Perion Successfully Refinances $25 Million Loan Facility; Provides Increased Flexibility to Continue Technology Innovation

Demonstrates financial discipline and meets plan to continue debt reduction from $86.9 Million at the end of 2016 to $39.3 Million today

Perion Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: PERI), a global innovator in delivering digital marketing solutions for brands that are relentlessly focused on their consumer relationships, announced today that ClientConnect Ltd., an Israeli subsidiary of Perion, executed a new loan facility with Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. an Israeli bank, in the amount of US$25 million.

“Our strategy has been to both take costs out of the business and invest in technology to enable Perion to continue to stay at the leading edge of digital technology,” said Doron Gerstel, CEO of Perion. Mr. Gerstel added “It is gratifying that the financial community recognizes our substantial progress.”

The new $25 million loan will replace two debt facilities which would now be consolidated into a single debt facility with Bank Mizrahi. The first is the existing debt of ClientConnect with Bank Mizrahi in an amount of approximately $2.5 million and the second is Undertone’s credit facility in an amount of approximately $21 million with SunTrust Bank.

Principal on the loan is payable in 12 equal quarterly instalments beginning in March 2019. Interest is at the rate of three-month LIBOR plus 5.7% per annum.

“As this new loan facility refinances two loans, it enables the group to better manage its debt service by extending the maturity date, rescheduling and redistributing principal payments on the loan and improve Perion’s flexibility related to global cash management”, commented Maoz Sigron, Perion’s Chief Financial Officer.

The credit facility is scheduled to mature on December 31, 2021.

About Perion Network Ltd. Perion is a global technology company that delivers advertising solutions to brands and publishers. Perion is committed to providing data-driven execution, from high-impact ad formats to branded search and a unified social and mobile programmatic platform. More information about Perion may be found at www.perion.com, and follow Perion on Twitter @perionnetwork.

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Source: Perion Network Ltd.

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