Stins Coman Grants 12 Month Extension to RiT Technologies' $10M Convertible Loan Agreement

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 28, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RiT Technologies (NASDAQ: RITT) and Stins Coman Inc., RiT's controlling shareholder, today announced that they have extended the term of their convertible loan agreement, which was originally due to expire in June 2010, by an additional 12 months, until June 11, 2011. During this extended period, RiT may call for any additional portion of the loan.

The terms of the loan remain unchanged from the original agreement signed in June 2009.

As released on June 19, 2009, according to the original loan agreement, Stins Coman would provide RiT with a credit line of up to $10 million, with the outstanding principal accruing at an annual interest rate of 2.47%. All amounts drawn, together with all accrued interest, would be payable over a period of 36 months following the receipt of each loan tranche. The original agreement also granted Stins Coman the right, at any time, to convert the outstanding principal amount and accrued interest, in whole or in part, into ordinary shares of RiT, at a per-share conversion price equal to the market price of RiT shares on NASDAQ on the day RiT had received the funds plus a 10% premium. As noted, all of these original provisions remain unchanged in the extended agreement.

As of Dec 31st 2009, RiT has drawn approximately $1.8 million of the loan.

Commenting on the news, Mr. Sergey Anisimov, Chairman of RiT and President of Stins Coman, said, "This extension demonstrates Stins Coman's confidence in RiT's high potential and its importance as a member of our Group, and reflects the strategic plans we are working on."

The extension of the loan term has been approved by RiT's Audit Committee and Board of Directors. For additional details about the transaction, and the right of shareholder(s) to demand shareholders approval thereof, until May 12, 2010 Shareholders should read the report on Form 6-K that RiT will be filing promptly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

About RiT Technologies

RiT is a leading provider of intelligent solutions for infrastructure management, asset management, environment and security, and network utilization. RiT Enterprise solutions address datacenters, communication rooms and workspace environments, ensuring maximum utilization, reliability, decreased downtime, physical security, automated deployment, asset tracking, and troubleshooting. RiT Environment and Security solutions enable companies to effectively control their datacenters, communications rooms and remote physical sites and facilities in real-time, comprehensively and accurately. RiT Carrier solutions provide carriers with the full array of network mapping, testing and bandwidth qualification capabilities needed for access network installation and service provisioning. RiT's field-tested solutions are delivering value in thousands of installations for top-tier enterprises and operators throughout the world.

For more information, please visit our website: http://www.rittech.com

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    COMPANY CONTACT:

    Eran Ayzik
    CFO
    +972-3-766-4249
    [email protected]

SOURCE RiT Technologies Ltd

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