FORT LEE, N.J., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (Nasdaq-GM: OTIV), today announced that members of management purchased an aggregate of 53,860 Ordinary Shares of OTI in the open market using their own personal funds. Oded Bashan, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, purchased 33,860 shares; Guy Shafran , Chief Financial Officer, purchased 10,000 shares; and Ronnie Gilboa, Director and Vice President of Projects, purchased 10,000 shares.
Members of management including Mr. Bashan used their personal funds to purchase the shares. Their decision was based on the market price of the ordinary shares, which they believe to be significantly undervalued.
As stated earlier in OTI's 2007 annual conference call, by Oded Bashan, OTI's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, "OTI's current price does not reflect the growth and development the Company has gone through, considering that it is our belief that most of the significant delays are behind us and our belief that 2008 will be a turning point year in terms of the overall performance, showing a clear path to profitability and to improved gross margins, reduction in cash based expenses, expansion of the projects pipeline and more projects that are generating high margin recurring revenues."
On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (Nasdaq-GM: OTIV) is a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, for payments, petroleum payments, homeland security, and other applications.
OTI's ordinary shares are traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the Symbol "OTIV".
About OTI
Established in 1990, OTI (Nasdaq-GM: OTIV) designs, develops and markets secure contactless microprocessor-based smart card technology to address the needs of a wide variety of markets. Applications developed by OTI include product solutions for petroleum payment systems, homeland security solutions, electronic passports and IDs, payments, mass transit ticketing, parking, loyalty programs and secure campuses. OTI has a global network of regional offices to market and support its products. The company was awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2005 and 2006 Company of the Year Award in the field of smart cards.
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OTI Contact: Investor Relations Galit Mendelson Miri Segal Director of Corporate Communications Strategic Growth International 201 944 5200 ext. 111 212 838 1444 [email protected] [email protected]SOURCE On Track Innovations Ltd,
