Investment in Portr Limited

Vela Technologies Plc ("Vela" or "the Company") Investment in Portr Limited 12 November 2013 Vela Technologies plc is pleased to announce an investment of £50,000 by way of a cash subscription for 32,136 new ordinary shares of 0.0001p each in Portr Limited ("Portr"), being approximately 2 per cent. Portr's enlarged issued share capital. Portr is a recently established technology-driven concierge company which is launching a premium luggage transfer service targeting the international business and leisure markets in London with operations planned to commence at Heathrow Airport in Q1 2014. The new AirPortr™ service, designed to enable customers to book luggage transfers between their destination airport and hotels within the M25, employs leading-edge technology across its web booking platform and logistics engine, integrated with a specialist airport division of a leading same-day logistics company who will be managing and delivering the white-glove AirPortr™ branded service. The consideration is payable in 3 tranches of which £10,000 has been paid with two additional tranches of £20,000 due by 31 December 2013 and 31 January 2014 respectively. Non-Executive Chairman, Nigel Brent Fitzpatrick MBE commented: "I am pleased to announce another technology driven investment in what could be a valuable market opportunity. We understand Portr has received positive responses from potential trade partners with internationally-recognised brands and believe Heathrow is an ideal platform to launch AirPortr™ . We look forward to keeping Shareholders informed of progress". Further information is available on the Portr website at www.portr.com . For further Information: Brent Fitzpatrick, Non-Executive Chairman e-mail brent@lowwave.co.uk Antony Laiker, Director 0207 330 1885 Vela Technologies plc ZAI Corporate Finance, Nomad Tel 020 7060 2220 Peter Trevelyan-Clark/ Tim Cofman/Wei Wang Peterhouse Corporate Finance, Broker Tel 020 7469 0932 Eran Zucker About Portr Limited: Portr Limited is a technology driven concierge company which has developed a new service, AirPortr™, enabling customers to book luggage transfers between their destination airport and hotel. Portr employs leading-edge technology across its web booking platform and logistics engine. The service is designed to give the customer more time in their day, reduce stress and alleviate the physical burden of travelling to and from the airport with luggage. It will predominantly be targeted at those travelling to the UK on international business and leisure and is planned to launch at London Heathrow Airport in early 2014. The company will have concierge teams and high technology tablet based self-service check-in stations across all terminals, combined with RFiD membership cards and permanent bag tags for frequent travellers, providing a quick and seamless luggage drop and collection process. The company has developed proprietary technology for a fully-responsive booking platform which is integrated with a specialist airport division of a leading same-day logistics company who will be managing and delivering the white-glove AirPortr™ branded service. Users will be able to access features such as real-time GPS tracking of their luggage and driver profiles ensuring a modern personalised service. The platform will be connected with a number of trade distribution channels through which the service will be promoted including airlines, hotels, travel agents, global concierge companies and a number of public and private transport companies.
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