\nBeginning on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, PLAYSTUDIOS\u2019 Class A common stock and warrants will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbols \u201cMYPS\u201d and \u201cMYPSW,\u201d respectively. With approximately $220 million in cash1<\/sup>, PLAYSTUDIOS is poised to accelerate the company\u2019s growth initiatives, which include substantially expanding product development and acquisitions of other gaming and related companies.\n<\/p>\n \nPLAYSTUDIOS has developed a portfolio of beautifully designed, top-ranked games that have attracted a loyal following due, in part, to the company\u2019s unmatched playAWARDS<\/b> Loyalty Program, which allows players to earn real-world rewards from a curated collection of over 95 partners and 290 entertainment, retail, travel, leisure, and gaming brands. To date, the PLAYSTUDIOS community has used its in-app loyalty points to purchase over 11 million rewards with a retail value of nearly $500 million. The Company was honored with a 2021 Top Publisher Awards by App Annie, the gaming industry\u2019s leader in app analytics and aggregated app performance data.\n<\/p>\n \nPLAYSTUDIOS is led by Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Pascal, who will continue to lead the combined company along with his current founder-led management team. The Board of Directors will initially consist of six members, including Andrew Pascal, William Hornbuckle, James Murren, Jason Krikorian, Judy K. Mencher, and Joe Horowitz.\n<\/p>\n \n\u201cAs PLAYSTUDIOS enters this exciting new chapter in our history, we are uniquely positioned to accelerate our growth within the robust games market,\u201d Mr. Pascal said. \u201cOur listing on Nasdaq is a testament to the enormous opportunity ahead of us as we leverage our strengthened capital position and institutional support to launch new products, pursue new acquisition opportunities, and scale up our unique playAWARDS loyalty program.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \nJ.P. Morgan and LionTree Advisors acted as financial advisors to PLAYSTUDIOS and Davis Polk acted as the company\u2019s legal advisor. Morgan Stanley acted as capital markets advisor to Acies Acquisition Corp., and Latham & Watkins LLP acted as its legal advisor. J.P. Morgan, LionTree Advisors, Morgan Stanley, and Oppenheimer & Co. acted as placement agents for the PIPE.\n<\/p>\n About PLAYSTUDIOS Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n \nPLAYSTUDIOS is the developer and operator of award-winning free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms. The company\u2019s collection of original and published titles is powered by its groundbreaking playAWARDS loyalty marketing platform, which enables players to earn real-world rewards from a portfolio of global entertainment, retail, technology, travel, leisure, and gaming brands across 17 countries and four continents. Founded by a team of veteran gaming, hospitality, and technology entrepreneurs, PLAYSTUDIOS brings together beautifully designed mobile gaming content with an innovative loyalty platform in order to provide its players with an unequaled entertainment experience and its partners with actionable business insights. To learn more about PLAYSTUDIOS, visit playstudios.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n About Acies Acquisition Corp.<\/b><\/p>\n \nAcies Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ACAC) is a newly organized blank check company, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company was established in October 2020 to focus on identifying a business combination target within the live, location-based and mobile experiential entertainment industries. To learn more about Acies, visit https:\/\/aciesacq.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Forward-Looking Statements <\/b><\/p>\n \nThis press release includes \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d within the meaning of the \u201csafe harbor\u201d provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the listing of the Company\u2019s Class A common stock and the Company\u2019s warrants on the Nasdaq. The company\u2019s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201cbudget,\u201d \u201cforecast,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cbelieves,\u201d \u201cpredicts,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201ccontinue,\u201d and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside the company\u2019s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the company to grow and manage growth profitably, and retain its key employees; (2) costs related to the business combination; (3) the inability to maintain listing of the company\u2019s shares on the Nasdaq; (4) the company\u2019s ability to execute its business plan and meet its projections; (5) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the company; (6) the impact of COVID-19 on the company\u2019s business; (7) the company\u2019s transition to becoming a public company including the associated expenses and the impact of public financial and other disclosures on its negotiations and arrangements with key counterparties; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (9) general economic, business, and\/or competitive factors; and (10) other risks and uncertainties included from time to time in the company\u2019s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the \u201cSEC\u201d). Additional information will be made available in other filings that the company makes from time to time with the SEC. In addition, any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on assumptions that the company believes to be reasonable as of this date. The company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.\n<\/p>\n 1<\/sup> Cash and cash equivalents expected to be reflected on the unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet of Acies and PLAYSTUDIOS as of March 31, 2021 after giving effect to the Business Combination that will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span>https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210621005765\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Investor Relations Media Relations\n
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