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CentralNic secures US$3.4mln contract for sale of premium domain names

The sale to the unnamed buyer is part of management’s strategy to focus on and grow recurring revenues

Centralnic Group PLC (LON:CNIC) has sold off “a number” of its premium domain names for US$3.4mln in cash.

The AIM-quoted firm said the sale was part of its strategy to grow its recurring base.

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CentralNic will use the proceeds from the sale to drive further growth and expansion within the company.

"Management's primary focus remains on growing CentralNic's recurring revenue base and, therefore, premium domain name sales are expected to continue the trend of contributing a decreasing proportion of the Group's revenues from 2018,” said chief executive Ben Crawford.

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Shares opened 1.2% higher at 66p.

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