Acquisition

Intec Telecom Systems PLC 8 February 2001 8 February 2001 Intec Telecom Systems PLC ('Intec' or 'the Company') to complete acquisition of i2i, one of Asia-Pacific's leading telecoms inter-carrier billing companies London, 8 February 2001- Intec Telecom Systems PLC (LSE: ITL) a world leader in telecoms Operational Support Systems ('OSS'), today announces that, further to its announcement on 7 November 2000, it expects to complete the acquisition of Inception to Implementation (M) Sdn. Bhd. ('i2i'), a private Malaysian based inter-carrier billing company on 14 February 2001. The only conditions precedent that remain outstanding are the applications for admission of the New Ordinary Shares to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's markets for listed securities ('Admission'). The consideration will comprise US$12.5 million (approximately £8.57 million) in cash, to be satisfied out of existing reserves, and the issue of 1,983,274 new Ordinary Shares in the capital of Intec credited as fully paid ('New Ordinary Shares'). Applications for Admission have been made and it is expected that Admission will occur, and that dealings will commence on 14 February 2001. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares. All key managers have agreed to lock-in conditions similar to those of Intec's directors and senior management agreed at the time of Intec's IPO in June 2000 and at the time of the acquisition of Computer Generation, Inc. announced in November 2000. A further US$7.5 million of Intec shares may be issued by way of deferred consideration over the next two years, based on specific criteria related to winning of existing i2i business prospects. For further information: Intec Telecom Systems PLC +44 (0)7768 808082 / +44 (0) 1483 745800 Andrew Rodaway andrew.rodaway@intec-telecom-systems.com Investec Henderson Crosthwaite Corporate Finance +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 Jagjit Mundi, Co-head of Corporate Finance Cubitt Consulting +44 (0) 20 7367 5100 Fergus Wylie/Serra Konuralp Serra.konuralp@cubitt.com
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