Stockholm, December 5, 2017 — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces that the trading in Awardit AB’s shares (short name: AWRD) will commence today on Nasdaq First North in Stockholm. Awardit belongs to the technology sector and is the 103 rd company to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets* in 2017.
Awardit is an operator of loyalty programs and sales incentive programs based on digital reward currencies. The company works with both B2B and B2C oriented clients, and its solutions strive to bolster sales and profitability as well as streamline clients’ customer communication and marketing efforts. Awardit was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. For more information, please visit www.awardit.se .
“We are very excited about the interest that investors have shown our company and we are confident that being admitted to Nasdaq First North will fuel further organic growth as well as growth through acquisitions,” said Niklas Lundqvist, CEO and founder of Awardit. “We will close our acquisition of Sponsorhuset AB, a leading cash-back operator for sports organizations, in approximately two weeks.”
“We welcome Awardit to Nasdaq First North,” said Adam Kostyál, SVP and Head of European listings at Nasdaq. “We congratulate the company on its listing, and look forward to support them on their journey in the public market.”
Awardit AB has appointed Aqurat Fondkommission AB as the Certified Adviser.
*Main markets and Nasdaq First North at Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland and Nasdaq Stockholm.
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