Bending Spoons S.p.A. announces launch of initial public offering

Bending Spoons S.p.A. (“Bending Spoons”), a leading technology company, today announces the launch of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of its ordinary shares. A total of 57,971,015 ordinary shares are being offered, of which 34,398,640 are being offered by Bending Spoons and 23,572,375 are being offered by certain selling shareholders (the “Selling Shareholders”). In connection with the offering, Bending Spoons and the Selling Shareholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 5,244,026 ordinary shares from Bending Spoons and an additional 3,451,626 ordinary shares from the Selling Shareholders at the IPO price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The IPO price is currently estimated to be between $26.00 and $28.00 per share. Bending Spoons has applied to list its ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “BSP.”

Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan, and Allen & Company LLC are acting as joint lead book-running managers for the proposed offering. Wells Fargo Securities, BofA Securities, Jefferies, Evercore ISI, BNP Paribas, Mizuho, Societe Generale, Crédit Agricole CIB, IMI – Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, and Banca Akros – Gruppo Banco BPM are acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering.

The proposed offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus related to the proposed offering, when available, may be obtained from:

• Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by telephone at +1 (866) 471-2526, or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com;
• J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com and postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com; or
• Allen & Company LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 711 Fifth Avenue, 9th floor, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at +1 (212) 339-2220, or by email at allenprospectus@allenco.com.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy these securities be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, and does not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that jurisdiction. The offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size, price, or other terms of the offering.

Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements, including with respect to the proposed IPO. Management has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While they believe these expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond management’s control. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause Bending Spoons’ actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, Bending Spoons assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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About Bending Spoons

Bending Spoons is built on the conviction that operational excellence enables efficient growth through acquisitions. It acquires digital businesses, implements deep transformations and ongoing optimizations to sustainably expand earnings, and reinvests in additional acquisitions, thereby continuing the compounding cycle. The company has executed this strategy for more than a decade and, to date, has never sold a material business.

Bending Spoons strives to envision the most successful version of an acquired business, and works to close the gap between its current state and that vision as quickly and completely as possible. The transformation is typically deep and entails reorganizing teams, overhauling technology, redesigning user interfaces, accelerating product development, and enhancing marketing and monetization. AI is often both a central component of the vision and a key tool in implementing the transformation.

Bending Spoons’ performance is driven by its Platform — comprising its people, proprietary technologies, and proprietary data — and reflects an intense focus on achieving exceptional talent density, cultural strength, and technical capabilities.

Bending Spoons' main businesses include AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, Harvest, komoot, Remini, StreamYard, Vimeo, and WeTransfer. In March 2026, the company served over 500 million monthly active users and more than 9 million monthly paying customers.

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