2 October 2015

AIM: UNG

Universe Group plc

("Universe" or "the Group")

Major Contract Win with Conviviality Retail Plc

Universe (AIM: UNG.L), a leading developer and supplier of point of sale, payment and on-line loyalty systems is pleased to announce that its subsidiary HTEC, has signed a major contract with Conviviality Retail Plc ("Conviviality"), the UK's largest franchised off-licence and convenience store chain with the Bargain Booze fascia.  Under this contract, revenues over the next three years are expected to amount to approximately £4.3 million. 

The contract, secured after an international competitive tender process, is for the supply and maintenance of a comprehensive, integrated suite of HTEC's proprietary next generation point of sale, back office, head office and payment systems together with related on-going customer support. The systems will be installed across Conviviality's entire estate of over 650 off-licence and convenience stores, with implementation expected to begin no later than November 2015.   As well as facilitating and managing sales processing and secure in-store payments, HTEC's products will also manage online ordering and deliver an extensive reporting suite. 

Jeremy Lewis, CEO of Universe, commented:

"We are delighted to be working with such a market leading retailer as Conviviality. This is a significant contract win for us that highlights the Group's progress in entering the convenience store and grocery sector and underlines the market confidence in our new, innovative product set."

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About Universe Group plc:

Universe provides some of the world's leading retailers, particularly in the petrol forecourt and convenience store markets, with point of sale, payment and loyalty solutions.  The Group's solutions are based on its own proprietary software and are offered out of the Cloud on a software as a service model with its datacentres processing in excess of 3 billion transactions every year. For further information, see www.universeplc.com.