SatixFy Announces Completion of Strategic $60 Million Transaction with MDA
31 Octobre 2023 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
SatixFy Communications Ltd. (“SatixFy”) (NYSE
AMERICAN: SATX), a leader in next-generation satellite
communication systems based on in-house-developed chipsets, today
announced the completion of the previously announced $60 million
transaction with MDA Ltd. (“MDA”) (TSX: MDA), a leading
provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly
expanding global space industry.
In line with the original agreement, MDA acquired SatixFy’s
digital payload division and UK subsidiary for $40 million and paid
an additional $20 million in advanced payments under new commercial
agreements (which includes the previous $10 million advanced
payment made in June) to be applied to future orders of space grade
chips. SatixFy continues to retain all its related ASIC
intellectual property and new chips’ development to support the
growing market.
The strategic transaction also establishes deep cooperation
between SatixFy and MDA to utilize SatixFy’s revolutionary digital
payload chip-based technology for advanced digital satellite
payloads and is expected to open up SatixFy’s solutions to broader
markets and new customers. The strategic transaction is in line
with SatixFy’s strategy to focus on being a top leading technology
provider to satellite payload design companies, with its unique
offering of multi-beam forming and beam-hopping, using its
on-board-processing radiation-hardened chipsets.
Nir Barkan, Acting CEO of SatixFy, commented, “The
closing of this landmark transaction for SatixFy with MDA is a
major achievement for us. It demonstrates our market leadership and
lead in innovation for space-grade chip technology for
next-generation satellites. We recently took the strategic decision
to focus on being a top technology provider to satellite payload
design companies, offering the development of groundbreaking
radiation-hardened chipsets, supporting multi-beam digital antennas
and on-board processing for the space industry. The conclusion of
this transaction with MDA is a strong step forward in this
strategy. MDA has been a steadfast SatixFy customer, and we look
forward to deepening the collaboration between MDA and SatixFy into
new areas. Furthermore, we expect the transaction will allow us to
broaden and grow our chipset sales throughout the satellite
digital-payload market. Since announcing the transaction, we are
seeing increased interest from many industry players. This
indicates to us that our new strategy is on the right track, and we
believe will lead to long-term growth in this evolving and
expanding market segment.”
About SatixFy
SatixFy develops end-to-end next-generation satellite space and
ground communications systems, including satellite multi beam
digital antennas, user terminals and modems, based on powerful
chipsets that it develops in house.
SatixFy’s products include modems that feature Software Defined
Radio (SDR) and Fully Electronically Steered Multi Beam Antennas
(ESMA) that support the advanced communications standard DVB-S2X.
SatixFy’s innovative ASICs improve the overall performance of
satellite communications systems, reduce the weight and power
requirements of terminals and payloads, and save real estate for
gateway equipment. SatixFy’s advanced VSATs and multi-beam fully
electronically steered antenna arrays are optimized for a variety
of mobile applications and services, using LEO, MEO and GEO
satellite communications systems, for aero/in-flight connectivity
systems, high-end communications-on-the-move applications, and
more.
SatixFy is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel with additional
offices in the UK, US and Bulgaria.
For more information, please refer to www.SatixFy.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements may be identified by the use of words such as
“estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or other
similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or
trends or that are not statements of historical matters.
Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs
and assumptions and on information currently available to our
management. Such statements are subject to substantial risks and
uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those
expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to a
variety of factors, including, but not limited to, those identified
under the section titled “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk
Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 1, 2023 (the
“20-F”), and SatixFy’s other filings with the SEC from time to
time. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to, the following: SatixFy has limited capital currently available
and will need to raise additional capital in the immediate future
to fund its operations and develop its technology and chips and
satellite communications systems; SatixFy may be unable to raise
sufficient capital on favorable or acceptable terms, if at all, and
make the necessary investments in technology development; the risk
that the transaction with MDA, for the sale of all of the
outstanding ordinary shares of SatixFy Space Systems UK Ltd.
(“SatixFy Space Systems”) will not yield some or all of the
expected benefits of the transaction to SatixFy; the risks
associated with the potential loss of revenue resulting from the
sale of SatixFy Space Systems; the risk that SatixFy will be unable
to perform its contractual commitments to MDA and its affiliates,
which could result in, among other things, limitations on its
ability to use or dispose of its intellectual property related to
its space grade chips and/or the obligation to repay to MDA
significant amounts advanced by MDA; the risk that the transaction
will not give SatixFy a significant competitive advantage or open
up its products to broader markets and new customers; the risk that
the transaction will not to lead to increased collaboration between
MDA and SatixFy; the risk that the transaction will not represent a
strong step forward in the commercialization of SatixFy’s
technology, increase SatixFy’s chipset sale into satellite digital
payloads or lead to SatixFy’s long-term growth in this market
segment; and the risk that SatixFy will not expand its ground
terminals and chipset offering to the satellite communication
markets; SatixFy is an early stage company with a history of
losses, has generated less revenues than its prior projections, and
has not demonstrated a sustained ability to generate predictable
revenues or cash flows and may not generate revenue as
expected.
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Investor Contact: Kenny Green & Ehud Helft, EK Global IR,
satixfy@ekglobal.com
Media Contact: Helena Itzhak / Aviv Sax Nahamoni,
info@satixfy.com
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