1Spatial Plc Amendment to Enables IT Disposal Agreement (4130Q)
19 February 2019 - 6:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 4130Q
1Spatial Plc
19 February 2019
1Spatial plc (AIM: SPA)
("1Spatial", the "Company" or the "Group")
Amendment to Enables IT Disposal Agreement
1Spatial, the global geospatial software and solutions company,
announces that it has entered into an agreement (the "Amendment
Agreement") to amend the terms of the share purchase agreement
dated 14 March 2018 (the "SPA") relating to the disposal by
1Spatial of 80.1 per cent. of the issued share capital of Enables
IT Group Limited ("Enables") to Champall Consultancy Limited
("Champall") (an entity owned and controlled by Michael Walliss,
the managing director of Enables, and his wife, Erica Walliss) (the
"Disposal").
Under the original terms of the SPA, Champall was granted an
option (the "Option") to acquire 1Spatial's remaining 19.9 per
cent. interest in Enables for an exercise price of GBP100,000 (the
"Call Option Price"). Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment
Agreement, the Call Option Price has been reduced to GBP20,000 and
it will become payable on the earlier of: (i) the final business
day of January 2020; (ii) the sale by Champall of all or part of
its holding in Enables; and (iii) the disposal of all or a
substantial part of the business or assets of Enables or its
subsidiary, Enables IT Limited (the "Subsidiary").
Furthermore, subject to the Subsidiary achieving an EBITDA
margin of not less than 10 per cent. for the financial year ending
30 June 2020 (the "2020 Financial Year"), Champall will make an
additional one-off payment to 1Spatial being equal to 15 per cent.
of the Subsidiary's EBITDA figure for the 2020 Financial Year. This
one-off payment will be paid within 30 business days of the date of
publication of the Subsidiary's accounts for the 2020 Financial
Year. In addition, under the terms of the Amendment Agreement,
Champall has released 1Spatial from any claims that Champall may
have against 1Spatial under the tax covenant and warranties in the
SPA. Finally, the Subsidiary has provided 1Spatial with an
indemnity for any loss that it may suffer as a result of the
statutory guarantees in respect of audit exemptions provided by
1Spatial to: (a) Enables in relation to audit exemptions in respect
of its annual accounts for the 2016 and 2017 financial years and
(b) the Subsidiary in relation to an audit exemption in respect of
its annual accounts for the 2016 financial year.
The amendments reflected in the terms of the Amendment Agreement
will take effect subject to a bona fide arm's length third party
investor completing an investment of at least GBP100,000 in Enables
(the "Investment"). It is expected that Champall will exercise the
Option immediately following completion of the Investment.
As Michael Walliss has been a director of a subsidiary of the
Group within the past 12 months, entry into the Amendment Agreement
constitutes a related party transaction for the purpose of AIM Rule
13. The Directors consider, having consulted with the Company's
nominated adviser, N+1 Singer, that the terms of the transaction
are fair and reasonable insofar as the shareholders are
concerned.
Claire Milverton, CEO of 1Spatial commented:
"In line with our strategy, the disposal allows us to fully
focus on our core Global Geospatial business whilst removing future
potential liabilities. 1Spatial remains well positioned to deliver
against its strategy of selling innovative spatial solutions to our
customers across our three key sectors."
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For further information, please contact:
1Spatial plc 01223 420 414
Andrew Roberts / Claire Milverton
N+1 Singer 020 7496 3000
Shaun Dobson / Lauren Kettle (Corporate Finance)
Tom Salvesen (Corporate Broking)
FTI Consulting LLP 020 3727 1000
Dwight Burden / Alex Le May
LEI Code: 213800VG7OZYQES6PN67
About 1Spatial
1Spatial is a software solutions provider and global leader in
managing geospatial data. We work with our clients to deliver real
value by making data current, complete and consistent through the
use of automated processes - ensuring that decisions are always
based on the highest quality information available.
Our unique, rules-based approach delivers enterprise-scale,
cross-platform, automation to all stages of the data lifecycle. It
builds confidence in the data while reducing the time and cost of
stewardship. Our global clients include national mapping and land
management agencies, utilities, transportation organisations,
government departments, emergency services, defence and census
bureaus.
A leader in our field, we have a wealth of experience and a
record of continual innovation and development. We partner with
some of the leading technology vendors including, Esri and
Oracle.
For more information visit www.1spatial.com
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