FAIRFX Group PLC First day of dealings on AIM (1720O)
August 05 2014 - 3:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1720O
FAIRFX Group PLC
05 August 2014
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AT 8AM, 5 AUGUST 2014
FAIRFX GROUP plc
(the "Company" or "FAIRFX")
First day of dealings on AIM
FAIRFX, a leading low cost multi-currency payments provider, is
pleased to announce the admission today of its ordinary shares to
trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and the
commencement of dealings in its ordinary shares under the ticker
FFX.
Admission Details:
-- The Company has raised approximately GBP2.6 million before
expenses through the placing of 5,726,667 new ordinary shares (the
"Placing")
-- The total number of ordinary shares in issue at Admission is
67,750,628 giving the Company a market capitalisation of
approximately GBP30.5 million, based on the placing price of 45
pence per ordinary share
-- The IPO will provide the Company with capital primarily to
fund its marketing programme and enhance its existing product
offering and products under development, thus enabling further
growth of FAIRFX which should result in an increase in the Group's
share of the multicurrency payments market. Cenkos is acting as
Nominated Adviser and Broker to the Company
Overview of FAIRFX
-- Well placed to capitalise on the rapidly growing online multi-currency payments market
-- Recognised as a leading provider of foreign exchange payments
and provides transactional services to both personal and business
customers
-- Strong historic growth, revenue grew by 46 per cent. from
GBP221.0 million (FY2012) to GBP322.4 million (FY2013)
-- Gross profit also grew from GBP2.1 million to GBP2.8 million in the period FY2012 to FY2013
-- Consistently top ranked for its currency card offering in
respect of rates and customer satisfaction by consumer ratings
companies by MoneySavingExpert.com and MoneySupermarket.com
-- Partnered with Concur Technologies, Inc. a leading provider
of integrated travel and expense management solutions to provide an
integrated service across their two respective platforms
-- 'White Label' distribution deals for the use of its P2P
matching platform, including agreements with EasyJet, ThinkMoney
and Pitney Bowes
Ian Strafford-Taylor, Chief Executive of FAIRFX commented, "We
are delighted to have successfully listed on the London Stock
Exchange and pleased with the level of support received from
investors who recognise the growth potential for FAIRFX. Our
decision to become a public company will allow us to enhance our
profile and credibility and provide us with access to funding for
our aggressive growth plans. We are looking forward to a successful
future as an AIM listed company."
For further information please contact:
FAIRFX Group plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7778 9308
Jason Drummond, Non-Executive Chairman
Ian Strafford-Taylor, CEO
Newgate Threadneedle Tel: +44 (0)20 7653 9850
John Coles
Robyn McConnachie
Cenkos Securities plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7397 8925
Max Hartley
Callum Davidson
About FAIRFX
FAIRFX is a leading international payment services provider,
incorporated in the UK in 2005. The Company has developed a
cloud-based peer-to-peer payments platform that enables personal
and business customers to make easy, low-cost multi-currency
payments in a broad range of currencies and across a range of FX
products all via one integrated system. The FAIRFX platform
facilitates payments either direct to Bank Accounts or at 30
million merchants and over 1 million ATM's in a broad range of
countries globally via Mobile apps, the Internet, SMS, wire
transfer and MasterCard/VISA debit cards.
FAIRFX operates within the rapidly growing online multi-currency
payments market and provides transactional services to both
personal and business customers through four channels being
Currency Cards, Physical Currency, FairPay and Dealing. The
Currency Card and Physical Currency offerings facilitate multiple
overseas payments at points of sale and ATM's whereas the FairPay
and Dealing products support wire transfer foreign exchange
transactions direct to Bank Accounts.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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