Eight Solutions Inc. (ES - TSXV)
(via TheNewswire)
VANCOUVER BC / TheNewswire / May 31, 2017 -- Eight Solutions Inc. (TSXV:ES) ("Eight Solutions" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has closed the sale of its 3D Technology (the "Transaction") to Prime Focus Limited ("Prime Focus") and terminated its prior licensing agreement with Prime Focus.
At the Company's special and annual general meeting held on May 30, 2017, 97% of the Company's shareholders voted in favour to approve the sale of its 3D technology to Prime Focus. The TSX Venture Exchange has also approved the Transaction.
On May 1, 2017, Eight Solutions signed an Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA") and a Technology Support Agreement ("TSA") with Gener8 Digital Media Services Ltd., a subsidiary of Prime Focus. The APA and TSA were signed in connection with the Technology License Termination Agreement signed on March 31, 2017 between the Company and Prime Focus. Upon completing the Transaction, Eight Solutions received $2 million for the sale of its 3D conversion technology and $3 million for terminating its original license agreement. Of the total $5 million, the Company received $2 million prior to the closing date and $3 million on May 30, 2017. The TSA is an 18 month agreement totaling approximately $810,000 with an option for Prime Focus to renew for further one year terms. Please refer to the information circular for full details of the Transaction.
"I'm thrilled to close this transaction with Prime Focus. Divesting our conversion technology is the right decision. It gives us the capital and band width to 100% focus on Cumul8 development and sales," says Rory Armes, CEO, "The shareholders spoke and 97% supported us in our focused approach to dominating big data. We are also very pleased to see our 3D technology go to such a good home in Prime Focus. Over the years our partnership has flourished and we look forward to it continuing." |