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Littlebanc facilitates $4M investment in Planet Payment

Thursday, November 05, 2009 — 16:34:38 (EST)

Boca Raton, Fla., Oct. 30, 2009 -- Planet Payment, Inc. (UK: LSE:AIM: PPT and PPTR; USA: OTCQX: PLPM), a leading international multi-currency payment and data processor, is pleased to announce that it has raised $4 million (approximately £2.4 million) (before expenses) via a placing of 3,076,000 new common shares ("Common Shares") at a price of $1.30 (80p) per share (the "Placing"). The Common Shares were issued to existing institutional and other investors in the Company, in the US and the UK. The US investment was facilitated by Littlebanc Advisors, LLC.

The net proceeds of the Placing will provide additional working capital to maintain and enhance the growth of the Company's business.

Client Information

Planet Payment® is an international data and payment processor dedicated to enabling globally focused processors, acquiring banks and merchants to accept, process and reconcile credit card transactions in multiple currencies, since 1999. Planet Payments innovative multi-currency solutions work within the popular credit card infrastructure, easily integrating with top acquirers, processors, gateways and POS solution providers in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Planet Payment is headquartered in Long Beach, New York with offices strategically located in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Atlanta, Delaware, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing.

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Source: Company press release.