Higher One Prices Its Initial Public Offering

NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Higher One Holdings, Inc. ("Higher One") announced yesterday that it has priced its initial public offering of 9,000,000 shares of common stock, at $12 per share. Of the shares being offered, 3,103,822 shares are being sold by the company and 5,896,178 shares are being sold by certain stockholders.  Higher One's shares will begin trading today, June 17, 2010, on The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "ONE."  The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,350,000 shares.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as sole book-running manager, UBS Securities LLC acted as lead manager, and Piper Jaffray & Co., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and JMP Securities LLC acted as co-managers for the offering.  

The offering has been made only by means of a prospectus.  Copies of the final prospectus related to the offering may be obtained from:  

This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Higher One Holdings, Inc.

Founded in 2000, Higher One is a leading company focused on helping college business offices manage operations and provide services to students.  Through a full array of services from refunds, payments, electronic billing, payment plans, and more Higher One works closely with colleges and universities to make sure students receive financial aid refunds quickly, can pay tuition and bills online, make on-campus and community purchases, and learn the basics of financial management.

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