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Interactive Prospect

June 2006

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IPT has made its first foray into Europe by acquiring Directinet, the leading email marketing services company in France, for £22.5m. IPT is paying £16.7m in cash and shares upfront with the balance based on future performance. To fund the upfront cash element, it has placed 5.4m shares at 205p, a small discount to the prevailing price. Directinet has been growing very quickly. Over the past three years, sales have risen from Eu1.9m in 2002 to Eu7.7m in 2005, a compound sales growth of 58% per annum. Operating profit in the period has risen from Eu0.2m to Eu1.4m. The acquisition is expected to be earnings enhancing in the first full year of ownership. It looks a cracking deal as France and UK markets account ...

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