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GSTechnologies Limited (LSE: GST), the fintech and information technology solutions company, is pleased to announce that on 17 July 2022, the Company entered into a binding agreement to sell its subsidiary, EMS Wiring Systems Pte. Ltd ("EMS Wiring Systems" or "EMS"), to Teo Chiah Chiu Raphael ("Raphael Teo"), the Chairman of EMS (the "Disposal").
Highlights
· Disposal of EMS Wiring Systems to a member of its management team
· Consideration for the Disposal comprises the return of the 60,000,000 GST shares held by Raphael Teo to the Company
· The Disposal enables the Group to focus solely on its stated strategy of building a blockchain enabled neobanking business, removing a loss-making, no longer core, subsidiary
Details of the Disposal
The consideration payable by Raphael Teo for the entire issued share capital of EMS, which is currently held by the Company, will be the transfer to the Company, by way of a share buyback, of 60,000,000 ordinary shares of no par value in GST held by him (the "Consideration Shares"). At the closing mid-price of 1.09p of the Company's shares on 15 July 2022, the Consideration Shares were valued at £654,000 and they represent approximately 3.87 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. The Company intends to hold the Consideration Shares in treasury for future issue or cancellation in due course.
Completion of the Disposal is conditional, inter alia, on completion of the buyback of the Consideration Shares, and the Company and EMS entering into a deed of agreement to waive all outstanding liabilities between the Company and EMS. A further announcement will be made in due course when the Disposal completes.
EMS Wiring Systems, based in Singapore, provides wireless, electronic cabling, security, and other solutions to clients operating in the infrastructure development space. In the year ended 31 March 2021, the Company's last reported annual financial results, EMS had sales of US$2.83 million and made a net loss of US$0.14 million, after receiving US$0.58 million of Covid-19 related financial assistance from the Singapore Government. For the year ended 31 March 2022 EMS had increased unaudited sales of approximately US$4.0 million, but continued to be loss making and made an unaudited net loss of approximately US$0.5 million.
Background and reasons for the Disposal
The primary focus for the Group has, since early 2021, been on the 'GS Fintech' subsidiaries in the UK and Singapore and the Company's expansion into blockchain related technologies applied to the financial services sector, specifically its plans to launch a borderless neobanking platform providing next-generation digital money solutions. As announced on 30 June 2022 the Company has made significant progress in implementing its stated strategy to roll-out a suite of offerings under its GS Money banner based on three initial use-cases: international money transfers, borderless accounts, and private stablecoin.