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Brainspark plc ("Brainspark" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting and MetaPack Investment
At the Brainspark AGM held on 31 July 2006, all the resolutions
were passed to
include the re-election of Mr. Alfredo Villa, Mr. Dennis Bailey,
Prof. Francesco
Gardin and Mr. Don Caldwell as directors.
Mr. Francesco Gardin, Chairman, reported that the Company during
the first six
months of 2006 has actively pursued a number of strategic projects,
including
the development of a new venture in China. Six Memorandum of Understanding
have
been signed with some of the largest Chinese Science Parks and
further meetings
with the Managing Directors of additional Science Parks took place
last week in
China with Brainspark Chairman and Mr. Burman, our Director based
in Beijing.
The Directors continue to seek ways of utilising the capital and
trading losses
of earlier years.
Brainspark is also in close contact with the representative of
the Geosim US
investors to explore mutual opportunities as Geosim shareholders.
The successful closing of the Kerb sale of Brainspark equity position
for
£205,000 is increasing Brainspark confidence to be able to extract
value from
existing portfolio companies.
After completion of the lease contract at the end of March 2006
the company is
targeting a monthly cost of below £15,000 per month.
In addition, on 31 July 2006 Brainspark
has taken part in the £250,000
new round
of financing in Metapack Ltd, the leading UK provider of delivery
software for
multi-Channel home delivery. Investors in this round include existing
investors and
management, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners and Brainspark. Brainspark
has
invested £30,000 in this round by converting existing debt into equity
and
subsequently will hold 10.72% of the company.
MetaPack already provides software solutions to
leading retailers such as John
Lewis, B&Q, Boots, Dixons, PCWorld and Comet and will continue to
benefit from
internet driven growth in home delivery. In addition, MetaPack
sees significant
growth potential in providing "software as a service" using
an ASP architecture.
This will allow MetaPack to target the thousands of medium size
companies in
retail and non-retail who currently use proprietary carrier management
systems.
The new investment will support ASP development and marketing.
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