Matica Plc - Directorate Change

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:00am EST 

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Matica Plc
22 January 2008



For Immediate Release                                            22 January 2008

                                   MATICA PLC
                           ("Matica" or the "Group")

                                 Board Changes

Matica, the international supplier of card personalisation and card mailing
systems, regrets to announce that Jeffrey Upin has today resigned his position
as Chief Operating Officer of Matica for personal reasons. Mr Upin will continue
to work with Matica in a consulting capacity however his family commitments now
require him to spend the majority of his time in the United States. Mr. Upin's
resignation as a director has been accepted by the board of Matica and will take
immediate effect.

Sandro Camilleri, CEO of Matica, said "While we are sorry that Jeff is to stand
down as COO we are pleased that we will continue to benefit from his experience
as a consultant to the Group. We remain firmly committed to and confident in our
stated aim of becoming the second largest embossing company worldwide and
preferred alternative to the industry leader."

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For further information, please contact:

Matica Plc
Sandro Camilleri, CEO                                               +39 02722501
                                                                www.maticacs.com

Weber Shandwick Financial
Nick Oborne, Rachel Martin, Hannah Marwood                         020 7067 0700

Hanson Westhouse Limited
Tim Metcalfe, Richard Baty                                         020 7601 6100

About Matica
Since 2000, Matica has grown rapidly to become an international supplier of card
personalisation and card mailing systems in approximately 70 countries. The
Group offers one of the most complete ranges of card personalisation systems,
used for a wide range of plastic card personalisation including: credit and
debit cards, smart cards, identification cards, security cards, SIM cards for
mobile telephones, pre-paid telephone cards, membership cards, loyalty cards,
electronic payment cards, patient cards, insurance cards and gift cards. The
Group also produces a range of metal plate embossing systems for the
personalisation of items such as vehicle identification number plates, military
dog tags and industrial products.

Based in Milan, Italy, Matica was admitted to trading on AIM in April 2007. More
information can be found at www.maticacs.com.






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