Zed Receives Credit for USD 143.8 Million to Fund New Acquisitions

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Tue Aug 5, 2008 3:46pm EDT

  MADRID, SPAIN and DENVER, CO, Aug 05 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
Zed, the leading mobile content company worldwide in terms of revenue and
geographical presence, has succeeded to sign a loan for a total amount of
USD 143.8 Million (EUR 92,5 Million*). The credit agreement has been
signed by five leading Spanish and international financial institutions
and will expire in 2013.

    "The main objective of this loan is to finance the expansion plans of the
company and give a significant boost to our mergers and acquisition
policy," said Javier Perez Dolset, founder and chief executive officer of
Zed Worldwide. "The granting of this credit confirms that the market
continues to support Zed's past performance and future growth
opportunities."

    Funding was granted by five banks; four of which, Banesto, BBVA, Banco de
Sabadell and Caja Madrid are based in Spain, and Internationale
Nederlanden Groep (ING) is an international firm. ING and Banesto will
both contribute $38.9 million (EUR 25M), BBVA $31 million (EUR 20M),
Banco de Sabadell $23.3 million (EUR 15M) and Caja Madrid $11.6 million
(EUR 7,5M).

    Zed plans are to expand its activities to India and Brazil, two of the
world's largest markets by mobile subscribers, and operate in Australia
during 2008, as it expands its global presence. Zed's U.S. operations,
formerly known as 9 Squared, are based in Denver, Colo., and are led by
Brian Casazza.

    * Reference exchange rate on July 30th: 1 euro = 1.555662 USD

    About Zed

    Zed develops and markets entertainment and community products and services
for mobile and the Internet. The company is the leading mobile value-added
services (MVAS) player in the world in terms of revenue and geographical
footprint. Zed operates in 53 countries, including Europe's largest
markets, USA and China and holds agreements with 130 wireless operators
all over the world.

    For further information visit: www.zed.biz or www.zed.com

    

Media Contacts

For Zed Group
Ana Perez
Media Relations Coordinator
aperezmarcos@zed.com
+34 91 6404857

Eduardo Romero
Corporate Communications Coordinator
eromero@zed.com
+34 91 558 04 00

For Zed in the U.S.
Megan Moody
Marketing Manager
MediaRelations.usa@zed.com
303.567.6352

Jaclyn Ruckle
jruckle@webershandwick.com
425.452.5432

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