SofTech Completes Sale of its CADRA Product Line
October 23 2013 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
SofTech, Inc. (OTCQB: SOFT), a proven provider of Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions today announced that it has
completed the previously announced sale of substantially all of the
assets of its CADRA product line pursuant to an Asset Purchase
Agreement dated August 30, 2013. The transaction included all
intellectual property related to the CADRA technology but
specifically excluded cash, billed accounts receivable and
liabilities other than the deferred maintenance liability
associated with CADRA customer maintenance contracts for support
services (the “CADRA Sale”).
The aggregate consideration for the CADRA Sale is up to $3.95
million, which is comprised of (i) $3.2 million, $2.88 million of
which was paid on the closing date and $320 thousand (representing
a 10% holdback) of which will be paid on the one year anniversary
of the closing date (subject to any indemnification claims), and
(ii) earn-out payments of up to an aggregate $750 thousand over the
three-year period subsequent to the closing date, based on 10% of
the net revenue generated by the CADRA business, subject to the
terms of the Earn-Out Agreement dated August 30, 2013.
In addition, SofTech entered into an agreement on October 17,
2013 with Prides Crossing Capital L.P. and Prides Crossing Capital
– A, L.P., its lenders (the “Lenders”). In exchange for consenting
to the CADRA Sale and releasing its security interest in the CADRA
assets, $1.35 million of the CADRA Sale proceeds will be held in
escrow for 30 days by the Lenders while the parties negotiate an
amendment to the existing $2.7 million loan agreement (“Loan
Agreement”). SofTech exceeded the maximum ratio of debt to earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expense for
the trailing twelve months ended August 31, 2013, an event of
default under the Loan Agreement. The Lenders agreed to a limited
conditional waiver of the aforementioned event of default while the
parties negotiate an amendment to the Loan Agreement. In the event
whereby such an agreement cannot be reached, the Lenders may
require full repayment of the outstanding debt.
“For the first time since 1998, the Company’s cash position
exceeds its outstanding bank debt,” said Joe Mullaney, SofTech’s
CEO. “Our significantly improved financial position will allow us
to pursue additional initiatives to increase shareholder value. The
proxy statement filed with the SEC seeking shareholder approval for
the CADRA Sale details these initiatives and we are very excited
about our prospects for profitable revenue growth in the future,”
he added.
About SofTech
SofTech, Inc. (OTCQB: SOFT) is a proven provider of product
lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, including its ProductCenter®
PLM solution.
SofTech’s solutions accelerate productivity and profitability by
fostering innovation, extended enterprise collaboration, product
quality improvements, and compressed time-to-market cycles. SofTech
excels in its sensible approach to delivering enterprise PLM
solutions, with comprehensive out-of-the-box capabilities, to meet
the needs of manufacturers of all sizes quickly and
cost-effectively.
SofTech and ProductCenter are registered trademarks of SofTech,
Inc. All other products or company references are the property of
their respective holders.
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results. Actual future events and results could differ materially
from the events and results indicated in these statements as a
result of many factors, including, among others, (1) generate
sufficient cash flow from our operations or other sources to fund
our working capital needs and growth initiatives; (2) maintain good
relationships with our lenders; (3) comply with the covenant
requirements of the loan agreement; (4) successfully introduce and
attain market acceptance of any new products and/or enhancements of
existing products; (5) attract and retain qualified personnel; (6)
prevent obsolescence of our technologies; (7) maintain agreements
with our critical software vendors; (8) secure renewals of existing
software maintenance contracts, as well as contracts with new
maintenance customers; (9) secure new business, both from existing
and new customers; and (10) the success of future initiatives in
increasing shareholder value.
These and other additional factors that may cause actual future
events and results to differ materially from the events and results
indicated in the forward-looking statements above are set forth
more fully under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2013. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking
statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or
changes in other factors that may affect such forward-looking
statements.
SofTech, Inc.Joseph P. Mullaney, 978-513-2700President &
Chief Executive Officer
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