Acquisition betting software technology; offline and land-based gaming assets |
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Acquisition of betting software technology; offline and land-based gaming assets |
3. Acquisition of betting software technology; offline and land-based gaming assets
Odissea Betriebsinformatik Beratung GmbH (“Odissea”) Acquisition
On June 30, 2016, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (“Odissea SPA”), which closed on July 1, 2016, with the former shareholders of Odissea organized under the laws of Austria. Odissea operates a proprietary betting operating system. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company issued 8,772,200 shares of common stock in consideration for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Odissea. As a result of this acquisition, the former shareholders of Odissea now hold approximately 15.57% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
Pursuant to the Odissea SPA, upon completion of certification of the betting operating system by Italy’s online gaming and betting regulator, Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (“ADM”) which was obtained on June 30, 2017, the former shareholders of Odissea have an option to resell to the Company 50% of the shares of common stock issued in consideration for the purchase price (or 4,386,100 shares) at a fixed price of USD $0.50 per share (the “Odissea Put Option”). As of the date of this report, the Odissea Put Option has been extended indefinitely by mutual consent.
The purchase price was allocated to the fair market value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Intangible assets will be amortized over their remaining useful life as follows:
Ulisse GmbH (“Ulisse”) Acquisition
On June 30, 2016, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (“Ulisse SPA”), which closed on July 1, 2016, with the former shareholders of Ulisse organized under the laws of Austria. Ulisse operates a network of approximately 172 land-based agency locations. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company issued 3,331,200 shares of common stock in consideration for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Ulisse.
Pursuant to the Ulisse SPA, the purchase price was subject to an adjustment equal to two times earnings before income taxes calculated on a pro rata basis from the closing date upon completion of the ADM license tender auction. The former shareholders of Ulisse were also permitted to exercise an option to resell to the Company 50% of the shares of common stock (or 1,665,600 shares) issued in consideration for the purchase price at a fixed price of USD $0.50 per share (the “Ulisse Put Option”).
On May 31, 2018, the Company and Ulisse mutually agreed to exercise the Ulisse Put Option in lieu of completion of the ADM license tender auction. The Company repurchased and retired the shares issued in June 2016 with a purchase price adjustment to EUR 10 million (approx. U.S. $11.7 million). The purchase price adjustment was paid half in cash of EUR 5 million (approx. U.S. $5.85 million) and the Company issued 4,735,600 shares to the sellers on May 31, 2018 to settle the balance of the purchase price adjustment in shares of common stock at the closing price of $1.18 per share on May 31, 2018.
Multigioco Acquisition
On May 31, 2018, the Company and Multigioco mutually agreed to exercise the option to repurchase the shares issued to the former shareholders of Multigioco at the closing of the acquisition of Multigioco on August 15, 2014 (“Multigioco Put Option”). On June 22, 2018, the Company repurchased and retired the balance of 2,040,000 shares issued to the Multigioco former shareholders in consideration for the purchase price at a fixed price of USD $0.50 per share in exchange for EUR 510,000 (approx. U.S. $595,000). |