Date: June 4, 2008
MIND C.T.I. LTD. | |
By: /s/ Monica Eisinger Name: Monica Eisinger =================== Title: Chairperson of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
1. | MIND CTI Updates on Company Held Auction Rate Securities. Dated June 3, 2008. |
Yoqneam, Israel, June 3, 2008 - MIND C.T.I. LTD. (NasdaqGM:MNDO), a leading provider of convergent end-to-end billing and customer care product based solutions for tier 2 and tier 3 carriers worldwide, today announced an update on its auction rate securities rating.
As previously announced, as of March 31, 2008, we have a total of $20.3 million invested in asset backed auction rate securities called "Mantoloking CDO". While the liquidity of these investments has been significantly impacted by market conditions, we continue to receive interest payments every month, lately of around 3.4% per year. We are not able to predict whether conditions in the market for these securities will worsen or improve.
Recently we were advised that the Mantoloking CDO #564616AB6 has been downgraded to Ba1 by Moody's and on CreditWatch with negative implications. The security remains rated BBB by S&P.
As previously announced, we planned to complete an independent valuation of this security in the second quarter, prior to the publication of our audited financial statements. We have almost completed this process and we expect to file the full 2007 financials and the year report as requested, by June 30 2008.
As previously announced, on February 20, 2008, we filed a Statement of Claim with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and commenced an arbitration against the international bank and certain employees thereof that invested these funds on behalf of the Company. We intend to pursue the arbitration vigorously. The arbitration, however, has just begun and no predictions of possible outcomes can be made at this time.
About MIND
MIND CTI Ltd. is a leading provider of convergent prepaid and postpaid end-to-end billing and customer care solutions for Wireless, Wireline, VoIP and Quad-play carriers worldwide. A global company, with over ten years of experience in providing solutions to carriers, MIND operates from offices in Europe, Israel and the United States, serving customers in more than 40 countries around the world. For more information, visit MIND at: www.mindcti.com.
Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All statements other than historical facts included in the foregoing press release regarding the Company's business strategy are "forward-looking statements." These statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may materially differ. The forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including the risks discussed in the Company's filings with the United States Securities Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information.
For more information please contact:
Andrea Dray
MIND CTI Ltd.
Tel: +972-4-993-6666
investor@mindcti.com