MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETE), a technology-driven group specializing in mobile payments and value-added transactional services in emerging countries and in the United States, is pleased to announce that the Company has transferred its 10% interest in T1T Lab, LLC back to T1T,LLC, and as a result, Net Element is thereby relieved all of its commitments and obligations to T1T, including its obligation to commit $1,259,000 associated with that ownership interest.
Net Element was issued a 10% interest in T1T Lab pursuant to a contribution agreement reached between the companies in September 2013. As part of that agreement, Net Element contributed to T1T Lab all of its membership and participation interests in its subsidiaries Openfilm, LLC, Motorsport, LLC, Splinex, LLC, LegalGuru, LLC and Music 1, LLC (collectively, the "Divested Subsidiaries") and agreed to make a capital contribution to T1T Lab in the amount of $1,259,000 in exchange for its 10% interest in T1T Lab. With the dissolution of the agreement, the 10% ownership interest has been returned to T1T Lab and Net Element is relieved of all further liabilities and obligations to that entity. Additionally, Oleg Firer, CEO of Net Element has resigned from his position as executive of T1T Lab effective February 7, 2014 and Dmitry Kozko, President and Director of Net Element who formerly oversaw the Divested Subsidiaries, has resigned from Net Element as of February 8, 2014, to pursue other opportunities.
Additional information regarding Net Element International's divestiture may be found in Net Element International's 8K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 13, 2014 and may be obtained from the SEC's Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.
About Net Element (NASDAQ: NETE)
Net Element (NASDAQ: NETE) is a global technology-driven group specializing in mobile payments and value-added transactional services. The Company owns and operates a global mobile payments and transaction processing provider, TOT Group. TOT Group companies include Unified Payments, recognized by Inc. Magazine as the #1 Fastest Growing Private Company in America in 2012, Aptito, a next generation cloud-based point of sale payments platform, and TOT Money, which has a leading position in Russia and has been ranked as the #1 SMS content provider by Beeline, Russia's second largest telecommunications operator. Together with its subsidiaries, Net Element enables ecommerce and adds value to mobile commerce environments. Its global development centers and high-level business relationships in the United States, Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States strategically position the Company for continued growth. The Company has U.S. headquarters in Miami and headquarters in Moscow. More information is available at www.netelement.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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