Block Listing Application

Optimal Payments Plc

Block Listing Application

Thursday 16 January 2014 - Optimal Payments Plc (AIM: OPAY) (the "Company" or the "Group") announces that it has made a block listing application to the London Stock Exchange for up to 3,185,996 ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"). These Ordinary Shares will be available to be issued to satisfy the exercise of options under the terms of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan to certain existing employees of the Group.

All Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of options under the Long Term Incentive Plan described above will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares. It is expected that the block listing will become effective on 22 January 2014.

For further information contact:

Optimal Payments Plc

Elaine Swain, Company Secretary + 44 (0) 1624 698 715

Email: [email protected]

Canaccord Genuity + 44 (0) 207 523 8000

Simon Bridges

Cameron Duncan

Brendan Gulston