NEOVIA completes acquisition of Optimal Payments (5327A)
February 02 2011 - 3:10AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5327A
Neovia Financial PLC
02 February 2011
Press release For immediate release
NEOVIA Financial Plc
NEOVIA announces the completion of the acquisition of Optimal
Payments
Wednesday 2 February 2011 - NEOVIA Financial Plc (LSE: NEO) (the
"Company"), the leading alternative payments business, is pleased
to announce that the Company has completed the acquisition of
Optimal Payments (the "Acquisition") which was announced on 20
January 2011.
Admission
The admission of 5,367,378 ordinary shares of 0.01 pence
("Ordinary Shares") in the Company to trading on the AIM market of
the London Stock Exchange ("Admission") issued in relation to the
Acquisition occurred on 31 January 2011.
Directors and directors' shareholdings
Following completion of the Acquisition and pursuant to the
terms thereof, Joel Leonoff's appointment as an executive director
of the Company became effective.
Following Admission and pursuant to the terms of the
Acquisition, Joel Leonoff is now beneficially interested in 330,178
Ordinary Shares (representing 0.26% of the Company's issued share
capital). Following Admission Keith Butcher is beneficially
interested in 84,530 Ordinary Shares (representing 0.07% of the
Company's issued share capital).
Following completion of the Acquisition and pursuant to the
terms thereof, Joel Leonoff is also indirectly interested in
warrants having the right to be converted into Ordinary Shares
dependent on certain performance criteria being achieved over each
of the next two years. The total value of these warrants may be up
to US$ 2.5 million and depending on the timing and circumstances of
any conversion, the exercise price of these warrants will be either
62.6990 pence or 66.2480 pence.
Issued share capital and voting rights
Following Admission, the Company will have a total of
125,288,331 Ordinary Shares in issue each with voting rights. The
Company does not hold any shares in treasury. Therefore the total
number of voting rights in the Company is 125,288,331.
Shareholder meeting
As announced on 20 January 2011, the Company intends to change
the name of NEOVIA Financial Plc to Optimal Payments Plc. An
extraordinary general meeting of the Company's shareholders will be
held on Monday 28 February 2011 at the Company's offices in the
Isle of Man to consider this proposal. A circular and proxy form
setting out the terms of the resolution to be considered and full
details of the meeting will be sent to the Company's shareholders
later today, and copies of these documents will be available on the
Company's website at www.neovia.com.
Enquiries:
NEOVIA Financial Plc
Andrew Gilchrist VP Communications
Email: investorrelations@neovia.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/neovia + 44 (0) 1624 698 713
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Sarah Gestetner + 44 (0) 207 638 9571
Daniel Stewart & Co Plc
Paul Shackleton + 44 (0) 207 776 6550
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About NEOVIA Financial
Trusted by consumers and merchants in over 160 countries to move
and manage billions of dollars each year, NEOVIA Financial Plc
operates the world's leading independent online payments business.
Through its Payment Suite, featuring NETELLER(R), NETBANX(R) and
Net+(TM) brands, NEOVIA specialises in providing innovative and
instant payment services where money transfer is difficult or risky
due to identity, trust, currency exchange, or distance. Being
independent has allowed NEOVIA to support thousands of retailers
and merchants in many geographies and across multiple
industries.
NEOVIA Financial Plc is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's
AIM market with a ticker symbol of NEO. Subsidiary company NETELLER
(UK) Limited is authorised by the Financial Services Authority
(FSA) to operate as a regulated e-money issuer. For more
information about NEOVIA Financial visit www.neovia.com or
subscribe at www.neovia.com/feeds/.
About Optimal Payments
Optimal Payments is a leading global payment processor that
provides credit/debit card and e-check (Direct Debit) solutions to
Internet and mail-order/telephone-order (MOTO) merchants in Canada,
the United States Europe, and the Caribbean, processing in excess
of US$ 2.5 billion in transactions annually. In operation for over
10 years, Optimal Payments was one of the first technology
companies to provide services in the electronic payment business.
Its head office is in Montreal, with additional offices in the
United States; Gatineau, Quebec; and the United Kingdom. Optimal
Payments develops and maintains proprietary software, which enables
its merchant clients to interface with various banks, credit and
debit card providers, and other entities involved in the payment
processing chain. Its software has advanced and highly effective
fraud- and risk-management components built into it, allowing the
company to assist clients in mitigating the risk of fraudulent
transactions. Its software and payment solutions are tailored to
the needs of individual clients so that the services match their
needs in a wide range of businesses with varying requirements.
Visit www.optimalpayments.com for more information.
This information is provided by RNS
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