Tobii completes the acquisition of AutoSense

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Tobii has closed the acquisition of the AutoSense business from Xperi Inc. The acquisition reinforces Tobii's position in the growing Automotive Interior Sensing market, encompassing Driver Monitoring System (DMS) and Occupant Monitoring System (OMS) solutions with a significant set of design wins. To finance the operational expenses needed for the new Autosense business segment in 2024 and 2025, Tobii intends to raise SEK 300 million through a rights issue during the first quarter of 2024.

"Automotive Interior Sensing is a significant and expanding market opportunity, backed by regulatory support ensuring widespread technology adoption. With the acquisition Tobii enhances its position with substantial DMS and OMS design wins in the production pipeline, and we have solutions shipping in vehicles since 2019. I am excited for us to start the integration process, take advantage of the cost and technology synergies and build on AutoSense's existing success in Interior Sensing," Anand Srivatsa, CEO of Tobii.

The consideration for 100 percent of the shares in FotoNation Ltd amounts to a minimum of USD 45 million on a cash- and debt-free basis, of which approximately USD 30 million will be structured as a promissory note at 8% interest. The promissory note and interest are paid in three annual installments starting in 2027. A future payment of USD 15 million will be paid in four annual installments starting in 2028. There will thus be no upfront cash or share consideration. Additional earnouts of approximately USD 19 million may be generated for the Autosense segment upon meeting specific volume targets, with payout scheduled for 2031.

Financing

To finance the operational expenses needed for the Autosense segment in 2024 and 2025, Tobii intends to raise SEK 300 million through a rights issue during the first quarter of 2024.

The proceeds from the rights issue are expected to be utilized by two thirds in 2024 and one third in 2025.

The company intends to fully cover the rights issue with subscription and guarantee undertakings. The management, board and the three founders of the company have all committed to subscribe for their pro-rata in the share issue, corresponding to 13 percent of the share issue, and the three founders have additionally committed to guarantee up to SEK 50 million in the share issue.

Lock-up undertakings

All board members and key executives in the Company have entered into lock-up undertakings, including commitments not to dispose of financial instruments in the Company, with certain exceptions. The lock-up undertakings expire 180 days after the announcement of the outcome of the rights issue.

Extraordinary General Meeting

A notice for an Extraordinary General Meeting, in order to grant the board authorization for the issue of shares, will be published separately and will also be available at corporate.tobii.com/investors.

Preliminary timetable for the rights Issue and prospectus

The prospectus will contain complete information about the rights Issue.

Advisors

Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ) is acting as financial advisor to Tobii in relation to the Rights Issue. Advokatfirman Vinge KB is acting as legal advisor to Tobii in relation to the Rights Issue.

For more information, please contact:

Carolina Strömlid, Head of Investor Relations, Tobii AB, phone: +46 (0)70 880 71 73, email: carolina.stromlid@tobii.com

Joel Karlsson, Head of Communications, Tobii AB, phone: +46 (0)70 481 72 34, email: joel.karlsson@tobii.com

About Tobii 

Tobii is the global leader in eye tracking and pioneer of attention computing. We are on a mission to improve the world with technology that understands human attention and intent. Creating tech for a better future, our technologies and solutions apply to areas such as behavioral studies and research, healthcare, education and training, gaming, extended reality, automotive, and many more. Tobii's eye tracking is used by thousands of enterprises, universities, and research institutes around the globe. Headquartered in Sweden, Tobii is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (TOBII). For more information: www.tobii.com

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