Admission to AIM

Traction Technology PLC 21 December 2006 For release 21 December 2006 Traction Technology Plc Admission to AIM Subscription of 3,010,462 Ordinary Shares at 28p per share to raise £843,000 Traction Technology Plc ('Traction' or 'the Company'; TIDM: TRAC), the designer, developer and manufacturer of hybrid and all-electric vehicle propulsion systems, was today admitted to trading on AIM following a Subscription of 1,964,286 Ordinary Shares at 28p per share ('the Issue Price') to raise £550,000 gross. On Admission, certain existing shareholders and other private shareholders have agreed to subscribe for a further 1,046,176 new Ordinary Shares at a price of 28p per Ordinary Share to raise £293,000. On Admission, the Company will have a market capitalisation of approximately £9,333,000. Beaumont Cornish Limited is acting as the Company's Nominated Adviser and Gall and Eke Corporate Partners Limited is acting as the Company's Broker. Traction's hybrid and all-electric propulsion systems are aimed at transport applications in the inner city where vehicles have high stop-start duty cycles. The technology is ideally suited to buses, taxis, refuse and postal vehicles and does not compete directly with the major passenger vehicle manufacturers. Increasing pressure from environmental regulatory bodies on carbon and other emissions is being addressed by transport providers, such as Transport for London who themselves stated in November 2006 that hybrid buses are a key part of its plan to meet emission reduction targets. Small scale trials with Epsom Coaches, who operate vehicles on behalf of Transport for London, have confirmed that improvements in miles per gallon and emissions reductions can be achieved using Traction Technology's hybrid products. Traction has a Board with substantial relevant industry experience: Nick Brayshaw OBE, Non-Executive Chairman, was Group Chief Executive of Wagon Plc as well as being an independent member of the Department of Trade and Industry Enterprise and Business Group. He is currently Chairman of AIM-Listed Stadium Group plc and of the CBI National Manufacturing Council. Traction's Group Chief Executive, Bob Dover, has over 30 years' automotive experience with the likes of Jaguar Cars, Land Rover and Aston Martin Lagonda, having held the position of Director of Manufacturing for both Jaguar and Land Rover. Technical Manager, Richard Cooke, has been a Chartered Engineer for over 14 years and has over 20 years' experience managing the development of complex automated electro-mechanical machines, as well as being a drive systems and control specialist. Commenting, Nick Brayshaw, Chairman of Traction Technology, said: 'The successful Subscription has secured the necessary resources for the Company to come to AIM and provide significant working capital. Admission will not only give the Company greater visibility but also allow potential investors to share in the future of a demonstrably successful technology that delivers proven, substantial environmental benefits.' Ends Enquiries: Traction Technology Plc Beaumont Cornish Limited Parkgreen Communications Nick Brayshaw, Chairman Roland Cornish Ben Knowles / Brendan McNamara +44 (0) 1403 791 392 +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 +44 (0) 20 7851 7480 www.ttplc.co.uk Editors Notes About the Company Traction was formed to exploit the growing demand for environmentally friendly technology. In May 2006 it acquired the assets, including the intellectual property, of Eneco Limited, a company in administration, which had previously operated in this sector as a designer and manufacturer of hybrid power packs for installation into buses. How the technology works Traction's series hybrid power pack technology used in Hybrid electric vehicles ('HEVs') differs from the parallel hybrid technology currently used in some passenger cars. Under Traction's system, the vehicle's wheels are driven by an electric traction motor powered by battery and recharged by diesel engine. A control system determines how much power comes from the battery and how much from the engine/generator at any one time. In parallel hybrids, there is a direct link between the engine and the wheels, where a normal internal combustion engine is supplemented by an electric motor. The significant advantage of Traction's system is that, because the engine is not directly connected to the wheels, it does not have to provide the widely varying power demands of the stop-start cycle; it is therefore able to operate in a narrow power range at close to optimum efficiency. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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