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NOT FOR RELEASE TO US WIRE SERVICES OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES < CATAPULT CATAPULT ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF SBG SPORTS SOFTWARE AND EQUITY RAISING TO ACCELERATE GROWTH que esnjenosted o JUNE 23 , 2021 ALL FINANCIALS ARE IN USD UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED Catapult Group International Limited ( ASX : CAT , ' Catapult ' or the ' Company ' ) is pleased to announce the strategic acquisition of leading sports software video solutions provider , SBG Sports Software Limited ( ' SBG ' ) ( the ' Acquisition ' ) , and plans for increased investment in technology , data science , and scale capacity , to accelerate the Company's growth strategy . Central to this accelerated growth strategy are significant opportunities to drive additional customer value , and to expand Annualized Contract Revenue ( ' ACV ' ) by 10x . The SBG acquisition and increased investment to scale growth will be funded through a $ 35M underwritten institutional placement ( ' Placement ' ) and a $ 5M non - underwritten share purchase plan ( ' SPP ' ) . In addition to the Placement , two Directors of Catapult will subscribe for $ 1.35M of shares , on the same terms as participants under the Placement , subject to shareholder approval ( ' Director Placement ' ) . All shares will be issued at a price of A $ 1.90 . STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF SBG SBG - Background and Technology Leadership London based SBG was founded in 2008 in collaboration with Mercedes F1 with the purpose of developing products that could capture large quantities of live data and video . More recently , SBG has transformed its learnings from F1 into leading global solutions for soccer and rugby , generating data visualizations that extract key information from multiple sources in real - time , with analytics and insights that assist coaches in rapidly breaking down factors driving team performance . Strong Strategic Fit with Catapult and Accelerated Growth Momentum The acquisition of SBG enhances Catapult's mission to deliver the most comprehensive and insightful set of performance metrics for athletes and teams worldwide by accelerating its technology capabilities in the video analysis market . The Acquisition : ● advances Catapult's development of contextualizing performance data , improving time to market by approximately two years , and complementing Catapult's development strategy for Vision ; CATAPULTSPORTS.COM CATAPULT GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | ABN 53 164 301 197 | 75 HIGH STREET , PRAHRAN , VIC , 3181 AUSTRALIA < PLAY SMART 1