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`Case 8:19-cv-01150-DOC-KES Document 76-4 Filed 12/07/20 Page 2 of 2 Page ID #:1315
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`UBISOFTTOACQUIREi3D.netTOSTRENGTHENONLINESERVICES
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`Paris — November 30, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft® announced it is acquiring i3D.net, a leader in hosting solutions for the gaming
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`industry. With 50 million gamers using their servers daily, they are one of the world’s top-10 most connected hosting provider
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`networks1, delivering outstanding flexibility and scalable reach to 3,000 global customers through 33 datacenters around
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`the world. The acquisition adds state-of-the-art online infrastructure and greatly strengthens Ubisoft’s ability to deliver
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`high-quality online experiences to its communities.
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`“We are continuing to build our online operations in order to deliver games and services that strongly enhance our players’
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`experience. By adding i3D.net’s expertise and technologies to ours, we are leaping years’ ahead in our journey to deliver
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`best in class service connectivity and performance to our players. i3D.net will continue to deliver state-of-the-art services
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`to its clients and will benefit from our long-term support” said Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and CEO, Ubisoft.
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`i3D.net was founded in 2002 and has rapidly grown into one of the leading online infrastructure services and managed-
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`hosting solution providers in the world. Connected to 29 Internet exchanges and with a team of highly specialized technical
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`engineers, i3D.net’s network offers global audiences low latency access to the i3D.net One Platform2. The company notably
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`excels in the gaming market, hosting tens of millions of players for game publishers on consoles, PC and mobile.
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`“With Ubisoft’s backing, we greatly enhance our global reach while continuing to function as an independent managed
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`hosting provider for gaming companies and for a broad range of organizations,” said Stijn Koster, CEO, i3D.net. “We’re
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`looking forward to this next step in our partnership with Ubisoft and to continue providing our customers with the high-
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`quality service and dedication they expect from us.”
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`This acquisition of i3D.net is expected to close before the end of the fiscal year. Additional terms of the deal are not being
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`disclosed.
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`Contacts
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`Investor Relations
`Jean-Benoît Roquette
`SVP Investor Relations
`+ 33 1 48 18 52 39
`Jean-benoit.roquette@ubisoft.com
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`Press Relations
`Michael Burk
`Senior Director of Corporate Public
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`+ 33 1 48 18 24 03
`Michael.burk@ubisoft.com
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`ABOUT UBISOFT
`Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Far
`Cry, For Honor, Just Dance, Watch_Dogs & Tom Clancy’s video game series, including Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six and The Division. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide
`network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones,
`tablets and PCs. For the 2017-18 fiscal year Ubisoft generated Net Bookings of €1,732 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com
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`© 2018 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are registered trademarks in the US and/or other countries.
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`1 According to peeringdb.com
`2 The i3D.net One Platform is a global network, with compute resources managed by i3D.net’s game orchestration software
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