Material sale of VMware Cloud Platform
Released
Released
Announcement PDF
ASX Announcement
1 May 2024
MATERIAL SALE OF VMWARE CLOUD PLATFORM
Highlights:
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Divestment of VMware cloud assets to Zettagrid to generate up to $1.4m in cash.
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$850k upfront payment, with the remaining $550k payable 9 months following settlement
date and subject to revenue based earn out criteria.
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Adisyn and Zettagrid to commence strategic partnership for the sale of new cloud services
using the Zettagrid cloud platform.
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Adisyn moves towards a capital lite model as it focuses on becoming the sovereign provider
of choice for SMEs in the Australian defence industry supply chain.
Adisyn Ltd (ASX: AI1) (“Adisyn” or the “Company") is pleased to announce it has signed a binding
agreement with Zettagrid Pty Ltd (“Zettagrid”) to dispose of it’s VMware cloud platform for a total
consideration of up to $1.4 million in cash (“Agreement”).
Following a comprehensive internal review of the Company’s various operations and assets (ASX: 27
February 2024, 15 April 2024), the Company identified it's VMware cloud platform assets (“VMware
Cloud Assets”) as non-core to it’s strategy of becoming the sovereign provider of choice for SMEs in
the Australian defence industry supply chain (ASX: 15 April 2024).
Zettagrid is an Australian owned Technology Aggregator to the IT channel delivering Edge Cloud
Hosting, Backup, Disaster Recovery, Software Licensing and Telecommunications in the Asia Pacific
region. Zettagrid services more than 300 IT Channel Partners across seven availability zones and was
recently named as a Broadcom Premier Partner for the VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP)
program for Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Singapore.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Adisyn will transfer to Zettagrid all customer agreements and
contracts (“VMware Customers”) relating to the VMware Cloud Assets which contributed ~$1.018m
of revenue for the December 2023 half year period. The Company and Zettagrid have also agreed to
novate across all supplier agreements and equipment leases which are required for the operation of
the VMware Cloud Assets.
Subject to completion of the transaction, the Company will receive cash consideration of up to $1.4
million in cash (before costs and adjustments), which will be payable into 2 tranches. The first
tranche of $850,000 will be payable on the settlement date (“Settlement Date”), which the parties
anticipate to be today, 1 May 2024. The second tranche will be payable 9 months from the
Settlement Date (“Completion Date”) and is subject to various adjustments determined by the
annualised revenue of the VMware Customers at the Completion Date.
The consideration received by the Company will be used towards further implementing the
Company’s growth strategy and towards its existing operations. Further details and the material
terms of the Agreement are included in the Annexure to this announcement.
Adisyn Ltd | ACN 155 473 304 | 1300 331 888 | 27 Aspiration Circuit, Bibra Lake WA 6163 | adisyn.com.au
As the Company moves towards a capital lite model (ASX: 15 April 2024), Adisyn and Zettagrid have
also agreed to enter into a strategic partnership for the sale of new cloud services. The Company
will white-label Zettagrid’s Australian cloud services as part of it’s service offering, allowing Adisyn
to focus on providing scalable, service-based solutions while substantially decreasing the
Company’s requirement for any significant capital expenditure.
Adisyn’s Managing Director, Blake Burton stated: “I’m excited for Adisyn to be partnering with
Zettagrid, who are one of the few premier providers of VMware sovereign cloud services in Australia.
This sale and partnership allows us to focus our attention on building service-based solutions for
defence-linked SME businesses, while still being able to utilise the cloud infrastructure scale which
Zettagrid has built over a number of years. Zettagrid are a national cloud provider in Australia,
allowing Adisyn to provide local cloud services in almost every state as part of our sovereign IT
offering”.
Zettagrid’s CEO, Nathan Harman, stated: “I'm very pleased to be able to announce the acquisition of
Adisyn’s VMware cloud infrastructure. Adisyn customers will be able to experience the benefits of
the scale and cloud automation that Zettagrid provides, and the transaction provides us with a new
cloud availability zone in Darwin. This will expand our sovereign Australian cloud availability zones
to six, which encompasses Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and now Darwin. We’re
excited to enter into a strategic partnership with Adisyn, which will allow them to focus on their
Managed IT and Cybersecurity services whilst being able to leverage Zettagrid cloud infrastructure.”
The Company is continuing an ongoing internal review for the divestments of assets which are
deemed to be non-core to the Company’s new strategic focus.
-ENDSThis announcement has been approved for release by the Board of Adisyn Ltd.
Further Information:
Blake Burton
Managing Director, Adisyn
investors@adisyn.com.au
1300 331 888
About Adisyn (adisyn.com.au):
Adisyn (ASX: AI1) is an established provider of managed technology services and solutions targeting
the SME market. Focused on becoming the sovereign provider of choice for SMEs in the Australian
defence industry supply chain, Adisyn offers a range of solutions tailored to this growing market
segment. These solutions leverage both internal capabilities and strategic partnerships with key
industry players, particularly in the cybersecurity and AI domains.
Adisyn Ltd | ACN 155 473 304 | 1300 331 888 | 27 Aspiration Circuit, Bibra Lake WA 6163 | adisyn.com.au
Forward-looking statements:
Statements contained in this release, particularly those regarding possible or assumed future
performance, revenue, costs, dividends, production levels or rates, prices, or potential growth of
Adisyn Ltd are, or may be, forward-looking statements. Such statements relate to future events and
expectations and as such, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking
statements are not guarantees or predictions of future performance and involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control,
and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements
contained in this release.
The Company cautions shareholders and prospective shareholders not to put undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's expectations only as of the date of this
announcement. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required
by law.
Adisyn Ltd | ACN 155 473 304 | 1300 331 888 | 27 Aspiration Circuit, Bibra Lake WA 6163 | adisyn.com.au
ANNEXURE
Under the terms of the agreement, Zettagrid shall acquire 100% of the legal and beneficial interest in
the VMware Cloud Assets, free from any debts and encumbrances, for the consideration referred to
below:
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An initial payment of AUD$850,000, adjusted for any Supplier pre-payments or amounts
owing at the Settlement Date;
A second payment of AUD$550,000 (“Second Payment”), payable at the Completion Date,
but subject to adjustments determined by the Annualised Revenue of the VMware Customers
at the Completion Date. The Second Payment shall be adjusted by an increase or reduction
equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the change in value of Annualised VMware Customers
revenue at the Settlement Date compared to the Annualised Revenue at the Completion Date.
The Agreement is subject to satisfaction or waiver of conditions precedent, including the parties
obtaining, where applicable, all third party consents and approvals that may be required to complete
the proposed transaction, and other conditions precedent considered standard for a transaction of
this nature.
Under the terms of the Agreement Adisyn has agreed to provide Zettagrid with, at no additional
charge, ongoing support under a separate Managed Services Agreement to assist with the novation
of VMware customer agreements and supplier contracts, as well as hardware administration,
software administration and service provisioning relating to the agreement, and which is due
performance by Adisyn prior to the Completion Date.
The Agreement otherwise contains terms and conditions which are considered standard for an
agreement of this nature.
The Company has sought and obtained confirmation from ASX that ASX Listing Rules 11.1 and 11.2
do not apply to the Agreement.
Adisyn Ltd | ACN 155 473 304 | 1300 331 888 | 27 Aspiration Circuit, Bibra Lake WA 6163 | adisyn.com.au
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