29th Jun 2007 08:05
Monitise PLC29 June 2007 29 June 2007 THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS RESTRICTED AND NOT FORPUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, OR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Monitise plc First Day Of Dealings of Placing Shares On AIM Monitise plc ("Monitise" or the "Group"), is pleased to announce the admissionto AIM and commencement of dealings in 97,088,481 ordinary shares of 1 pennyeach, issued by Monitise pursuant to a placing to raise £21.4m for the Group,under the ticker MONI.L at 8.00am today. Contacts: Monitise Group Tel: 020 7868 5200Duncan McIntyre, Executive ChairmanAlastair Lukies, CEOBen Evetts, Head of Communications Investec Tel: 020 7597 4000Patrick RobbAndrew Pinder Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113Harriet KeenHaya Chelhot Notes to Editors About Monitise Monitise plc (MONI.L) is a specialist in mobile banking technology. It hasdeveloped the world's first mobile banking ecosystem, which allows consumers toperform banking and payment transactions using a single consistent interfaceregardless of their choice of mobile operator or bank. With live services in the UK, where it has delivered the MONILINK network inpartnership with LINK Interchange Network, the company is currently working withinternational partners to deliver similar safe, secure mobile banking servicesin territories worldwide. Current partners include LINK Interchange Network,Metavante, Sun Microsystems, BT Global Services, HSBC, first direct, Alliance &Leicester, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest, Vodafone, Orange, O2, T-Mobile andHutchison 3G. Monitise was recognised as a "Technology Pioneer" by the World Economic Forum in2006, "Mobile Innovation of the Year" by The Banker Magazine in 2007 and awardedthe "Innovation in Messaging" award 2007 by the Mobile Messaging Association. Ends Investec Investment Banking, a division of Investec Bank (UK) Limited which isauthorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting forMonitise plc in connection with the admission of the Company to trading on AIM,a market operated by the London Stock Exchange plc and is not acting for anyperson other than Monitise plc and will not be responsible to any other personthan Monitise plc for providing the protections afforded to its customers or forproviding advice to any other person in connection with the proposed admissionto trading. Some of the information in this announcement may contain projections or otherforward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financialperformance of Monitise plc. You can identify forward-looking statements byterms such as "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "will," "could," "may" or "might" the negative of such terms or other similarexpressions. These statements are only predictions and actual events or resultsmay differ materially. We do not intend to or undertake any obligation to updatethese statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the datehereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors couldcause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in ourprojections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, generaleconomic conditions, our competitive environment and market change in ourindustries, and other factors specifically related to Monitise plc and itsoperations. This document does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation tosell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for,any shares or other securities, nor shall any part of it nor the fact of itsdistribution form part of or be relied on in connection with any contract orinvestment decision relating thereto, nor does it constitute a recommendationregarding any securities referred to herein. This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or intothe United States (including its territories and dependencies, any State of theUnited States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada or Japan. Thisannouncement is not an offer for sale of any securities in the United States orin any other jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the UnitedStates absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S.Securities Act of 1933. Morse plc has not registered and does not intend toregister any portion of any offering of securities in the United States or toconduct a public offering of any securities in the United States. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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