Update on IDTFS acquisition
21 March 2009 - 2:40AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMNEO
RNS Number : 2371P
Neovia Financial PLC
20 March 2009
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NEOVIA Financial Plc
Update on IDTFS acquisition
Friday, 20 March 2009 - NEOVIA Financial Plc (LSE: NEO) (NEOVIA or the Company),
the independent global online payments business, provides a further update on
the IDTFS acquisition following its statement made on Friday 13 March.
The Company announces that the proposed acquisition of IDT Financial Services
Holdings Limited ("IDTFSH"), which was announced on 1 December 2008, will not be
proceeding. The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission ("FSC") has advised the
Company that it is unable to consent to the acquisition. The Company anticipated
that the FSC related condition to the proposed acquisition would be achieved
within a number of months of announcement of the transaction. The Company has
co-operated fully with the FSC and made every effort within its power to satisfy
this condition. However, a substantial underlying shareholder of the Company,
who under Gibraltar banking law was to become a controller of IDTFSH and about
whom information therefore needed to be provided to the FSC in connection with
the approval process, refused to provide the requisite notification to the FSC.
The FSC has in these circumstances determined that while it does not have any
objections to the proposed acquisition of IDTFSH by NEOVIA, it is unable to
consent to the change of control of IDTFSH from IDT Corporation to NEOVIA.
The Company is currently reviewing this situation in conjunction with its
advisers and will provide a further update to shareholders in due course. The
Company continues to investigate strategic opportunities arising from the
current economic conditions and which the Group is well placed to capitalise on.
As previously announced, NEOVIA expects to release its 2008 full year results on
or around Thursday 23 April 2009.
For further information contact:
Andrew Gilchrist+ 44 (0) 1624 698 713
VP Communications, NEOVIA Financial Plc
Email:investorrelations@neovia.com
Citigate Dewe Rogerson+ 44 (0) 207 638 9571
Sarah Gestetner / George Cazenove
Daniel Stewart & Co Plc+ 44 (0) 207 776 6550
Paul Shackleton
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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 (formerly NETELLER Plc)
operates the world's leading independent online payments business. Through its
Payment Suite, featuring NETELLER , NETBANX , Net+(TM) and 1-PAY(TM) brands,
NEOVIA Financial 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 the company 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) LTD 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 contact us by
email at investorrelations@neovia.com.
NEOVIA Financial Plc recently changed its corporate identify from NETELLER Plc
to better reflect the strength and breadth of its individual product brands. At
the same time its ticker symbol changed from NLR to NEO.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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