DENVER and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SPOTLITE360 IOT SOLUTIONS, INC, (“SpotLite360” or the “Company”) (CSE: LITE) (OTC: SPLTF) (Frankfurt:87A) an emerging supply chain technology solutions company, announces that it has terminated its agreement and relationship with E3 Service Group, LLC (“E3”), a facilities design and environmental control company predominantly focused in the Cannabis industry. This represents the Company’s strategic decision to refocus its energy, resources, and capital on the delivery of repeatable, high margin, SaaS-based supply chain tracing, tracking and sustainability solutions to customers in healthcare, pharmaceutical and agriculture.
SpotLite360 entered into an agreement with the shareholders of E3 in March of 2022 to acquire a 51% equity stake in E3. Under that agreement, the Company issued 20 million common shares priced at $0.20 per share (the "Consideration Shares") and paid $770,000 USD in cash as partial consideration. Given the capital-intensive nature of the existing contracts and the challenges of implementing E3's business into the Company's core business, the Company has terminated the agreement and will not process the remaining payments due to complete the 51% equity purchase of E3. With the termination of the agreement, E3 vendors have agreed to return the Consideration Shares to the Company for cancellation in exchange for the return of its 51% equity interest in E3. Upon the termination of the acquisition agreement and relationship with E3, the Company has no equity interest in E3.
This strategic decision by the Board of SpotLite360 will allow the Company to focus on the delivery of SaaS-based, IoT-enabled supply chain tracing, tracking and sustainability solutions in response to demand by customers within its core industry focus. These solutions are highly repeatable, more partner friendly, less capital intensive, and ultimately represent higher margins and longer-term customer engagements.
Consumers are demanding greater transparency around product origin, chain of custody, product contents, and manufacturing processes. As a result, manufacturers must collect and present accurate data to consumers, retailers, and other stakeholders. In addition, and as we have seen with the COVID pandemic, market disruptions are now all the more common, requiring a new level of supply chain adaptability, resiliency, and speed in order for companies to protect their business from the next disruption. Additional pressure for sustainable sourcing and business practices necessitates greater communication and collaboration across all partners in the supply chain ecosystem. On top this, today’s Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) regulatory and compliance mandates require more in-depth and transparent data than ever before. SpotLite360 is one of very few companies offering a full-cycle supply chain tracing and tracking platform with the ability to scale and cater to a global market and enterprise accounts.
SpotLite360 IOT Solutions, Inc, is a publicly traded company on the CSE, OTC and Frankfurt exchanges. The Company was first listed in June 2021 with its core focus to deliver SaaS-based supply chain tracing, tracking, sustainability, and proof of ESG solutions to the healthcare, pharmaceutical and agriculture industries.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company,
SpotLite360 IOT Solutions, Inc.
“Tim Harvie”
Tim Harvie, President and CEO
ir@spotlite360.com
For more information about SpotLite360, please visit: www.spotlite360.com
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About SpotLite360 IOT Solutions, Inc.
SpotLite360 provides a fully integrated SaaS-based enterprise tracing, tracking & collaboration solution that companies trust to achieve more sustainable and better performing supply chains. SpotLite360’s solution is built on a scalable and fully customizable platform that leverages a broad array of RFID, IoT (Internet of Things) and sensor technologies to provide item level visibility, proof of origin, authenticity, and chain of custody to its customers in pharmaceutical, healthcare, and agriculture. Companies across all industries are needing to invest in more resilient, adaptable, and collaborative supply chains in order to remain competitive. Current demand by consumers for proof of ESG (“Environmental, Social and Governance”), pressure across all industries to become more sustainable , new regulatory and legal requirements and the need for companies to become more efficient are some of the factors contributing to demand for supply chain solutions. SpotLite360 will leverage its proven supply chain tracing and tracking solutions to meet this demand and transform logistics workflows for enterprise clients in its target markets.
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