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Management Reports • Nov 11, 2015

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RNS Number : 2519F

21st Century Technology PLC

11 November 2015

11th November 2015

21st Century Technology plc

("21st Century", "the Company" or "the Group")

Contract awards totaling c. £0.6m

Rail station contract award;

Passenger Information Systems framework agreement with large PTA customer

21st Century Technology plc (AIM; C21), one of the UK's leading specialist technology service providers to the transport industry, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract with one of the UK's major rail franchises and has secured an important new framework agreement with a large Passenger Transport Authority ("PTA") customer, adding to an existing maintenance contract.

The rail contract is for the upgrade of CCTV systems on and around a number of railway stations and is worth c. £0.3 million.  21st Century already provides high-definition forward-facing CCTV systems to this operator and is currently in the process of installing its latest 'in-carriage' CCTV systems across their whole fleet of trains. The railway station contract is scheduled to be completed during the first half of 2016, although significant works should be undertaken in 2015.

The framework agreement, for a large PTA customer, is for the supply, installation and maintenance of bus passenger information display 'totems' incorporating a software based content management system ("CMS"). The CMS operates as an on-line digital library enabling the totem screens to switch between travel information and broadcast quality marketing and public service messaging. The first order under the framework is c. £0.3m for 17 totems which are due to be installed and operational in Q1 2016 and will be supported in the field under a 5 year contract.

Commenting on the contract awards 21st Century's Chief Executive, Russ Singleton, said; "We are pleased with our continuing progress in extending our rail offering and building on the existing relationship with this important PTA.  The railway station contract extends our capabilities to include track-side and platform CCTV which complements the other range of on-train solutions we already provide such as forward facing situational awareness and in-carriage CCTV surveillance. The framework agreement with the PTA broadens our revenue base in urban travel information provision by combining our ruggedized public display systems with sophisticated content management software which provides the PTA with a more powerful active messaging service to their general public."

Enquiries:

21st Century Technology plc	Russ Singleton/Glenn Robinson	Tel: 0844 871 7990
finnCap Limited
Nominated Adviser	Julian Blunt/Scott Mathieson	Tel: 0207 220 0500
Corporate Broking	Malar Velaigam
Media enquiries
Communications Portfolio	Ariane Comstive / Helen Carpanini	Tel: 07785 922 354/ 0207 536 2007

Notes to editors:

'Connected Systems for Connected Journeys'

21st Century Technology is the specialist provider of tailored solutions to the transport community, solving complex operational requirements both on and off the vehicle.

Fleet solutions include video surveillance to improve passenger & driver safety, vehicle & driver performance monitoring and automatic passenger counting.

Passenger information solutions include the necessary hardware and software for electronic passenger information systems, off-vehicle smart ticketing and way-finding.

With over 20 years' experience in the transport industry, 21st Century Technology specialises in providing innovative technology solutions to improve the passenger experience and provide operational benefits to fleet and network operators.  Comprised of an on-vehicle systems division and a passenger information division, 21st Century Technology provides integrated solutions both on and off the vehicle and is now combining the two in order to deliver 'connected systems for connected journeys'.

Further information on the company is available on www.21stplc.com or search for 21st Century Technology on Linkedin and @21stCenturyLtd on Twitter.

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