Completion of InfoTrust Acquisition
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Announcement PDF
ASX:ST1
4 April 2024
Completion of InfoTrust Acquisition
Spirit Technology Solutions (“Spirit” ASX:ST1), a leading provider of secure digital transformation and
secure work environments announces it has completed the acquisition of Sydney-based cyber security
company, Infosurety Holdings Pty Ltd (InfoTrust)(as announced to ASX on 7 February 2024) (Acquisition).
Julian Challingsworth, CEO of Spirit said:
“Spirit is excited to welcome the InfoTrust team and particularly Simon McKay to the team. This
acquisition aligns with our goal to be an end to end cyber security provider and builds on our already deep
experience in that field. The Acquisition also gives Spirit access to new customers to provide its other
offerings including security managed services.”
Following completion of the Acquisition today (Completion), InfoTrust co-founders Simon McKay and
Dane Meah have been appointed to the Spirit Board, with effect from today, 4 April 2024.
Completion follows the shareholder approvals obtained at Spirit's Extraordinary General Meeting held on
Thursday, 28 March 2024. Those approvals related to:
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the issue of Spirit shares as part consideration of the payment of the purchase price for the
Acquisition (being approximately 304 million Spirit shares at a deemed issue price of 4.6 cents per
share) (Scrip Consideration); and
the issue of 320 million Spirit shares to 263 Finance Pty Limited at an issue price of 5.0 cents per
share, raising $16.0 million (before costs), of which, $14.0 million was used to satisfy the cash
consideration payable on Completion.
Those shares were issued today.
$6.6 million in deferred cash consideration for the Acquisition remains to be paid as follows:
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Tranche 1 of $1.5 million on the six-month anniversary of Completion.
Tranche 2 of $1.5 million on the twelve-month anniversary of Completion.
Tranche 3 of $3.6 million on the eighteen-month anniversary of the completion date.
The Scrip Consideration is subject to voluntary escrow, with 5% of the Scrip Consideration being released
after each of 3, 6 and 9 months following Completion and the remainder being released 12 months after
Completion.
For the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 3.16.4, a summary of the material terms of Simon McKay’s Executive
Employment Agreement is included in Appendix 1.
This announcement is authorised for release to the market by the Board of Directors of Spirit
Technology Solutions Ltd.
For further information, please contact:
Corporate:
Julian Challingsworth
Managing Director
03 8554 1300 or
julian.challingsworth@spirit.com.au
Spirit Technology Solutions
ABN 73 089 224 402
spirit.com.au
Investors:
Gabriella Hold
Automic Markets
+61 (0) 411 364 382
gabriella.hold@automicgroup.com.au
Secure. Sustainable. Scalable.
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For more information, please visit
www.spirit.com.au
Business Address: Level 2, 19-25 Raglan Street,
South Melbourne VIC 3205
About Spirit Technology Solutions:
Spirit Technology Solutions is an ASX listed provider to Australian businesses of innovative IT&T managed
services, cyber security and collaboration and communications platforms.
We are building the modern secure digital workplace for Australian businesses. Our mission is to “Make
our customers secure, sustainable and scalable, while living our team values”
‘Secure by design’ is in our mantra and our world class cyber security solutions help Australian businesses
take a different, data-centric and strategic approach to effective security.
Our collaboration and communications business was awarded by Cisco as Webex partner of the year for
2022 in the Asia-Pacific region, recognizing our world class team and focus on delivering amazing
experiences to SMB customers.
Spirit Technology Solutions
ABN 73 089 224 402
spirit.com.au
Secure. Sustainable. Scalable.
ASX:ST1
Appendix 1: Key terms of Simon McKay’s Executive Employment Agreement
Position/Title
Term
Base Salary
Short-term Incentive
Termination – Notice by Company
Termination – Notice by Executive
Notice Period Pay out
Chief Executive Officer - Cyber Security
On-going
$250,000 per annum (excluding superannuation)
Maximum short-term incentive opportunity up to
25% of base salary
Two months
Two months
The Employer may elect to pay the Employee the
amount to which the Employee would be entitled
to be paid under this Agreement during the
Notice Period, or any part of it:
(a) where the Employer has provided notice of
termination to the Employee, in lieu of
giving notice of the termination of the
employment to the Employee; or
(b) where the Employee has provided notice of
termination to the Employer.
Post-employment restraint
Spirit Technology Solutions
ABN 73 089 224 402
spirit.com.au
A 12 month restraint provision applies.
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