Security Tech Firm to Form Joint Venture to Bolster Product Suite
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In a Jan. 30 research note, Canaccord Genuity analyst Doug Taylor reported that Patriot One Technologies Inc. (PAT:TSX.V; PTOTF:OTCQX) will form a joint venture (JV) called Sotech Secure with Nano-Bio Detection Systems to commercialize the latter's "airborne molecule detection technology."

Nano-Bio's technology can detect "explosive materials, biological/chemical weapons and other illicit substances (like Fentanyl)" and can provide "'stand-off' detection, consistent with Patriot One's broader PATSCAN platform focus," Taylor added.

Taylor relayed the terms of the JV agreement. Patriot One and Nano-Bio each will own 50% of the new entity, Sotech Secure.

Patriot One will fund research and development and pay Wyoming-based Nano-Bio US$3 million in three equal tranches. The first payment is due after execution of the agreement, the second one on or before March 2, 2019 and the final one upon completion of the JV transaction.

Nano-Bio will have the option to increase by 20% its stake in Sotech Secure within 18 months of the agreement.

As for royalties, the JV will pay 20% of the net profits to Nano-Bio and 2.5% of net sales to the University of Texas, where Nano-Bio's technology was developed.

The deal, Taylor commented, is "on point with Patriot's strategy to become a platform offering multiple threat detection sensor technologies. . .we see today's acquisition as supportive of our current growth expectations."

In the report, Taylor also relayed upcoming milestones, announced by management at two recent presentations, which "should confirm Patriot's transition from concept to commercialization."

As for commercialization, "paid trial rollouts" will commence in Q1/19, Taylor explained, and will be followed by "paid commercial programs" in Q2/19. Also during that time frame, paid trials will be expanded geographically to include South America, South Africa, the Middle East, Australia and the United Kingdom.

In Q1/19, Patriot One is scheduled to move onto the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Other potential catalysts are further acquisitions, particularly of complementary technology that will help round out Patriot One's PATSCAN sensor suite, along with additional partnerships, Taylor noted. Finally, Patriot One is expected to enlarge its board of directors, "potentially adding industry experience and access."

Canaccord Genuity has a Speculative Buy rating and a CA$3.25 per share target price on Patriot One, whose stock is currently trading at around CA$2.25 per share.

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Disclosures from Canaccord Genuity, Patriot One Technologies Inc., January 30, 2019

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