The Loan Agreement is Subject to Shareholders Approval
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RiT Technologies
(NASDAQ: RITT) today announced that it has entered into a convertible loan
agreement with STINS COMAN Incorporated ('STINS COMAN'), the largest
shareholder of RiT.
According to the loan agreement, STINS COMAN agreed to extend to the
Company a loan of up to $10 million. Other key terms of the loan agreement
are as follows:
- At any time beginning with October 1, 2009, RiT may call the
loan from STINS COMAN, but no more than $5 million at one call (up to a
maximum of $10 million) and at intervals of at least 30 days between each
call.
- The outstanding principal amount will accrue interest at an
annual rate of 2.47%.
- The outstanding principal amount and the interest accrued
thereon are due and payable 36 months following receipt of the funds
drawn at each call (the 'Maturity Date').
- The loan is unsecured.
- STINS COMAN has the right to convert, at any time, the
outstanding principal amount and the interest accrued thereon, in whole
or in part, into ordinary shares of RiT at a conversion price per share
equal to the market price of RiT shares on NASDAQ on the day RiT had
received the funds, plus a premium of 10%. The conversion is subject to a
30 days prior notice and to the execution of a definitive purchase
agreement to be substantially similar to the Securities Purchase
Agreement entered between the parties, dated September 11, 2008.
Mr. Sergey Anisimov, the Chairman of RiT and the President of STINS
COMAN, commented: 'This $10 million credit line, which will be granted to RiT
on remarkable terms, especially in the current economic environment, is
another indication of STINS COMAN's commitment to RiT. I am confident that
this loan will allow RiT the necessary funds to continue to focus on
implementing its growth strategies.'
The closing of the transaction is subject to the approval of the
Company's shareholders. RiT plans to convene its 2009 annual shareholders
meeting in the next few weeks in order to approve, among other things, the
loan agreement.