PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC. (NASDAQ:PPSI) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive AgreementItem 1.01
On May 2, 2018, Pioneer Custom Electric Products Corp. (“PCEP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with CleanSpark, Inc. (“CleanSpark”), to which PCEP will sell certain assets (the “Asset Sale”) comprising the PCEP business to CleanSpark (the “Purchased Assets”). No debt or significant liabilities are being assumed by CleanSpark in the Asset Sale.
As consideration for the Purchased Assets, CleanSpark has agreed to pay total consideration comprised of the following: (a) an 18-month promissory note at 9% interest, in principal amount equal to the net carrying value of the business at closing; (b) a three-year equipment lease to be entered into at closing of the Asset Sale, providing for rent payments in the amount of $7,500 per month, which also includes two renewal terms of one-year each at CleanSpark’s option and a CleanSpark purchase option of $1,000,000; (c) 7,000,000 shares of CleanSpark common stock, based on an agreed upon value of $0.80 per share, for a total agreed upon value of $5,600,000; (d) a five year warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of CleanSpark common stock at an exercise price of $1.60 per share; and (e) a five year warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of CleanSpark common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share.
The Asset Purchase Agreement contains certain customary termination rights for each of PCEP and CleanSpark, including, among other things, that either party may terminate the Asset Purchase Agreement if the closing has not occurred by June 30, 2018.
The Asset Purchase Agreement also contains representations, warranties and indemnification obligations of the parties customary for transactions similar to those contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement. Such representations and warranties are made solely for purposes of the Asset Purchase Agreement and, in some cases, may be subject to qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with the negotiated terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement and may have been qualified by disclosures that were made in connection with the parties’ entry into the Asset Purchase Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Asset Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Asset Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
On May 8, 2018, the Company issued a press release in which it announced that PCEP entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
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* Schedules have been omitted to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted schedule upon request, subject to the Company’s right to request confidential treatment of any requested schedule.
PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC. ExhibitEX-2.1 2 ex2-1.htm ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT Pioneer Power Solutions Inc. 8-K Exhibit 2.1 Execution Version ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between CLEANSPARK,…To view the full exhibit click here
About PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC. (NASDAQ:PPSI)
Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. manufactures, sells and services a range of specialty electrical transmission, distribution and on-site power generation equipment for applications in the utility, industrial, commercial and backup power markets. The Company operates through two segments: Transmission & Distribution Solutions (T&D Solutions) and Critical Power Solutions (Critical Power). The T&D Solutions segment consists of two primary product categories: electrical transformers and switchgear. These solutions are marketed principally through its Pioneer Transformers Ltd., Jefferson Electric, Inc. and Pioneer CEP brand names. Its Critical Power business provides customers with power generation equipment, paralleling switchgear, related electrical distribution infrastructure, and a data collection and monitoring platform. These solutions are marketed by its operations in Minneapolis, doing business under the Pioneer Critical Power Inc. and Titan Energy Systems Inc. brand names.