Frontier Development PLC — Regulatory Filings 2014

May 19, 2014

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Frontier Developments PLC

19 May 2014

19 May 2014

Frontier Developments plc

Signs Extension to Publisher Development Agreement

Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV; "Frontier," the "Company"), a leading developer of video games with studios in Cambridge, UK and Halifax, Canada, has signed an agreement to undertake additional work under an existing development agreement with a leading games publisher.

The contract amendment has a value of $1.75m, bringing the total contract value to $5.67m. The additional amount will be earned and recognized over development milestones spanning Frontier's current and next financial year, which ends 31 May 2015.

David Braben, Chief Executive of Frontier Developments, said:

"Working with strategic publishing partners forms an important part of our plan for the Company's continued development. This contract amendment has added significance as it extends our previously fruitful relationship with this partner."

Enquiries:

Frontier Developments	+44 (0)1223 394 300
David Braben, CEO
David Walsh, COO Neil Armstrong, CFO
Canaccord Genuity	+44 (0) 207 523 8000
Simon Bridges/Cameron Duncan
finnCap Ltd	+44 (0) 20 7220 0500
Malar Velaigam
Instinctif Partners	+44 (0) 20 7457 2020
Kay Larsen/Adrian Duffield

About Frontier Developments plc 

Frontier Developments plc, listed on the AIM stock market (ticker: FDEV), is a leading independent game developer founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the seminal 'Elite' game.  Based in Cambridge, UK and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Frontier uses its proprietary 'Cobra' game development technology to create innovative games across videogame consoles, computers, smartphones and tablets. 

As of 30 April 2014, Frontier had raised £2.7 million via Kickstarter, the crowd funding website, and its own site to develop Elite: Dangerous. The studio is also working on a number of other titles, and released 'Zoo Tycoon' as a launch title for Microsoft's Xbox One console in 2013.

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