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Wed, February 11, 2009 Secured Digital Applications Inc.: Active Valor International to Invest in Secured Digital's Malaysian Subsidiary
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - February 11, 2009) - Secured Digital Applications, Inc. (
Under the terms of the Agreement,
-- AVI will subscribe for 90% equity in DASB with the remaining 10% held by SDGL. -- In consideration of AVI acquiring 90% equity in DASB, SDGL will receive a guaranteed income totaling $3.9 million that will be progressively paid to SDGL in the following manner: 2009 US$ 1.2 million 2010 1.3 million 2011 1.4 million -- AVI will provide $11.5 million to fund the roll out of DASB's mobile VoIP services encompassing mobile VoIP voice calls, mobile advertising and mobile video sharing in China. -- AVI and SDGL will use their best effort to list DASB on an Asian stock exchange within 3 years from date of the Shareholders Agreement.
Effect of AVI's Investment in DASB on SDGL's Financial Results
-- Will reduce the Company's exposure to currency exchange fluctuations. Due to the international nature of the Company's operations, SDGL suffered a translation loss of $193,000 in 2008. Loss, if any, in 2009 will be minimized as SDGL's revenue and income will be transacted in US Dollars. Before Investment After Investment (2008 Unaudited) (2009, 2010 & 2011 Projected) Gross Profit Margin 7.5 - 9.0 % 75 - 80 % Operating Margin 2.6 - 3.5 % 16.7 - 17.5 % Guaranteed Income - $3.9 million payable over 3 years EBIT $1.4 million $2.0 - 2.6 million EBIT margin 2.3 - 4.0 % 36 - 41 %
The Company said that AVI's investment in DASB represents the best strategic move for both SDGL and AVI. It will allow SDGL to focus on its efforts to raise funds for the roll out of the proposed mobile VoIP network in the U.S.
About Secured Digital Applications, Inc.:
Secured Digital Applications, Inc. is a provider of mobile communication, business process outsourcing and multimedia content production services. The Company's business is organized under two divisions. The first division is involved in multimedia production, information technology, computing consulting and business process outsourcing services. The second division is focused on mobile VoIP, mobile advertising, sale of smarthome and biometric security hardware, sale of Bluetooth, Global Positioning System and Radio Frequency Identification enabled applications. The target market for the Company's products and services include customers from the United States, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit [ www.digitalapps.net ], [ www.eystar.com ] and [ www.sdawmedia.com ]. Information on our websites does not comprise a part of the press release.
About AVI ([ www.activevalor.com ])
AVI, a privately held corporation, is a leading provider of mobile Voice Over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") applications and developer of mobile video networking solutions in Asia.
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