VUANCE Enters Into Amendment Agreement With Bond Holder to Waive Compliance and Certain Other Provisions
20 Août 2009 - 10:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
FRANKLIN, Wis., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VUANCE Ltd.
(NASDAQ: VUNC), a leading provider of innovative Radio Frequency
Verification Solutions, including active RFID, electronic access
control, credentialing, accountability and incident response
management, today announced that it has entered into an amendment
agreement and bond with the holder of a $2.5 million convertible
bond in which the holder waived the Company's compliance and
amended certain provisions in exchange for modification of certain
terms of the bond. In exchange for security in certain assets of
the Company, VUANCE and the holder agreed to waive compliance and
amend provisions of the bond including increasing the applicable
interest rate, releasing the Company from certain payments upon the
completion of certain payments of principal and interest due under
the bond and making monthly payments against the total amount due
under the bond over an eight year period. This convertible bond was
issued pursuant to a Subscription Agreement and bond dated November
16, 2006. It was amended on November 28, 2007 and further amended
on June 30, 2008. "We are gratified to have this support from our
long-term bond holder, especially during these difficult economic
conditions," said Eyal Tuchman, Chief Executive Officer of VUANCE,
Ltd. "We will now be able to pay down our debt monthly over eight
years. Our $1.1 million pledge is released and we are not in
violation of our covenants. The parameters of this amended
agreement give us the flexibility we need to focus on our strategic
initiatives while strengthening our balance sheet, enhancing
shareholder value and expanding our ability to attract new
investors." About VUANCE, Ltd. VUANCE, Ltd. develops and markets
state-of-the-art security solutions for viewing, tracking,
locating, credentialing, and managing essential assets and
personnel. VUANCE solutions encompass electronic access control,
urban security, and critical situation management systems as well
as long-range Active RFID for public safety, commercial, and
government sectors. The Company's comprehensive range of products
enable our business partners to offer their customers end-to-end
solutions that can overcome the most difficult security challenges.
Its Incident Response Management System (IRMS) is the industry's
most comprehensive mobile credentialing and access control system,
designed to meet the needs of Homeland Security and other public
initiatives. VUANCE is serious about security. VUANCE, Ltd. is
headquartered in Rockville, MD. Its common stock is listed on the
NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "VUNC". For more
information, visit http://www.vuance.com/. Safe Harbor This press
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These
statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
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similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will,"
"should," "would," "may" and "could" are generally forward-looking
in nature and not historical facts. Forward-looking statements in
this release also include statements about business and economic
trends. Investors should also consider the areas of risk described
under the heading "Forward Looking Statements" and those factors
captioned as "Risk Factors" in the Company's periodic reports under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or in connection
with any forward-looking statements that may be made by the
Company. The Company also disclaims any duty to comment upon or
correct information that may be contained in reports published by
the investment community. Investor/Media Contact Brett Maas Hayden
IR 646-536-7331 DATASOURCE: VUANCE, Ltd. CONTACT: Brett Maas of
Hayden IR, +1-646-536-7331, , for VUANCE, Ltd. Web Site:
http://www.vuance.com/
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