RNS Number : 5005C
xG Technology Inc.
13 November 2009
13 November, 2009
Share price movement, proposed issue of new equity and payment under Infrastructure Agreement
xG Technology, Inc. (LSE-AIM: XGT, "xG" or the "Company"), which has developed an innovative, low-cost, mobile VoIP and data communications system, has noted the rise in its share price this morning and advises that Treco International SA ("Treco") and MB Merchant Group, LLC (a company in which Richard Mooers, Chairman and CEO, and Roger Branton, COO and CFO, have family interests) have agreed, subject to completion of relevant Securities Purchase Agreements with xG, to invest a total of $3,370,058 in the Company by the purchase of 9,911,934 newly issued shares of Common Stock in the Company at $0.34 per share, approximately a 21% premium over the latest closing mid-price.
Of the capital raise mentioned above, it is anticipated that Treco will buy 6,235,464 new shares for an aggregate purchase price of $2,120,058. On completion of this purchase, Treco will own a total of 12,301,168 shares in the Company. Together with payments being made under the Infrastructure Agreement between xG and Treco, the cash proposed to be paid into the Company by Treco is expected to total $5 million.
MB Merchant Group, LLC will agree to buy the balance of the capital totalling 3,676,470 new shares for an aggregate purchase price of $1,250,000. On completion, MB Merchant Group, LLC will own a total of 60,398,372 shares in the Company.
The Company is in discussion with a number of other interested parties, including Directors, about joining the investment at $0.34 per share. The Company will update the market accordingly as commitments are concluded.
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CONTACTS
xG Technology, Inc. www.xgtechnology.com
Richard Mooers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer +44 7827 444634
Roger Branton, Chief Operating Officer and Chief +44 7827 444634
Financial Officer
Jonas Krepp, Director of Investor Relations +44 7827 444634
Cenkos Securities (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Ken Fleming +44 (0) 131 220 9772
Alan Stewart +44 (0) 131 220 9772
ABOUT XG TECHNOLOGY
Based in Florida, United States, xG Technology, Inc. has developed innovative, patented communications technologies which offer the potential to significantly reduce the required capital investment and operating costs of wireless and wired voice and data communications services.
xG's mobile VoIP and data system - branded as xMax - operating in the license-free ISM 900MHz band (902-928MHz) is an end-to-end Internet Protocol (IP) system infrastructure which represents the first fully mobile VoIP network. xG's package of hardware and intellectual property delivers high-margin, low-cost, mobile and fixed voice, and broadband data services that can operate in licensed or unlicensed spectrum. xMax networks deployed in license-free spectrum can be significantly less expensive and faster to market than other technologies. xMax modules can also be incorporated into any Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) or device hardware and software.
xMax technology offers advantages for numerous types of prospective domestic and international carriers. These organizations include incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), mobile operators, cable companies and other content providers, and infrastructure mobile virtual network enablers (MVNE).
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