FleetCor Acquires Leading European Card Processing Company
Acquisition of CH Jones/Keyfuels moves FleetCor into position as worldwide fuel card processing leader

Atlanta, GA - September 12, 2006 - FleetCor, the Global Fleet Card Company, announced today that it has acquired CH Jones/Keyfuels, a leading UK fuel card processing company that serves hundreds of England's largest fleets.

Keyfuels, established in 1989, enjoys a market leading position in the UK commercial fuel card industry. The company serves more than 30,000 business fleets directly and through an extensive association of reseller partners.

"We are excited to announce this transaction, and are eager to help Keyfuels strengthen its market leading position in the UK," said Ron Clarke, FleetCor's Chairman & CEO. "Keyfuels has an outstanding reputation for quality and gives us an experienced management team and platform with which to broaden our presence in Europe."

"We share Ron's vision of building a global fleet card company, and are delighted to become part of the FleetCor success story," said Chris Welsh, Keyfuels CEO. "We look forward to working with Ron and the FleetCor team as they continue to expand in the UK and throughout Europe."

Keyfuels will continue to be run by Chris Welsh who will join FleetCor's leadership team reporting to Mr. Clarke.

As of this acquisition, FleetCor processes for over 500,000 business fleets, making FleetCor the worldwide fuel card processing leader.

About Fleetcor
FleetCor, headquartered in Atlanta, was established in 2000. It is one of the leading providers of commercial fleet card issuing and processing services in North America. FleetCor's card programs are marketed throughout the U.S. and Canada under a variety of private-label and proprietary brand names, including BP, Citgo, Fuelman, FleetNet, FleetSource, CFN, and Mannatec. FleetCor Technologies, Inc., and its subsidiaries currently employ over 450 employees, processing 145 million transactions on 2.4 million cards for 358,000 fleets through its Fleet Operator, Petroleum Marketer, Major Oil Private Label and Co-brand businesses. For more information on FleetCor, visit the company's web site at www.fleetcor.com.

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