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Memex’s Senior Management and Directors Exercise Out-of-the-Money Warrants to Fund Anticipated Early Payout of BDC

Early Payout Reduces Future Interest and Royalty Payments

BURLINGTON, ON–(Marketwired – Jun 21, 2016) – Memex Inc. (“Memex” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: OEE), a global leader in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) manufacturing productivity software, today announced it has come to an agreement in principal for the early settlement of its debt obligation to the Business Development Bank of Canada (the “BDC”). Funding for the pay-out will come primarily from Company’s Senior Management and Directors, who have collectively agreed to exercise $196 thousand of $0.16 warrants that were set to expire. The early pay-out removes uncertainty over the bonus interest payment, which would have been due at loan maturity (Feb 2018), and also halts royalty interest payments.

Settlement Summary
In exchange for repayment of the outstanding principal (currently $168 thousand) over the next three months, an interest rate differential payment of $9 thousand, and the negotiated bonus interest payment of $103 thousand, the BDC has agreed to release its security and conclude its lending arrangement with Memex. That arrangement would have seen the Company continue to pay principal plus interest at 9% in addition to royalty interest (of 1% of each year’s annual sales) and the unknown future bonus interest (2.3% of the Company’s fair value) at the maturity of the loan. Closing is subject to the execution of definitive documentation and is expected to occur on or about June 27, 2016.

Management Comment
“With our future potential we believed it was in the company’s and our investors’ best interest to negotiate the best outcome possible with the BDC right now,” expressed Company CFO Ed Crymble, in reaction to the decision to take out the BDC’s loan position. “The BDC’s bonus interest payment, which would have been based on Memex’s value at maturity, could have been for substantially more than what we agreed to today. Management as well as Company Directors backed up their decision and their belief in Memex’s future by agreeing to pay more than $40 thousand over current trading value with the exercise of their warrants.”

About Memex Inc.
MEMEX Inc., the developer of MERLIN, an award winning IIoT technology platform that delivers tangible increases in manufacturing productivity in Real-Time, is the global leader in machine to machine connectivity solutions. Committed to its mission of “Successfully transforming factories of today into factories of the future” and encouraged by the rapid adoption and success of MERLIN, MEMEX is relentlessly pursuing the development of increasingly innovative solutions suitable in the IIoT era. MEMEX envisions converting every machine into a node on the corporate network, thereby, creating visibility from shop-floor-to-top-floor. MEMEX, with its deep commitment towards machine connectivity, offers solutions that are focused on finding hidden capacity by measuring and managing Real-Time data. This empowers MEMEX’s customers to effectively quantify and manage OEE, reduce costs and incorporate strategies for continuous lean improvement. For more information, please visit: www.MemexOEE.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

All statements included in this press release that address future events are forward-looking statements. For example, statements related to the early pay-out of the BDC loan are forward-looking statements. While Memex and the Company have come to an agreement in principal for the early settlement of the Company’s debt obligation to the BDC, completion of that transaction is subject to the execution of definitive documentation and there can be no guarantee that the parties will execute such definitive documentation or that closing will occur on or about June 27, 2016 or at all. Further, statements related to the future potential of the Company or the Company’s fair value at the maturity of the loan are forward-looking statements. There can be no guarantee regarding the future potential of the Company or the Company’s fair value at the maturity of the loan. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current beliefs and are based on information currently available to the Company. These statements require the Company to make assumptions the Company believes are reasonable but that are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. These risks include several of the factors discussed further under the “Risks and Uncertainties to the Company” section of the Company’s most recent interim MD&A available under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com including risks related to: the Company’s history of losses and the ability to achieve or sustain profitability; the fact that the IIoT is a relatively new market; there being no assurance that cash flow from operations or debt or equity financing will be available to implement the Company’s growth strategy; the ability of the Company to retain key personnel; competition; protection of the Company’s intellectual property; failure to manage growth; and difficulties associated with sales forecasting, These risk factors are interdependent and the impact of any one risk or uncertainty on a particular forward-looking statement is not determinable. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and other cautionary statements or factors contained herein, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments will be realized. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release. Except as required by applicable securities legislation, the Company assumes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent information, events, or circumstances.

For investor inquiries please contact:
Ed Crymble
Chief Financial Officer
905-635-1540 ext. 110
ed.crymble@MemexOEE.comDavid McPhail
President & CEO
519-993-1114
david.mcphail@MemexOEE.com

Sean Peasgood
Investor Relations
416-565-2801
sean@sophiccapital.com

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David McPhail at OptiSaw West

David McPhail will be presenting at OptiSaw West. OptiSaw is a time-effective and affordable learning and networking opportunity for those driving the future of sawmilling in your operation. The focus is on the future of optimization and automation in our industry, including challenges and opportunities on the cutting edge of this side of the industry.

Date & Time: Tuesday, 14 June 2016 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM (PDT)

Venue : Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel
7551 Westminster Highway
Richmond, BC V6X 1A3
Canada

For further information and registration click here 

 

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There is no IIoT without Real-Time data. True Shop – Floor – to – Top – Floor connectivity can :

  •  Enhance all facets of manufacturing using evidence based Real-Time data collected from each machine and discreet process
  • Increase throughput & ensure efficient reporting  directly to and from ERP
  • Drive the circle of  continuous improvement & lean manufacturing
  • Create tangible, compelling business outcomes

Discover the award winning IIoT Real-Time manufacturing analytic solution by MEMEX; MERLIN, your key to the digital factory of the future.

 

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Memex Inc. Releases Q2 – 2016 : Results Investment in Sales Infrastructure Paying Off

Burlington, ON, Canada – May 16, 2016 – Memex Inc. (“Memex” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: OEE) a global leader in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) manufacturing productivity software, today released its financial results and operational highlights for its second quarter of fiscal 2016 which ended March 31, 2016. All results are reported in Canadian dollars.

Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter Ended March 31, 2016:

·         Memex generated quarterly revenue of $571 thousand, 42% or $169 thousand, higher than the same period in the prior year, and 7% lower than Q1-2016.

·         Memex 53.4% gross margin for the quarter ($305 thousand in gross profit), was down 3.3% from the same quarter a year ago and 7.7% from Q1-2016. A higher hardware to software sales mix in the current quarter accounts for the decline.

·         Unearned revenue of $536 thousand closed the quarter up $54 thousand from December 31, 2016’s close and was $46 thousand off its highest level of $582 thousand at September 30, 2015.

·         Bookings[i] for the quarter were $833 thousand, down 5% from the prior quarter, but up 50% or $276 thousand from Q4-2015.

·         The Company showed a $991 thousand net and comprehensive loss for the quarter equating to a $0.01 loss per share.  This compares with a $512 thousand net and comprehensive loss in the same quarter last year, and a $0.007 loss per share.

·         At the end of the Q2 the Company had more than $3.0 million in current assets including more than $2.2 million in cash and $2.1 million in working capital.

 

Q2 Fiscal 2016 and Subsequent Operational Highlights:

  • In February, Memex received a substantial follow-on order from Kuss Filtration Inc. for 43 MERLIN licences as part of a multi-plant roll-out in the US, China, and Brazil. Memex also generated 5 new customer orders, and more than ten follow on orders from existing customers in the quarter.
  • Memex’s CEO and CTO were recognized by Smart Manufacturing Magazine as two of the top 30 advanced manufacturing visionaries.
  • In April, Memex launched MERLIN OPTime, a free downloadable real-time dashboard for manufacturing analytics.
  • In April, Sun Hydraulics Corp. placed an 89 machine follow-on order for MERLIN MES Enterprise Edition Software, after an 11 machine initial phase.

 

Management Commentary:

Memex’s President & CEO David McPhail said, “We continue to see strong interest in MERLIN with both follow-on orders from existing customers and new customers buying our solutions. Our investment into sales and marketing is paying off with substantial revenue gains over prior periods, and no reason not to expect the trend to continue.”

 

About Memex Inc.

Memex is a leading Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology platform provider that delivers real-time manufacturing productivity analytics. Industrial strength MERLIN software provides Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) efficiency metrics in real time, from shop-floor-to-top-floor. Specifically, MERLIN delivers a 10%-50% average productivity increase, and earns 20%-plus profit improvement based on just a 10% increase in OEE. It consistently achieves payback in less than four months with an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) greater than 300%, and connects to any machine, old or new, utilizing native MTConnect, other protocols or MERLIN hardware adapters for older machines. For more information, please visit: www.MemexOEE.com

 

For investor inquiries please contact:

 

Ed Crymble, Chief Financial Officer

905-635-1540 ext. 110

ed.crymble@MemexOEE.com

 

David McPhail, President & CEO

519-993-1114

david.mcphail@MemexOEE.com

 

Sean Peasgood, Investor Relations

416-565-2801

sean@sophiccapital.com

 

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

[i] This non-IFRS financial measure is identified, defined and reconciled to the closest IFRS measure, revenue, within our Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, in the section “Other Financial Measures.”  That MD&A is available at www.sedar.com under our company profile.

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Memex Inc. (OEE) has Products Revolutionizing the Industrial Internet of Things

Stephen L Kanaval |

Overall Equipment Effectiveness is maybe not a phrase you hear that often, but if you manage a shop or a work site, you know exactly what it means. It means that your machines on your floor are running at peak performance. Memex Inc. (OEE) understands this so well that they made it their stock symbol. So, how does Memex do this? The company has created a manufacturing execution system called MERLIN OEE. The MERLIN OEE system is connected directly to the machines on the floor and offers live results and a constantly updating dashboard of metrics. Memex’s MERLIN OEE is all about a company using the machines that they have and making them better by finding the hidden areas of profit loss.

The creation of this unique system has allowed Memex to have four straight quarters of revenue growth. Meme produced a gross margin of $375,000, which was 27% higher than the same quarter in 2015 (cited from press release here). The industrial internet of all things is coming, and if you read Equities.com frequently you know that there are disruptive products out there. Memex is one of these companies that understands how to bridge the last twenty years with the next fifty years. The MERLIN OEE takes older machines and adapts them with software and shows areas where the machine can be improved. These analytics can save companies a lot of money. As a matter of fact here is what Memex says about that:

MERLIN delivers a 10%-50% average productivity increase, and earns 20%-plus profit improvement based on just a 10% increase in OEE. It consistently achieves payback in less than four months with an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) greater than 300%, and connects to any machine, old or new, utilizing native MTConnect, other protocols or MERLIN hardware adapters for older machines

Memex has important alliances with Cisco and Mazak. In addition, the MERLIN OEE has been proven in plants like Milwaukee Tool, Magellan Aerospace, Aero Pacific, and many more. And just think, there are over 16 million Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) machine tools installed world wide, what do you think Memex could do for all those companies with its machine monitoring software?

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