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9 April 2019
Defenx PLC
("Defenx", the "Company" or the "Group")
BV Tech Distribution Agreement and Software Services Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Defenx PLC (AIM: DFX), the cyber-security software group, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a software distribution agreement and a software services agreement with BV Tech S.p.A. ("BV Tech"), the Company's majority shareholder.
Distribution Agreement
The Company's wholly owned subsidiary Defenx Italia Srl ("Defenx Italia") has entered into a software distribution agreement with BV Tech (the "Distribution Agreement"), which amends the previous software distribution agreement entered into with BV Tech, as originally announced on 22 June 2017 (the "2017 Distribution Agreement").
Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, BV Tech:
i) will have the sole rights to sell Defenx products to certain bodies within the Italian defence, space, national security or critical infrastructures sectors, through to the end of December 2023 for which BV Tech will pay Defenx a total consideration of €1.0 million, to be invoiced in three instalments before the end of H1 2019. In addition, Defenx will receive a royalty fee equal to 50% of any revenues from the sale of its products (during the period to 31 December 2023) to such clients in excess of €5.0 million; and
ii) has committed to purchase Defenx's products, with a minimal value of €1.2 million, over a two year period, effective from 1 January 2019. Accordingly, Defenx will receive a minimum of €1.2 million in a number of instalments over the two year period from BV Tech for such products. The previous restrictions regarding the distribution of Defenx's products have also been removed, such that BV Tech is now able to distribute, on a non-exclusive basis, all of Defenx's products, other than those covered by i) above, through any direct and indirect channel of distribution or sales through to 31 December 2021.
The value of any Defenx products sold by BV Tech pursuant to the Distribution Agreement will, unless agreed otherwise by the parties, be based on the prices set out in the 2017 Distribution Agreement.
All other terms of the previous 2017 Distribution Agreement remain the same.
Services Agreement
Defenx, via Defenx Italia, has also entered into a software services agreement with BV Tech (the "Services Agreement"), pursuant to which BV Tech will undertake to provide services to Defenx in respect of its range of new and existing products over the course of 2019. The aggregate fee payable by the Company to BV Tech for the services under the Services Agreement is calculated and payable monthly on a 'time spent' basis, capped at €1.2 million.
The Services Agreement contains warranties in favour of Defenx Italia in respect of the intellectual property created pursuant to the services. BV Tech has the right of first refusal to extend the Services Agreement for a further year on the same terms, subject to it