Posted on Thursday, September 25 2008 @ 16:47 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Transmeta announced they've made two licensing deals with Intel which will grant the company $91.5 million:
The first agreement is a fully paid-up, non-exclusive technology licensing agreement that provides for Transmeta to deliver a copy of certain proprietary Transmeta computing technologies to Intel and grants to Intel a non-exclusive license to use and exploit those technologies commercially.
The second agreement is an amendment to the previously announced settlement, release and license agreement that Transmeta and Intel entered into on December 31, 2007. That settlement agreement granted to Intel a perpetual non-exclusive license to all Transmeta patents and patent applications, including any patent rights later acquired by Transmeta, now existing or as may be filed on or before December 31, 2017. Among other things, that settlement agreement provided for Intel to make five annual future payments to Transmeta of $20 million per year for each year from 2009 though 2013. This amendment accelerates Intel's remaining future payment obligations under the settlement agreement.
Pursuant to these two agreements, Transmeta expects to receive cash payments from Intel totaling $91.5 million before the end of Transmeta's current fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008.
Transmeta also announced they're looking for a buyer:
Transmeta Corporation (NASDAQ: TMTA) announced today that, with the assistance of its independent financial advisors Piper Jaffray & Co., it has initiated a process to seek a potential sale of the Company. After actively exploring a full range of strategic alternatives over the past few months and after strengthening its balance sheet, Transmeta will now explore a possible sale of the Company as a way to enhance value for all its stockholders.
"We are very pleased to have achieved the two agreements with Intel," said Les Crudele, president and CEO of Transmeta. "Receiving these one-time payments strengthens our balance sheet and allows potential buyers to more accurately evaluate our Company. This year, as a result of our successful licensing activities, we will collect at least $265 million of cash payments for our intellectual property and patents. We expect that our intellectual property portfolio and licensing business, combined with our solid balance sheet, will be attractive to potential bidders, and we look forward to conducting a timely process to maximize value for our stockholders. As we proceed with the process, we remain focused on working with potential licensees, as well as developing and validating our IP blocks so that we can broaden our target market."
