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Redknee Solutions Announces C$17.5 Million Bought Deal Financing


Published on 2012-09-28 05:01:15 - Market Wire
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September 28, 2012 07:52 ET

Redknee Solutions Announces C$17.5 Million Bought Deal Financing

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 28, 2012) -

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Redknee Solutions Inc. (TSX:RKN) ("Redknee" or the "Company") announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities L.P. and including Canaccord Genuity Corp. and TD Securities Inc. (collectively, the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis pursuant to the filing of a short form prospectus, 13,000,000 common shares (the "Common Shares") of the Company at a price of C$1.35 per Common Share (the "Offering Price") for aggregate gross proceeds to Redknee of C$17,550,000 (the "Offering").

The Company has agreed to grant the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 1,950,000 Common Shares at the Offering Price, exercisable in whole or in part, at any time on or prior to the date that is 30 days following the closing of the Offering. If this option is exercised in full, an additional C$2,632,500 will be raised pursuant to the Offering and the aggregate gross proceeds of the Offering will be C$20,182,500.

The Common Shares will be offered by way of a short form prospectus to be filed in all provinces of Canada (except Quebec). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes and potential acquisitions. The Offering is expected to close on or about October 23, 2012 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory and stock exchange approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the applicable securities regulatory authorities.

The securities being offered have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Redknee Solutions, Inc.

Redknee is a leading global provider of innovative communication software products, solutions and services. Redknee's award-winning solutions enable operators to monetize the value of each subscriber transaction while personalizing the subscriber experience to meet mainstream, niche and individual market segment requirements. Redknee's revenue generating solutions provide advanced converged billing, rating, charging and policy for voice, messaging and new generation data services to over 90 network operators in over 50 countries. References to Redknee refer to the combined operations of the parent Redknee Solutions, Inc., and all wholly owned subsidiaries.

Redknee®, Redknee Solutions, and the Redknee logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Redknee Solutions Inc. All other company, product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned (if any) are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners. For more information, visit [ www.redknee.com ].

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this document may constitute "forward-looking" statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this document, such statements use such words as "may," "will," "expect," "continue," "believe," "plan," "intend," "would," "could," "should," "anticipate" and other similar terminology. Forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, an offering of common shares by Redknee, and the use of the net proceeds of such offering. These statements reflect current assumptions and expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this document. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. A number of factors could cause actual results to vary significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, a material adverse change in the affairs of Redknee or a development materially adversely affecting the financial markets, and the factors discussed under the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's the most recently filed AIF which is available on SEDAR at [ www.sedar.com ] and on the Company's web-site at [ www.redknee.com ].

Although the forward-looking statements contained in this document are based upon what we believe are reasonable assumptions, we cannot assure investors that our actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by securities law.



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