Bottomline Technologies Announces 2nd Annual Race for a Cause

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Sept. 03, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ:EPAY) today announced the company will be hosting its second annual "Race for a Cause". The event will be held at the company's corporate headquarters in Portsmouth, NH on Saturday, September 12th. This community event includes a 5K run/walk, a children's 100 yard dash, and a donation drive. Proceeds from this year's event will benefit Families First Health & Support Center. Families First is a nonprofit agency offering a wide variety of free or affordable health care and family support services to about 6,500 Seacoast residents each year.

In addition to Bottomline, event sponsors include Access Yoga, Burns, Bryant, Cox Rockefeller & Purkin, P.A., Charles Hugo Landscape Design, Cigna, Digital Prospectors Corporation, Exeter Hospital, High Liner Foods, Kennebunk Savings, Madden Realtors, Marsh & McLennan Agency, Northeast Delta Dental, Optima Bank & Trust, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Promocentric, Rand Whitney Container LLC, The Sedoric Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, and so many more!

"Families First's mission is to serve everyone, including people who cannot pay the full cost of the services they receive," said Families First Executive Director Helen Taft. "Support from companies like Bottomline, and from community members like the runners who will participate in the 5K, are a big part of making it possible for us to provide services regardless of ability to pay."

Bottomline has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to the communities where the company's employees live and work. Last year, Bottomline received the Granite State Award from the University of New Hampshire in recognition of an outstanding record in community support. The company has also been named to Business NH Magazine's "Best Companies to Work For" hall of fame.

"We're delighted to be hosting the Race for a Cause for our second year" said Rob Eberle, Bottomline's CEO. "We appreciate the fabulous support we've received from our sponsors and the community for the race and we look forward to a great day.  We are honored to be supporting Families First."

Families First Health & Support Center is a private, not-for-profit community health center and family resource center. Families First offers high-quality health care, dental care and parent & family programs for everyone - infants to seniors, single people and families, insured or uninsured, all income levels. Families First has been serving the Seacoast region of New Hampshire and Maine for more than 30 years. Learn more at www.familiesfirstseacoast.org or 603.422.8208.

To learn more about "Race for a Cause", visit www.btrace4acause.org

About Bottomline Technologies
Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ:EPAY) powers mission-critical business transactions. We help our customers optimize financially-oriented operations and build deeper customer and partner relationships by providing a trusted and easy-to-use set of cloud-based digital banking, fraud prevention, payment, financial document, insurance, and healthcare solutions. Over 10,000 corporations, financial institutions, and banks benefit from Bottomline solutions. Headquartered in the United States, Bottomline also maintains offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.bottomline.com.

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