Licence extension with An Post

20 January, 2012

Escher Group Holdings plc ("Escher")

Escher announces licence extension with An Post for use of its RiposteTrEx™ software

Escher Group has agreed an extension of its Riposte™ software licence with An Post (the Irish National Postal Operator) for use of its RiposteTrEx™ software.

Riposte™ is the core messaging platform that has supported An Post's retail solutions since 1993.

Commenting on this, Liam Church, Escher's CEO said: "The RiposteTrEx™ product comes as a result of Escher's 20 years of investment in the postal industry and the considerable investment in the area of extended digital messaging services and digital postal mail services over the past number of years."

For further information please contact:

Escher www.eschergroupholdings.com +353 (0) 1 479 0555

Liam Church, Chief Executive Officer

Fionnuala Higgins, EVP Sales & Marketing

Trevor McIntyre, Finance Director

Panmure Gordon +44 (0) 20 7459 3600

Andrew Godber / Callum Stewart, Corporate Finance

Hannah Woodley, Corporate Broking

Powerscourt +44 (0)20 7250 1446

Paul Durman / Nick Dibden

About Escher

Escher is a world leading provider of outsourced, point of sale software to the postal industry. Escher's core software, Riposte, provides a solution for postal authorities who are seeking to counteract a decrease in traditional mail revenue by expanding revenue opportunities through new services, thereby reducing cost and increasing efficiency. Escher's customer base is predominantly made up of national postal authorities.