Monotype Imaging Announces Doug Shaw as President and CEO.

Shaw Replaces Retiring President and CEO, Robert M. Givens

WOBURN, Mass. -- Monotype Imaging Inc., a global provider of text imaging solutions, has announced that Doug Shaw, formerly a senior vice president within the company, has succeeded Robert M. Givens as president and chief executive officer. Givens, who decided to retire as of Jan. 1, 2007, will remain as chairman of Monotype Imaging's board of directors.

"It's an honor to succeed Bob, whose leadership for more than 20 years has inspired loyalty, trust and respect from employees, customers and partners alike," said Shaw. "Bob also believes strongly in giving back to communities both professional and humanitarian, such as awarding scholarships to typographic design students and working with charitable organizations to better the lives of individuals. It's clear to me that the key to our future success is to stay the course that Bob has chartered and to maintain our company culture - while adapting for challenges ahead. Bob's imprint on the company will remain strong in his role as chairman of the board, and I look forward to working with him in this new capacity."

"With Doug at the helm, Monotype Imaging is well positioned for the future," Givens said. "We've worked side-by-side since the mid-1980s. Experiencing industry trends and changes while building the business with Doug has been deeply gratifying. Little did we know at the time that fonts would become an integral part of devices like personal cell phones - something we couldn't imagine in the 80s when desktop publishing was an emerging industry."

Givens and Shaw have worked together since 1986, first collaborating on developing and supplying embedded fonts and font technologies to manufacturers of laser printers. Through the years, Givens and Shaw have led expansion into new markets with text requirements. Today, Monotype Imaging's technologies are deployed in a wide range of consumer electronics devices including printers, copiers, mobile phones, digital televisions, set-top boxes, digital cameras and numerous software applications and operating systems. Monotype Imaging also offers downloadable font licenses, custom typeface design and font management services. In addition to fonts and font technologies, Monotype Imaging provides print drivers and patented color technologies to printer OEMs.

In his role as senior vice president, Shaw led Monotype Imaging's 2006 acquisition of Linotype GmbH, a typeface company that has produced some of the world's most popular designs, including the Helvetica([R]) typeface. Said Shaw, "As we've been able to adapt our business over the years to support new media and methods for communicating with type, we've been able to draw upon the one aspect that's remained unchanged - the aesthetic appeal that typefaces deliver. The various type designs within the Linotype Library are a welcome addition to our type portfolio."

Prior to Monotype Imaging, Shaw held various management positions at Agfa Corp. He holds a bachelor's degree from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.

About Monotype Imaging

Based in Woburn, Mass. with regional offices in the U.K., Germany (Linotype), Chicago, Redwood City, Calif., Boulder, Colo., Japan and China, Monotype Imaging is a global provider of text imaging solutions for manufacturers and developers of consumer electronics devices including laser printers, copiers, mobile phones, digital televisions, set-top boxes, digital cameras and software applications and operating systems. The company also provides print drivers and color imaging technologies to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Monotype Imaging technologies are combined with access to more than 9,000 typefaces from the Monotype([R]), Linotype([R]) and ITC([R]) typeface libraries - home to some of the world's most widely used designs, including the Times New Roman([R]), Helvetica and ITC Franklin Gothic[TM] typefaces. Fonts are licensed to creative and business professionals through custom font designs, direct sales or e-commerce portals. Monotype Imaging offers fonts and industry-standard solutions that support all of the world's major languages. Information about the company and its products can be found at www.monotypeimaging.com, www.fonts.com, www.linotype.com, www.monotypefonts.com, www.itcfonts.com, www.customfonts.com, www.fontwise.com and www.faces.co.uk.

Monotype is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Times New Roman is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Helvetica is a registered trademark of Linotype GmbH in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. ITC is a registered trademark and ITC Franklin Gothic is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. [c] 2007 Monotype Imaging Inc. All rights reserved.