to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of the Lender would make it impracticable for such Loan to be denominated in the relevant Applicable Currency.
Each Notice of Borrowing, Letter of Credit Application or Notice of Conversion/Continuation, as applicable, submitted by the Borrowers shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 6.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Extension of Credit.
ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CREDIT PARTIES
To induce the Lender to enter into this Agreement and to induce the Lender to make Extensions of Credit, the Credit Parties hereby represent and warrant to the Lender both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereunder, which representations and warranties shall be deemed made on the Closing Date and as otherwise set forth in Section 6.2, that:
SECTION 7.1Organization; Power; Qualification. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof (a) is duly organized or incorporated, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, (b) has the power and authority to own its Properties and to carry on its business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) is duly qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its Properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization except in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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The jurisdictions in which each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof are organized and qualified to do business as of the Closing Date are described on Schedule 7.1. Schedule 7.1 identifies each Subsidiary Guarantor as of the Closing Date. No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is an Affected Financial Institution or a Covered Party.
SECTION 7.2Ownership. Each Subsidiary of each Credit Party as of the Closing Date is listed on Schedule 7.2. As of the Closing Date, the capitalization of each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries consists of the number of shares, authorized, issued and outstanding, of such classes and series, with or without par value, described on Schedule 7.2. All outstanding shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive or similar rights, except as described in Schedule 7.2. As of the Closing Date, there are no outstanding stock purchase warrants, subscriptions, options, securities, instruments or other rights of any type or nature whatsoever, which are convertible into, exchangeable for or otherwise provide for or require the issuance of Equity Interests of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, except as described on Schedule 7.2.
SECTION 7.3Authorization; Enforceability. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has the right, power and authority and has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms. This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof that is a party thereto, and each such document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof that is a party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal Debtor Relief Laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies.
SECTION 7.4Compliance of Agreement, Loan Documents and Borrowing with Laws, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof of the Loan Documents to which each such Person is a party, in accordance with their respective terms, the Extensions of Credit hereunder and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise, (a) require any Governmental Approval or violate any Applicable Law relating to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the Organizational Documents of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, (c) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such Person is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or any Governmental Approval relating to such Person, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person other than Permitted Liens which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (e) require any consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act in respect of, an arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement other than (i) consents, authorizations, filings or other acts or consents for which the failure to obtain or make could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) consents or filings under the UCC, (iii) filings with the United States Copyright Office and/or the United States Patent and Trademark Office (or any equivalent in any applicable jurisdiction) and/or the Companies Registration Office of Ireland and (iv) Mortgage filings with the applicable county recording office or register of deeds or property registration authority.
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SECTION 7.5Compliance with Law; Governmental Approvals. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof (a) has all Governmental Approvals required by any Applicable Law for it to conduct its business, each of which is in full force and effect, is final and not subject to review on appeal and is not the subject of any pending or, to its knowledge, threatened attack by direct or collateral proceeding, (b) is in compliance with each Governmental Approval applicable to it and in compliance with all other Applicable Laws relating to it or any of its respective properties and (c) has timely filed all material reports, documents and other materials required to be filed by it under all Applicable Laws with any Governmental Authority and has retained all material records and documents required to be retained by it under Applicable Law; except in each case where such failure to comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 7.6Tax Returns and Payments. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has duly filed or caused to be filed all federal, state, and all material local and other tax returns required by Applicable Law to be filed, and has paid, or made adequate provision for the payment of, all federal, state, local and other taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it and its property, income, profits and assets which are due and payable (other than any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with IFRS have been provided for on the books of the relevant Credit Party). Such returns accurately reflect in all material respects all liability for taxes of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof for the periods covered thereby. As of the Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule 7.6, there is no ongoing audit or examination or, to the knowledge of each of the Credit Parties and each Subsidiary thereof, other investigation by any Governmental Authority of the tax liability of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof. No Governmental Authority has asserted any federal, state, or other material Lien or other claim against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof with respect to unpaid taxes which has not been discharged or resolved (other than (a) any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with IFRS have been provided for on the books of the relevant Credit Party and (b) Permitted Liens). The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof in respect of federal, state, local and other taxes for all Fiscal Years and portions thereof since the organization of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof are in the judgment of Holdings and the Borrowers adequate, and the Borrowers do not anticipate any material additional taxes or assessments for any of such years.
SECTION 7.7Intellectual Property Matters. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof owns or possesses rights to use all franchises, licenses, copyrights, copyright applications, patents, patent rights or licenses, patent applications, trademarks, trademark rights, service mark, service mark rights, trade names, trade name rights, copyrights and other rights with respect to the foregoing which are necessary to conduct its business. No event has occurred which permits, or after notice or lapse of time or both would permit, the revocation or termination of any such material rights, and no Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is liable to any Person for infringement under Applicable Law with respect to any such rights as a result of its business operations which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 7.8Environmental Matters.
(a)The properties owned, leased or operated by each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof now or in the past do not contain, and to their knowledge have not previously contained, any Hazardous Materials in amounts or concentrations which constitute or constituted a violation of applicable Environmental Laws;
(b)Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof and such properties and all operations conducted in connection therewith are in compliance, and have been in compliance, with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or about such properties or such operations which could interfere with the continued operation of such properties or impair the fair saleable value thereof;
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(c)No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof has received any notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters, Hazardous Materials, or compliance with Environmental Laws, nor does any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being threatened;
(d)Hazardous Materials have not been transported or disposed of to or from the properties owned, leased or operated by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in violation of, or in a manner or to a location which could give rise to liability under, Environmental Laws, nor have any Hazardous Materials been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of such properties in violation of, or in a manner that could give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Laws;
(e)No judicial proceedings or governmental or administrative action is pending, or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof is or will be named as a potentially responsible party, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any applicable Environmental Law with respect to any Credit Party, any Subsidiary thereof, with respect to any real property owned, leased or operated by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or operations conducted in connection therewith; and
(f)There has been no release, or to its knowledge, threat of release, of Hazardous Materials at or from properties owned, leased or operated by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, now or in the past, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability under applicable Environmental Laws.
SECTION 7.9Employee Benefit Matters.
(a)Except as disclosed in the Holdings SEC Documents, as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, or has any obligation under, any Employee Benefit Plans other than those described on Schedule 7.9;
(b)Each Credit Party and each ERISA Affiliate is in compliance with all applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all Employee Benefit Plans except for any required amendments for which the remedial amendment period as defined in Section 401(b) of the Code has not yet expired and except where a failure to so comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has been determined by the IRS to be so qualified, and each trust related to such plan has been determined to be exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code except for such plans that have not yet received determination letters but for which the remedial amendment period for submitting a determination letter has not yet expired. No liability has been incurred by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate which remains unsatisfied for any taxes or penalties assessed with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan or any Multiemployer Plan except for a liability that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)As of the Closing Date, no Pension Plan has been terminated, nor has any Pension Plan become subject to funding based upon benefit restrictions under Section 436 of the Code, nor has any funding waiver from the IRS been received or requested with respect to any Pension Plan, nor has any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate failed to make any contributions or to pay any amounts due and owing as required by Sections 412 or 430 of the Code, Section 302 of ERISA or the terms of any Pension Plan on or prior to the due dates of such contributions under Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, nor has there been any event requiring any disclosure under Section 4041(c)(3)(C) or 4063(a) of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan;
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(d)Except where the failure of any of the following representations to be correct could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has: (i) engaged in a nonexempt prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of the ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, (ii) incurred any liability to the PBGC which remains outstanding other than the payment of premiums and there are no premium payments which are due and unpaid, (iii) failed to make a required contribution or payment to a Multiemployer Plan, or (iv) failed to make a required installment or other required payment under Sections 412 or 430 of the Code;
(e)No Termination Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur;
(f)Except where the failure of any of the following representations to be correct could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, no proceeding, claim (other than a benefits claim in the ordinary course of business), lawsuit and/or investigation is existing or, to its knowledge, threatened concerning or involving (i) any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) currently maintained or contributed to by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate, (ii) any Pension Plan or (iii) any Multiemployer Plan;
(g)No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is a party to any contract, agreement or arrangement that could, solely as a result of the delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of transactions contemplated hereby, result in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code; and
(h)As of the Closing Date the Borrowers are not nor will be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments.
(i)All pension schemes operated by the Irish Credit Parties are operated or provided on a defined contribution basis.
(j)No Credit Party or Subsidiary thereof is or has at any time been (a) an employer (for the purposes of sections 38 to 51 of the Pensions Act 2004) of an occupational pension scheme which is not a money purchase scheme (both terms as defined in the Pensions Schemes Act 1993), or (b) ”connected” with or an “associate” (as those terms are used in sections 38 and 43 of the Pensions Act 2004) of such an employer.
SECTION 7.10Margin Stock. No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is engaged principally or as one of its activities in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” (as each such term is defined or used, directly or indirectly, in Regulation U of the FRB). Following the application of the proceeds of each Extension of Credit, not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of the assets (either of the Borrowers only or of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of Section 9.2 or Section 9.5 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument between the Borrowers and the Lender or any Affiliate of the Lender relating to Indebtedness in excess of the Threshold Amount will be “margin stock”.
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SECTION 7.11Government Regulation. No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” (as each such term is defined or used in the Investment Company Act) and no Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is, or after giving effect to any Extension of Credit will be, subject to regulation under the Interstate Commerce Act, or any other Applicable Law which limits its ability to incur or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 7.12Material Contracts. Schedule 7.12 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts of each Credit Party thereof in effect as of the Closing Date. Other than as set forth in Schedule 7.12, as of the Closing Date, each such Material Contract is, and after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents will be, in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof. To the extent requested by the Lender, each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has delivered to the Lender a true and complete copy (or, in the case of a Material Contract that is filed as a Holdings SEC Document, a hyperlink to the SEC’s website of such Material Contract), of each Material Contract required to be listed on Schedule 7.12 or any other Schedule hereto. As of the Closing Date, no Credit Party is in breach of or in default under any Material Contract, except where such default could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 7.13Employee Relations. As of the Closing Date, no Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is party to any collective bargaining agreement, nor has any labor union been recognized as the representative of its employees except as set forth on Schedule 7.13. The Borrowers know of no pending, threatened or contemplated strikes, work stoppage or other collective labor disputes involving its employees or those of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 7.14Financial Statements. The audited and unaudited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(f)(i) are complete and correct and fairly present, in all material respects, on a Consolidated basis the assets, liabilities and financial position of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at such dates, and the results of the operations and changes of financial position for the periods then ended (other than customary year-end adjustments for unaudited financial statements and the absence of footnotes from unaudited financial statements). All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with IFRS. Such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, show all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including material liabilities for taxes, material commitments, and Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent required to be disclosed under IFRS. The pro forma financial information delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(f)(ii) and the projections delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(f)(iii) and were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions are believed to be reasonable in light of then existing conditions except that such financial projections and information shall be subject to normal year end closing and audit adjustments (it being recognized by the Lender that projections are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections may vary from such projections).
SECTION 7.15No Material Adverse Change. Since September 30, 2023, there has been no material adverse change in the properties, business, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and no event has occurred or condition arisen, either individually or in the aggregate, that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 7.16Solvency. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof is Solvent.
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SECTION 7.17Title to Properties. As of the Closing Date, the real property listed on Schedule 7.17 constitutes all of the real property that is owned, leased, subleased or used by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has such title to the real property owned or leased by it as is necessary or desirable to the conduct of its business and valid and legal title to all of its personal property and assets, except those which have been disposed of by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries subsequent to such date which dispositions have been in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise expressly permitted hereunder.
SECTION 7.18Litigation. Except for matters existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.18, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending nor, to its knowledge, threatened against or in any other way relating adversely to or affecting any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or any of their respective properties in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority, either individually or in the aggregate, in an amount exceeding $5,000,000.
SECTION 7.19Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions.
(a)None of (i) the Borrowers, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers, employees or Affiliates, or (ii) any agent or representative of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the Credit Facility, (A) is a Sanctioned Person or currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (B) has its assets located in a Sanctioned Country, (C) is under administrative, civil or criminal investigation for an alleged violation of, or received notice from or made a voluntary disclosure to any governmental entity regarding a possible violation of, Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions by a governmental authority that enforces Sanctions or any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or (D) directly or indirectly derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with, Sanctioned Persons.
(b)Each of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates with all Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and applicable Sanctions.
(c)Each of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of the Borrowers, director, officer, employee, agent and Affiliate of the Borrowers and each such Subsidiary, is in compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws in all material respects and applicable Sanctions.
(d)No proceeds of any Extension of Credit have been used, directly or indirectly, by the Borrowers, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents in violation of Section 8.16(c).
SECTION 7.20Absence of Defaults. No event has occurred or is continuing (a) which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, or (b) which constitutes, or which with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute, a material default or event of default by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof under (i) any Material Contract or (ii) any judgment, decree or order to which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof is a party or by which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or any of their respective properties may be bound or which would require any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof to make any payment thereunder prior to the scheduled maturity date therefor.
SECTION 7.21Disclosure. Holdings and/or its Subsidiaries have disclosed to the Lender or in the Holdings SEC Documents, all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which any Credit Party and any Subsidiary thereof are subject, and all other matters known to them, that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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No financial statement, material report, material certificate or other material information furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof to the Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken together as a whole, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, pro forma financial information, estimated financial information and other projected or estimated information, such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time (it being recognized by the Lender that projections are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections may vary from such projections). As of the Closing Date, all of the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct.
SECTION 7.22Centre of Main Interests.
For the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast) (the “Regulation”), the centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the Regulation) for each Irish Credit Party is situated in its jurisdiction of incorporation and, in each case, no Irish Credit Party has any “establishment” (as that term is used in Article 2(10) of the Regulation) in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 7.23Irish Matters.
(a)Each Credit Party is a member of the same group of companies consisting of a holding company and its subsidiaries (each within the meaning of section 8 of the Irish Companies Act) for the purposes of section 239 of the Irish Companies Act.
(b)No Credit Party is a relevant external company, as that term is defined in section 1301 of the Irish Companies Act.
SECTION 7.24People With Significant Control Regime.
Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof shall (a) within the relevant timeframe, comply with any notice it receives pursuant to Part 21A of the Companies Act 2006 from any company incorporated in the United Kingdom whose shares are the subject of a Lien in favor of the Lender, and (b) promptly provide the Lender with a copy of that notice.
ARTICLE VIII
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until all of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) have been paid and satisfied in full in cash, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or been Cash Collateralized) and the Commitments terminated, each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 8.1Financial Statements and Budgets. Deliver to the Lender, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Lender:
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(a)Annual Financial Statements. As soon as practicable and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days (or, if earlier, on the date of any required public filing thereof) after the end of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2023), an audited Consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such Fiscal Year and audited Consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows including the notes thereto, all in reasonable detail setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures as of the end of and for the preceding Fiscal Year and prepared in accordance with IFRS and, if applicable, containing disclosure of the effect on the financial position or results of operations of any change in the application of accounting principles and practices during the year. Such annual financial statements shall be audited by BDO or its Affiliates or another independent certified public accounting firm of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Lender, and accompanied by an opinion thereon by such certified public accountants prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards that is not subject to any “going concern” or similar qualification or exception or any material qualification as to the scope of such audit or with respect to accounting principles followed by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries not in accordance with IFRS.
(b)Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as practicable and in any event within sixty (60) days (or, if earlier, on the date of any required public filing thereof) after the end of the first three fiscal quarters of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2024), an unaudited Consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal quarter and unaudited Consolidated and consolidating statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows for the fiscal quarter then ended and that portion of the Fiscal Year then ended, including the notes thereto, all in reasonable detail setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures as of the end of and for the corresponding period in the preceding Fiscal Year and prepared by Holdings in accordance with IFRS and, if applicable, containing disclosure of the effect on the financial position or results of operations of any change in the application of accounting principles and practices during the period, and certified by the chief financial officer of Holdings to present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated and consolidating basis as of their respective dates and the results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the respective periods then ended, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
(c)Annual Budget. As soon as practicable and in any event before January 31 of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated budget of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the ensuing four (4) fiscal quarters, such budget to be prepared in accordance with IFRS and to include, on a quarterly basis, the following: a projected income statement and a statement of cash flows and balance sheet, accompanied by a certificate from a Responsible Officer of Holdings to the effect that such budget contains good faith estimates (utilizing assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of delivery of such budget) of the financial condition and operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such period.
SECTION 8.2Certificates; Other Reports. Deliver to the Lender:
(a)at each time financial statements are delivered pursuant to Sections 8.1(a) or (b) and at such other times as the Lender shall reasonably request, a duly completed Compliance Certificate that, among other things, (i) states that no Default or Event of Default is continuing as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate or, if a Default or Event of Default is continuing, states the nature thereof and the action that the Borrowers propose to take with respect thereto and (ii) demonstrates compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.15 as of the last day of the applicable Reference Period ending on the last day of the Reference Period covered by such financial statements;
(b)[reserved];
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(c)promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of Indebtedness of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in excess of the Threshold Amount pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement;
(d)promptly after the assertion or occurrence thereof, notice of any action or proceeding against or of any noncompliance by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof with any Environmental Law that would (i) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) cause any Property described in the Mortgages to be subject to any restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law;
(e)promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrowers, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrowers may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Lender pursuant hereto;
(f)promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other similar inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof;
(g)promptly upon the request thereof, such other information and documentation required under applicable “know your customer” rules and regulations, the PATRIOT Act or any applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws, in each case as from time to time reasonably requested by the Lender;
(h)as soon as practicable and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days (or, if earlier, on the date of any required public filing thereof) after the end of each Fiscal Year, a KPI Metrics Report; and
(i)such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof as the Lender may reasonably request in writing.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or (b) or Section 8.2(f) or (h) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrowers post such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Holdings’ website on the Internet; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on Holdings’ or the Borrowers’ behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which the Lender has access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Lender); provided that: the Borrowers shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Lender upon request. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrowers shall be required to provide copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 8.2 to the Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 12.1.
SECTION 8.3Notice of Litigation and Other Matters. Promptly (but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, or, in the case of Section 8.3(a), five (5) Business Days) after any Responsible Officer of any Credit Party obtains knowledge thereof) notify the Lender in writing of:
(a)the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
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(b)the commencement of all proceedings and investigations by or before any Governmental Authority and all actions and proceedings in any court or before any arbitrator against or involving any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or any of their respective properties, assets or businesses which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)any notice of any violation received by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof from any Governmental Authority including any notice of violation of Environmental Laws;
(d)any labor controversy that has resulted in, or threatens to result in, a strike or other work action against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof;
(e)any attachment, judgment, lien, levy or order exceeding the Threshold Amount that may be assessed against or threatened against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof;
(f)any event which constitutes or which with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute a default or event of default under any Material Contract to which any Credit Party is a party or by which the Credit Parties or any of their respective properties may be bound, and such default or event of default would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(g)(i) any unfavorable determination letter from the IRS regarding the qualification of an Employee Benefit Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code (along with a copy thereof), (ii) all notices received by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of the PBGC’s intent to terminate any Pension Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Pension Plan, (iii) all notices received by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability pursuant to Section 4202 of ERISA and (iv) the Borrowers obtaining knowledge or reason to know that any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate has filed or intends to file a notice of intent to terminate any Pension Plan under a distress termination within the meaning of Section 4041(c) of ERISA; and
(h)any event which makes any of the representations set forth in Article VII that is subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications inaccurate in any respect or any event which makes any of the representations set forth in Article VII that is not subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications inaccurate in any material respect.
Each notice pursuant to Section 8.3 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers setting forth in reasonable detail the details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrowers have taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 8.3(a) shall describe with reasonable particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.
SECTION 8.4Preservation of Corporate Existence and Related Matters. Except as permitted by Section 9.4, preserve and maintain its separate corporate existence or equivalent form and all rights, franchises, licenses and privileges necessary to the conduct of its business, and qualify and remain qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature and scope of its activities require it to so qualify under Applicable Law except in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 8.5Maintenance of Property and Licenses.
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(a)In addition to the requirements of any of the Security Documents, protect and preserve all Properties necessary in and material to its business, including copyrights, patents, trade names, service marks and trademarks; maintain in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all buildings, equipment and other tangible real and personal property; and from time to time make or cause to be made all repairs, renewals and replacements thereof and additions to such Property necessary for the conduct of its business, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be conducted in a commercially reasonable manner.
(b)Maintain, in full force and effect in all material respects, each and every license, permit, certification, qualification, approval or franchise issued by any Governmental Authority required for each of them to conduct their respective businesses as presently conducted.
SECTION 8.6Insurance. Maintain insurance with financially sound and reputable insurance companies against at least such risks and in at least such amounts as are customarily maintained by similar businesses and as may be required by Applicable Law and as are required by any Security Documents (including hazard and business interruption insurance). All such insurance shall, (a) provide that no cancellation or material modification thereof shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by the Lender of written notice thereof (except as a result of non-payment of premium in which case only 10 days’ prior written notice shall be required), (b) in the case of liability insurance, name the Lender as an additional insured party thereunder and (c) in the case of each property insurance policy, name the Lender as lender’s loss payee or mortgagee, as applicable. On the Closing Date and from time to time thereafter deliver to the Lender upon its request information in reasonable detail as to the insurance then in effect, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby. If any portion of any Mortgaged Property is at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Insurance Laws, then the Borrowers shall, or shall cause the applicable Credit Party to, (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws, (ii) reasonably cooperate with the Lender and provide information reasonably required by the Lender to comply with the Flood Insurance Laws, (iii) deliver to the Lender evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender, including evidence of annual renewals of such insurance and (iv) furnish to the Lender prompt written notice of any re-designation of any such Mortgaged Property into or out of a special flood hazard area.
SECTION 8.7Accounting Methods and Financial Records. Maintain a system of accounting, and keep proper books, records and accounts (which shall be accurate and complete in all material respects) as may be required or as may be necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance in all material respects with IFRS and in compliance with the regulations of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or any of its Properties.
SECTION 8.8Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations. Pay and perform (a) all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges that may be levied or assessed upon it or any of its Property and (b) all other Indebtedness, obligations and liabilities in accordance with customary trade practices.
SECTION 8.9Compliance with Laws and Approvals. Observe and remain in all material respects in compliance with all Applicable Laws and maintain in full force and effect all Governmental Approvals, in each case applicable to the conduct of its business.
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SECTION 8.10Environmental Laws. In addition to and without limiting the generality of Section 8.9, (a) comply with, and ensure such compliance by all tenants and subtenants with all applicable Environmental Laws and obtain and comply with and maintain, and ensure that all tenants and subtenants, if any, obtain and comply with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws and (b) conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws, and promptly comply with all lawful orders and directives of any Governmental Authority regarding Environmental Laws.
SECTION 8.11Compliance with ERISA. In addition to and without limiting the generality of Section 8.9, (a) except where the failure to so comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) comply with applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all Employee Benefit Plans, (ii) not take any action or fail to take action the result of which would reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the PBGC or to a Multiemployer Plan, (iii) not participate in any prohibited transaction that could result in any civil penalty under ERISA or tax under the Code and (iv) operate each Employee Benefit Plan in such a manner that will not incur any tax liability under Section 4980B of the Code or any liability to any qualified beneficiary as defined in Section 4980B of the Code and (b) furnish to the Lender upon the Lender’s request such additional information about any Employee Benefit Plan as may be reasonably requested by the Lender.
SECTION 8.12Compliance with Material Contracts. Comply in all material respects with, and maintain in full force and effect, each Material Contract.
SECTION 8.13Visits and Inspections. Permit representatives of the Lender, from time to time upon prior reasonable notice and at such times during normal business hours, to have online meetings with the Borrowers or, if an online meeting is not sufficient for the Lender in its reasonable discretion, visit the Borrowers in-person in their Charlotte, NC offices and inspect their properties at that location; inspect, audit and make extracts from their books, records and files, including, but not limited to, management letters prepared by independent accountants; and discuss with their principal officers and their independent accountants their business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations and business prospects; provided that (a) the Lender shall not exercise its right under this Section 8.13 to make in-person visits to the Borrowers more than one time in any calendar year, which visit will be at the Borrowers’ expense and (b) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.13, none of the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination, copying or preparation of abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Lender or its representatives or contractors is prohibited by law or any agreement binding on a third-party or (iii) is subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney work product; provided, further, that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Lender may do any of the foregoing and may visit the Borrowers in-person at any of their offices at the expense of the Borrowers at any time during normal business hours without advance notice. The Lender shall give the Credit Parties the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Credit Parties’ independent accountants.
SECTION 8.14Additional Guarantors and Collateral.
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(a)Additional Subsidiaries. Promptly notify the Lender of (i) the creation or acquisition (including by division) of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) and (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary that no longer qualifies as an Excluded Subsidiary and, within thirty (30) days after such event, as such time period may be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion, cause such Subsidiary to (A) become a Subsidiary Guarantor by delivering to the Lender a duly executed Joinder Agreement or such other document as the Lender shall deem appropriate for such purpose, (B) grant a security interest in all Collateral (subject to the exceptions specified in the Collateral Agreement) owned by such Subsidiary by delivering to the Lender a duly executed Joinder Agreement and a supplement to, or deed of accession to, each applicable Security Document or such other document as the Lender shall deem appropriate for such purpose and comply with the terms of each applicable Security Document, (C) deliver to the Lender such opinions, documents and certificates of the type referred to in Section 6.1 as may be reasonably requested by the Lender, (D) if such Equity Interests are certificated, deliver to the Lender such original certificated Equity Interests or other certificates and stock or other transfer powers evidencing the Equity Interests of such Person, (E) deliver to the Lender such updated Schedules to the Security Documents as requested by the Lender with respect to such Subsidiary, and (F) deliver to the Lender such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Lender, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.
(b)Additional First Tier Foreign Subsidiaries. In each case, subject to the limitation set forth in clause (g) below, notify the Lender promptly (i) after any Person becomes a First Tier Foreign Subsidiary, and (ii) any First Tier Foreign Subsidiary that no longer qualifies as an Excluded Subsidiary and promptly thereafter (and, in any event, within forty five (45) days after such notification, as such time period may be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion), cause (A) such Person to deliver to the Lender such opinions, documents and certificates of the type referred to in Section 6.1 as may be reasonably requested by the Lender, (B) such Person to deliver to the Lender such updated Schedules to the Loan Documents as requested by the Lender with regard to such Person and (C) such Person to deliver to the Lender such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Lender, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.
(c)Merger Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any new Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a merger transaction pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, and such new Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such merger transaction, such new Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in Section 8.14(a) or (b), as applicable, until the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (at which time, the surviving entity of the respective merger transaction shall be required to so comply with Section 8.14(a) or (b), as applicable, within ten (10) Business Days of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition, as such time period may be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion).
(d)Additional Collateral. Comply with the requirements set forth in the Security Documents with respect to any Property constituting Collateral thereunder.
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(e)Real Property Collateral. (i) Promptly after the acquisition of any owned real property by any Credit Party that is not subject to a Mortgage (and, in any event, within ten (10) days after such acquisition or event, as such time period may be extended by the Lender in its sole discretion), notify the Lender and (ii) at the written request of the Lender promptly thereafter (and in any event, within sixty (60) days of such acquisition or event (as such time period may be extended by the Lender, or such requirement is waived by the Lender, in each case in its sole discretion)), deliver the following with respect such real property: (A) a Mortgage duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such real property (together with UCC fixture filings, if requested by the Lender), (B) a policy or policies of title insurance (or marked up title insurance commitments having the effect of policies of title insurance) in the amount equal to the fair market value of such real property and fixtures, as determined by the Lender in its reasonable discretion, or such other amount as is acceptable to the Lender and issued by the Title Company insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a first priority Lien on the real property described therein, free of any other Liens except Permitted Liens, together with such customary endorsements as the Lender may reasonably request, together with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Lender of payment of all expenses and premiums of the Title Company and all other sums required in connection with the issuance of each title policy and all recording and stamp taxes (including mortgage recording and intangible taxes) payable in connection with recording such Mortgage in the appropriate real estate records, (C) such affidavits, certificates, information (including financial data and environmental reports if requested by the Title Company) and instruments of indemnification as shall be reasonably required to induce the Title Company to issue the title policies and endorsements contemplated above and which are reasonably requested by such Title Company, (D) a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each such real property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance, which, if applicable, shall be duly executed by the applicable Credit Party relating to such real property), (E) if any such real property is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to have special flood hazards, evidence of such flood insurance as may be required under applicable Law, including Regulation H of the FRB and the other Flood Insurance Laws and as required under Section 8.6, (F) a survey for each such real property, together with an affidavit of no change, if applicable, in favor of the Title Company, sufficient to allow the Title Company to issue the applicable policy of title insurance without a standard survey exception and (G) customary legal opinions and evidence of organizational approval in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender with respect to the mortgagor of such Mortgage and the enforceability and perfection of such Mortgage.
(f)Cash Management.
(i)Each Credit Party will establish and maintain, at its expense, Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and cash management services of a type and on terms, and with the banks, set forth on Schedule 8.14(f), and, subject to this Section 8.14(f), such other banks as a Credit Party may hereafter select (such other banks, together with the banks set forth on Schedule 8.14(f), collectively, the “Cash Management Banks” and individually, a “Cash Management Bank”). Within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date, each Credit Party will deliver, or cause to be delivered to the Lender, a Control Agreement with respect to each of its Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Cash Management Bank where such Deposit Account or Securities Account is maintained, such Credit Party and Lender; provided that a Credit Party will not be required to deliver a Control Agreement with a Cash Management Bank as to any Excluded Account.
(ii)So long as no Event of Default exists, upon not less than five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Lender, a Credit Party may amend Section 5.9 of the Disclosure Schedules to add or replace a Deposit Account, Securities Account or Cash Management Bank and will upon such addition or replacement provide to Lender an amended Schedule 8.14(f); provided that (i) such prospective Cash Management Bank shall be satisfactory to the Lender in its sole discretion, and (ii) at or prior to the time of the opening of such deposit account (other than an Excluded Account) a Credit the Party and such prospective Cash Management Bank will have executed and delivered to Lender a Control Agreement.
(iii)Within 10 Business Days after the end of each calendar month, on a monthly basis or more frequently as the Lender may reasonably request, the Borrowers shall deliver a certificate by a Responsible Officer of Borrowers consisting of a report of any new Deposit Account or Securities Account established or used by each Credit Party with any bank or other financial institution, including in each case, the account number, the name and address of the financial institution at which such account is maintained, the purpose of such account and, if any, the amount held in such account on or about the date of such report.
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(g)Exclusions. The provisions of this Section 8.14 shall be subject to the limitations and exclusions set forth in the Security Documents.
SECTION 8.15Material Jurisdictions.
If revenue from any customer under the terms of an agreement governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States, Ireland, England, or Malta, at any time exceeds 20% of total revenue of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, for any two consecutive Fiscal Quarters (or if the aggregate amount of revenue from customers under the terms of agreements that are subject to the laws of jurisdictions outside of such jurisdictions exceed such percentage), the Borrowers will promptly notify the Lender and, upon the request of the Lender, promptly execute and deliver such agreements and provide such documents governed by the laws of such jurisdiction (or related thereto) as the Lender may specify.
SECTION 8.16Use of Proceeds.
(a)Use the proceeds of the Extensions of Credit (i) to finance Capital Expenditures, (ii) pay fees, commissions and expenses in connection with the Transactions, and (iii) for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, including the retirement of contingent liabilities and the financing of Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder; provided that the proceeds of the Term Loans shall only be used by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for the retirement of contingent liabilities and the financing of Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted hereunder; provided, further, that no part of the proceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit shall be used for purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of the FRB) or for any purpose which violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the FRB. If requested by the Lender, the Borrowers shall promptly furnish to the Lender a statement in conformity with the requirements of Form G-3 or Form U-1, as applicable, under Regulation U of the FRB.
(b)Use the proceeds of any Incremental Term Loan and any Incremental Revolving Credit Facility Increase as permitted pursuant to Section 5.13, as applicable.
(c)Not request any Extension of Credit, and the Borrowers shall not use, and shall ensure that their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Extension of Credit, directly or indirectly, (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
(d)Not use any Extension of Credit by an Irish Credit Party in a manner which would constitute the Loan Documents as the giving of financial assistance by an Irish Credit Party in breach of section 82 of the Irish Companies Act.
SECTION 8.17Proceeds of Equity or Indebtedness; Indemnification and Escrow Payments.
Within ten (10) Business Days after the date of receipt by any Credit Party of (i) any indemnification payment made pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition Documents (ii) any payment or distribution under any escrow agreement executed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition Documents, if any, such Credit Party shall promptly contribute any such payment or distribution, if any, to the Borrowers as additional common equity.
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SECTION 8.18Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws; Beneficial Ownership Regulation, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. (a) Maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by each Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with all Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and applicable Sanctions, (b) notify the Lender of any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified therein (or, if applicable, the Borrowers ceasing to fall within an express exclusion to the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation) and (c) promptly upon the reasonable request of the Lender, provide the Lender any information or documentation requested by it for purposes of complying with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
SECTION 8.19Corporate Governance. (a) Maintain entity records and books of account separate from those of any other entity which is an Affiliate of such entity, (b) not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other entity which is an Affiliate of such entity (except pursuant to cash management systems reasonably acceptable to the Lender) and (c) provide that its board of directors (or equivalent governing body) will hold all appropriate meetings as such board of directors (or equivalent governing body) determines to be required by law (including based on the advice of outside and in-house counsel) to, among other things, authorize and approve such entity’s actions as may be required by law or as otherwise determined by counsel (including in-house counsel), which meetings will be separate from those of any other entity which is an Affiliate of such entity. For the purposes of this Section 8.18, “Affiliate” shall not include Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof.
SECTION 8.20[Reserved].
SECTION 8.21Further Assurances. Execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements and other documents), which may be required under any Applicable Law, or which the Lender may reasonably request, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien, all at the expense of the Credit Parties. The Borrowers also agree to provide to the Lender, from time to time upon the reasonable request by the Lender, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Lender as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents.
SECTION 8.22Flood Insurance Matters. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, if there is any Mortgaged Property, any increase, extension, or renewal of any of the Loans or Commitments (including any Incremental Term Loan and any Incremental Increase, but excluding (a) any continuation or conversion of borrowings, (b) the making of any Revolving Credit Loans or (c) the issuance, renewal or extension of Letters of Credit) may, in the sole discretion of the Lender, be subject to (and conditioned upon) the prior delivery of all flood zone determination certifications, acknowledgements and evidence of flood insurance and other flood-related documentation with respect to such Mortgaged Property reasonably sufficient to evidence compliance with Flood Insurance Laws and as otherwise reasonably required by the Lender.
SECTION 8.23Post-Closing Matters. Execute and deliver the documents, take the actions and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 8.23, in each case within the applicable corresponding time limits specified on such schedule.
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ARTICLE IX
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until all of the Obligations (other than contingent, indemnification obligations not then due) have been paid and satisfied in full in cash, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or been Cash Collateralized) and the Commitments terminated, the Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to.
SECTION 9.1Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness except:
(a)the Obligations;
(b)Indebtedness (i) owing under Hedge Agreements entered into in order to manage existing or anticipated interest rate, exchange rate or commodity price risks and not for speculative purposes and (ii) in respect of Cash Management Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(c)Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 9.1, and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(d)Attributable Indebtedness with respect to Capital Lease Obligations and Indebtedness incurred in connection with purchase money Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(e)Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person became a Subsidiary or assets were acquired from such Person in connection with an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 9.3; provided that (i) such Indebtedness was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary or the acquisition of such assets, and (ii) neither Holdings nor any Subsidiary thereof (other than such Person or any other Person that such Person merges with or that acquires the assets of such Person) shall have any liability or other obligation with respect to such Indebtedness;
(f)(i) Guarantees by any Credit Party of Indebtedness of any other Credit Party not otherwise prohibited pursuant to this Section 9.1 and (ii) Guarantees by any Credit Party of Indebtedness of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9.3 (other than clause (l) thereof); provided further that any Guarantee of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall only be permitted if it meets the requirements of the definition of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(g)unsecured intercompany Indebtedness with a maturity date at least 91 days after the Maturity Date (i) owed by any Credit Party to another Credit Party, (ii) owed by any Credit Party to any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary (provided that such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Lender), (iii) owed by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary; and (iv) owed by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to any Credit Party to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9.3(c);
(h)Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or other similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;
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(i)Subordinated Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided that in the case of each incurrence of such Subordinated Indebtedness, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would be caused by the incurrence of such Subordinated Indebtedness, (ii) the Lender shall have received satisfactory written evidence that the Borrowers shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.15 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Reference Period after giving effect to the issuance of such Subordinated Indebtedness and use the proceeds thereof, (iii) such Subordinated Indebtedness does not mature, or require any principal amortization or mandatory prepayment, put right or sinking fund obligation prior to the date that is 180 days after the then latest scheduled maturity date of the Loans and Commitments; provided that any Indebtedness consisting of a customary bridge facility shall be deemed to satisfy this requirement so long as such Indebtedness automatically converts into long-term debt which satisfies this clause (iii), (iv) the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness reflect market terms (taken as a whole) at the time of issuance and (other than pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption provisions), taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive (as determined by the Borrowers in good faith) on Holdings and its Subsidiaries than the terms and conditions of this Agreement, taken as a whole, and (v) the Borrowers shall have complied with the requirements of Section 4.4(b);
(j)Indebtedness under performance bonds, surety bonds, release, appeal and similar bonds, statutory obligations or with respect to workers’ compensation claims, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, and reimbursement obligations in respect of any of the foregoing;
(k)[Reserved];
(l)Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued to current or former officers, directors and employees (or their respective family members, estates or trusts or other entities for the benefit of any of the foregoing) of Holdings or its Subsidiaries to purchase or redeem Equity Interests or options of Holdings permitted pursuant to Section 9.6(e); provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness shall not exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(m)Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section so long as the Borrowers are in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.15; and
(n)unsecured Indebtedness (including Indebtedness incurred under Seller Notes) in the form of deferred or contingent or consideration in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder.
SECTION 9.2Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Lien on or with respect to any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(a)Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents (including Liens on Cash Collateral granted pursuant to the Loan Documents);
(b)Liens in existence on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 9.2, and the replacement, renewal or extension thereof (including Liens incurred, assumed or suffered to exist in connection with any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 9.1(c) (solely to the extent that such Liens were in existence on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 9.2)); provided that the scope of any such Lien shall not be increased, or otherwise expanded, to cover any additional property or type of asset, as applicable, beyond that in existence on the Closing Date, except for products and proceeds of the foregoing;
(c)Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or Environmental Laws) (i) not yet due or as to which the period of grace (not to exceed thirty (30) days), if any, related thereto has not expired or (ii) which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves are maintained to the extent required by IFRS;
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(d)the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, processors or landlords for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, which (i) are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days, or if more than thirty (30) days overdue, no action has been taken to enforce such Liens and such Liens are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves are maintained to the extent required by IFRS and (ii) do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries;
(e)deposits or pledges made in the ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security or similar legislation, or to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, in each case, so long as no foreclosure sale or similar proceeding has been commenced with respect to any portion of the Collateral on account thereof;
(f)encumbrances in the nature of zoning restrictions, easements and rights or restrictions of record on the use of real property, which in the aggregate are not substantial in amount and which do not, in any case, detract from the value of such property or impair the use thereof in the ordinary conduct of business;
(g)Liens arising from the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements relating solely to personal property leased pursuant to operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(h)Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.1(d); provided that (i) such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition, repair, construction, improvement or lease, as applicable, of the related Property, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the Property financed or improved by such Indebtedness, (iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and (iv) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the original price for the purchase, repair, construction, improvement or lease amount (as applicable) of such Property at the time of purchase, repair, construction, improvement or lease (as applicable);
(i)Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 10.1(m) or securing appeal or other surety bonds relating to such judgments;
(j)Liens on Property (i) of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary existing at the time that such Person becomes a Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition permitted hereunder and (ii) of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries existing at the time such Property is purchased or otherwise acquired by the Borrowers or such Subsidiary pursuant to a transaction permitted hereunder and, in each case any modification, replacement, renewal and extension thereof; provided that, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), (A) such Liens are not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation of, such Permitted Acquisition, purchase or other acquisition, (B) such Liens do not encumber any Property other than Property encumbered at the time of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary and the proceeds and products thereof and are not all asset Liens, (C) such Liens do not attach to any other Property of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and (D) such Liens will secure only those obligations which it secures at the time such acquisition or purchase occurs;
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(k)Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries; provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to, or encumber, assets that constitute Collateral or the Equity Interests of the Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) such Liens extending to the assets of any Foreign Subsidiary secure only Indebtedness incurred by such Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to Section 9.1(c), (e), (k) or (m);
(l)(i) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant jurisdiction, (ii) Liens of any depositary bank in connection with statutory, common law and contractual rights of setoff and recoupment with respect to any Deposit Account of Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof and (iii) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of any assets or property in the ordinary course of business;
(m)(i)  Liens of landlords arising in the ordinary course of business to the extent relating to the property and assets relating to any lease agreements with such landlord, and (ii) Liens of suppliers (including sellers of goods) or customers arising in the ordinary course of business to the extent limited to the property or assets relating to such contract;
(n)(i) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others which do not (A) interfere in any material respect with the business of Holdings or its Subsidiaries or materially detract from the value of the relevant assets of Holdings or its Subsidiaries or (B) secure any Indebtedness and (ii) any interest or title of a licensor, sub-licensor, lessor or sub-lessor under leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses entered into by any of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as licensee, sub-licensee, lessee or sub-lessee in the ordinary course of business or any customary restriction or encumbrance with respect to the Property subject to any such lease, license, sublease or sublicense;
(o)(i) Liens on Equity Interests of joint ventures securing capital contributions thereto and (ii) customary rights of first refusal and tag, drag and similar rights in joint venture agreements and agreements with respect to Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries; and
(p)Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder on assets other than the Collateral securing Indebtedness or other obligations in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding.
SECTION 9.3Investments. Make, hold or otherwise permit to exist any Investment, except:
(a)Investments existing on the Closing Date (other than Investments in Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date) and described on Schedule 9.3 and any modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof so long as such modification, renewal or extension thereof does not increase the amount of such Investment except as otherwise permitted by this Section 9.3;
(b)Investments (i) existing on the Closing Date in Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date, (ii) made after the Closing Date by any Credit Party in any other Credit Party, (iii) made after the Closing Date by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary in any Credit Party and (iv) made after the Closing Date by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary in any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary;
(c)Investments made after the Closing Date by any Credit Party in any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000; provided that any Investments in the form of loans or advances made by any Credit Party to any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary pursuant to this clause (c) shall be evidenced by a demand note in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender and shall be pledged and delivered to the Lender pursuant to the Security Documents;
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(d)Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(e)Investments by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries consisting of Capital Expenditures permitted by this Agreement;
(f)deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of leases or other obligations as permitted by Section 9.2;
(g)Hedge Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 9.1;
(h)purchases of assets in the ordinary course of business;
(i)Investments by the Borrowers or any Subsidiary thereof in the form of Permitted Acquisitions, provided that such Person or Property (i) becomes a part of the Borrowers or a Subsidiary Guarantor, or (ii) becomes (whether or not such Person is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) a Subsidiary Guarantor in the manner contemplated by Section 8.14;
(j)Investments in the form of loans and advances to officers, directors and employees in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding $1,000,000 (determined without regard to any write-downs or write-offs of such loans or advances);
(k)Investments in the form of Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 9.6;
(l)Guarantees permitted pursuant to Section 9.1;
(m)Investments in joint ventures; provided that the aggregate amount of all such Investments shall not at any time exceed the greater of $5,000,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (measured as of the last day of the Reference Period most recently ended prior to such date);
(n)non-cash consideration received in connection with Asset Dispositions expressly permitted by Section 9.5; and
(o)Investments not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the greater of $5,000,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (measured as of the last day of the Reference Period most recently ended prior to such date); provided that, immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such Investments and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(p)the Acquisition of any domain names and related assets in the ordinary course of business; provided that all Acquisitions under this clause (p) do not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate per Fiscal Year.
For purposes of determining the amount of any Investment outstanding for purposes of this Section 9.3, such amount shall be deemed to be the amount of such Investment when made, purchased or acquired (without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment) less any amount realized in respect of such Investment upon the sale, collection or return of capital (not to exceed the original amount invested).
SECTION 9.4Fundamental Changes. Merge, consolidate, amalgamate or enter into any similar combination with (including by division), or enter into any Asset Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets (whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions) with, any other Person, or liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) except:
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(a)in connection with any Permitted Intragroup Restructuring;
(b)Asset Dispositions permitted by Section 9.5;
(c)any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrowers may merge with or into the Person such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary was formed to acquire in connection with any acquisition permitted hereunder (including any Permitted Acquisition permitted pursuant to Section 9.3(i)); provided that in the case of any merger involving a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary, (i) a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving entity or (ii) the continuing or surviving entity shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor to the extent required under, and within the time period set forth in Section 8.14; and
(d)any Person may merge with or into any Borrower or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition permitted pursuant to Section 9.3(i); provided that, in the case of a merger involving the Borrowers or a Subsidiary Guarantor, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrowers.
SECTION 9.5Asset Dispositions. Make any Asset Disposition except:
(a)the sale of inventory or domain names and related assets no longer used in the ordinary course of business; provided that such dispositions under this clause (a) shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate per Fiscal Year unless Lender has provided its prior written consent (which shall not unreasonably be withheld);
(b)[reserved];
(c)the write-off, discount, sale or other disposition of defaulted or past-due receivables and similar obligations in the ordinary course of business and not undertaken as part of an accounts receivable financing transaction;
(d)the disposition, termination or unwinding of any Hedge Agreement;
(e)dispositions of cash and Cash Equivalents;
(f)in connection with a Permitted Intragroup Restructuring;
(g)the sale or other disposition of obsolete, worn-out or surplus assets no longer used or useful in the business of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries;
(h)non-exclusive licenses and sublicenses of intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business not interfering, individually or in the aggregate, in any material respect with the business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries;
(i)leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses of real or personal property granted by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries to others in the ordinary course of business not detracting from the value of such real or personal property or interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries unless reasonably agreed by Lender;
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(j)Asset Dispositions in connection with Insurance and Condemnation Events; provided that the requirements of Section 4.4(b) are complied with in connection therewith;
(k)Asset Dispositions of property in the form of an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 9.3 (other than clause (n) thereof); and
(l)Asset Dispositions not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section; provided that (i) at the time of such Asset Disposition, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from such Asset Disposition, (ii) such Asset Disposition is made for fair market value as determined in good faith by Holdings and the consideration received shall be no less than 75% in cash, and (iii) the aggregate fair market value of all property disposed of in reliance on this clause (l) shall not exceed $5,000,000 during the term of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.6Restricted Payments. Declare or make any Restricted Payments; provided that the Credit Parties may make any Restricted Payment so long as, as of the date of any such Restricted Payment, and immediately after giving effect thereto, (a) no Event of Default shall exist, (b) on a pro forma basis, the Credit Parties would have a Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of less than 2.50 to 1.00;
SECTION 9.7Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with (a) any officer, director, holder of any Equity Interests in, or other Affiliate of, Holdings, the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, or (b) any Affiliate of any such officer, director or holder, other than:
(i)transactions permitted by Sections 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, and 9.6;
(ii)transactions existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 9.7;
(iii)transactions among Credit Parties not prohibited hereunder;
(iv)other transactions in the ordinary course of business on terms at least as favorable to the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries as would be obtained by it on a comparable arm’s-length transaction with an independent, unrelated third party as determined in good faith by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of Holdings;
(v)employment, severance and other compensation arrangements (including equity incentive plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements) with their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business; and
(vi)payment of customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities for the benefit of, directors, officers and employees of Holdings, the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.
SECTION 9.8Accounting Changes; Organizational Documents.
(a)Change its Fiscal Year end, or make (without the consent of the Lender) any material change in its accounting treatment and reporting practices except as required by IFRS.
(b)Amend, modify or change its Organizational Documents in any manner materially adverse to the rights or interests of the Lender.
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SECTION 9.9Payments and Modifications of Junior Indebtedness.
(a)Amend, modify, waive or supplement (or permit the modification, amendment, waiver or supplement of) any of the terms or provisions of any Junior Indebtedness in any respect which would materially and adversely affect the rights or interests of the Lender hereunder or would violate the subordination terms thereof or any subordination agreement applicable thereto.
(b)Prepay, repay, redeem, purchase, defease or acquire for value (including (x) by way of depositing with any trustee with respect thereto money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due and (y) at the maturity thereof) any Junior Indebtedness, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of any Junior Indebtedness, except:
(i)in connection with any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.1 and in compliance with any subordination provisions thereof or any subordination agreement applicable thereto;
(ii)so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would be caused thereby, repurchases, redemptions, defeasances or mandatory repayment of Junior Indebtedness (in each case, except to the extent prohibited by the subordination terms thereof or any subordination agreement applicable thereto);
(iii)payments and prepayments of any Junior Indebtedness made solely with the proceeds of Qualified Equity Interests or any capital contribution in respect of Qualified Equity Interests of Borrowers not otherwise required to prepay Loans pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(ii), so long as immediately before and after giving effect to any such payment or prepayment, no Default or Event of Default then exists;
(iv)(A) payments and prepayments of Junior Indebtedness as a result of the conversion of all or any portion of such Junior Indebtedness into Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrowers, and (B) payments of interest in respect of Junior Indebtedness in the form of payment in kind interest constituting Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 9.1;
(v)the payment of interest, expenses and indemnities in respect of Junior Indebtedness (except to the extent prohibited by the subordination terms thereof or any subordination agreement applicable thereto);
(vi)in connection with any Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 9.6; and
(vii)notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the payment of interest, expenses and indemnities with respect to Seller Notes and, so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would be caused thereby, any other payment, prepayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or mandatory repayment of Seller Notes.
SECTION 9.10No Further Negative Pledges; Restrictive Agreements.
(a)Enter into, assume or be subject to any agreement prohibiting or otherwise restricting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or requiring the grant of any security for such obligation if security is given for some other obligation, except (i) pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) pursuant to any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 9.1(d) (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets financed thereby), (iii) customary restrictions contained in the Organizational Documents of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary as of the Closing Date and (iv) customary restrictions in connection with any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien).
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(b)Create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary on its Equity Interests or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, (ii) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Credit Party or (iii) make loans or advances to any Credit Party, except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (A) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (B) Applicable Law.
(c)Create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof to (i) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to any Credit Party or (ii) act as a Credit Party pursuant to the Loan Documents or any renewals, refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extension thereof, except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (A) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (B) Applicable Law, (C) any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 9.1(d) (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets acquired in connection therewith), (D) any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien), (E) obligations that are binding on a Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary first becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrowers, so long as such obligations are not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (F) customary restrictions contained in an agreement related to the sale of Property (to the extent such sale is permitted pursuant to Section 9.5) that limit the transfer of such Property pending the consummation of such sale, (G) customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted by this Agreement so long as such restrictions relate only to the assets subject thereto and (H) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business.
SECTION 9.11Nature of Business. Engage in any business other than the businesses conducted by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and businesses and business activities reasonably related or ancillary thereto or that are reasonable extensions thereof.
SECTION 9.12Amendments and Other Documents. Amend, modify, waive or supplement (or permit modification, amendment, waiver or supplement of) any of the material terms or provisions of any Material Contract in any respect which would materially and adversely affect the rights or interests of the Lender hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Lender.
SECTION 9.13Sale Leasebacks. Directly or indirectly become or remain liable as lessee or as guarantor or other surety with respect to any lease, whether an operating lease, a finance lease or a capital lease, of any Property (whether real, personal or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (a) which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof has sold or transferred or is to sell or transfer to a Person which is not another Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party or (b) which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party intends to use for substantially the same purpose as any other Property that has been sold or is to be sold or transferred by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary to another Person which is not another Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party in connection with such lease.
SECTION 9.14[Reserved].
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SECTION 9.15Financial Covenants.
(a)Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio. As of the last day of any fiscal quarter, permit the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio to be greater than 3.00 to 1.00.
(b)Minimum Liquidity. Permit Liquidity as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be less than $15,000,000.
(c)Minimum Revenue. Commencing on the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall have a minimum revenue (as described in each applicable year’s financial projections previously delivered to and approved by the Lender), measured on a trailing six (6) month basis, of not less than the amount set forth in the following table for the applicable period set forth opposite thereto:
Minimum Revenue Fiscal Quarter Ending
$50,100,000 March 31, 2024
$48,800,000 June 30, 2024
$46,400,000 September 30, 2024
$51,600,000 December 31, 2024
$57,200,000 March 31, 2025
$55,500,000 June 30, 2025
$53,700,000 September 30, 2025
$56,700,000 December 31, 2025
$60,600,000 March 31, 2026
$60,300,000 June 30, 2026
$59,600,000 September 30, 2026
$63,700,000 December 31, 2026
$65,248,000 March 31, 2027
SECTION 9.16Limitations on Holdings. Permit Holdings to:
(a)hold any assets other than (i) the Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries and intercompany advances to, receivables payable by, and other permitted Investments in, its Subsidiaries, (ii) assets, properties or rights that are not capable of being sold, assigned, transferred or conveyed to the Borrowers without the consent of any other Person, or if such assignment or attempted assignment would constitute a breach thereof, or a violation of any Applicable Law, (iii) agreements relating to the issuance, sale, purchase, repurchase or registration of securities of Holdings, (iv) minute books and other corporate books and records of Holdings, (v) Equity Interests and securities of Holdings held as treasury shares, and (vi) other miscellaneous non-material assets;
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(b)have any liabilities other than (i) the liabilities under the Loan Documents, (ii) tax liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, (iii) Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.1, (iv) corporate, administrative and operating expenses in the ordinary course of business and (v) liabilities under any contracts or agreements described in (a)(ii) and (iii) above; or
(c)engage in any activities or business other than (i) issuing shares of its own Qualified Equity Interests, (ii) holding the assets and incurring the liabilities described in this Section 9.16 and activities incidental and related thereto or (iii) making Restricted Payments, payments, dividends, distributions, contributions, issuances, share redemptions, repurchases and retirements, or other activities permitted pursuant to Sections 9.6 or 9.7.
SECTION 9.17Disposal of Subsidiary Interests. Permit any Domestic Subsidiary to be a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary except as a result of or in connection with a dissolution, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or disposition, as part of a Permitted Intragroup Restructuring or otherwise permitted by Section 9.4 or 9.5.
ARTICLE X
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
SECTION 10.1 Events of Defaults. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:
(a)Default in Payment of Principal of Loans and Reimbursement Obligations. The Borrowers or any other Credit Party shall default in any payment of principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when and as due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) and in the Currency required hereunder or fail to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.4(b), Section 2.5(b), Section 3.1 or Section 3.12 in the Currency required hereunder.
(b)Other Payment Default. The Borrowers or any other Credit Party shall default in the payment when and as due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) and in the Currency required hereunder of interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or the payment of any other Obligation, and such default shall continue for a period of three (3) Business Days.
(c)Misrepresentation. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in this Agreement, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith that is subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications, shall be incorrect or misleading in any respect when made or deemed made or any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in this Agreement, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith that is not subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications, shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made.
(d)Default in Performance of Certain Covenants. Any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall default in the performance or observance of any covenant or agreement contained in Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.13, 8.14, 8.15, 8.16, 8.17, 8.18, or 8.22 or Article IX.
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(e)Default in Performance of Other Covenants and Conditions. Any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall default in the performance or observance of any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than as specifically provided for in this Section 10.1) or any other Loan Document and such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) the Lender’s delivery of written notice thereof to the Borrowers and (ii) a Responsible Officer of any Credit Party having obtained knowledge thereof.
(f)Indebtedness Cross-Default. Any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall (i) default in the payment of any Indebtedness (other than the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligation) the aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts), or with respect to any Hedge Agreement, the Hedge Termination Value, of which is in excess of the Threshold Amount beyond the period of grace if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created, or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any Indebtedness (other than the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligation) the aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts), or with respect to any Hedge Agreement, the Hedge Termination Value, of which is in excess of the Threshold Amount or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, with the giving of notice and/or lapse of time, if required, any such Indebtedness to (A) become due, or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity (any applicable grace period having expired) or (B) be cash collateralized.
(g)Other Cross-Defaults. Any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall default in the payment when due, or in the performance or observance, of any obligation or condition of any Material Contract which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)Change in Control. Any Change in Control shall occur.
(i)Voluntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. Any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall (i) commence a voluntary case under any Debtor Relief Laws, (ii) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any Debtor Relief Laws, (iii) consent to or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Laws, (iv) apply for or consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, process adviser, administrator or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, domestic or foreign, (v) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, (vi) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vii) take any corporate action for the purpose of authorizing any of the foregoing.
(j)Involuntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. A case or other proceeding shall be commenced against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief under any Debtor Relief Laws, or (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, examiner, process adviser, administrator or the like for any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or for all or any substantial part of its assets, domestic or foreign, and such case or proceeding shall continue without dismissal or stay for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days, or an order granting the relief requested in such case or proceeding under such Debtor Relief Laws shall be entered (including any order appointing an examiner or interim examiner to any Irish Credit Party).
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(k)Failure of Agreements. Any provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Loan Document shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof party thereto or any such Person shall so state in writing, or any Loan Document shall for any reason cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on, or security interest in, any of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, in each case other than (i) as a result of the acts or omissions by the Lender in its Related Parties, or (ii) in accordance with the express terms hereof or thereof.
(l)ERISA Events. The occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate fails to make full payment when due of all amounts which, under the provisions of any Pension Plan or Sections 412 or 430 of the Code, any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is required to pay as contributions thereto and such unpaid amounts are in excess of the Threshold Amount, (ii) a Termination Event or (iii) any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan and the Multiemployer Plan notifies such Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate that such entity has incurred a withdrawal liability requiring payments in an amount exceeding the Threshold Amount.
(m)Judgment. One or more judgments, orders or decrees shall be entered against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof by any court and continues without having been discharged, vacated or stayed for a period of forty-five (45) consecutive days after the entry thereof and such judgments, orders or decrees (i) in the case of the payment of money, are individually or in the aggregate (to the extent not paid or covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has acknowledged the claim and has not disputed coverage), in excess of the Threshold Amount or (ii) in the case of injunctive or other non-monetary relief, would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 10.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Lender may, by notice to the Borrowers:
(a)Acceleration; Termination of Credit Facility. Terminate the Commitments and declare the principal of and interest on the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations at the time outstanding, and all other amounts owed to the Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (including all L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented or shall be entitled to present the documents required thereunder) and all other Obligations, to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Credit Party, anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, and terminate the Credit Facility and any right of the Borrowers to request borrowings or Letters of Credit thereunder; provided that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 10.1(i) or (j), the Credit Facility shall be automatically terminated and all Obligations shall automatically become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Credit Party, anything in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b)Letters of Credit. With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to the preceding paragraph, demand that the Borrowers shall at such time deposit in a Cash Collateral account opened by the Lender an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount of the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letter of Credit. Amounts held in such Cash Collateral account shall be applied by the Lender to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay the other Secured Obligations in accordance with Section 10.4. After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, the Reimbursement Obligation shall have been satisfied and all other Secured Obligations shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such Cash Collateral account shall be returned to the Borrowers.
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(c)General Remedies. Exercise on behalf of the Secured Parties all of its other rights and remedies under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and Applicable Law, in order to satisfy all of the Secured Obligations.
SECTION 10.3 Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Non-Waiver; Etc.
(a)The enumeration of the rights and remedies of the Lender set forth in this Agreement is not intended to be exhaustive and the exercise by the Lender of any right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies, all of which shall be cumulative, and shall be in addition to any other right or remedy given hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or that may now or hereafter exist at law or in equity or by suit or otherwise. No delay or failure to take action on the part of the Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege or shall be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default. No course of dealing between the Borrowers, the Lender or its agents or employees shall be effective to change, modify or discharge any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or to constitute a waiver of any Event of Default.
(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Credit Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Lender in accordance with Section 10.2 for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
SECTION 10.4 Crediting of Payments and Proceeds. In the event that the Obligations have been accelerated pursuant to Section 10.2 or the Lender has exercised any remedy set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, all payments received on account of the Secured Obligations and all net proceeds from the enforcement of the Secured Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Section 3.12, be applied by the Lender as determined by the Lender in its sole discretion. The balance, if any, after all of the Secured Obligations have been paid in full, may be paid to the Borrowers or as otherwise required by Applicable Law.
SECTION 10.5 Lender May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, the Lender (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Lender shall have made any demand on any Credit Party) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a)to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lender (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lender, the Issuing Lender and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lender and the Issuing Lender under Sections 3.3, 5.3 and 12.3) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b)to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
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and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized to make such payments to the Lender.
SECTION 10.6 Credit Bidding.
The Lender, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, shall have the right to credit bid and purchase for the benefit of the Lender and the Secured Parties all or any portion of Collateral at any sale thereof conducted by the Lender under the provisions of the UCC, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the UCC, at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, including Section 363 thereof, or a sale under a plan of reorganization, or at any other sale or foreclosure conducted by the Lender (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with Applicable Law. Such credit bid or purchase may be completed through one or more acquisition vehicles formed by the Lender to make such credit bid or purchase and, in connection therewith, the Lender is authorized, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles, and assign the applicable Secured Obligations to any such acquisition vehicle in exchange for Equity Interests and/or debt issued by the applicable acquisition vehicle (which shall be deemed to be held for the ratable account of the applicable Secured Parties on the basis of the Secured Obligations so assigned by each Secured Party).
ARTICLE XI
[RESERVED]
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 12.1 Notices.
(a)Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by e-mail or other electronic communication, hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail to the addresses set forth below; provided that each such written notice or other communication delivered to the Credit Parties by hand, overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail shall also be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address of the Credit Parties set forth below.
If to the Credit Parties:
Gambling.com Group Limited
22 Greenville St.
St. Helier
Channel Island of Jersey JE4 8PX
Attention of: Michael Stein, SVP, General Counsel
E-mail: legal@gdcgroup.com
With copies to:
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
655 West Broadway, Suite 1300
San Diego, California 92101-8490
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Attention of: Troy Zander, Esq.
Telephone No.: (619) 321-5000
E-mail: troy.zander@btlaw.com
If to Wells Fargo, as the Lender:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
MAC T7422-012
P.O. Box 760776
San Antonio, TX 78245
Attention of: Collateral Document Review
Telephone No.: (210) 856-7396
Email: collateraldocumentreview@wellsfargo.com
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; provided that no notice or other communication delivered to the Credit Parties shall be deemed to have been given or received unless also sent by e-mail to the e-mail address of the Credit Parties in accordance with this Section 12.1(a). Notices delivered through e-mail or other electronic communications shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
(b)Electronic Communications. (i) Notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or other communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.
(c)Lending Office. The Lender hereby designates its office located at the address set forth above, or any subsequent office which shall have been specified for such purpose by written notice to the Borrowers, as the Lending Office referred to herein, to which payments due are to be made and at which Loans will be disbursed and Letters of Credit requested.
(d)Change of Address, Etc. Each of Holdings, the Borrowers or the Lender may change its address or other contact information for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
SECTION 12.2 Amendments, Waivers and Consents. Except as set forth below or as specifically provided in any Loan Document (including Sections 1.15 and 5.8(c)), any term, covenant, agreement or condition of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents may be (i) amended by the Lender and the Credit Parties party to such Loan Document so long as such amendments have been agreed to by the Lender and the Credit Parties party to such Loan Document in a writing that specifically states that such amendment is intended to amend or modify such Loan Document and (ii) consented to or waived by the Lender so long as it has been agreed to by the Lender in a writing that specifically states that it is intended to provide consent or waive certain terms of such Loan Document.
SECTION 12.3 Expenses; Indemnity.
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(a)Costs and Expenses. The Borrowers and any other Credit Party, jointly and severally, shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses incurred by the Lender and its Affiliates (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Lender), in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out of pocket expenses incurred by the Lender (including the documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Lender), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out of pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
(b)Indemnification by the Borrowers. The Borrowers shall jointly and severally indemnify the Lender (and any sub-agent thereof) and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, and shall pay or reimburse any such Indemnitee for, any and all losses, claims (including any Environmental Claims), penalties, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (excluding the Borrowers or any other Credit Party), arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Transactions), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Lender to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or any Environmental Claim related in any way to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, or (v) any claim (including any Environmental Claims), investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not the Lender is a party thereto) and the prosecution and defense thereof, arising out of or in any way connected with the Loans, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including reasonable attorneys and consultant’s fees, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (i) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (ii) result from a claim brought by any Credit Party for any material breach of such Indemnitee's obligations under any Loan Document if a court of competent jurisdiction has rendered a final and non-appealable judgment in favor of the Borrowers or such other Credit Party on such claim, (iii) result from any proceeding that does not involve an act or omission by any Credit Party or any of its Affiliates, and that is brought by an Indemnitee against any other Indemnitee, or (iv) arise from such Indemnitee’s settlement of any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses without the Borrowers’ prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). This Section 12.3(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
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(c)[Reserved].
(d)Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. No Credit Party nor any Indemnitee shall have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that the foregoing shall not limit the Borrowers’ indemnification obligations to the Indemnitee’s pursuant to clause (b) above in respect of damages incurred or paid by an Indemnitee to a third party. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Credit Party and each Indemnitee agrees that it shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Credit Party or any Indemnitee, respectively, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in clause (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except to the extent determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Related Parties.
(e)Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after demand therefor.
(f)Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of the Loan Documents and payment of the obligations hereunder.
SECTION 12.4 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, to setoff and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by the Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrowers or any other Credit Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrowers or such Credit Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the Lender or any of its Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not the Lender or any such Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrowers or such Credit Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of the Lender or such Affiliate different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of the Lender and its Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Lender or its respective Affiliates may have. The Lender agrees to notify the Borrowers promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
SECTION 12.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Etc.
(a)Governing Law. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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(b)Submission to Jurisdiction. The Borrowers and each other Credit Party irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Lender or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrowers or any other Credit Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c)Waiver of Venue. The Borrowers and each other Credit Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d)Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 12.1. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law.
SECTION 12.6 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 12.7 [Reserved].
SECTION 12.8 Injunctive Relief. The Borrowers recognize that, in the event the Borrowers fail to perform, observe or discharge any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement, any remedy of law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Lender. Therefore, the Borrowers agree that the Lender, at its option, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.
SECTION 12.9 Successors and Assigns; Participations.
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(a)Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrowers nor any other Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Lender .
(b)Assignments by the Lender. The Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement with the prior written consent of the Borrowers, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that no consent shall be required if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment; provided, further, that the Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless they shall have objected thereto in writing within ten (10) Business Days after having received noticed thereof. The Lender may at any time grant participations thereunder, and no consent or approval by any Credit Party is required in connection with any such participation. If a Lender assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or grants any participation thereunder, and as a result of circumstances existing at the date the assignment, transfer or grant occurs, a Credit Party would be obliged to make a payment to the new Lender or a Participant under Section 5.11(b), then the new Lender or Participant shall only be entitled to receive payment under that Section to the same extent as the existing Lender would have been if the assignment, transfer or grant had not occurred.
SECTION 12.10 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. The Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective Related Parties in connection with the Credit Facility, this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or in connection with marketing of services by such Affiliate or Related Party to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent required or requested by, or required to be disclosed to, any regulatory or similar authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) or in accordance with the Lender’s regulatory compliance policy if the Lender deems such disclosure to be necessary for the mitigation of claims by those authorities against the Lender or any of its Related Parties (in which case, the Lender shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, promptly notify the Borrowers, in advance, to the extent practicable and otherwise permitted by Applicable Law), (c) as to the extent required by Applicable Laws or regulations or in any legal, judicial, administrative proceeding or other compulsory process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement, under any other Loan Document or under any Secured Hedge Agreement or Secured Cash Management Agreement, or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Secured Hedge Agreement or Secured Cash Management Agreement, or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) [reserved], (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating Holdings or its Subsidiaries or the Credit Facility or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Credit Facility, (h) with the consent of the Borrowers, (i) deal terms and other information customarily reported to Thomson Reuters, other bank market data collectors and similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Lender in connection with the administration of the Loan Documents, (j) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Lender or any of its Affiliates from a third party that is not, to such Person’s knowledge, subject to confidentiality obligations to Holdings or the Borrowers, (k) to the extent that such information is independently developed by such Person, (l) to the extent required by an insurance company in connection with providing insurance coverage or providing reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement or (m) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense.
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For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof; provided that, in the case of information received from a Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. Nothing in this Section 12.10 shall restrict the Lender from complying with its obligations under the Credit Reporting Act 2013 of Ireland, as amended.
SECTION 12.11 Performance of Duties. Each of the Credit Party’s obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be performed by such Credit Party at its sole cost and expense.
SECTION 12.12 All Powers Coupled with Interest. All powers of attorney and other authorizations granted to the Lender and any Persons designated by the Lender pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due), any of the Commitments remain in effect or the Credit Facility has not been terminated.
SECTION 12.13 Survival.
(a)All representations and warranties set forth in Article VII and all representations and warranties contained in any certificate, or any of the Loan Documents (including, but not limited to, any such representation or warranty made in or in connection with any amendment thereto) shall constitute representations and warranties made under this Agreement. All representations and warranties made under this Agreement shall be made or deemed to be made at and as of the Closing Date (except those that are expressly made as of a specific date), shall survive the Closing Date and shall not be waived by the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any investigation made by or on behalf of the Lender or any borrowing hereunder.
(b)Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the indemnities to which the Lender is entitled under the provisions of this Article XII and any other provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Lender against events arising after such termination as well as before.
SECTION 12.14 Titles and Captions. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections and subsections in, and the table of contents of, this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 12.15 Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. In the event that any provision is held to be so prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the Lender and the Borrowers shall negotiate in good faith to amend such provision to preserve the original intent thereof in such jurisdiction.
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SECTION 12.16 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.
(a)Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Lender constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 6.1, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Lender and when the Lender shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
(b)Electronic Execution. The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery” and words of like import in or related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any document, amendment, approval, consent, waiver, modification, information, notice, certificate, report, statement, disclosure, or authorization to be signed or delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures or execution in the form of an Electronic Record, and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Lender, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any Applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Each party hereto agrees that any Electronic Signature or execution in the form of an Electronic Record shall be valid and binding on itself and each of the other parties hereto to the same extent as a manual, original signature. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the parties of a manually signed paper which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed paper converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Lender is under no obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Lender pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Lender has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature from any party hereto, the Lender and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the executing party without further verification and (ii) upon the request of the Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by an original manually executed counterpart thereof.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby (A) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Lender and any of the Credit Parties, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto)  shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (B) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto.
SECTION 12.17 Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in effect from the Closing Date through and including the date upon which all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall have been paid and satisfied in full in cash, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or been Cash Collateralized or otherwise satisfied in a manner acceptable to the Issuing Lender) and the Commitments have been terminated.
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No termination of this Agreement shall affect the rights and obligations of the parties hereto arising prior to such termination or in respect of any provision of this Agreement which survives such termination.
SECTION 12.18 USA PATRIOT Act; Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act or any other Anti-Money Laundering Laws, each of them is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name and address of each Credit Party and other information that will allow the Lender to identify each Credit Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act or such Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
SECTION 12.19 Independent Effect of Covenants. The Borrowers expressly acknowledge and agree that each covenant contained in Articles VIII or IX hereof shall be given independent effect. Accordingly, the Borrowers shall not engage in any transaction or other act otherwise permitted under any covenant contained in Articles VIII or IX, before or after giving effect to such transaction or act, the Borrowers shall or would be in breach of any other covenant contained in Articles VIII or IX.
SECTION 12.20 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
(a)In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that (i) the facilities provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Borrowers and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Lender, on the other hand, and the Borrowers are capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof), (ii) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, the Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person, (iii) no Lender has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrowers with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether the Lender has advised or is currently advising the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates on other matters) and no Lender has any obligation to the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates with respect to the financing transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, (iv) the Lender and its Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, and may conflict with, those of the Borrowers and their Affiliates, and no Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship and (v) the Lender has not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and the Credit Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate.
(b)Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that the Lender and any Affiliate thereof may lend money to, invest in, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any of Holdings, the Borrower, any Affiliate thereof or any other person or entity that may do business with or own securities of any of the foregoing, all as if the Lender or such Affiliate thereof were not the Lender or an Affiliate thereof (or an agent or any other person with any similar role under the Credit Facilities) and without any duty to account therefor to any other Lender, Holdings, the Borrowers or any Affiliate of the foregoing. 
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SECTION 12.21 [Reserved].
SECTION 12.22 Inconsistencies with Other Documents. In the event there is a conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Loan Document, the terms of this Agreement shall control; provided that any provision of the Security Documents which imposes additional burdens on Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or further restricts the rights of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or gives the Lender additional rights shall not be deemed to be in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement and shall be given full force and effect.
SECTION 12.23 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b)the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
SECTION 12.24 Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Lender could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrowers in respect of any such sum due from it to the Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Lender of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Lender may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Lender from the Borrowers in the Agreement Currency, the Borrowers agree, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Lender against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Lender in such Currency, the Lender agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrowers (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under Applicable Law).
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SECTION 12.25 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Hedge Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and, each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the FDIC under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
(a)In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
(b)As used in this Section 12.25, the following terms have the following meanings:
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
[Signature pages to follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed under seal by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first written above.
GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED, as a Guarantor
By:     /s/ Charles Gillespie
Name:     Charles Gillespie
Title:    Chief Executive Officer
GDC MEDIA LIMITED, as Borrower
By:      /s/ John O’Shea
Name:      John O’Shea
Title:     Secretary
GDC AMERICA, INC., as Borrower
By:      /s/ Charles Gillespie
Name:      Charles Gillespie
Title:     Authorized Signatory
ROTO SPORTS, INC., as Borrower
By:      /s/ Charles Gillespie
Name:      Charles Gillespie
Title:     Authorized Signatory
LENDER:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Issuing Lender and Lender
By:      /s/ Cheryl L. Ebner
Name:      Cheryl L. Ebner
Title:     Director, Commercial Banking

EX-4.9 4 exhibit49florida-apaexecut.htm EX-4.9 Document
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Dated 21 March 2024
Asset Purchase Agreement
between
XLMedia PLC and XLMedia Publishing Limited
as Sellers
GDC Media Limited and GDC UKGB Limited
as Purchasers
Gambling.com Group Limited
as Guarantor







White & Case llp
5 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1DW




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1.6    Each Seller, on behalf of itself and all other members of the Sellers’ Group, with effect on and from Completion Effective Date, hereby absolutely and irrevocably assigns to Purchaser 1, and Purchaser 1 hereby accepts the assignment of, all of the right, title and interest of the relevant Seller or any other member of the Sellers’ Group in and to all Asset Intellectual Property Rights. The Sellers shall, and shall procure that all other member of the Sellers’ Group that own any right, title and interest in or to any Asset Intellectual Property Rights, do, execute and deliver (or procure to be done, executed and delivered) at the Purchasers' sole cost all such further acts, documents and things reasonably required by Purchaser 1 in order to give full effect to the assignments under this Clause 2.6.

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1.4    The Parties acknowledge that, following the date of this Agreement, the Sellers may provide additional information to the Purchasers to allow the Sellers and Purchasers to better assess the information required to be included in Schedule 5 (Transferring Employees), Schedule 6 (Novation Contracts), Schedule 7 (Domains), Schedule 8 (Asset Migration Plan and Requirements), Schedule 10 (Operator Accounts) and Schedule 11 (Revenue Collection Process) (the “Signing Schedules”). Immediately following the date of this Agreement, the Parties agree to cooperate reasonably and discuss in good faith any required and relevant amendment or updates to the Signing Schedules. If any such amendments or updates to a Signing Schedule are agreed, such updated schedule shall, with effect from Completion, replace the applicable Schedule.

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1.3    A Seller shall, on receiving the decision of HMRC arising out of a Review (the “Decision”), promptly notify (and provide a copy to) the Purchasers of the Decision and the Purchasers may give written notice to the Sellers within 10 Business Days of being notified of the Decision that it requires the Seller to make an appeal against the Decision and in such manner as the Purchasers shall reasonably request from time to time provided that: (i) all third party costs incurred by the Sellers under this Clause 13.3 shall be paid by the Purchasers within ten Business Days of such costs being notified by the Sellers to the Purchasers; and (ii) the Purchasers shall be required to pay to the Sellers an amount equal to the outstanding VAT that is required to be paid by the Sellers prior to the filing of such an appeal.
1.4    If: (a) the Purchasers have not exercised their rights under Clause 13.2; (b) the Purchasers have not exercised their rights under Clause 13.3; or (c) the court or tribunal to which the final appeal has been made under Clause 13.3 has made its decision (the “Final Decision”), the Purchasers shall pay, subject to the receipt of a valid VAT invoice, to each Seller an amount equal to the VAT for which the Seller is required to finally account to HMRC (plus any amount constituting interest and/or penalties for which the Purchasers are liable in respect of such VAT) (the “Final VAT Amount”) or account for such Final VAT Amount under the reverse charge procedure (as applicable), in each case less any amount previously paid under Clause 13.3(ii) or if the amount previously paid under Clause 13.3(ii) exceeds the Final VAT Amount, the Sellers shall pay to the Purchaser: (i) in a case where the Sellers have not accounted to HMRC for the VAT, an amount equal to the excess within 10 Business Days of being notified of the decision or Final Decision (as the case may be); or (ii) in a case where the Sellers have accounted to HMRC for the VAT (in which case the Sellers shall use all reasonable endeavours to obtain from HMRC a repayment of the overpaid VAT and interest payable on it), the amount recovered from HMRC (including any interest so recovered) within 10 Business Days of the repayment of VAT from HMRC, and in each case, deliver to each Purchaser a valid credit note for VAT purposes provided that all third party costs incurred by the Sellers under this Clause 13.4 shall be paid by the Purchasers within ten Business Days of such costs being notified by the Sellers to the Purchasers.

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This Agreement is made on 21 March 2024
Between:
(1)XLMEDIA PLC, a company incorporated in Jersey with registered number 114467 and whose registered office is at IFC 5, St Helier, JE1 1ST, Jersey (“Seller 1”); and
(2)XLMEDIA PUBLISHING LIMITED, a company incorporated in Jersey with registered number 125474 and whose registered office is at 12 Castle Street, St Helier, JE2 3RT, Jersey (“Seller 2”);
(Seller 1 and Seller 2 are collectively referred to as the “Sellers” and individually as a “Seller”);
(3)GDC MEDIA LIMITED, a company incorporated in Ireland with registered number 562225 and whose registered office is at Fitzwilliam Court, Leeson Close, Dublin 2, D02 YW24, Ireland (“Purchaser 1”);
(4)GDC UKGB LIMITED, a company incorporated in England with registered number 14242362 and whose registered office is at 5 The Green, Richmond, TW9 1PL, England (“Purchaser 2”);
(Purchaser 1 and Purchaser 2 are collectively referred to as the “Purchasers” and individually as a “Purchaser”); and
(5)GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED, a company incorporated in Jersey with registered number 135800 and whose registered office is at 22 Grenville Street, St. Helier, Channel Island of Jersey JE4 8PX (the “Guarantor”).
Whereas:
(A)The Sellers, together with other members of the Sellers’ Group, carry on the Business (as defined in Clause 1.1 (Interpretation)) and are the legal and beneficial owners of the Assets (as defined in Clause 1.1 (Interpretation)).
(B)The Sellers have agreed to sell, and procure the sale of, and Purchaser 1 has agreed to purchase the Assets (as defined in Clause 1.1 (Interpretation)), in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
(C)The Sellers and the Purchasers acknowledge that the Transferring Employees and the Cyprus Employees shall, upon Completion of this Agreement, transfer to Purchaser 1 under the Transfer Regulations (unless they object to the transfer of their employment). Following Completion, on commencement of the Services Agreement (as defined in Clause 1.1 (Interpretation)), the Transferring Employees and the Cyprus Employees shall transfer to Purchaser 2 under the Transfer Regulations (unless they object to the transfer of their employment).
(D)This Agreement is entered into for the purposes of, and in connection with, the sale and purchase of the Assets (as defined in Clause 1.1 (Interpretation)).
It is agreed:
1.Interpretation
1.1In this Agreement:
“2024 Revenue” shall mean the revenue attributable to the Assets in the period between 1 April 2024 and 31 December 2024 (each date inclusive), as confirmed by the Purchasers’ Representative to the Sellers’ Representative thirty (30) calendar days prior to the Third Instalment Payment Date (the “Revenue Performance Statement”);
“2024 Unacceptable Revenue Amount” has the meaning given in Clause 17.1;





“Accounting Expert” means an individual at any of Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, or KPMG (who and which is independent of and is not the auditor of any of the Parties) agreed to by the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchasers’ Representative or, if such agreement is not reached by the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchasers’ Representative within thirty (30) days of the date of either the Sellers’ Representative or the Purchasers’ Representative serving on the other details of its suggested individual, the individual nominated by the President, for the time being, of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, by joint application of the Sellers’ Representative and Purchasers’ Representative;
“Accounts Date” means 31 December 2023;
“Agents” means, in relation to a person, that person’s directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents and representatives;
“Anti-Bribery Laws” means, in each case to the extent that they have been applicable to the Business, to the Sellers or any other member of the Sellers’ Group (as the case may be) at any time prior to the date of this Agreement: (i) the UK Bribery Act 2010; (ii) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (as amended); (iii) any applicable law, rule, or regulation promulgated to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, signed on 17 December 1997; and (iv) any other applicable anti-bribery laws or regulations in any jurisdiction;
“Asset Intellectual Property Rights” means the Intellectual Property Rights owned, used or held for use in relation to the Assets, including the Business Trade Marks;
“Asset Migration” means the practical migration of all Assets and Transferring Employees from the Sellers’ IT systems and platforms to the Purchasers’ IT systems and platforms, including the tasks to be carried out by the Parties in accordance with Schedule 8 (Asset Migration Plan and Requirements);
“Assets” has the meaning given in Clause 2.1;
“Books and Records” means all books, records and documents (however recorded) relating solely and exclusively to the Assets;
“Business” means the business carried on by the Sellers together with the members of the Sellers' Group (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Assets and the operation of the Assets);
“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday or a public holiday) when commercial banks are open for ordinary banking business in London, England; or Jersey;
“Business Trade Marks” means any trade mark or service mark owned by the Sellers or a members of the Sellers' Group that consist of, or contains the words: (i) “FOOTBALL BET BUILDER”; (ii) “FREEBETS.COM”; (iii) “KASINO.SE”; (iv) “KASINOT.COM”; (v) “NETTIKASINOT”; (vi) “PONTURI BUNE”; (vii) “VEDONLYONTI”; or (viii) “WHICHBINGO”, and all goodwill accruing, attaching or relating to those trade marks or service marks;
“Claim” means any Warranty Claim;
“Completion” means completion of the sale and purchase of the Assets under this Agreement, which shall be deemed to be effective from the Completion Effective Date;
“Completion Effective Date” means 00:01 a.m. on 1 April 2024 or such other date as the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchasers’ Representative agree in writing;
“Completion Meeting” means the meeting of the Parties to deal with all matters to confirm that Completion can occur;
“Completion Meeting Date” means 2 April 2024 provided that, if the Conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived on or before such date, then the Completion Meeting Date shall mean the fifth Business Day after (and excluding) the day on which the last of the Conditions has been satisfied or waived in accordance with this Agreement or such other date as the Parties agree in writing;
“Conditions” means the conditions referred to in Clause 3 (Conditions) and set out in Schedule 1 (Conditions);

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“Consideration” means the consideration payable for the Assets, as set out in Clause 4 (Consideration);
“Continuing Provisions” means Clause 1 (Interpretation), Clause 15 (Sellers’ Warranties), Clause 16 and Schedule 4 (Sellers’ Limitations on Liability), Clause 19 (Confidentiality), Clause 20 (Announcements), Clause 21 (Assignment), Clause 24 (Entire Agreement), Clause 25 (Severance and Validity), Clause 26 (Variations), Clause 27 (Remedies and Waivers), Clause 29 (Third Party Rights), Clause 30 (Payments); Clause 31 (Costs and Expenses), Clause 34 (Notices), Clause 36 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction) and Clause 37 (Agent for Service of Process);
“Contracts” means all online gambling contracts and all other revenue-generating contracts in whatever form:
1(a)relating solely and exclusively to the Assets that were entered into prior to the Completion Effective Date, including those listed in Schedule 6 (Novation Contracts); and
1(b)relating to historic revenue which is continuing to be generated by the Sellers' Group prior to the Completion Effective Date, other than any contracts or revenue generated by or in relation to the Sellers’ Group’s United States and Canadian businesses;
“Cyprus Employees” means those employees in Cyprus of the Seller’s Group who are listed in Part 2 of Schedule 5 and expected to transfer, at Completion, under the Transfer Regulations, to a member of the Purchaser’s Group;
“Data Room” means the virtual data room for “Project Spain” hosted by iDeals as at 11:59 p.m. on 20 March 2024 and made available to the Purchasers, and containing actual copies of documents and other information relating to the Assets;
“Disclosed” means fairly disclosed with sufficient detail to enable a reasonable purchaser to identify the nature and scope of the matter disclosed;
“Disclosure Letter” means the letter of today’s date from the Sellers to the Purchasers in the agreed terms and delivered to the Purchasers before the execution of this Agreement;
“Domain Name Transfer Deeds” means the deed of assignments relating to the Domains, between: (i) Seller 2 and Purchaser 1; (ii) Domains For All Limited and Purchaser 1; (iii) International Internet Development Limited and Purchaser 1; (iv) Domains Holdings Group Limited and Purchaser 1; (v) International Domains Holdings Limited and Purchaser 1; and (vi) Webpals Marketing Systems (US) Limited and Purchaser 1, each in the agreed form;
“Domains” means the domain names and associated websites listed in Schedule 7 (Domains) and any and all rights in and with respect to such domain names and associated websites;
“Draft Novation Agreements” has the meaning given in Clause 9.1(a)(ii);
“Encumbrance” means any pledge, charge, lien, mortgage, debenture, hypothecation, security interest, pre-emption right, option, claim, equitable right, power of sale, pledge, retention of title, right of first refusal or other third party right or security interest of any kind or an agreement, arrangement or obligation to create any of the above;
“Excluded Assets” means:
(a)the Business;
(b)the Receivables;
(c)the IT Systems (other than the Transferring IT Solutions); and
(d)where the Parties agree to delay the transfer of title of any Romanian Asset and do not agree a transfer date for such Romanian Asset before the expiry of the Migration Period, the relevant Romanian Assets the subject of the provisions of Clause 7.5;
“First Instalment Amount” has the meaning given in Clause 4.3(a);

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“Fixed Consideration” has the meaning given in Clause 4.1(a);
“Fundamental Warranties” means the Warranties set out in paragraphs 1 and 2.1 and 2.2 of Schedule 3 (Warranties);
“Hardware” means any and all (a) computer, telecommunications and network equipment; (b) operation user manuals; (c) maintenance manuals; and (d) associated documentation (but not including Software);
“Information” means all information in any tangible form, including, but not limited to, paper, electronically stored data, magnetic media, microfiche, film and microfilm and whether or not confidential, including all drawings, process and material specifications, operation and manufacturing procedures and data, research, development and project reports, progress reports, quality assurance and testing procedures, manuals and records, shop practices, instruction, training, user, maintenance and repair manuals, tables of operating conditions, market forecasts, quotations and tenders, customer and supplier lists, marketing methods and procedures, technical literature and brochures and any other technical, industrial and commercial information and techniques;
“Intellectual Property Rights” means patents, petty patents, utility models, trade marks, service marks, trade and business names, rights in logos and get-up, registered designs, design rights, copyright and neighbouring rights, database rights, domain names, semi-conductor topography rights and rights in Information, inventions, Software, social media accounts, software apps, trade secrets, confidential information of all kinds and other similar proprietary rights which may subsist in any part of the world and whether registered or not, including, where such rights are obtained or enhanced by registration, any registration of such rights and rights to apply for such registrations;
“IT Systems” means all Hardware, Software or other IT systems owned by the Sellers or any of them, whether connected to the Assets or not (but excluding the Assets themselves);
“Long Stop Date” means 5 April 2024 or such other date as the Parties may agree in writing;
“Loss” or “Losses” means any and all losses (including loss in revenue or reduction in value of any of the Assets), liabilities, actions and claims including charges, costs, damages, demands, fines, penalties, interest and all legal and other professional fees and expenses including, in each case, all related Taxes;
“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse change in operation of the Assets, and for the purposes of this definition, a material adverse change in the operation of the Assets shall occur if any law is passed or any order is made by any regulator or competent court in (i) any jurisdiction in which the Assets are operated or (ii) any material market where the Assets are made available to consumers, that, in either case, prohibits or materially limits the Assets from being operated or made available to consumers in that jurisdiction or market;
“Migration Period” means the period between the date of this Agreement and the date six (6) months after the Completion Effective Date, or, if such date if not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter;
“Monthly Unacceptable Revenue Amount” has the meaning given in Clause 17.3;
“Novation Contracts” means those Contracts details of which are set out in Schedule 6 (Novation Contracts);
“Novation Counterparties” has the meaning given in Clause 9.1(a)(i);
“Operator Accounts” means the list of accounts set out in Schedule 10 and any other active operator accounts owned or operated by the Sellers’ Group (excluding any operator accounts relating to the Business) which, during the Migration Period, generate revenue, and the related log-in details (including user names and passwords);
“Parent Undertaking” means an Undertaking which, in relation to another Undertaking, a “Subsidiary Undertaking”:
1(a)holds a majority of the voting rights in the Undertaking; or

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1(b)has the right to appoint or remove a majority of its board of directors (or analogous body, including a management board and supervisory council); or
1(c)has the right to exercise a dominant influence over the Undertaking, by virtue of provisions contained in its constitutional documents or elsewhere; or
1(d)controls alone, pursuant to an agreement with the other shareholders or members, a majority of the voting rights in the Undertaking,
and an Undertaking shall be treated as the Parent Undertaking of any Undertaking in relation to which any of its Subsidiary Undertakings is, or is to be treated as, Parent Undertaking, and “Subsidiary Undertaking” shall be construed accordingly;
“Party” means a party to this Agreement and “Parties” shall mean the parties to this Agreement;
“Purchasers’ Designated Account” means a US$ denominated bank account, details of which shall be notified to the Sellers’ Representative by the Purchasers’ Representative from time to time at least five (5) Business Days prior to any payment is due;
“Purchasers’ Group” means the Purchasers, their Subsidiary Undertakings, any Parent Undertaking of the Purchasers and all other Subsidiary Undertakings of any such Parent Undertaking as the case may be from time to time;
“Purchasers’ Lawyers” means White & Case LLP of 5 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1DW;
“Receivables” means all amounts owing to a Seller or any other member of the Sellers’ Group as at the Completion Effective Date in connection with the Assets;
“Related Persons” has the meaning given in Clause 24.4;
“Relevant Party’s Group” means, in relation to the Purchasers, the Purchasers’ Group; and, in relation to the Sellers, the Sellers’ Group;
“Retained Employees” means those persons employed or engaged by any member of the Sellers’ Group other than the Transferring Employees and the Cyprus Employees;
“Revenue” has the meaning given in Clause 11.2;
“Romanian Assets” means Ponturi-Bune.ro and the Business Trade Mark “PONTURI BUNE”;
“Second Instalment Amount” has the meaning given in Clause 4.3(b);
“Second Instalment Payment Date” means the date falling six (6) months after the Completion Effective Date, or, if such date if not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter;
“Sellers’ Designated Account” means a US$ denominated bank account, details of which shall be notified to the Purchasers’ Representative by the Sellers’ Representative at least five (5) Business Days prior to each of (i) the Completion Meeting Date and (ii) the Second Instalment Payment Date, and (iii) the Third Instalment Payment Date;
“Sellers’ Group” means the Sellers, their Subsidiary Undertakings, any Parent Undertaking of the Sellers and all other Subsidiary Undertakings of any such Parent Undertaking as the case may be from time to time;
“Sellers’ Lawyers” means Ashurst LLP of 1 Duval Square, London E1 6PW;
“Services Agreement” means an agreement between Purchaser 1 and Purchaser 2, under which Purchaser 2 shall, following the Completion Effective Date, carry out the activities that are carried out (through the performance of services provided by the Transferring Employees and the Cyprus Employees):
1(e)prior to Completion, by a member, or members, of the Sellers’ Group on their own behalf; and

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1(f)from Completion, by Purchaser 1, on its own behalf;
“Software” means any and all computer programs in both source and object code form, including all modules, routines and sub-routines thereof, operational plug-ins and all related source and other preparatory materials including user requirements, functional specifications and programming specifications, ideas, principles, programming languages, algorithms, flow charts, logic, logic diagrams, orthographic representations, file structures, coding sheets, coding and including any manuals or other documentation relating thereto and computer generated works;
“Subsidiary Undertaking” means any Undertaking in relation to which another Undertaking is its Parent Undertaking;
“Supplementary Disclosure Letter” the letter dated on or around the Completion Date from the Sellers to the Purchasers containing certain disclosures against the Warranties, if any;
“Target Revenue” has the meaning given in Schedule 9;
“Tax” or “Taxation” means and includes all forms of taxation and statutory and governmental, state, provincial, local governmental or municipal charges, duties, contributions and levies, withholdings and deductions, in each case whether of United Kingdom or elsewhere and whenever imposed and all related penalties, charges, costs and interest;
“Taxation Authority” means any governmental or other authority competent to impose Taxation whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere;
“Third Instalment Amount” has the meaning given in Clause 4.3(c);
“Third Instalment Payment Date” means the later of:
1(g)the date falling twelve (12) months after the Completion Effective Date, or, if such date if not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter; and
1(h)if the Target Revenue is not agreed or has not yet been finally determined by the date described in paragraph (a) hereof, the date on which the Target Revenue has been agreed or finally determined;
“Third Party Consents” means all consents or waivers required from third parties for the assignment or novation of any Contract in favour of a Purchaser or any member of the Purchasers’ Group and “Third Party Consent” shall mean any one consent or waiver;
“Transfer Regulations” means the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246) or equivalent legislation in any jurisdiction;
“Transferring Employees” means those employees of the Seller’s Group who are listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5 and expected to transfer, at Completion, under the Transfer Regulations, to a member of the Purchaser’s Group;
“Transferring IT Solutions” means RGBCode, Adopstar and Kinsta;
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Disclosure Letter and the Domain Name Transfer Deeds, and “Transaction Document” shall mean any one of them;
"Unacceptable Revenue Sources" means:
1(i)any revenue from any market in the form of cryptocurrency or non-gaming revenue (such as binary options or adult entertainment);
1(j)any gaming revenue from markets where online gambling is illegal as at the Completion Effective Date, provided that all gaming revenue from Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Canada (other than the province of Ontario) will not be classified for the purposes of this sub-paragraph (b) as an Unacceptable Revenue Source;
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relevant, not regulated in a member state of the European Union, provided that all gaming revenue from Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Canada (other than the province of Ontario) will not be classified for the purposes of this sub-paragraph (c) as an Unacceptable Revenue Source;
1(l)any revenue from entities, individuals or jurisdictions appearing on sanctions lists administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union and the United Kingdom as at the Completion Effective Date,
and provided further that revenues from Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and the province of Ontario, Canada, shall not automatically be deemed revenues from Unacceptable Revenue Sources and shall instead first be subjected to assessment against Purchaser 1's internal policies on acceptance of revenue from Unacceptable Revenue Sources (in whichever form they may exist from time to time) before such classification is made;
“Undertaking” means a body corporate or partnership or an unincorporated association carrying on trade or business;
“VAT” means any Taxation levied under the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010;
“Variable Component” has the meaning given in Clause 4.2;
“Warranties” means the warranties referred to in Clause 15.1 (Sellers’ Warranties) and set out in Schedule 3 (Warranties) and “Warranty” shall mean any one of them;
“Warranty Claim” means any claim for breach of Warranty; and
“Working Group” has the meaning given in Clause 9.2.
1.2The expression “in the agreed terms” means in the form agreed between the Purchasers and the Sellers and signed for the purposes of identification by or on behalf of the Purchasers’ Representative and Sellers’ Representative or identified as being in the agreed terms through email correspondence between the Purchasers’ Lawyers and the Sellers’ Lawyers.
1.3Any reference to “writing” or “written” means any method of reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form, including email.
1.4References to “include” or “including” are to be construed without limitation.
1.5References to a “company” include any company, corporation or other body corporate wherever and however incorporated or established.
1.6References to a “person” include any individual, company, partnership, joint venture, firm, association, trust, governmental or regulatory authority or other body or entity (whether or not having separate legal personality).
1.7References to a “contract” (including the Contracts) are to any agreement, arrangement, understanding or commitment whether or not in writing.
1.8The table of contents and headings are inserted for convenience only and do not affect the construction of this Agreement.
1.9Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular include the plural and vice versa and a reference to any gender includes all other genders.
1.10References to Clauses, paragraphs and Schedules are to clauses and paragraphs of, and schedules to, this Agreement. The Schedules form part of this Agreement.
1.11References to any statute or statutory provision include a reference to that statute or statutory provision as amended, consolidated or replaced from time to time (whether before or after the date of this Agreement) and include any subordinate legislation made under the relevant statute or statutory provision.
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any jurisdiction other than England, be deemed to include what most nearly approximates in that jurisdiction to the English legal term.
1.13All payments required in accordance with this Agreement shall be made in US$. For the purposes of applying a reference to a monetary sum expressed in US$, an amount in a different currency shall be converted into US$ at an exchange rate five (5) Business Days prior to payment of the relevant amount equal to the mid-point closing rate for converting that currency into US$ on that date as quoted in the London edition of the Financial Times first next published (or, if no such rate is quoted in the Financial Times, the mid-point closing rate quoted by Lloyds Banking Group plc in London). In relation to a Claim, the date of such conversion shall be the date of receipt of notice of that Claim in accordance with Schedule 3 (Warranties).
1.14The expressions “ordinary course of business” or “business in the ordinary course” mean, in relation to the Assets, the ordinary and usual course of business of the Sellers consistent in all material respects (including nature and scope) with prior practice in relation to the operation of the Assets.
1.15Unless expressly provided otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement which relate to the Sellers or the Purchasers (as the case may be) are given and entered into by those Sellers or Purchasers jointly and severally.
1.16Each Purchaser may release or compromise the liability of a Seller without affecting the liability of the other Sellers. Each Seller may release or compromise the liability of a Purchaser without affecting the liability of the other Purchasers. If any liability of a Seller or Purchaser is, or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, this shall not affect or impair the (i) liability of the other Sellers or Purchasers (as applicable), or (ii) the other obligations of that Seller or Purchaser (as applicable), under this Agreement.
2.Sale and Purchase
1.1The Sellers shall sell and procure the sale of, and Purchaser 1 shall purchase, the assets listed below (the “Assets”) with effect from Completion:
(a)the Contracts;
(b)the Books and Records;
(c)the Asset Intellectual Property Rights;
(d)the Domains;
(e)the Operator Accounts; and
(f)the Transferring IT Solutions,
but excluding the Excluded Assets.
1.2The Sellers shall transfer and procure the transfer of legal and beneficial title to the Assets to Purchaser 1 free from all Encumbrances. Unless expressly provided otherwise, legal and beneficial title to all of the Assets shall pass to Purchaser 1 at the Completion Effective Date.
1.3The Sellers hereby waive and shall procure the waiver by any member of the Sellers’ Group of any restrictions on transfer that they may have or may exist in any of their constitutional documentation in relation to the Assets.
1.4Purchaser 1 may, but shall not be obliged to, complete the purchase of any of the Assets unless the purchase of all the Assets is completed simultaneously.
1.5The rights in and with respect to the Domains shall be assigned, and the registrations and control of the Domains shall be transferred, to the relevant transferee set forth in the relevant Domain Name Transfer Deed pursuant to and on the terms of the execution and delivery, on the Completion Meeting Date, by the relevant transferor set forth in the relevant Domain Name Transfer Deed and the relevant transferee of the Domain Name Transfer Deeds.

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1.6Each Seller, on behalf of itself and all other members of the Sellers’ Group, with effect on and from Completion Effective Date, hereby absolutely and irrevocably assigns to Purchaser 1, and Purchaser 1 hereby accepts the assignment of, all of the right, title and interest of the relevant Seller or any other member of the Sellers’ Group in and to all Asset Intellectual Property Rights. The Sellers shall, and shall procure that all other member of the Sellers’ Group that own any right, title and interest in or to any Asset Intellectual Property Rights, do, execute and deliver (or procure to be done, executed and delivered) at the Purchasers' sole cost all such further acts, documents and things reasonably required by Purchaser 1 in order to give full effect to the assignments under this Clause 2.6.
1.7Risk in the Assets to be sold and purchased under this Agreement shall pass at the Completion Effective Date.
3.Conditions
1.1The obligations of the Parties to complete the sale and purchase of the Assets are in all respects conditional on the satisfaction (or waiver, as the case may be) of those matters set out in Schedule 1 (the “Conditions”).
1.2The Parties shall use all commercially reasonable endeavours to facilitate and procure the fulfilment of the Conditions as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event prior to the Long Stop Date.
1.3The Purchasers may waive in whole or in part all or any of the Conditions by written notice to the Sellers’ Representative.
1.4The Sellers, on being requested to do so, shall provide such reasonable assistance and co-operation as the Purchasers may reasonably require to satisfy the Conditions.
1.5Each Party shall notify the other Parties as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within three (3) Business Days of becoming aware that any of the Conditions has been satisfied or has (in such Party’s reasonable opinion) become incapable of satisfaction.
1.6If any of the Conditions set out in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (Conditions) and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (Conditions) is not fulfilled or waived by the Long Stop Date, each of the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchasers’ Representative may by written notice to the other terminate this Agreement with immediate effect.
1.7If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Clause 3.6, the rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall cease immediately (save in respect of rights and liabilities that the Parties have accrued prior to termination), provided that the Continuing Provisions shall continue to have effect.
4.Consideration
1.1Subject to Clause 4.2, the consideration for the sale of the Assets shall be:
(a)the sum of thirty-seven million five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$37,500,000) (the “Fixed Consideration”); and
(b)the Variable Component,
totalling, if the Maximum Variable Component is achieved pursuant to Clause 4.2, forty-two million five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$42,500,000).
1.2The “Variable Component” shall be an amount calculated in accordance with the following formula, and cannot be less than zero United States Dollars (US$0), or exceed five million United States Dollars (US$5,000,000) (the “Maximum Variable Component”):
Variable Component =
$5,000,000 x 2024 Revenue – (Target Revenue x 0.75)
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1.3Purchaser 1 shall pay to the Sellers’ Designated Account the Fixed Consideration in the following instalments:
(a)on the Completion Meeting Date, the sum of twenty million United States Dollars (US$20,000,000) (the “First Instalment Amount”);
(b)on the Second Instalment Payment Date, the sum of ten million United States Dollars (US$10,000,000) (the “Second Instalment Amount”); and
(c)on the Third Instalment Payment Date, the sum of seven million five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$7,500,000) (the “Third Instalment Amount”).
1.4Purchaser 1 shall pay to the Sellers’ Designated Account an amount equal to the Variable Component (if any) on the Third Instalment Payment Date.
1.5The payment of the First Instalment Amount, the Second Instalment Amount, the Third Instalment Amount and the Variable Component (if applicable), shall discharge the obligations of the Purchasers under Clauses 2 (Sale and Purchase) and 4 (Consideration), and the Purchasers shall not be concerned with the apportionment among the Sellers or the application of such sums by the Sellers.
1.6The provisions of Schedule 9 (Revenues and Deduction Amounts) shall have effect where applicable.
5.Pre-Completion Obligations
1.1The Sellers shall procure that from the date of this Agreement until Completion, the Assets will be operated and used in the ordinary course and that, in the absence of the prior written consent of the Purchasers’ Representative (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), neither a Seller nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group will do or agree to do any of the following:
(a)enter into, modify or terminate any material contract entered into in connection with the Assets or any contract materially affecting the Assets or entering into any unusual or onerous contract affecting the Assets;
(b)renew any Contract, other than any Contract expiring in accordance with its terms where the Contract is renewed on substantially the same terms (with no changes to any commercial terms);
(c)enter into any payment terms or payment plans in relation to any Contract for a period greater than thirty (30) calendar days, or modifying any existing payment terms or payment plans to exceed thirty (30) calendar days;
(d)acquire, dispose of, or grant any option in respect of, all or any part of the Assets;
(e)make any material change in the nature or organisation of the operation of the Assets;
(f)discontinue or ceasing to operate all or a part of the Assets;
(g)create any Encumbrance over any of the Assets or redeeming or releasing any Encumbrance over any of the Assets or giving any guarantees or indemnities in respect of any of the Assets;
(h)effect any transaction involving the Assets and a Seller or any other member of the Sellers’ Group;
(i)grant, modify or terminate any rights or enter into any agreement relating to the Asset Intellectual Property Rights or the Domains or intentionally or recklessly doing or omitting to do anything to jeopardise the validity or enforceability of the Asset Intellectual Property Rights or the Domains, including the non-payment of any application, search, maintenance or other official fees; or
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save where any action by the Sellers is required to comply with applicable law or regulatory requirements, in which case the Sellers’ Representative shall, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or regulation, notify the Purchasers’ Representative prior to the Sellers taking any such action.
1.2
(a)Subject to Clause 5.2(b), from the date of this Agreement until Completion, the Sellers shall procure that the Purchasers and its Agents shall be allowed:
(i)reasonable access to, and to take copies of (at the Purchasers’ sole expense), the Books and Records; and
(ii)reasonable access to the directors and senior executive employees of the Sellers’ Group (who shall be instructed to give such information, assistance and explanations as the Purchasers or any of the Purchasers’ Agents may reasonably request in respect of the Assets).
(b)Any access granted pursuant to Clause 5.2(a) shall only be permitted:
(i)within normal working hours and on reasonable prior notice having been provided to the Sellers’ Representative;
(ii)to the extent reasonably required by the Purchasers to plan for the integration of the Assets into the Purchasers’ Group; and
(iii)provided that access shall not give the Purchasers or their Agents any right to give instructions or otherwise interfere with the management and conduct of the Sellers’ Group and is otherwise subject to the relevant legal, regulatory and compliance obligations of the Sellers’ Group.
6.Completion
1.1The Completion Meeting shall take place at 9:00 a.m. UK time on the Completion Meeting Date remotely by the electronic exchange of documents or at such other place as is agreed by the Sellers and the Purchasers.
1.2At the Completion Meeting, the Sellers shall undertake those actions listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Completion Arrangements) and the Purchasers shall undertake those actions listed in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (Completion Arrangements).
1.3If there is a material breach by a Party of Clause 6.2 and Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 2 (Completion Arrangements) on the Completion Meeting Date, the Sellers’ Representative may (where a Purchaser is the defaulting Party) and the Purchaser’s Representative may (where a Seller is the defaulting Party):
(a)defer Completion (with the provisions of this Clause 6 applying to Completion as so deferred); or
(b)proceed to Completion as far as practicable (without limiting the non-defaulting Parties’ rights and remedies under this Agreement).
1.4The Parties acknowledge that, following the date of this Agreement, the Sellers may provide additional information to the Purchasers to allow the Sellers and Purchasers to better assess the information required to be included in Schedule 5 (Transferring Employees), Schedule 6 (Novation Contracts), Schedule 7 (Domains), Schedule 8 (Asset Migration Plan and Requirements), Schedule 10 (Operator Accounts) and Schedule 11 (Revenue Collection Process) (the “Signing Schedules”). Immediately following the date of this Agreement, the Parties agree to cooperate reasonably and discuss in good faith any required and relevant amendment or updates to the Signing Schedules. If any such amendments or updates to a Signing Schedule are agreed, such updated schedule shall, with effect from Completion, replace the applicable Schedule.

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7.Post-Completion Obligations
General Obligations
1.1As soon as practicable following Completion, upon the request by the Purchasers’ Representative, the Sellers shall join with the Purchasers in sending out a notice in the agreed terms to all relevant online gambling operators, other customers and suppliers in relation to the Assets, informing them of the sale and purchase of the Assets.
1.2All correspondence relating to the Assets that is received by a Seller or any other member of the Sellers’ Group on or after Completion shall be passed to Purchasers’ Representative as soon as reasonably practicable.
1.3The Sellers shall at their own cost procure that as soon as reasonably practicable following Completion:
(a)neither the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group shall use any mark, logo, name, symbol or design used in the operation of the Assets; and
(b)remove all references and hypertext links to the Assets from the websites under any domain names retained by the Sellers and/or any other member of the Sellers’ Group, save only as required to be retained to comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
Asset Migration
1.4One (1) Business Day following the date of this Agreement, the Parties shall initiate the Asset Migration. For the avoidance of doubt, the initiation of the Asset Migration shall not affect the date of passing of the legal and beneficial title to all of the Assets pursuant to Clause 2.2, provided that the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchasers’ Representative during the Migration Period may agree to a date of passing of the legal and beneficial title for a Romanian Asset that falls after the Completion Effective Date but before the expiry of the Migration Period.
1.5If the Parties agree to delay the transfer of legal and beneficial title of any Romanian Asset pursuant to Clause 7.4 and no transfer takes place prior to the expiry of the Migration Period, then the relevant Romanian Asset shall be treated as Excluded Assets for the purposes of this Agreement with an aggregate value of zero United States Dollars (US$0.00).
1.6The Parties shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Asset Migration during the Migration Period.
1.7During the Migration Period:
(a)the Sellers shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to:
(i)carry out such tasks reasonably required to complete the Asset Migration, with due skill, diligence and care;
(ii)maintain in force all licences, permissions, authorisations, consents and permits needed to complete the Asset Migration (until, if earlier, the date on which the same are transferred, granted or otherwise obtained by the Purchasers);
(iii)retain such personnel with the expertise required to carry out and complete the Asset Migration (provided that this shall not require the Sellers to seek to recruit any personnel who resign from their roles or whose employment or engagement is terminated by the Sellers for gross misconduct); and
(iv)provide such Information to the Purchasers as the Purchasers reasonably requested to complete the Asset Migration,
(b)the Purchasers shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to:
(i)carry out such tasks reasonably required to complete the Asset Migration, with due skill, diligence and care;

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(ii)obtain all licences, permissions, authorisations, consents and permits (if any) needed to complete the Asset Migration;
(iii)obtain such personnel and expertise required to carry out and complete the Asset Migration (to the extent not already in place); and
(iv)provide such Information to the Sellers as the Sellers reasonably requested to complete the Asset Migration,
(c)the Parties shall:
(i)cooperate reasonably and in good faith to ensure completion of the Asset Migration.
(ii)if requested by the Sellers or the Purchasers, discuss the process and progress of the Asset Migration at the meetings of the Working Group;
(iii)comply with applicable laws, statutes and regulations in force from time to time when performing their respective obligations in respect of the Asset Migration; and
(iv)unless otherwise agreed, bear their own costs and expenses incurred in connection with carrying out the Asset Migration and providing any support and assistance to the other Parties.
Revenue reporting
1.8The Purchasers’ Representative shall:
(a)in accordance with the Purchasers’ Group’s monthly reporting obligations in the ordinary course, provide to the Sellers’ Representative a monthly reconciliation of the revenues attributable to the Assets from the Completion Effective Date; and
(b)in accordance with the Purchasers’ Group’s quarterly reporting obligations in the ordinary course, provide to the Sellers’ Representative a quarterly reconciliation of the revenues attributable to the Assets from the Completion Effective Date.
1.9In the event of any dispute by the Sellers of the monthly reconciliations or the quarterly reconciliations referred to in Clause 7.8 above, the following process shall apply:
(a)the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchasers’ Representative shall attempt in good faith to reach an agreement in respect of such dispute and, if they are unable to do so within thirty (30) calendar days from the day on which such disagreement arose, either the Sellers’ Representative or the Purchasers’ Representative may demand that the matter be determined by the Accounting Expert; and
(b)the Accounting Expert shall, within sixty (60) calendar days present its determination in a written report to the Parties. The Accounting Expert shall act in its capacity as an expert and not as an arbitrator. The decision of the Accounting Expert shall be final and binding upon the Parties and be based on the principles set out in this Agreement (and in particular this Clause 7). The Accounting Expert shall consider only those amounts and items that are in disagreement and the decision of the Accounting Expert shall in no event go beyond any of the disagreements of and the calculations made by the Parties. Each Party shall bear the fees, costs and expenses of its own accountants, and the fees and expenses of the Accounting Expert shall be borne equally by the Parties.
1.10The reporting obligations in Clause 7.8 shall cease once the Purchasers’ Representative have served the Revenue Performance Statement to the Sellers’ Representative.
8.Liabilities
1.1The Purchasers shall pay, satisfy and discharge all debts, liabilities, costs, claims, demands expenses and obligations in connection with the Assets incurred in or relating to the period from (and including) the Completion Effective Date, and indemnify and hold the Sellers and

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each member of the Sellers’ Group harmless from and against any and all Losses suffered or incurred by them arising therefrom.
1.2The Sellers shall pay, satisfy and discharge all debts, liabilities, costs, claims, demands expenses and obligations in connection with the Assets incurred in or relating to the period prior to the Completion Effective Date, and indemnify and hold the Purchasers and each member of the Purchasers’ Group harmless from and against any and all Losses suffered or incurred by them arising therefrom.
9.Transfer of Contracts
1.1The Sellers, or any other relevant member of the Sellers’ Group, without incurring expense other than application of human and other internal non-monetary resources of the Sellers in existence immediately prior to the date of this Agreement (and, in respect of human resources, this shall not include any personnel who voluntarily exit their roles or whose employment or engagement is terminated for gross misconduct):
(a)shall use all commercially reasonably endeavours to:
(i)within five (5) Business Days of this Agreement, collate and share with the Purchasers a finalised list of the counterparties to the Novation Contracts together with their contact details (the “Novation Counterparties”);
(ii)prior to Completion, prepare and share with the Purchasers a template novation agreement in a form agreed between the Sellers' Representative and the Purchasers' Representative (each acting reasonably and in good faith) (the "Draft Novation Agreement");
(iii)unless directed in writing not to do so by the Purchasers’ Representative in respect of any Novation Counterparty, within one month of the Completion Effective Date, circulate Draft Novation Agreements to each relevant Novation Counterparty for execution;
(iv)within fifteen (15) Business Days of the circulation of the Draft Novation Agreements to each Novation Counterparty per Clause 9.1(a)(iii), send a follow up message in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers’ Representative to each Novation Counterparty who has not acknowledged receipt of and who has not executed the Draft Novation Agreement; and
(v)within the period ending six (6) months after the Completion Effective Date:
(A)if Third Party Consent is received from a Novation Counterparty, within three (3) Business Days of receiving such Third Party Consent, (i) inform the Purchasers’ Representative of receipt of the Third Party Consent, (ii) countersign the novation agreement (if not already countersigned), and (iii) share the countersigned novation agreement with the Purchasers’ Representative; and
(B)if a Novation Counterparty indicates or confirms that Third Party Consent will not be given, immediately inform the Purchasers’ Representative of such indication or confirmation and share with the Purchasers’ Representative all communication between the Novation Counterparty and the Sellers from the date of this Agreement; and
(b)within the period ending six (6) months after the Completion Effective Date:
(i)shall use commercially reasonable endeavours necessary to obtain all Third Party Consents that are required to novate the Novation Contracts; and
(ii)shall provide the Purchasers with such information in the Sellers’ possession as the Purchasers’ may reasonably require to procure that all Novation Contracts are novated to the relevant Purchaser within six (6) months of the Completion Effective Date, including any correspondence with Novation Counterparties in connection with the Assets.

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1.2Following the Completion Effective Date, if requested by the Purchasers, the Parties shall establish a working group to discuss the process and progress in respect of obtaining Third Party Consents (the “Working Group”). The Working Group shall meet every week for a period of six months from the Completion Effective Date, unless the Purchasers’ Representative notifies the Sellers’ Representative in writing that such meeting is not required.
1.3If any Third Party Consent is not obtained by Completion, then for a period of six months commencing on the Completion Effective Date, until that Third Party Consent is obtained, the Sellers or member of the Sellers’ Group as appropriate shall hold or procure that the benefit of each such Contract is held as trustee on trust for the Purchasers, and shall promptly pay or deliver to the Purchasers all benefits received under such Contracts after Completion (provided that nothing herein shall require the Sellers to account to the Purchasers for the Receivables).
10.Undertakings in relation to Receipts and Receivables
1.1The Purchaser’s Representative shall notify the Sellers’ Representative as soon as reasonably practicable in writing of any communication or payment received in respect of any of the Receivables received at any time following Completion. If a Purchaser or a member of the Purchasers’ Group receives any payment in respect of a Receivable, it shall be held as trustee on trust for the Sellers, on the basis that it will give written details of any such payment to the Sellers’ Representative and as soon as reasonably practicable account to the Sellers’ Representative for the amount received.
1.2The Sellers’ Representative shall notify the Purchasers’ Representative as soon as reasonably practicable in writing of any payment received in respect of any of the Assets (other than the Receivables). If a Seller or a member of the Sellers’ Group receives any payment in respect of the Assets (other than a Receivable), it shall be held as trustee on trust for the Purchasers, on the basis that it will give written details of any such payment to the Purchasers’ Representative and as soon as reasonably practicable account to the Purchasers’ Representative for the amount received.
11.Apportionments
1.1All periodical charges and outgoings attributable to the Assets and all liabilities in relation to wages, salaries, insurance and all other payments to or in respect of the Transferring Employees (the “Charges”) shall be apportioned as follows:
(a)such part of the Charges attributable to the period ending on the Completion Effective Date shall be borne by the Sellers; and
(b)such part of the Charges attributable to the period commencing after the Completion Effective Date shall be borne by the Purchasers,
and all payments in respect of the apportioned Charges shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable following Completion and in any event within thirty (30) Business Days following receipt of reasonable evidence that the relevant payment was made by a Party in relation to such Charges.
1.2All revenues, income and other periodical receipts relating to the operation of the Assets (the “Revenues”) shall (save as otherwise provided in this Agreement) be apportioned between the Sellers and the Purchasers as follows:
(a)all Revenues attributable to or accrued during the period ending immediately prior to the Completion Effective Date (including the Receivables) shall be for the account of the Sellers; and
(b)all Revenues attributable to or accrued during the period commencing from and including the Completion Effective Date shall be for the account of the Purchasers.
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shall be apportioned pro rata between the Parties based on the relevant number of days during which the Parties have had title to, interest in and the liabilities and risks attributable to that relevant Asset.
1.4The collection of the Revenues relating to the relevant Contracts shall be handled in good faith between the Parties in accordance with the principles set out in Clauses 11.1 and 11.2 above and the process set out in Schedule 11 (Revenue Collection Process).
1.5The Parties agree to settle any amounts pursuant to this Clause 11 by issuing and paying an appropriate invoice (the issuing Party being the “Invoicing Party” and the receiving party being the “Invoiced Party”). In the event of any dispute in relation to the settlement of payment, the following process shall apply:
(a)the Invoicing Party and Invoiced Party shall attempt in good faith to reach an agreement in respect of such dispute and, if they are unable to do so within thirty (30) calendar days from the day on which such disagreement arose, either the Invoicing Party or Invoiced Party may demand that the matter be determined by the Accounting Expert; and
(b)the Accounting Expert shall, within sixty (60) calendar days present its determination in a written report to the Parties. The Accounting Expert shall act in its capacity as an expert and not as an arbitrator. The decision of the Accounting Expert shall be final and binding upon the Parties and be based on the principles set out in this Agreement (and in particular this Clause 11). The Accounting Expert shall consider only those amounts and items that are in disagreement and the decision of the Accounting Expert shall in no event go beyond any of the disagreements of and the calculations made by the Parties. Each Party shall bear the fees, costs and expenses of its own accountants, and the fees and expenses of the Accounting Expert shall be borne equally by the Parties.
12.Employees
1.1The Sellers shall retain the services of the Transferring Employees with the intent that their contracts of employment shall continue in force until Completion and then be transferred to the relevant Purchaser or another member of the Purchasers’ Group under the Transfer Regulations, and the Sellers shall comply with all their obligations under such contracts of employment, under statute and under any agreement with any trade union or other employee representative body in relation to the Assets. In particular, without limitation to the foregoing, the Sellers shall not take any steps, and shall procure that no steps are taken, before Completion to:
(a)transfer any Transferring Employee from the operation of the Assets to work wholly or mainly for the Business;
(b)transfer, employ, or engage any person who is not a Transferring Employee to work wholly or mainly with the operation of the Assets otherwise than with the prior written agreement of the Purchasers (not to be unreasonably withheld);
(c)amend the employment terms or working conditions of any Transferring Employee, otherwise than in the ordinary course of business or with the prior written agreement of the Purchasers (not to be unreasonably withheld);
(d)terminate the employment of any Transferring Employee without the consent of the Purchasers (not to be unreasonably withheld), otherwise than for gross misconduct; or
(e)persuade, or attempt to persuade, any Transferring Employee to object, or refuse to agree, to their employment being transferred to a member of the Purchasers’ Group, with effect from Completion.
1.2The Parties agree that the Transfer Regulations will apply:
(a)on Completion, to transfer the contracts of employment of each of the Transferring Employees and Cyprus Employees (unless a Transferring Employee or a Cyprus Employee objects), to Purchaser 1 (the "Initial Transfer"); and

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(b)on the Services Agreement becoming effective, to transfer the contracts of employment of each of the Transferring Employees and Cyprus Employees (unless a Transferring Employee or Cyprus Employee objects) to Purchaser 2 (the "Subsequent Transfer").
1.3Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 12, to the extent that the liability of the Purchasers or any member of the Purchasers' Group arises or is increased as a result of the Subsequent Transfer and would not otherwise have existed as a result of the Initial Transfer, no provision of this Clause 12 requiring the Sellers to indemnify any Purchaser or any member of the Purchasers' Group shall have effect.
1.4The Sellers shall comply (and procure that each relevant member of the Sellers’ Group complies) and the Purchasers shall comply (and procure that each relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group complies) with its, or their, obligations under the Transfer Regulations.
1.5Each Party shall cooperate and provide such assistance to the other party as is reasonably necessary in order to fulfil their respective obligations under the relevant Transfer Regulations.
1.6The Sellers shall promptly notify the Purchasers of any notice of resignation or termination received or given by any member of the Sellers’ Group from or to any Transferring Employee or Cyprus Employee which is to take effect to terminate the Transferring Employee’s or Cyprus Employee's employment on or after the date of this Agreement, and:
(a)the relevant employee shall not be a Transferring Employee or Cyprus Employee, from the date on which their resignation takes effect; and
(b)the employment of the relevant employee shall not transfer to the relevant Purchaser or another member of the Purchasers’ Group on Completion.
1.7The Sellers shall indemnify and hold each member of the Purchasers’ Group harmless from and against all Losses suffered or incurred by it or them arising from, or in connection with, any employment-related claim and/or other employment related liabilities that any member of the Purchasers’ Group incurs in respect of:
(a)the employment and/or the termination of employment of any Transferring Employee prior to Completion;
(b)any Transferring Employee arising, or alleged to arise, as a result of any act, omission, or failure of any member of the Sellers’ Group (or for which any member of the Sellers’ Group is vicariously liable), including, without limitation, any failure by any member of the Seller’s Group to comply with its, or their, obligations, under the Transfer Regulations, prior to Completion, save to the extent that any such act, omission, or failure is attributable to any failure by any member of the Purchasers’ Group to comply with its, or their, obligations under this Agreement or the Transfer Regulations;
(c)any remuneration or liabilities (including but not limited to wages, salaries, contractual bonuses, commission, holiday remuneration, sick pay, maternity pay, expenses, pension entitlement, payroll payments, tax, social security and national insurance contributions or other relevant national statutory deductions required by law) which accrue prior to Completion, whether they become payable to, or in respect of, any Transferring Employee by any member of the:
(i)Sellers’ Group, prior to Completion; or
(ii)Purchasers’ Group, on or after Completion.
1.8The Purchasers shall indemnify and hold each member of the Sellers’ Group harmless from and against all Losses suffered or incurred by it or them arising from, or in connection with, any employment-related claim and/or other employment related liabilities that any member of the Sellers’ Group incurs in respect of:
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(b)any Transferring Employee arising, or alleged to arise, as a result of any act, omission or failure of any member of the Purchasers’ Group (or for which any member of the Purchasers’ Group is vicariously liable), including, without limitation, any failure by any member of the Purchaser’s Group to comply with its, or their, obligations under the Transfer Regulations, on or after Completion, save to the extent that any such act, omission, or failure is attributable to any failure of any member of the Sellers’ Group to comply with its, or their, obligations or the Transfer Regulations other than Transfer Regulation 11 of the Transfer Regulations;
(c)any Transferring Employee who resigns or claims they have been dismissed for the purposes of the Transfer Regulations as a consequence of any act, proposal, or measure by any member of the Purchasers’ Group which amounts to a repudiatory breach of contract and/or substantial change in working conditions to their material detriment; and
(d)any remuneration or liabilities (including but not limited to wages, salaries, contractual bonuses, commission, holiday remuneration, sick pay, maternity pay, expenses, pension entitlement, payroll payments, tax, social security and national insurance contributions or other relevant national statutory deductions required by law) payable by any member of the Purchasers’ Group to, or in respect of, any Transferring Employee which accrue on or after Completion.
1.9If the employment contract of any Transferring Employee does not have, or is alleged not to have, effect after Completion as if originally made with the relevant Purchaser or another member of the Purchasers’ Group:
(a)the Purchasers shall, in consultation with the Sellers, within five (5) Business Days of becoming aware of this finding or allegation, make, or procure that there is made, an offer of employment to the relevant Transferring Employee, on terms which, when taken as a whole, do not differ in any material way from the terms and conditions of employment of the relevant Transferring Employee immediately prior to Completion, to take effect upon termination of their existing employment contract;
(b)the Sellers shall terminate, or procure the termination of, the employment of the relevant Transferring Employee no later than one month after the offer being made under Clause 12.9(a) or no later than one month following failure by the Sellers to make (or procure) an offer as provided in Clause 12.9(a); and
(c)the Purchasers shall indemnify and hold each member of the Sellers’ Group harmless from and against all Losses suffered or incurred by it arising in connection with the employment of any such Transferring Employee from Completion until the termination of such employment in accordance with Clause 12.8(b) and against all Losses arising in connection with such termination,
provided always that the indemnity in Clause 12.9(c) shall only apply if the Seller has terminated such Transferring Employee in accordance with Clause 12.9(b) and taken all reasonable steps to prevent and mitigate all Losses arising in connection the employment and termination of the relevant Transferring Employee.
1.10If the employment contract of any Retained Employee has, or is alleged to have, effect after Completion as if originally made with the relevant Purchaser or another member of the Purchasers’ Group:
(a)the Sellers shall, in consultation with the Purchasers, within five (5) Business Days of becoming aware of this finding or allegation, make, or procure that there is made, an offer of employment to the relevant Retained Employee on terms which, when taken as a whole, do not differ in any material way from the terms and conditions of employment of the relevant Retained Employee, immediately prior to Completion, to take effect upon termination of the existing employment contract of such person;
(b)the relevant Purchaser or another member of the Purchasers’ Group shall terminate the existing employment contract of such person no later than one month after the offer of employment being made under Clause 12.10(a) or no later than one month following failure by the Sellers to make (or procure) an offer as provided in Clause 12.10(a); and

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(c)the Sellers shall indemnify and hold each member of the Purchasers’ Group harmless from and against all Losses suffered or incurred by it arising in connection with the employment of any such Retained Employee from Completion until the termination of such employment and against all Losses arising in connection with such termination,
provided always that the indemnity in Clause 12.10(c) shall only apply if the Purchaser has terminated such Retained Employee in accordance with Clause 12.10(b) and taken all reasonable steps to prevent and mitigate all Losses arising in connection the employment and termination of the relevant Retained Employee.
1.11The Sellers shall indemnify and hold each member of the Purchasers’ Group harmless from and against all Losses suffered or incurred by it or them arising from, or in connection with, any employment-related claim and/or other employment related liabilities that any member of the Purchasers’ Group incurs in respect of:
(a)the employment and/or the termination of employment of the Cyprus Employees;
(b)the Cyprus Employees that arises, or is alleged to arise, as a result of any act, omission, or failure of any person, including, without limitation, any failure by any member of person to comply with its, or their, obligations, under the Transfer Regulations;
(c)any remuneration or liabilities (including but not limited to wages, salaries, contractual bonuses, commission, holiday remuneration, sick pay, maternity pay, expenses, pension entitlement, payroll payments, tax, social security and national insurance contributions or other relevant national statutory deductions required by law) which become payable to, or in respect of, the Cyprus Employees; and
(d)reasonable legal and tax advice in respect of Clauses 12.11(a) to (c),
provided always that the indemnity in Clause 12.11 shall only apply:
(e)to employment-related claims and/or other employment related liabilities that are incurred in or relating to the period from (and including) the date of this Agreement to the last day of the Migration Period and any relevant claims in respect of the foregoing are notified to the Sellers' Representative within 18 months of the end of the Migration Period; and
(f)where the relevant member of the Purchaser's Group has taken all reasonable steps to prevent and mitigate all Losses arising in connection with the transfer, employment and termination of the relevant Cyprus Employee; and the Sellers shall have no liability for redundancy or similar payments made in excess of the maximum amounts required to be paid under applicable law and/or regulation without the Sellers having provided their prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld).
1.12The Sellers and the Purchasers shall work together in good faith properly and efficiently to:
(a)administer for Tax purposes the transfer of the Transferring Employees pursuant to this Agreement (including informing and corresponding with the appropriate Taxation Authority), including, without limitation, providing all payroll and tax details in relation to the Transferring Employees, in respect of to the payroll period immediately prior to Completion, at least ten (10) days prior to Completion;
(b)ensure that the payroll costs in relation to the Transferring Employees are provided by the Sellers to the Purchasers in advance to enable payroll to be operated properly and efficiently.
13.VAT
1.1All amounts expressed in this Agreement as being payable by any Party hereto are expressed exclusive of any VAT which may be chargeable thereon and the amount of any such VAT shall be payable in addition thereto in accordance with this Clause 13. Purchaser 1 confirms that it shall be liable to pay VAT in Ireland on the acquisition of the Assets and it will self-account for such VAT within any applicable time limits and will provide evidence of having

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self-accounted for such VAT to the Purchasers within 30 Business Days of Completion. Purchaser 1 shall provide details of its VAT registration (including its registration number) to the Sellers on Completion.
1.2In the event that HMRC determine that VAT is chargeable on the sale of the Assets hereunder or any of them then the Sellers shall immediately notify the Purchasers of such determination (the “Determination”) and the Purchasers, within 10 Business Days of being notified of the Determination, may give written notice to the Sellers that they require the relevant Seller(s) to request a review by HMRC (the “Review”) of the Determination and the relevant Seller(s) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, request HMRC to undertake a Review provided that all third party costs incurred by the Sellers under this Clause 13.2 shall be paid by the Purchasers within ten Business Days of such costs being notified by the Sellers to the Purchasers.
1.3A Seller shall, on receiving the decision of HMRC arising out of a Review (the “Decision”), promptly notify (and provide a copy to) the Purchasers of the Decision and the Purchasers may give written notice to the Sellers within 10 Business Days of being notified of the Decision that it requires the Seller to make an appeal against the Decision and in such manner as the Purchasers shall reasonably request from time to time provided that: (i) all third party costs incurred by the Sellers under this Clause 13.3 shall be paid by the Purchasers within ten Business Days of such costs being notified by the Sellers to the Purchasers; and (ii) the Purchasers shall be required to pay to the Sellers an amount equal to the outstanding VAT that is required to be paid by the Sellers prior to the filing of such an appeal.
1.4If: (a) the Purchasers have not exercised their rights under Clause 13.2; (b) the Purchasers have not exercised their rights under Clause 13.3; or (c) the court or tribunal to which the final appeal has been made under Clause 13.3 has made its decision (the “Final Decision”), the Purchasers shall pay, subject to the receipt of a valid VAT invoice, to each Seller an amount equal to the VAT for which the Seller is required to finally account to HMRC (plus any amount constituting interest and/or penalties for which the Purchasers are liable in respect of such VAT) (the “Final VAT Amount”) or account for such Final VAT Amount under the reverse charge procedure (as applicable), in each case less any amount previously paid under Clause 13.3(ii) or if the amount previously paid under Clause 13.3(ii) exceeds the Final VAT Amount, the Sellers shall pay to the Purchaser: (i) in a case where the Sellers have not accounted to HMRC for the VAT, an amount equal to the excess within 10 Business Days of being notified of the decision or Final Decision (as the case may be); or (ii) in a case where the Sellers have accounted to HMRC for the VAT (in which case the Sellers shall use all reasonable endeavours to obtain from HMRC a repayment of the overpaid VAT and interest payable on it), the amount recovered from HMRC (including any interest so recovered) within 10 Business Days of the repayment of VAT from HMRC, and in each case, deliver to each Purchaser a valid credit note for VAT purposes provided that all third party costs incurred by the Sellers under this Clause 13.4 shall be paid by the Purchasers within ten Business Days of such costs being notified by the Sellers to the Purchasers.
14.Purchasers’ Warranties
Each Purchaser warrants to the Sellers that, as at the date hereof:
(a)each Purchaser has been duly incorporated or formed and is validly existing under the laws of its place of incorporation or formation and has full power to carry on its business as it is carried on at the date of this Agreement;
(b)each Purchaser is not insolvent or unable to pay its debts under applicable insolvency laws nor has it stopped paying debts as they fall due. No moratorium has been obtained nor any order been made, petition presented or resolution passed for the winding-up of any Purchaser. No administrator, receiver, monitor, manager or equivalent officer has been appointed by any person in respect of any Purchaser or all or any of their assets, no steps have been taken to initiate any such appointment and no voluntary arrangement has been proposed relating to any Purchaser;
(c)each Purchaser and each other relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party (together, for the purposes of this

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Clause 13.1, the “Documents”), each of which is valid and legally binding and constitutes (when executed) valid and legally binding obligations on it in accordance with the Documents’ respective terms. The execution, delivery and performance by, respectively, each Purchaser and each other relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group of the Documents will not constitute a breach of any laws or regulations in any relevant jurisdiction or result in a breach of or constitute a default or otherwise be prohibited under (i) any provision of its articles of association, by-laws or equivalent constitutional documents; (ii) any order, judgment, decree or decision of any court or governmental authority in any jurisdiction; or (iii) any agreement or instrument to which a member of the Purchasers’ Group is a party or by which it is bound; and
(d)the execution, delivery and performance by each Purchaser of their obligations under the Documents are enforceable in accordance with their terms.
15.Sellers’ Warranties
1.1Each Seller warrants to the Purchasers that each of the Warranties is, at the date hereof, true and accurate and will continue to be true and accurate up to and including the Completion Effective Date, and that each of the Fundamental Warranties is true and accurate at the Completion Effective Date.
1.2Each Seller shall not be liable under the Warranties (other than the Fundamental Warranties) to the extent that facts, matters or circumstances which qualify such Warranties are Disclosed in this Agreement, the Disclosure Letter, the Supplementary Disclosure Letter or the Data Room.
1.3The Sellers’ Representative shall notify the Purchasers’ Representative in writing with details of any breach of any of the Warranties promptly after it becomes aware of the same (and, for the period between the date of this Agreement and Completion, may do so by delivering to the Purchasers' Representative the Supplementary Disclosure Letter).
1.4Each Seller undertakes to irrevocably waive any right and claim which it may have against any Transferring Employee arising in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, save in the case of fraud.
1.5Each of the Warranties shall be separate and independent and (unless expressly provided otherwise) shall not be limited by reference to any other Warranty or by anything in this Agreement.
1.6Any Warranties expressed to be given “so far as the Sellers are aware” or otherwise qualified by the knowledge of the Sellers shall be deemed to be the actual knowledge of David King, Caroline Ackroyd, Nigel Leigh, and Karen Tyrrell.
16.Sellers’ Limitations on Liability
The liability of the Sellers in respect of a claim under the Warranties shall be limited as provided in Schedule 4 (Sellers’ Limitations on Liability).
17.Unacceptable Revenues Payment Covenant
1.1Subject to the remainder of this Clause 17, the Sellers covenant to pay to the Purchasers an amount equal to all revenue generated by the Assets in the period commencing on the Completion Effective Date to 31 December 2024 that comes from Unacceptable Revenue Sources (the “2024 Unacceptable Revenue Amount”) within (ten) 10 Business Days of the 2024 Unacceptable Revenue Amount being agreed or determined in accordance with this Clause 17.
1.2If a Purchaser or any member of the Purchasers' Group receives any 2024 Unacceptable Revenue Amount that such recipient or another member of the Purchasers' Group is able to accept (the “Accepted Revenue”), such Accepted Revenue shall not be considered a 2024 Unacceptable Revenue Amount.

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1.3Subject to Clause 17.4, for the period from the Completion Effective Date to 31 December 2024 (each date inclusive), the Purchasers’ Representative shall provide to the Sellers’ Representative a monthly reconciliation of all revenues attributable to the Assets, from an Unacceptable Revenue Source (each, a “Monthly Unacceptable Revenue Amount”), together with working papers, calculations, notes, explanations and other data reasonably requested by the Sellers’ Representative in respect of such reconciliation. Such reconciliations shall be delivered no later than thirty (30) calendar days from the end of the relevant calendar month.
1.4If any revenues attributable to the Assets are collected by the Sellers on behalf of the Purchasers in the period from the Completion Effective Date to 31 December 2024 (each date inclusive), the Sellers’ Representative shall provide to the Purchasers’ Representative a monthly reconciliation of all such revenues from an Unacceptable Revenue Source (also, a “Monthly Unacceptable Revenue Amount”), together with working papers, calculations, notes, explanations and other data reasonably requested by the Purchasers’ Representative in respect of such reconciliation. Such reconciliations shall be delivered no later than thirty (30) calendar days from the end of the relevant calendar month.
1.5In the event of any dispute by a Party of a Monthly Unacceptable Revenue Amount or the 2024 Unacceptable Revenue Amount, the following process shall apply:
(a)the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchasers’ Representative shall attempt in good faith to reach an agreement in respect of such dispute and, if they are unable to do so within thirty (30) calendar days from the day on which such disagreement arose, either the Sellers’ Representative or the Purchasers’ Representative may demand that the matter be determined by the Accounting Expert; and
(b)the Accounting Expert shall, within sixty (60) calendar days present its determination in a written report to the Parties.
1.6The Accounting Expert shall act in its capacity as an expert and not as an arbitrator. The decision of the Accounting Expert shall be final and binding upon the Parties and be based on the principles set out in this Agreement (and in particular the definition of Unacceptable Revenue Sources). The Accounting Expert shall consider only those amounts and items that are in disagreement and the decision of the Accounting Expert shall in no event go beyond any of the disagreements of and the calculations made by the Parties. Each Party shall bear the fees, costs and expenses of its own accountants, and the fees and expenses of the Accounting Expert shall be borne equally by the Parties.
1.7The maximum aggregate liability of the Sellers pursuant to Clause 17.1 and paragraph 16 (Unacceptable Revenue) of Schedule 3 shall not exceed US$5,000,000 (five million United States Dollars).
18.Restrictions on Sellers
1.1Each Seller undertakes that it shall not and shall procure that each other member of the Sellers’ Group shall not, directly or indirectly, either alone or jointly with or as agent for any other person or in any capacity whatsoever (other than as expressly contemplated by this Agreement):
(a)neither pending nor within one (1) year following the Completion Effective Date (except as holder of not more than three per cent. (3%) of any class of shares or securities of a person which is dealt in on any investment exchange), carry on or be engaged or otherwise interested in any business in Europe or any other jurisdiction in which the Purchasers’ Group carries out business as at the date of this Agreement and which competes with a business of the Purchasers’ Group and/or the Assets as at the Completion Effective Date, provided that this shall not restrict the operation of the Business (as at the Completion Effective Date or as expanded into Canada, the United States or Latin America) by the Sellers;
(b)solicit or entice away any Transferring Employee, provided that the placing of an advertisement of a post available to the public generally or the recruitment of a person through an employment agency shall not constitute a breach of this clause 18.1(b)

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provided that neither Seller or any member of the Sellers’ Group encourages or advises such agency to approach such Transferring Employee;
(c)at any time after Completion in the course of any business use any trade, business or domain name or mark, logo or design previously used by the Sellers or any member of the Sellers’ Group in respect of the Domains;
(d)challenge the validity or enforceability of any of the Domains;
(e)assist or incite any third party to do any of the above.
1.2Each of the restrictions contained in this Clause 18 is given to each Purchaser and each other member of the Purchasers’ Group. Each such restriction shall be construed as a separate provision of this Agreement. If any restriction is unenforceable but would be valid if reduced in scope or duration, the restriction shall apply with the minimum modifications as may be necessary to make it valid and enforceable. Each Seller acknowledges that each restriction is no greater than is reasonably necessary to protect the interests of the Purchasers and the other members of the Purchasers’ Group.
19.Confidentiality
1.1Save as expressly provided in Clause 19.3, each Seller undertakes that it shall, and shall procure that each member of the Sellers’ Group shall, treat as confidential the provisions of the Transaction Documents, all information it has received or obtained relating to the Purchasers’ Group as a result of negotiating or entering into the Transaction Documents and, with effect from Completion, the Books and Records and shall not disclose or use any such information.
1.2Save as expressly provided in Clause 19.3, each Purchaser undertakes that it shall, and shall procure that each member of the Purchasers’ Group shall, treat as confidential the provisions of the Transaction Documents and all information it has received or obtained relating to the Sellers or the Sellers’ Group, save in relation to the Assets, as a result of negotiating or entering into the Transaction Documents, and shall not disclose or use any such information.
1.3A Party may disclose, or permit the disclosure of, information which would otherwise be confidential if and to the extent that it:
(a)is disclosed to Agents of that Party or of other members of the Relevant Party’s Group if this is reasonably required in connection with this Agreement (and provided that such persons are required to treat that information as confidential);
(b)is required by law or regulation or any securities exchange (including the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Alternative Investment Market), regulatory or governmental body or Taxation Authority;
(c)was already in the lawful possession of that Party or its Agents without any obligation of confidentiality (as evidenced by written records);
(d)has sought and received written consent from the other Party; or
(e)is in the public domain at the date of this Agreement or comes into the public domain other than as a result of a breach by a Party of this Clause 19,
provided that prior written notice of any confidential information to be disclosed pursuant to Clause 19.3(b) shall be given to the other Party to the extent legally permissible.
20.Announcements
1.1Save as expressly provided in Clause 20.2, no announcement or other disclosure shall be made by or on behalf of any Party or a member of the Relevant Party’s Group relating to the terms of the Transaction Documents other than as agreed with the other Parties. Any such public announcement shall be in agreed terms between the Purchasers and the Sellers.

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1.2Notwithstanding Clause 20.1, a Party may make an announcement relating to the Transaction Documents if required by the law of any relevant jurisdiction or any securities exchange, regulatory or governmental body, in which case such Party shall take reasonable steps to share the contents of such announcement with the other Parties prior to making the announcement and allow the other Parties to comment on the announcement. The announcing Party shall consider, but not be obliged to implement, any comments made by the other Parties.
21.Assignment
1.1Save as expressly provided in Clause 21.2, no Seller or Purchaser may assign, transfer, charge, declare a trust of or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its rights and benefits under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including any cause of action arising in connection with any of them) or of any right or interest in any of them.
1.2Each Purchaser may assign all or any of its rights and benefits under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including any cause of action arising in connection with any of them) to any member of the Purchasers’ Group.
22.Further Assurance
The Sellers and the Purchasers respectively shall from time to time and at their own cost do, execute and deliver or procure to be done, executed and delivered all such further acts, documents, information and things required by law or otherwise in order to give full effect to this Agreement and their rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement.
23.Wrong Pockets
1.1Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies of the Purchasers under this Agreement, if any Asset has not been vested in the Purchasers or another member of the Purchasers’ Group by virtue of the transactions carried out under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Purchasers may give written notice of this to the Sellers. If such notice is given:
(a)the Sellers shall, as soon as reasonably practicable at their own cost, transfer or procure the transfer of such Asset to a Purchaser or, at the Purchasers’ direction, to another member of the Purchasers’ Group for no consideration;
(b)each Party shall provide such assistance to the other Party as is reasonably requested for the purposes of this Clause 23.1; and
(c)the provisions of this Agreement and, in particular, paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 (Warranties) shall extend to such Asset.
1.2If any Excluded Asset has been vested in a Purchaser or another member of the Purchasers’ Group by virtue of the transactions carried out under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Sellers may give written notice of this to the Purchasers. If such notice is given:
(a)the Purchasers shall, as soon as practicable at their own cost, transfer or procure the transfer of such Excluded Assets to the Sellers or at the Sellers’ direction for no consideration; and
(b)each Party shall provide such assistance to the other Party as is reasonably requested for the purposes of this Clause 23.2.
24.Entire Agreement
1.1This Agreement, together with the Transaction Documents and any other documents referred to in this Agreement or any Transaction Document, constitutes the whole agreement between the Parties and supersedes any previous arrangements or agreements between them (including the Letter of Intent dated 23 February 2024, as amended by the Amendment to the Letter of

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Intent dated 28 February 2024 and the Non-Disclosure Agreement dated 27 February 2024) relating to the sale and purchase of the Assets.
1.2Each Party confirms that it has not entered into this Agreement or any other Transaction Document on the basis of any representation, warranty, undertaking or other statement whatsoever which is not expressly incorporated into this Agreement or the relevant Transaction Document.
1.3Save for any claim under or for breach of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, neither Party nor any of its Related Persons shall have any right or remedy, or make any claim, against the other Party nor any of its Related Persons in connection with the sale and purchase of the Assets.
1.4In this Clause 24, “Related Persons” means, in relation to a Party, members of the Relevant Party’s Group and the Agents of that Party and of members of the Relevant Party’s Group.
1.5Nothing in this Clause 24 shall operate to limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
25.Severance and Validity
If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the law of any jurisdiction, it shall be deemed to be severed from this Agreement and the Parties shall use all commercially reasonable endeavours to replace such provision with one having an effect as close as possible to the deficient provision. The remaining provisions will remain in full force in that jurisdiction and all provisions will continue in full force in any other jurisdiction.
26.Variations
No variation or restatement of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by or on behalf of the Sellers’ Representative, the Purchasers’ Representative and the Guarantor.
27.Remedies and Waivers
1.1No waiver of any right under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall be effective unless in writing. Unless expressly stated otherwise, a waiver shall be effective only in the circumstances for which it is given.
1.2No delay or omission by any Party in exercising any right or remedy provided by law or under this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of such right or remedy.
1.3The single or partial exercise of a right or remedy under this Agreement shall not preclude, nor restrict any further exercise of, any other right or remedy.
1.4The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and do not exclude any rights or remedies provided by law.
1.5Subject to compliance with the requirements to provide written notice in paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 (Sellers’ Limitations on Liability), the rights and remedies of the Purchasers under this Agreement shall not be affected by the expiry of any limitation period prescribed by law in relation to a claim under the Warranties.
1.6Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that the Parties may have, the Parties acknowledge and agree that damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of Clause 18 (Restrictions on Sellers) and that the remedies of injunction, specific performance and other equitable remedies may be sought for any threatened or actual breach of such Clauses.

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28.Effect of Completion
The provisions of this Agreement and of the other Transaction Documents which remain to be performed following Completion shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding Completion.
29.Third Party Rights
1.1This Agreement is made for the benefit of the Parties and the Purchasers’ successors and is not intended to benefit any other person, and no other person shall have any right to enforce any of its terms, except that Clause 9 (Transfer of Contracts), Clause 18 (Restrictions on Sellers), Clause 19 (Confidentiality), Clause 23 (Wrong Pockets) and Clause 30 (Payments) are intended to benefit members of the Purchasers’ Group, and Clause 24 (Entire Agreement) is intended to benefit a Party’s Related Persons, and each such Clause shall be enforceable by any of them to the fullest extent permitted by law, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.
1.2The Parties may amend or vary this Agreement in accordance with its terms without the consent of any other person.
30.Payments
1.1Any amount payable by the Sellers to, or at the direction of, the Purchasers under this Agreement shall, so far as possible, be deemed to be a reduction of the Consideration.
1.2If any deduction or withholding is required by law to be made from any payment under this Agreement or if the recipient is subject to Tax in respect of such payment, the payer shall increase the amount of the payment to the extent necessary to ensure that the net amount received and retained by the recipient (after taking into account all deductions, withholdings or Tax) is equal to the amount that it would have received had the payment not been subject to any such deductions, withholdings or Tax.
1.3Any payment to be made pursuant to this Agreement by the Purchasers (or any member of the Purchasers’ Group) to the Sellers shall be made to the Sellers’ Designated Account by electronic transfer in immediately available cleared funds on the due date for payment without any set-off, restriction, condition, deduction or withholding (save only as required by law). Any payment to be made pursuant to this Agreement by the Sellers (or any member of the Sellers’ Group) to the Purchasers shall be made to the Purchasers’ Designated Account by electronic transfer in immediately available cleared funds on the due date for payment without any set-off, restriction, condition, deduction or withholding (save only as required by law).
31.Costs and Expenses
Except as provided otherwise, each Party shall pay its own costs and expenses in connection with the negotiation, preparation and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
32.Sellers’ Representative
1.1Each Seller hereby appoints Seller 1 as its representative (the “Seller’s Representative”) to act in its name or on their behalf for all purposes under the Transaction Documents in connection with the sale and purchase of the Assets, including for the purposes of:
(a)taking any and all actions and decisions that may be necessary or desirable, as determined by the Sellers’ Representative in its sole discretion in connection with the sale and purchase of the Assets pursuant to the Transaction Documents (including agreeing or consenting to any matter which requires the agreement or consent of some or all of the Sellers);
(b)receiving, holding and delivering to the Purchasers the various completion deliverables described pursuant to Part 1 of Schedule 2;

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(c)varying, amending or waiving any provisions of this agreement, provided that any variation, amendment or waiver does not materially and disproportionately extend or increase the liability of any Seller without such Seller’s prior consent;
(d)acting with regard to all claims in respect of any Transaction Document, including the power to acknowledge responsibility for any such claim and the power to compromise any such claim; and
(e)receiving all demands, notices or other communications directed to such Seller pursuant to any Transaction Document and to do or refrain from doing any further act or deed on which the Sellers’ Representative deems in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate.
1.2In the event of the incapacity of the Sellers’ Representative, the Sellers agree to appoint, by simple majority vote (with the prior written consent of Purchasers’ Representative), a successor within the five (5) day period immediately following the date of such incapacity, so that (to the extent practicable) there shall always be a Sellers’ Representative while obligations under this agreement remain outstanding or there remains potential liability for any Seller under this agreement. The appointment of a successor Sellers’ Representative pursuant to this Clause 32.2 shall be promptly notified to the Purchasers’ Representative by the Sellers.
1.3The Sellers agree that the other Parties may rely on the provisions of this Clause 32 in dealing with the Sellers’ Representative acting on behalf of any of the Sellers.
1.4Each Party shall be entitled to presume that any successor or stand-in Sellers’ Representative whose appointment is notified to it has agreed to and is authorised by the Sellers to act as Sellers’ Representative upon the terms and conditions and with the rights and powers set out in this Clause 32.
1.5Other than in the case of fraud (or a fraudulent misrepresentation) by the Sellers’ Representative, each Seller hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes at all times to indemnify and keep indemnified the applicable Sellers’ Representative against any actions, proceedings, claims, costs, expenses and liabilities whatsoever arising from the exercise or purported exercise of the powers conferred or purported to be conferred to the Sellers’ Representative pursuant to the provisions of this Clause 32.
33.Purchasers’ Representative
1.1Each Purchaser hereby appoints Purchaser 1 as its representative (the “Purchasers’ Representative”) to act in its name or on their behalf for all purposes under the Transaction Documents in connection with the sale and purchase of the Assets, including for the purposes of:
(a)taking any and all actions and decisions that may be necessary or desirable, as determined by the Purchasers’ Representative in its sole discretion in connection with the sale and purchase of the Assets pursuant to the Transaction Documents (including agreeing or consenting to any matter which requires the agreement or consent of some or all of the Purchasers);
(b)receiving, holding and delivering to the Sellers the various completion deliverables described pursuant to Part 2 of Schedule 2;
(c)varying, amending or waiving any provisions of this agreement, provided that any variation, amendment or waiver does not materially and disproportionately extend or increase the liability of any Purchaser without such Purchaser’s prior consent;
(d)acting with regard to all claims in respect of any Transaction Document, including the power to acknowledge responsibility for any such claim and the power to compromise any such claim; and
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or deed on which the Purchasers’ Representative deems in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate.
1.2In the event of the incapacity of the Purchasers’ Representative, the Purchasers agree to appoint, by simple majority vote (with the prior written consent of Sellers’ Representative), a successor within the five (5) day period immediately following the date of such incapacity, so that (to the extent practicable) there shall always be a Purchasers’ Representative while obligations under this agreement remain outstanding or there remains potential liability for any Purchaser under this agreement. The appointment of a successor Purchasers’ Representative pursuant to this Clause 33.2 shall be promptly notified to the Sellers’ Representative by the Purchasers.
1.3The Purchasers agree that the other Parties may rely on the provisions of this Clause 33 in dealing with the Purchasers’ Representative acting on behalf of any of the Purchaser.
1.4Each Party shall be entitled to presume that any successor or stand-in Purchasers’ Representative whose appointment is notified to it has agreed to and is authorised by the Purchasers to act as Purchasers’ Representative upon the terms and conditions and with the rights and powers set out in this Clause 33.
1.5Other than in the case of fraud (or a fraudulent misrepresentation) by the Purchasers’ Representative, each Purchaser hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes at all times to indemnify and keep indemnified the applicable Purchasers’ Representative against any actions, proceedings, claims, costs, expenses and liabilities whatsoever arising from the exercise or purported exercise of the powers conferred or purported to be conferred to the Purchasers’ Representative pursuant to the provisions of this Clause 33.
34.Notices
1.1Any notice or other communication to be given under or in connection with this Agreement (“Notice”) shall be in the English language in writing. A Notice must be sent by email to the email address provided in Clause 34.3, and marked for the attention of the person specified in that Clause.
1.2A Notice shall be deemed to have been received at time of sending, if sent by email, provided that receipt shall not occur if the sender receives an automated message indicating that the message has not been delivered to the recipient, provided that if deemed receipt of any Notice occurs after 6.00 p.m. or is not on a Business Day, deemed receipt of the Notice shall be 9.00 a.m. on the next Business Day. References to time in this Clause 34 are to local time in the country of the addressee.
1.3The addresses for service of Notice are:
Sellers:
Seller 1
Name:    XLMedia PLC
For the attention of:    Peter McCall and Nick Fowkes
Email address:    peter.mccall@xlmedia.com and nick.fowkes@xlmedia.com
Seller 2
Name:    XLMedia Publishing Limited
For the attention of:    Peter McCall and Nick Fowkes
Email address:    peter.mccall@xlmedia.com and nick.fowkes@xlmedia.com
(with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to Braeden Donnelly at Braeden.Donnelly@ashurst.com).
Purchasers:
Purchaser 1
Name:    GDC Media Limited
For the attention of:    Michael J. Stein and John O’Shea
Email address:    michael.stein@gdcgroup.com and john.oshea@gdcgroup.com

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Purchaser 2
Name:    GDC UKGB Limited
For the attention of:    Michael J. Stein and John O’Shea
Email address:    michael.stein@gdcgroup.com and john.oshea@gdcgroup.com
(with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to Darragh Byrne at darragh.byrne@whitecase.com).
Guarantor:
Name:    Gambling.com Group Limited
For the attention of:    Michael J. Stein and John O’Shea
Email address:    michael.stein@gdcgroup.com and john.oshea@gdcgroup.com
(with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to Darragh Byrne at darragh.byrne@whitecase.com).
1.4A Party shall notify the other Parties of any change to its details in Clause 34.3 in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 34, provided that such notification shall only be effective on the later of the date specified in the notification and five (5) Business Days after deemed receipt.
35.Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and shall be effective when each Party has executed and delivered a counterpart. Each counterpart shall constitute an original of this Agreement, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
36.Governing Law and Jurisdiction
1.1This Agreement, including any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with English law.
1.2The Parties agree that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Agreement) and, for such purposes, irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts.
37.Agent for Service of Process
1.1The Sellers irrevocably appoint XLMedia PLC of 25 Wilton Road, London, England, SW1V 1LW and the Purchasers and the Guarantor irrevocably appoints GDC UKGB Limited of 5 The Green, Richmond, England, TW9 1PL, in each case as its agent for service of process in England.
1.2If any person appointed as agent for service of process ceases to act as such or a Party wishes to change its agent for service of process or relevant address, then the relevant Party shall immediately appoint another person to accept service of process on its behalf in England and notify the other Parties of such appointment. If it fails to do so within ten (10) Business Days, any other Party shall be entitled by notice to the other Parties to appoint a replacement agent for service of process.
38.Guarantee and Indemnity
1.1In consideration of the Sellers entering into this Agreement the Guarantor gives in favour of the Sellers the guarantee and indemnity in the terms set out in Schedule 12.
1.2The Guarantor warrants to the Sellers that each of the Purchasers’ warranties in clauses 13.1(a) to (d) is true and accurate at the date hereof, save that any references to a Purchaser or the Purchasers in clauses 13.1(a) to (d) shall be replaced by appropriate references to the Guarantor.

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This Agreement has been entered into by the Parties on the date first above written.

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Schedule 1

Conditions
1.Material Adverse Effect
No Material Adverse Effect having occurred between the date of this Agreement and Completion.
2.Regulatory Consents
No person (including any government, regulatory body or authority) having:
(a)commenced, or threatened to commence, any proceedings or investigation for the purpose of prohibiting the transaction contemplated in this Agreement, including to prohibit the sale of any Asset; or
(b)enacted any legislation (including any subordinate legislation) which would prohibit, materially restrict or materially delay the implementation of the transaction contemplated in this Agreement.

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Schedule 2

Completion Arrangements
Part 1
Sellers’ Obligations
At the Completion Meeting the Sellers shall deliver to the Purchasers or the Purchasers’ Lawyers:
1.All Third Party Consents obtained up until the Completion Meeting Date (if any);
2.the duly executed counterparts of the Domain Name Transfer Deeds;
3.all original documents in the possession of the Sellers relating to the Asset Intellectual Property Rights or the Domains and pending applications for the registration of Asset Intellectual Property Rights;
4.the Books and Records in possession of the Sellers;
5.a copy of each power of attorney under which any document to be delivered to the Purchasers has been executed; and
6.a copy of the minutes of a meeting of the board and/or supervisory board (as necessary to provide valid authorisation) of directors of each Seller authorising the execution by the relevant Seller of this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.


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Part 2
Purchasers’ Obligations
At the Completion Meeting, Purchaser 1 shall:
6.1procure that the First Instalment Amount shall be transferred to the Sellers’ Designated Account by electronic transfer in immediately available cleared funds;
6.2deliver to the Sellers or the Sellers’ Lawyers a copy of the minutes of the meeting of the board of directors of Purchaser 1 authorising the execution of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party; and
6.3deliver to the Sellers duly executed counterparts of the Domain Name Transfer Deeds.


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Schedule 3

Warranties
1.Incorporation and Authority
1.1Each Seller has been duly incorporated or formed and is validly existing under the laws of its place of incorporation or formation and has full power to carry on its business as it is carried on at the date of this Agreement.
1.2Each Seller is not insolvent or unable to pay its debts under applicable insolvency laws nor has it stopped paying debts as they fall due. No moratorium has been obtained nor any order been made, petition presented or resolution passed for the winding-up of any Seller. No administrator, receiver, monitor, manager or equivalent officer has been appointed by any person in respect of any Seller or any of the Assets, no steps have been taken to initiate any such appointment and no voluntary arrangement has been proposed relating to any Seller.
1.3Each Seller and each other relevant member of the Sellers’ Group has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party (together, for the purposes of this paragraph 1, the “Documents”), each of which is valid and legally binding and constitutes (when executed) valid and legally binding obligations on it in accordance with the Documents’ respective terms. The execution, delivery and performance by, respectively, each Seller and each other relevant member of the Sellers’ Group of the Documents will not constitute a breach of any laws or regulations in any relevant jurisdiction or result in a breach of or constitute a default or otherwise be prohibited under (i) any provision of its articles of association, by-laws or equivalent constitutional documents; (ii) any order, judgment, decree or decision of any court or governmental authority in any jurisdiction; or (iii) any agreement or instrument to which a member of the Sellers’ Group is a party or by which it is bound.
1.4The execution, delivery and performance by the Sellers of their obligations under the Documents will not require any Seller nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group to obtain any consent, waiver or approval of, or give any notice to or make any registration or filing with, any governmental, regulatory, other authority or other person which has not been obtained or made at the date of this Agreement on a basis both unconditional and which cannot be revoked, provided that this paragraph 1.4 shall not extend to those consents, waivers or approvals referred to in the Conditions in Schedule 1.
2.Ownership of the Assets
2.1The Sellers are the sole legal and beneficial owners of the Assets.
2.2The Assets are free from all Encumbrances and the Sellers have made no agreement or commitment to give or create any Encumbrance over or affecting the Assets and no Seller has received any written claim from any person to be entitled to any such Encumbrance.
2.3Each of the Assets capable of physical possession is in the possession and control of the Sellers.
2.4Neither the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group have agreed to acquire any Asset on terms that ownership does not pass until full payment is made.
3.Contracts and Operator Accounts
3.1In this paragraph 3, references to “contract” include any instrument, document, agreement, arrangement, obligation, understanding or commitment, whether in writing or not, and references to “material” shall mean material to the Assets.
3.2The Contracts in the Data Room are in all material respects true and accurate copies of the originals.
3.3None of the Contracts were entered into outside of the ordinary course of business.

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3.4Each of the Contracts is in full force and effect. So far as the Sellers are aware, no party is in breach of any Contract nor has any written allegation of any breach or invalidity been made or received by a Seller or any other member of the Sellers’ Group. No notice of termination of any Contract has been served by or received by a Seller or any other member of the Sellers’ Group. So far as the Sellers are aware, there are no grounds for the termination, rescission, avoidance or repudiation of any Contract.
3.5The list of Operator Accounts in Schedule 10 (Operator Accounts) is an accurate list of all active operator accounts relating to the Assets in existence during the months of January and February of 2024.
4.Compliance with Laws
4.1The Sellers and each other relevant member of the Sellers’ Group have, at all times in all material respects in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, dealt with the Assets in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations in each relevant jurisdiction in which the Assets have been used.
4.2The Sellers and each other relevant member of the Sellers’ Group have at all times, in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, dealt with the Assets in compliance with any applicable sanction laws, regulations, rulings and instructions given to the Sellers (or any relevant member of the Sellers’ Group) by any regulator (including the international sanction laws and regulations of the European Union, the United States and the United Nations, where applicable).
5.Compliance with Terms and Guidelines
The Sellers and each other relevant member of the Sellers’ Group have at all times in all material respects, in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, dealt with the operation of the Assets in accordance with:
(a)in connection with the Sellers’ contractual arrangements with online gambling operators, the applicable terms and conditions of the relevant online gambling operators; and
(b)in connection with the Sellers’ contractual arrangements with Alphabet Inc. and/or its affiliates (“Google”), the guidelines and terms of conditions of Google, as applicable to such arrangements.
6.Anti-Bribery and Improper Payments
6.1With respect to the Assets, neither a Seller nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group nor, so far as the Sellers are aware, any of its or their respective directors, officers, employees, independent contractors, agents or representatives (each, an “Associated Person”) has, in connection with the Assets, breached any Anti-Bribery laws or any applicable anti-money laundering law, rule or regulation or any books and records offences relating directly or indirectly to a bribe or, directly or indirectly:
(a)offered, promised or given a financial or other advantage to another person intending the advantage to induce or reward improper performance of a relevant function or activity, or knowing or believing that acceptance of the advantage itself constituted such improper performance or, in the case of a foreign public official, intending to influence that person in his official capacity and to obtain or retain business, or a business advantage, in each case including making or receiving any bribe, rebate, pay-off, influence payment, kick-back or other contribution or gifts contrary to Anti-Bribery Laws; or
(b)requested, agreed to receive or accepted a financial or other advantage, intending that it would induce or reward, or where it actually induced or rewarded, improper performance of a relevant function or activity, or where the relevant request, agreement to receive or acceptance itself constituted such improper performance or that performance was made in anticipation of it.

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6.2The Sellers and each other relevant member of the Sellers’ Group maintain in relation to dealing with the Assets, anti-corruption procedures and internal accounting controls which are designed to ensure compliance with all Anti-Bribery Laws.
7.Licences
7.1Complete and accurate copies (including of any variations or extensions of any of them) of all regulatory and commercial licences, consents, permits and other authorisations required to be obtained for or required in connection with operation of the Assets (the “Regulatory Licences”) are contained in the Data Room.
7.2Each Regulatory Licence is in full force and effect and unconditional or subject only to conditions that have been satisfied.
7.3The only Regulatory Licences granted to the Sellers or another member of the Sellers’ Group relating to the Assets are the only licences granted in respect of the operation of the Assets in Greece and Romania.
8.Finance Arrangements
Neither the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group have received notice to repay any trade debt owed by it or them in respect of the Assets which is repayable on demand nor any other notice requiring early repayment of a trade debt in respect of the Assets, in each case, where such trade debit remains outstanding.
9.Powers of Attorney
Neither the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group have given any power of attorney or other authority (express, implied or ostensible) which is still in force to any person to enter into any contract or commitment on its behalf in relation to the Assets.
10.Arrangements with Sellers and Sellers’ Group
Save as provided in this Agreement, neither any Seller nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group is entitled to a claim of any nature in relation to the Assets or has assigned such right to any other person.
11.Litigation and Investigations
11.1Neither the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group is engaged in any litigation, arbitration, mediation or other legal proceedings (whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise) in respect of the Assets or the operation thereof and, no litigation, arbitration, mediation or other legal proceedings are pending or, so far as the Sellers are aware, have been threatened in writing, and, so far as the Sellers are aware, there are no circumstances likely to give rise to any such proceedings.
11.2So far as the Sellers are aware, neither the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group are the subject of any investigation, enquiry or enforcement proceedings by any governmental or other body in respect of the Assets or the operation of the Assets. No investigations, enquiries, or enforcement proceedings are pending or, so far as the Sellers are aware, threatened and, so far as the Sellers are aware, there are no circumstances reasonably likely to give rise to any such investigation, enquiry or enforcement proceedings.
11.3So far as the Sellers are aware, no director or employee of any Seller or any other member of the Sellers’ Group is engaged in or subject to any of the matters referred to in paragraphs 11.1 and 11.2.
12.Events Since the Accounts Date
Since the Accounts Date:
(a)the Assets have been used in the ordinary course;
(b)there has been no Material Adverse Effect in relation to the Assets;

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(c)no Asset has been acquired or disposed of, nor has there been any agreement to acquire or dispose of any such Asset; and
(d)neither the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group have borrowed or raised any money and no capital expenditure has been incurred, in each case in relation to any Asset.
13.Intellectual Property, Confidential Information and Data Protection
Domains
13.1All registration, renewal and other maintenance fees in respect of the Domains have been paid in full.
13.2Each Domain is solely, legally and beneficially owned by and is registered in the name of the member of the Sellers’ Group that is set out as the owner thereof in Schedule 7 (Domains).
13.3So far as the Sellers are aware, no third party is seeking the invalidation or revocation of the Domains. In the 12 months prior to the date of this Agreement, neither the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group have received written notice of any opposition to the registration of, or written notice of any legal proceedings or claims relating to the Domains.
13.4So far as the Sellers are aware:
(a)the Domains are valid and enforceable; and
(b)there has been no act or omission by any of them that would jeopardise their validity, subsistence or enforceability.
Asset Intellectual Property Rights
13.5All Asset Intellectual Property Rights are solely, legally and beneficially owned by a Seller or another member of the Sellers’ Group. All Intellectual Property Rights and Domains are free from all Encumbrances and there is no agreement or commitment to give or create any Encumbrance over or affecting the Asset Intellectual Property Rights and Domains.
13.6Neither the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group have received written notice of any legal proceedings, claims or complaints instituted against it in relation to any Asset Intellectual Property Rights or any Domain. So far as the Sellers are aware, the use by the Sellers or other members of the Sellers’ Group of the Asset Intellectual Property Rights does not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party.
13.7Neither the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group have issued any notice of any legal proceedings, claims or complaints against a third party regarding the infringement of the Asset Intellectual Property Rights or any Domains. So far as the Sellers are aware, no third party has infringed or is infringing the Asset Intellectual Property Rights or any Domain.
13.8No employee or former employee of the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group has any right to payment with respect to the use of, or any interest in, any Asset Intellectual Property Rights. The Asset Intellectual Property Rights have been developed by employees of the Sellers or other members of the Sellers’ Group acting in the course of their employment. All consultants, contractors, and/or employees who have developed or who have contributed to the development of any Asset Intellectual Property Rights have assigned to a Seller or another member of the Sellers’ Group pursuant to a valid, legally binding, written assignment, any right, title, and interest in such Asset Intellectual Property Rights which did not automatically vest in a Seller or any other member of the Sellers’ Group by virtue of any relevant law.

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Trade Secrets
13.9The Sellers have not disclosed any trade secrets to any third party except under written terms which provide full protection for such trade secrets.
Data Protection
13.10For the purposes of paragraphs 13.10 to 13.13, “DP Laws” means (i) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “GDPR”); EU Directives 2002/58/EC and 2009/136/EC (each as implemented into the national Laws of EU Member States); (ii) Regulation (EU) 2016/679, as it forms part of the law of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland by virtue of the Data Protection Act 2018 (the “DPA 2018”) as amended by the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the “UK GDPR”); or (iii) other equivalent laws and regulations in other jurisdictions, each as amended, consolidated or replaced from time to time.
13.11The Sellers and each other relevant member of the Sellers’ Group have complied in all material respects with all applicable Data Protection Laws.
13.12Neither the Sellers nor any other member of the Sellers’ Group have received any written communication from any applicable authorities established pursuant to DP Laws:
(a)alleging and/or enforcing non-compliance with any DP Law; or
(b)requesting an audit or compliance check relating to Data Protection Law; or
(c)requiring them to undertake an audit or compliance check or to change or delete any data or prohibiting the transfer of data to a third party.
13.13No individual has claimed or taken compensation or legal action in respect of any breach of any rights or obligations under any DP Law.
1.Employment
13.1For the purposes of this paragraph 14, “Incentive Plan” means any incentive, bonus, commission or similar plan, agreement, arrangement, obligation, or commitment of any member of the Sellers’ Group in which any Transferring Employee or Cyprus Employee or their dependants may participate from time to time, whether involving cash, shares, or any other securities.
13.2Details of the Transferring Employees and the Cyprus Employees and their employment are contained in folder 6.11 of the Data Room, including, without limitation, their job titles, dates of commencement of employment and continuous employment, notice periods, annual salaries, bonuses and other benefits (other than Pension Benefits).
13.3The Data Room contains a representative sample of standard terms and conditions, staff handbooks and policies which apply to the Transferring Employees and the Cyprus Employees and identifies which terms and conditions apply to which categories of employees.
13.4Details of the Incentive Plans, including the rules or other governing documents and details of participants, outstanding awards or payments, and any payments made to participants in the past year are contained in folder 6 of the Data Room.
13.5No payment or benefit to, nor any change to the rights or entitlements of, any Transferring Employee, Cyprus Employee or their dependants will be triggered as a direct or indirect consequence of the completion of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
13.6No Transferring Employees or Cyprus Employees require sponsorship or other relevant permission to legally work in the jurisdiction in which they work.
13.7Since the Accounts Date, no member of the Sellers’ Group has made, announced, or proposed any material changes to the salary, benefits, or other terms of employment or engagement of any Transferring Employee or Cyprus Employee and no member of the Sellers’ Group is under any express or implied obligation to make any such changes.

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13.8No Transferring Employee or Cyprus Employee has given or received notice to terminate his employment.
13.9There is no policy, scheme, arrangement, or agreement in place under which any member of the Sellers’ Group is, or may become, obliged to make any payment or provide any benefit to any Transferring Employee or Cyprus Employee in respect of termination of their employment in excess of that Transferring Employee’s or Cyprus Employee’s entitlement under applicable law.
13.10So far as the Sellers are aware, there are no amounts owing or agreed to be loaned or advanced by any member of the Seller’s Group to any Transferring Employee or Cyprus Employee (other than amounts representing remuneration accrued due for the current pay period, accrued holiday pay for the current holiday year or for reimbursement of expenses).
13.11No member of the Sellers’ Group has within the last three (3) years been engaged or involved in any trade dispute with any Transferring Employees or Cyprus Employees, trade union, works council, special negotiating body, staff association or any other body representing Transferring Employees or Cyprus Employees and no event has occurred which could or might give rise to any such dispute and no industrial action involving Transferring Employees or Cyprus Employees, official or unofficial, is now occurring or threatened.
6.1No member of the Seller’s Group is currently involved in any employment dispute with any Transferring Employees or Cyprus Employees or any trade union or staff association or other body representing the Transferring Employees or Cyprus Employees and as far as the Sellers are aware there are no circumstances (including any ongoing disciplinary or grievance procedure) which may result in any such dispute arising.
6.2As far as the Sellers’ are aware, no Transferring Employee has any claim or right of action, either actual or which can reasonably be anticipated, against any member of the Sellers’ Group.
13.12There have been no automatic transfers of Transferring Employees or Cyprus Employees by operation of law within the eighteen (18) months preceding the date of this Agreement.
14.Pensions
For the purposes of this paragraph 15, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:
“2004 Act” means the Pensions Act 2004;
“Beneficiary” means an Transferring Employee, or a dependant of Transferring Employee;
“Defined Contribution Plan” means a plan that provides for an individual account for each participant and for Pension Benefits based solely on the amount contributed to the participant’s account and any income, expenses, gains and losses and any forfeitures of accounts of other participants which may be allocated to such participant’s account;
“Pension Benefits” means any pension, lump sum or other benefit payable on, in anticipation of, or following retirement or death, reaching a particular age, or in similar circumstances;; and
“Pension Plans” means those pension plans contained in folders 6.3 and 6.4 of the Data Room.
15.1Other than the Pension Plans, there are no agreements, arrangements, obligations or commitments (whether funded or unfunded) under which any member of the Sellers’ Group is required to make payment of a contribution towards, or other provision for, Pension Benefits for the benefit of any Beneficiary. No undertaking or assurance (whether written or oral) has been given by any member of the Sellers’ Group to any person as to the continuance or introduction of any plan or arrangement for the provision of Pension Benefits, or any increase, augmentation or improvement of any Pension Benefits(including those provided under the Pension Plans).
15.2Particulars of the Pension Plans are contained in folders 6.3 and 6.4 of the Data Room.

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15.3Each Pension Plan is a Defined Contribution Plan and no member of the Seller’s Group is or ever has been:
(a)an employer (for the purpose of section 318(1) of the 2004 Act) of an occupational pension scheme within the meaning of section 1 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 which is not a Defined Contribution Plan; or
(b)associated or connected with such an employer, as such terms are defined in section 51 of the 2004 Act.
15.4So far as the Sellers are aware, the Pension Plans have been operated at all times and in all material respects in accordance with their governing documents and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulatory requirements, including, without limitation, any applicable laws or regulatory requirements relating to the funding of Pension Benefits, eligibility for Pension Benefits, discrimination, mandatory enrolment and any applicable requirements of any relevant tax authority.
15.5There are no outstanding contributions, costs (including levies) or expenses payable by any member of the Sellers’ Group in respect of the Pension Plans as regards the Transferring Employees, and no member of the Sellers’ Group has any other outstanding monetary obligations (including actuarial, consultancy, legal, or other fees) to or in respect of the Pension Plans.
15.6No claim has been made or threatened against any member of the Seller’s Group or the trustees or administrators of any of the Pension Plans, or against any person whom any member of the Seller’s Group is or may be liable to indemnify or compensate, in connection with any of the Pension Plans (other than routine claims for benefits), nor, so far as the Sellers are aware, are there any circumstances which may give rise to any such claim.
6.1No member of the Seller’s Group has any liability to make any payment pursuant to sections 75 or 75A of the Pensions Act 1995 and there no circumstances which are reasonably likely to give rise to any such liability.
15.Unacceptable Revenue
No revenue deriving from the operation of the Assets earned at any time during the three (3) years ending on the date of this Agreement has been derived from Unacceptable Revenue Sources (provided that, for the purposes of this warranty, the words "as at the Completion Effective Date" in the definition of Unacceptable Revenue Sources shall be read as "during the three years ending on the date of this Agreement").


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Schedule 4

Sellers’ Limitations on Liability
1.Limitations on Quantum
The liability of the Sellers in respect of any Claim:
1.1save for any Claim for breach of any of the Fundamental Warranties, shall not arise unless and until the amount of such Claim (when aggregated with all other Claims based on the same or similar facts or in respect of the same Warranty) exceeds fifty thousand United States Dollars (US$30,000), in which case a Purchaser shall be entitled to claim the whole of such amount and not merely the excess;
1.2save for any Claim for breach of any of the Fundamental Warranties, shall not arise unless and until the amount of all Claims for which they would, in the absence of this provision be liable, exceeds four hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$200,000), in which case a Purchaser shall be entitled to claim the whole of such amount and not merely the excess; and
1.3in respect of Claims under the Warranties (other than the Fundamental Warranties and paragraph 16 (Unacceptable Revenue) of Schedule 3), shall not (when aggregated with the amount of all other such Claims) exceed US$7,500,000; and
1.4shall not (when aggregated with the amount of all other Claims) exceed the total sum of the First Instalment Amount, the Second Instalment Amount, the Third Instalment Amount and the Variable Component actually received by the Sellers.
2.Time Limits
2.1The Sellers shall not be liable in respect of any Claim unless written notice of the matter giving rise to the Claim so far as then known to the Purchasers is given by or on behalf of the Purchasers to the Sellers by no later than eighteen (18) months from the Completion Effective Date.
2.2Notices of Claims against the Sellers shall be given by the Purchasers to the Sellers as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within the time limit specified in paragraph 2.1.
2.3Subject to paragraph 2.4, any claim notified pursuant to paragraph 2.1 shall (if it has not been previously satisfied, settled or withdrawn) be deemed to be irrevocably withdrawn on the date which falls nine (9) months after the notice is given pursuant to paragraph 2.2, unless at the relevant time legal proceedings in respect of the claim have been commenced by being both issued and served.
2.4Where the claim arises by reason of a liability which, at the time of service of the notice, is contingent only or otherwise not capable of being quantified, the nine (9) month period in paragraph 2.2 shall commence from the date on which the liability becomes contingent or capable of being quantified.
3.General Limitations
No liability (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) shall attach to the Sellers in respect of any Claim to the extent that:
3.1the Claim or the events giving rise to the Claim would not have arisen but for an act, omission or transaction of the Purchasers' Group or any member thereof;
3.2the Claim occurs wholly or partly out of or the amount thereof is increased as a result of:
(a)any change in law or regulation or interpretation thereof by the English courts or by HMRC; or
(b)the loss or damage giving rise to the Claim being recovered by the Purchasers’ Group under any policy of insurance.

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3.3Conduct of Claims
If any claim is made against the Purchasers’ Group which may give rise to a Claim, the Purchasers shall and shall procure that the Purchasers’ Group shall:
(a)inform the Sellers’ Representative in writing of any fact, matter, event or circumstance which comes to its notice or to the notice of the Purchasers’ Group whereby it appears likely that the Sellers are or may be liable to make any payment in respect of any Claim or whereby it appears likely that the Purchasers’ Group shall become or may become entitled to recover from some other person a sum which is referable to a payment already made by the Sellers in respect of such a claim;
(b)thereafter keep the Sellers’ Representative informed of any material developments in relation thereto;
(c)for the duration of the claim, provide such information and documentation as the Seller reasonably shall request in connection therewith; and
(d)not settle a claim to which such action is referable without the prior consultation with the Sellers’ Representative.
4.Losses
The Sellers shall not be liable for Claims in respect of any loss of profit, loss of goodwill, or any indirect or consequential loss.
5.Other Compensation
The Sellers shall not be liable under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents if and to the extent that the subject of such Claim has been made or is made good or is otherwise compensated for without cost to the Purchasers or any member of the Purchasers’ Group.
6.No Double Recovery
The Purchasers shall be entitled to bring more than one Claim arising out of the same subject matter, fact, event or circumstance, but shall not be entitled to recover damages or obtain payment, reimbursement, restitution or indemnity more than once in respect of any one shortfall, damage or deficiency, irrespective of whether it gives rise to more than one Claim.
7.Mitigation of losses
The Purchasers shall comply with its common law duty to mitigate loss.
8.Exclusion of Sellers’ Limitations
Nothing in this Schedule 4 applies to a Claim that arises or is delayed as a result of fraud or dishonesty by the Sellers, any other member of the Sellers’ Group, or any of their respective Agents.



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Schedule 5

Transferring Employees
[OMITTED]

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Schedule 6

Novation Contracts
[OMITTED]
    



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Schedule 7

Domains
[OMITTED]



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Schedule 8

Asset Migration Plan and Requirements
[OMITTED]



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Schedule 9

Revenues and Deduction Amounts
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Schedule 10

Operator Accounts
[OMITTED]







Schedule 11 Revenue Collection Process Schedule 12 Guarantee and Indemnity
[OMITTED]






1.Guarantee and Indemnity
The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally:
1.1guarantees to each Seller, whenever the Purchasers do not pay any amount when due and payable under or in connection with this Agreement (the “Consideration”), to pay on demand that amount as if it was the principal obligor; and
1.2indemnifies each Seller against all losses, damages, costs and expenses they incur arising from any failure by a Purchaser to pay the Consideration, except where a Purchaser’s failure to pay a proportion of the Consideration is a result of ongoing good faith discussions between the Parties in respect of the valuation of the Variable Component,
provided that the liability of the Guarantor shall not exceed the total sum of the First Instalment Amount, the Second Instalment Amount, the Third Instalment Amount and the Variable Component (if any),
(together “this Guarantee and Indemnity”).
2.Continuing Security
This Guarantee and Indemnity is to be a continuing security which shall remain in full force and effect until all of the obligations of the Purchasers in respect of the Consideration under this Agreement shall have been fulfilled in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and this Guarantee and Indemnity is to be in addition, and without prejudice to, and shall not merge with, any other right, remedy, guarantee, indemnity or security which the Sellers may now or hereafter hold in respect of all or any of the obligations of the Purchasers under this Agreement.
3.Sellers’ Protections
The liability of the Guarantor under this Guarantee and Indemnity shall not be affected, impaired or discharged by reason of any act, omission, matter or thing which but for this provision might operate to release or otherwise exonerate the Guarantor from its obligations hereunder including, without limitation:
(a)any amendment, variation or modification to, or replacement of this Agreement;
(b)the taking, variation, compromise, renewal, release, refusal or neglect to perfect or enforce any rights, remedies or securities against a Purchaser or any other person;
(c)any time or indulgence or waiver given to, or composition made with, the Seller or any other person; or
(d)a Purchaser becoming insolvent, going into receivership or liquidation or having an administrator appointed.
4.Further Protection
This Guarantee and Indemnity shall continue in full force and will extend to the ultimate balance of sums payable by the Purchasers under this Agreement, regardless of any intermediate payment or discharge in whole or in part or where any obligation of a Purchaser becomes unenforceable against it.
5.Primary Obligations
This Guarantee and Indemnity shall constitute the primary obligations of the Guarantor and the Sellers shall not be obliged to make any demand on the Purchasers or any other person before enforcing its rights against the Guarantor under this Guarantee and Indemnity.

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6.Waiver
No delay or omission of the Sellers in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Guarantee and Indemnity shall impair such right, power or privilege or be construed as a waiver of such right, power or privilege nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
7.Invalidity
If at any time any one or more of the provisions of this Guarantee and Indemnity is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way affected or impaired thereby.

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Signed for and on behalf
of XLMedia PLC
/s/ Marcus Rich
 Authorised signatory
    
/s/David King Authorised signatory
Signed for and on behalf
of XLMedia Publishing Limited
    
/s/ David King Authorised signatory







Signed for and on behalf
of GDC Media Limited
    
/s/ John O'Shea Authorised signatory


Signed for and on behalf
of GDC UKGB Limited
    
/s/ John O'Shea Authorised signatory







Signed for and on behalf
of Gambling.com Group Limited
    
/s/ Charles Gillespie Authorised signatory



EX-12.1 5 exhibit1212023.htm EX-12.1 Document

Exhibit 12.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Charles Gillespie, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Gambling.com Group Limited;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
 
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
Date: March 21, 2024 By:
/s/ Charles Gillespie
      Charles Gillespie
      Chief Executive Officer


EX-12.2 6 exhibit1222023.htm EX-12.2 Document

Exhibit 12.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Elias Mark, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Gambling.com Group Limited;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
 
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
Date: March 21, 2024 By:
/s/ Elias Mark
      Elias Mark
      Chief Financial Officer


EX-13.1 7 exhibit1312023.htm EX-13.1 Document


Exhibit 13.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF [EXECUTIVE/FINANCIAL] OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 
I, Charles Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer of Gambling.com Group Limited (the “Company”), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
 
(a) The Annual Report on Form 20-F of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
(b) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
Date: March 21, 2024 By:
/s/ Charles Gillespie
      Charles Gillespie
      Chief Executive Officer


EX-13.2 8 exhibit1322023.htm EX-13.2 Document


Exhibit 13.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF [EXECUTIVE/FINANCIAL] OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 
I, Elias Mark, Chief Financial Officer of Gambling.com Group Limited (the “Company”), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
 
(a) The Annual Report on Form 20-F of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
(b) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
Date: March 21, 2024 By:
/s/ Elias Mark
      Elias Mark
      Chief Financial Officer


EX-15.1 9 exhibit1512023.htm EX-15.1 Document

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



Gambling.com Group Limited
St. Helier, Channel Island of Jersey
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-258412, No. 333-262539 and No. 333-270786) and Form F-3 (No. 333-266888 and No. 333-272030) of Gambling.com Group Limited of our report dated March 21, 2024, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Gambling.com Group Limited, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 20-F.


/s/ BDO LLP


BDO LLP
London, United Kingdom
March 21, 2024






EX-97.1 10 exhibit971-clawbackpolicy.htm EX-97.1 Document

Exhibit 97.1
______________________________________________
GAMBLING.COM GROUP LIMITED
POLICY FOR THE
RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION

A.    OVERVIEW
    In accordance with the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Nasdaq Rules”), and Section 10D and Rule 10D-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 10D-1”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Gambling.com Group Limited (the “Company”) has adopted this Policy (the “Policy”) to provide for the recovery of erroneously awarded Incentive-based Compensation from Executive Officers. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Section H, below.
B.    RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION
(1)In the event of an Accounting Restatement, the Company will reasonably promptly recover the Erroneously Awarded Compensation Received in accordance with Nasdaq Rules and Rule 10D-1 as follows:
(i)After an Accounting Restatement, the Compensation Committee (if composed entirely of independent directors, or in the absence of such a committee, a majority of independent directors serving on the Board) (the “Committee”) shall determine the amount of    any Erroneously Awarded Compensation Received by each Executive Officer and shall promptly notify each Executive Officer with a written notice containing the amount of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation and a demand for repayment or return of such compensation, as applicable.

(a)For Incentive-based Compensation based on (or derived from) the Company’s share price or total shareholder return, where the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation is not subject to mathematical recalculation directly from the information in the applicable Accounting Restatement:
i.The amount to be repaid or returned shall be determined by the Committee based on a reasonable estimate of the effect of the Accounting Restatement on the Company’s share price or total shareholder return upon which the Incentive-based Compensation was Received; and
ii.The Company shall maintain documentation of the determination of such reasonable estimate and provide the relevant documentation as required to the Nasdaq.

(ii)The Committee shall have discretion to determine the appropriate means of recovering Erroneously Awarded Compensation based on the particular facts and circumstances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as set forth in Section B(2) below, in no event may the Company accept an amount that is less than the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation in satisfaction of an Executive Officer’s obligations hereunder.

(iii)To the extent that the Executive Officer has already reimbursed the Company for any Erroneously Awarded Compensation Received under any duplicative recovery obligations established by the Company or applicable law, it shall be appropriate for any such reimbursed amount to be credited to the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation that is subject to recovery under this Policy.

(iv)To the extent that an Executive Officer fails to repay all Erroneously Awarded Compensation to the Company when due, the Company shall take all actions reasonable and appropriate to recover such Erroneously Awarded Compensation from the applicable Executive Officer. The applicable Executive Officer shall be required to reimburse the Company for any and all expenses reasonably incurred (including legal fees) by the Company in recovering such Erroneously Awarded Compensation in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
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(2)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to take the actions contemplated by Section B(1) above if the Committee (which, as specified above, is composed entirely of independent directors or in the absence of such a committee, a majority of the independent directors serving on the Board) determines that recovery would be impracticable and either of the following two conditions are met:
(i)The Committee has determined that the direct expenses paid to a third party to assist in enforcing the Policy would exceed the amount to be recovered. Before making this determination, the Company must make a reasonable attempt to recover the Erroneously Awarded Compensation, documented such attempt(s) and provided such documentation to the Nasdaq; or
(ii)Recovery would likely cause an otherwise tax-qualified retirement plan, under which benefits are broadly available to employees of the Company, to fail to meet the requirements of Section 401(a)(13) or Section 411(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and regulations thereunder.
C.    DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
    The Company shall file all disclosures with respect to this Policy required by applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filings and rules.
D.    PROHIBITION OF INDEMNIFICATION
    The Company shall not be permitted to insure or indemnify any Executive Officer against (i) the loss of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation that is repaid, returned or recovered pursuant to the terms of this Policy, or (ii) any claims relating to the Company’s enforcement of its rights under this Policy. Further, the Company shall not enter into any agreement that exempts any Incentive-based Compensation that is granted, paid or awarded to an Executive Officer from the application of this Policy or that waives the Company’s right to recovery of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation, and this Policy shall supersede any such agreement (whether entered into before, on or after the Effective Date of this Policy).
E.    ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION
    This Policy shall be administered by the Committee, and any determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding on all affected individuals.
    The Committee is authorized to interpret and construe this Policy and to make all determinations necessary, appropriate, or advisable for the administration of this Policy and for the Company’s compliance with Nasdaq Rules, Section 10D, Rule 10D-1 and any other applicable law, regulation, rule or interpretation of the SEC or Nasdaq promulgated or issued in connection therewith.
F.    AMENDMENT; TERMINATION
    The Committee may amend this Policy from time to time in its discretion and shall amend this Policy as it deems necessary. Notwithstanding anything in this Section F to the contrary, no amendment or termination of this Policy shall be effective if such amendment or termination would (after taking into account any actions taken by the Company contemporaneously with such amendment or termination) cause the Company to violate any federal securities laws, SEC rule or Nasdaq rule.
G.    OTHER RECOVERY RIGHTS
This Policy shall be binding and enforceable against all Executive Officers and, to the extent required by applicable law or guidance from the SEC or Nasdaq, their beneficiaries, heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives. The Committee intends that this Policy will be applied to the fullest extent required by applicable law.
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Any employment agreement, equity award agreement, compensatory plan or any other agreement or arrangement with an Executive Officer shall be deemed to include, as a condition to the grant of any benefit thereunder, an agreement by the Executive Officer to abide by the terms of this Policy. Any right of recovery under this Policy is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies or rights of recovery that may be available to the Company under applicable law, regulation or rule or pursuant to the terms of any policy of the Company or any provision in any employment agreement, equity award agreement, compensatory plan, agreement or other arrangement.
H.    DEFINITIONS
    For purposes of this Policy, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below.
(1)“Accounting Restatement” means an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, including any required accounting restatement to correct an error in previously issued financial statements that is material to the previously issued financial statements (a “Big R” restatement), or that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period (a “little r” restatement).
(2)“Clawback Eligible Incentive Compensation” means all Incentive-based Compensation Received by an Executive Officer (i) on or after the effective date of the applicable Nasdaq rules, (ii) after beginning service as an Executive Officer, (iii) who served as an Executive Officer at any time during the applicable performance period relating to any Incentive-based Compensation (whether or not such Executive Officer is serving at the time the Erroneously Awarded Compensation is required to be repaid to the Company), (iv) while the Company has a class of securities listed on a national securities exchange or a national securities association, and (v) during the applicable Clawback Period (as defined below).
(3)“Clawback Period” means, with respect to any Accounting Restatement, the three completed fiscal years of the Company immediately preceding the Restatement Date (as defined below), and if the Company changes its fiscal year, any transition period of less than nine months within or immediately following those three completed fiscal years.
(4) “Erroneously Awarded Compensation” means, with respect to each Executive Officer in connection with an Accounting Restatement, the amount of Clawback Eligible Incentive Compensation that exceeds the amount of Incentive-based Compensation that otherwise would have been Received had it been determined based on the restated amounts, computed without regard to any taxes paid.
(5)“Executive Officer” means each individual who is currently or was previously designated as an “officer” of the Company as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act. For the avoidance of doubt, the identification of an executive officer for purposes of this Policy shall include each executive officer who is or was identified pursuant to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K or Item 6.A of Form 20-F, as applicable, as well as the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer (or, if there is no principal accounting officer, the controller).
(6)“Financial Reporting Measures” means measures that are determined and presented in accordance with the accounting principles used in preparing the Company’s financial statements, and all other measures that are derived wholly or in part from such measures. Stock price and total shareholder return (and any measures that are derived wholly or in part from stock price or total shareholder return) shall, for purposes of this Policy, be considered Financial Reporting Measures. For the avoidance of doubt, a Financial Reporting Measure need not be presented in the Company’s financial statements or included in a filing with the SEC.
(7)“Incentive-based Compensation” means any compensation that is granted, earned or vested based wholly or in part upon the attainment of a Financial Reporting Measure.
(8)“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market.
(9)“Received” means, with respect to any Incentive-based Compensation, actual or deemed receipt, and Incentive-based Compensation shall be deemed received in the Company’s fiscal period during which the Financial Reporting Measure specified in the Incentive-based Compensation award is attained, even if the payment or grant of the Incentive-based Compensation to the Executive Officer occurs after the end of that period.
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(10)“Restatement Date” means the earlier to occur of (i) the date the Board, a committee of the Board or the officers of the Company authorized to take such action if Board action is not required, concludes, or reasonably should have concluded, that the Company is required to prepare an Accounting Restatement, or (ii) the date a court, regulator or other legally authorized body directs the Company to prepare an Accounting Restatement.
Adopted: September 18, 2023

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Exhibit A
ATTESTATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF POLICY FOR THE RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION

By my signature below, I acknowledge and agree that:

•I have received and read the attached Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation (this “Policy”).
•I hereby agree to abide by all of the terms of this Policy both during and after my employment with the Company, including, without limitation, by promptly repaying or returning any Erroneously Awarded Compensation to the Company as determined in accordance with this Policy.
                        Signature:                    
                        Printed Name:                    
                        Date: