GOWEX (GOW-MAB, ALGOW-NYSE Alternext, LGWXY - OTC) it’s been 14 years operating in the Telecommunication sector and it’s currently leading the creation of WiFi Cities offering Free & Premium WiFi connectivity in streets and transportation. The company is now exporting the innovative business models in many cities in Europe, Latin America, Asia and in emerging countries.
In 2010, it has become the first and only Spanish SMB to make a “dual listing”, publicly traded in the MAB (GOW) and the NYSE-Alternext (ALGOW). The company's total revenue in 2012 amounted to 114.1 million Euros. On December 2012 GOWEX subscribed almost 18 million € in a capital increase.
With offices in Madrid, Burgos, Buenos Aires, London, San José (Costa Rica), Paris and Shanghai, GOWEX develops a sustainable business model in their WiFi networks, based in efficient and technical quality of their patented platforms: The Roaming platform, which allows users to connect freely in all the cities, the Geolocalization Content and Advertisement platform, which provides a financing business through marketing and advertisement agreements.
In 2011, GOWEX joined the Wireless Broadband Alliance and received a prize for the “Best Web Company” in the Internet Day
In February 2012, Jenaro Garcia GOWEX CEO, received the “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” by Ernst & Young in the category of Innovation
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GAZETTE
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3. SPECIAL GAZETTE
Agreements reached at the EGM on Nov. 12th 4
Increase in share capital results of Dec. 2012 6
Shareholding structure after the share capital
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increase
Agreements reached at the EGM on Feb. 2013 5
GOWEX’s shares 8
R&D&i projects 9
Best Tweets about GOWEX 10
GOWEX news 11
GOWEX on the MWC 2013 14
Shareholders and investors’ contact details 15
4. Agreements reached at
the EGM on Nov./2012
The Let's GOWEX, SA Extraordinary General Meeting
of its Shareholders held on November the 5th, 2012,
on a first call, had a total number of 22 shareholders
present or represented, that accounted the 70.77% of
the total share capital and they approved unanimously
in full the resolutions proposed:
Application to the SEC (US Securities and Exchange
Commission), for an authorization to issue a program of
ADR (American Depositary Receipt)
Delegation to raise share capital
70.77%
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5. Increase in Share Capital
Results of Dec. /2012
The increase in share capital approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company on
November the 12th, 2012 in exercise of the
powers delegated by the Extraordinary
General Meeting of November the 5th, 2012, "60% of all the
has been executed. shareholders who
attended the share
It consisted of the issuance of 1,528,404 new
ordinary shares of five cents of euro (0.05) of capital increase, were
nominal value and of the same class and
series as those GOWEX shares currently
large international
outstanding and issued with a premium of funds"
11.55 euros, so it has been an issue price of
11.60 euros per share. Therefore, the total
amount of the subscription amounted to
17,729,486.40 Euros.
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6. Shareholding structure
after the share capital
increase
The social capital of the Company amounts
to € 723,133.60, divided into 14,462,672
shares of € 0.05 per value each. Fully
subscribed and paid each one of them. They “free float increasing
all belong to a single class and series, that that stood at 37.9%”
gives identical voting and dividend rights
and are represented by account entries.
37,90%
37,90%
9,94% 27,40%
27,40%
9,94%
24,76%
24,76%
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7. Agreements reached at
the EGM on Feb/2013
The Let's GOWEX Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
held on February 21st, 2013, on a first call, represented by the
62.38% of the share capital, approved by a majority of the
attendants the following resolutions :
First.- Renewal of the authorization
granted to the Company to proceed with
the acquisition of its own shares.
Second.- Modification of the
nominal value of the shares without
changing the amount of share capital
(Split) from 0.05 Euros to 0.01 Euros
per share.
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9. R&D&i
Projects
Develops Intelligent Systems for Public Transport (ITS) for both, own
transportation that will impact on the overall efficiency of the city, and
also for travelers who use it.
It is an intelligent virtual personal assistant that is able to interpret natural
language and give an answer to any questions asked by the user.
Proposes the development of a platform for users of mobile devices
capable of suggesting in real-time the best cultural and entertainment
offers depending on the preferences of the user through WiFi networks of
public access.
It is an intelligent content distribution and information system for users of
public transport focused on urban and interurban bus fleets.
It Searches for solutions to reduce the energy consumption that a
telecommunications operator needs to provide a certain capacity. This
shall be done in the proper use of the spectrum.
It is a system consisting of heterogeneous networks which involve rapid
integration of existing communication resources to reduce the operation
time and which improve the coordination between the various Law
Enforcement Agencies in a natural disaster or emergency situation.
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10. The best Tweets
about GOWEX
GOWEX Results
“GOWEX: the unstoppable Spanish Apple”
“If a Spanish SME can now capture 30 million Euros in funding
(capital) that is GOWEX”
“GOWEX is the new apple of my eye, small start up very very
powerful long-term”
“In the simulation of portfolios, and thanks to @Impok
support, They said I'm the first, and yes, it is thanks to
GOWEX
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11. News
GOWEX celebrates the Free WiFi GOWEX takes free Wi-Fi to Paris
"made in Spain“ party public transport
Elcorreo.com Europa press
Starting today and thanks to the GOWEX GOWEX will provide free WiFi in 48 transit
Madrid hard work, open access to the Wi-fi stations and surrounding outdoor areas of
network will be available around the City Paris. According to the company, this
Hall of Dame Street, San Patricio Park and project will provide WiFi access in 66
Smithfield. "smartzones". Thus, the 4.5 million daily
passengers who use the metro of Paris can
The Irish press mentioned GOWEX as the access with their mobile devices to the
company of Madrid that provides the Internet for free.
service. They also informed that it will
generate more revenue through advertising However, the service will incorporate the
and roaming agreements with other mobile entire subway network gradually, which
service providers. currently has 14 lines, 245 stations and
carries over 1,500 million passengers a year.
The GOWEX CEO, Jenaro García added:
With this initiative, the company takes an
important step in its goal of making the
French capital in a Wireless Smart City, with
connection anywhere .
“This agreement will not only
increase the number of Wi-Fi cities In this sense, the CEO of GOWEX, Jenaro
for GOWEX, but also increase the Garcia, has indicated that, for the company
the inter-urban transport is an integral part
attractiveness of our advertising of theWireless Smart Cities®
channels pinpointed because,
coverage is being global”
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12. News
The Spanish company GOWEX
brings free Wi-Fi, to Marseille GOWEX conquers Dubai with
buses its free Wi-Fi
Expansión.com elEconomista
The Spanish company GOWEX announced
today the signing of an agreement with The Spanish company brings their
the French company transport "RDT 13" network to the main bus line of the
to implement Internet wireless Emirates.
connection services (WiFi), in Marseille
(South of France) buses. Users of, the main bus line in the UAE
which connects Dubai and Abu Dhabi,
The project complements the company's enjoy free Wi-Fi service on board thanks
offerings in train stations near Marseille to the action of the GOWEX company in
and Aix-en-Provence, which make it that area of the Persian Gulf.
easier for users who move between those
two cities creating a "permanent "The global position of the United Arab
connection“. Emirates, as a gateway to three
continents and Dubai as technological
Regarding its use, travelers can register in and financial epicenter, is the ideal
the GOWEX Website or in the bus. enclave to extend our model of free Wi-Fi
everywhere in the Middle East" explained
some sources of the Spanish company .
According to Jenaro Garcia, CEO of
GOWEX, "this initiative is an integral part
of GOWEX global growth strategy
consisting of promoting recurring
revenues through the development of
projects of Wi-Fi Smart Cities and
Wireless Smart Transports, which has led
us to achieve 19 Wi-Fi projects in
transport.
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13. News
Free Wi-Fi, the treasure hunt GOWEX signs an agreement
El País with SNCF to offer free Wi-Fi
in the main train station in
GOWEX, founded in the nineties as a Marseille
provider of Internet, entered the free Wi- elEconomista.es
Fi in 2006. GOWEX end up adding
contracts in Spain and abroad, with
municipalities, associations and transport GOWEX has signed an agreement with
companies, in which it offers free or paid the French National Railways (SNCF) to
Wi-Fi. GOWEX is established in 65 cities offer its free Wi-Fi service in the main
around the world and serves 15 metro or train station in Marseille, as reported by
bus companies in Buenos Aires, Paris, the firm specializing in Wi-Fi cities.
Marseille and Dubai. It also has
agreements with Nintendo and Deutsche Thus, under this agreement, more than
Telekom. 15 million passengers per year of
"Marseille St. Charles" station will enjoy
GOWEX invoiced in 2006 Euros 10.5 free 24 hours Wi-Fi.
million and ended 2011 with 66.7 million
euros. No wonder it has been the great This station is one of the main points of
success of last year stock. After trading tourist arrivals in Marseille, European
out to MAB in 2010 to € 4.2, it increased Capital of Culture for 2013.
up to 14.4 on Thursday. Its value has
doubled in the past five months. "Our Recently, SNCF has announced its "low
capitalization exceeds 180 million Euros" cost" high speed train (TGV) operating
recalls Garcia. between Paris, Lyon, Marseille and
Montpellier, which will help considerably
to multiply the volume of travelers
planned for next year and potential users
of the Wi-Fi service in St. Charles station.
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14. GOWEX
at the MWC 2013
For the third consecutive year, GOWEX participated in the Mobile World Congress
2013, landmark event in the mobile sector, worldwide hold from the 25th to the 28th
of February in Barcelona. The company's booth was located in the Pavilion of Spain
(center aisle between the hall 4 and 5) which were also represented other important
Spanish companies such as Abertis, Unkasoft or Zed.
All attendees had the opportunity to learn about the GOWEX model of Smart WiFi
Cities, already operating successfully in public spaces, transport, cafés, etc.
worldwide thanks to the agreements reached with governments, associations,
franchises, transport companies ,etc.
Wireless Smart Cities of GOWEX ® improve the quality of life of citizens by creating a
hyperconnected city thanks to Wi-Fi technology. The aim of the Smart WiFi Cities is to
reduce costs and improve efficiency in communications infrastructure, enhance data
transmission needs by relieving congestion of mobile networks (offloading) and
finally get users to enjoy for free anytime and anywhere.
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15. Shareholders and
investors’ contact details
Florencia Maté Garabito
International Communications
Manager & Investor Relations
+34 670 738 579
fmate@gowex.com
Javier Solsona Piera
Investor Relations & Corporate Area
+34 638 780 690
jsolsona@gowex.com
Alicia Viñas Díaz
Investor Relations & Corporate Area
+34 91 360 14 70
avinas@gowex.com
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