UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 30, 2013
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
PCTEL, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-27115 | 77-0364943 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
471 Brighton Drive
Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(630) 372-6800
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 1.01 | ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT. |
On April 30, 2013, PCTEL, Inc. (the Company), its wholly-owned subsidiary PCTEL Secure LLC (PCTEL Secure), and Redwall Technologies, LLC (Redwall) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 30, 2013 (the Agreement), pursuant to which Redwall purchased substantially all the assets of PCTEL Secure.
The following is a summary of the material terms of the Agreement, which summary is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein:
| PCTEL Secure sold substantially all its assets to Redwall, including certain intellectual property (i.e., the ProsettaCore and related software (the Software), trademarks and patent applications), personal property, and books and records (the Divestiture); |
| At the closing of the Divestiture, PCTEL Secure received no upfront cash payment but has the right to receive a royalty of 7% of the net sale price of each future sale or license of the Software and each provision of services related to the Software, if any, which royalty will not exceed $10 million in the aggregate; the net sale price is the gross sales price (or license fee) less taxes, shipping, handling and delivery charges; |
| In the event of a change of control of Redwall, Redwall may elect to have the acquiring company continue to pay royalties to PCTEL Secure or may instead make a one-time royalty termination payment equal to the following, less any royalties already paid: |
Gross Proceeds of Transaction |
Royalty Termination Payment | |
Up to $10 million |
30% | |
$10 million to $24 million |
$3 million | |
Greater than $24 million |
12.5% |
| The Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions. |
ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
10.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 30, 2013, by and among the Company, PCTEL Secure LLC and Redwall Technologies, LLC1 | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated April 30, 2013. |
1 | Schedules and exhibits omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 6, 2013
PCTEL, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ John W. Schoen | |
John W. Schoen, Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
PCTEL Divests ProsettaCore Assets to Redwall
Software and Algorithm Development Group to Deliver
Secure Defense and Government Products
Royalty Potential for PCTEL
BLOOMINGDALE, IL April 30, 2013 PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCTI), a leader in simplifying wireless and site solutions for private and public networks, announced today that it had divested all of the assets associated with ProsettaCore to Redwall Technologies, a development organization that specializes in mobile security, military and defense projects and systems, and critical national infrastructure. Under the terms of the agreement, Redwall will acquire the server and device software, the underlying IP, and complete development responsibility for the security products. PCTEL will receive royalties on the sale of ProsettaCore-enabled devices. Eric Uner, PCTEL Secures engineering director and architect, will join Redwall as part of the transaction.
We are delighted that Redwall will develop and represent ProsettaCore into the appropriate channels, said Marty Singer, PCTELs Chairman and CEO. ProsettaCores behavioral approach to mobile device security has become increasingly relevant. Redwall brings the customer relationship and special project experience required to make ProsettaCore a commercial success, added Singer.
Eric is a great addition to our team and ProsettaCore will become an important element of our product portfolio, said John Rosenstengel, Redwalls President. Sophisticated mobile devices represent vulnerable assets and new attack vectors for those who would threaten commercial and government enterprises. Redwall, with ProsettaCore as a foundation, will provide a defense against those threats, added Rosenstengel.
Wunderlich Securities acted as a financial advisor, and Centaur Partners acted as a consulting advisor, to PCTEL in its divestiture of PCTEL Secure.
About PCTEL
PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), develops antenna, scanning receiver, and engineered site solutions and services for public and private networks. PCTEL RF Solutions specializes in the design, optimization and testing of todays wireless communication networks. The companys SeeGull® scanning receivers, SeeHawk® visualization tool, and Clarify® system, measure and analyze wireless signals for efficient cellular network planning, deployment, and optimization. PCTEL develops and supports scanning receivers for LTE, TD-LTE, EV-DO, CDMA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, GSM, and WiMAX networks.
PCTEL Connected Solutions simplifies network deployment for wireless, data and communications applications for private network, public safety, and government customers. PCTEL Connected Solutions develops and delivers high-value YAGI, Land Mobile Radio, WiFi, GPS, In-Tunnel, Subway, and broadband antennas (parabolic and flat panel) through its MAXRAD®, Bluewave and Wi-Sys product lines. PCTEL also designs specialized towers, enclosures, fiber optic panels, and fiber jumper cables to deliver custom engineered site solutions. The companys vertical markets include SCADA, Health Care, Smart Grid, Positive Train Control, Precision Agriculture, Indoor Wireless, Telemetry, Off-loading, and Wireless Backhaul. PCTELs products are sold worldwide through direct and indirect channels. For more information, please visit the companys web sites www.pctel.com, www.antenna.com, www.rfsolutions.pctel.com, www.connectedsolutions.pctel.com, www.towerworx.com, or www.pctelsecure.com
About Redwall Technologies, LLC
Redwall Technologies was founded by experienced technology entrepreneurs who are subject matter experts in the areas of information security, mobile devices, and the development of critical software. Serving on a variety of government programs, the Redwall team has come together specifically to solve the growing information assurance needs of both the public and private sectors for smartphones, tablets, and other connected devices such as those in SCADA networks. Redwalls products allow these devices to operate with increased robustness and assurance, all controlled by mission, theater, and enterprise specific policies that can easily adapt in the field to answer changing environments and threat landscapes. For more information visit www.redwall.us.
About Wunderlich Securities
Established in 1996, Wunderlich Securities is a full-service brokerage firm based in Memphis, Tennessee. Wunderlich Securities caters to individual and institutional clients with financial advisory, brokerage, equity research, and investment banking services. Wunderlich Fixed Income Capital Markets and Fundamental Brokers Inter-Dealer serve institutional clients with fixed income brokerage services. The Firm operates in 26 offices across 15 states and has over 450 associated professionals. Member FINRA and SIPC. For more information about the organization, please visit our website at www.wunderlichsecurities.com.
About Centaur Partners
Centaur Partners LLC provides strategic merger & acquisition advisory and management consulting services to high technology companies. In addition to M&A and private placement advisory services, Centaur Partners offers IPO, Follow-on offering, Debt, and PIPE funding services with its partner Wunderlich Securities. The Centaur Partners team has completed transactions for, or consulted to, more than two-hundred-fifty public and private clients in the software, Internet, computer, communications, and semiconductor industries. For more information, please visit www.centaurpartners.com.
SAFE HARBOR
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, these forward-looking statements include statements regarding the potential benefits from using ProsettaCore and that royalties may be generated from ProsettaCore-enabled devices. These statements are based on PCTELs and Redwalls current expectations. Anticipated customer benefits and product capabilities of ProsettaCore may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in PCTELs Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and PCTEL disclaims any obligation to update or revise the information contained in any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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For further information contact:
Jack Seller
Public Relations
PCTEL, Inc.
(630)339-2116
jack.seller@pctel.com