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For Immediate Release
Pointer Telocation announces
raising approximately $8.5
million from US high quality investors in a private
placement
Givatayim, Israel April 1st 2007. Pointer Telocation Ltd. (NASDAQ Capital Market: PNTR, TASE: PNTR), a leading provider of services to the insurance and automotive industries including road-side assistance, fleet management and stolen vehicle retrieval services in Israel, Argentina and Mexico, today announced it is raising $8,452,500 from US institutional investors.
Pointer Telocation will issue 805,000 ordinary shares at a price per share of $10.50. The investors in the private placement will be issued warrants to purchase an additional 0.5 ordinary share per each share issued. The warrants will be exercisable into ordinary shares of the company, at an exercise price per share of $12.60 and will be exercisable for a period of five years.
Following the transaction, Pointer will have approximately 4.45 million shares outstanding. The financial institutions who purchase shares in this offering will hold approximately 18% of Pointers shareholders equity.
On a fully diluted basis, their stake will be approximately 21.5%.
The issuance of the shares and the warrants is subject to regulatory approval.
Yossi Ben Shalom, Chairman of the Board of Directors, commented The capital raised through the private placement will enable Pointer to support its growth strategy further to its recent years growth and to finance acquisitions such as those which were recently announced.
Our new long term shareholders are top quality financial institutions in the USA. Their investment in Pointer is an expression of confidence in the companys growth potential. The Israeli PIPE completed on December 2006 and this US PIPE, following which major financial institutions hold Pointers shares are milestones for any future public offering, added Mr. Shalom.
About Pointer Telocation:
Pointer
Telocation Ltd www.pointer.com provides a range of services to insurance companies
and automobile owners, including road-side assistance, vehicle towing, stolen vehicle
retrieval, fleet management and other value added services. Pointer Telocation provides
services, for the most part, in Israel, through its subsidiary Shagrir, and in Argentina
and Mexico through its local subsidiaries. Independent operators provide similar services
in Russia and Venezuela utilizing Pointers technology and operational know-how.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains
forward-looking statements with respect to the business, financial condition and
results of operations of Pointer and its affiliates. These forward-looking statements are
based on the current expectations of the management of Pointer, only, and are subject to
risk and uncertainties relating to changes in technology and market requirements,
the companys concentration on one industry in limited territories, decline
in demand for the companys products and those of its affiliates, inability
to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, and
loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition, which could
cause the actual results or performance of the company to differ materially from those
contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Pointer undertakes no obligation
to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events. For a more detailed description of the risks and
uncertainties affecting the company, reference is made to the companys reports
filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
POINTER TELOCATION LTD. By: /s/ Yossi Ben Shalom Yossi Ben Shalom Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Date: April 1, 2007