July 6th, 2011
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www.mail-archive.com...@eskimo.com/msg48955.html)
Dear interested party, You have received this email because you have shown an initial interest for commercial involvement with our company and our
products based on Andrea Rossi’s e-Cat invention (exothermic reaction between Hydrogen and Nickel).
Many have signed non disclosure agreements with us and others are in the
process of doing so. We offer you the possibility to meet with us prior to our public announcement that we accept international expressions of
interest through our website as of September 2011.
As such, this letter will update you on our current status, and provide you
with a clearer understanding of the structure with which we are proceeding for all international partnerships. As many of you know, the manner is the
same globally.
Regarding exclusivity, having received expressions of interest from 63
countries and more than 850 companies, we decided to change our non-exclusivity approach so that due diligence and selection of multiple partners in
any given country is the responsibility off the country rights holder. As such, we will only sign agreements with one company per country. Any
additional factories will pass through this partner.
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Regarding our international sales approach, it is as follows:
• We sell the rights to manufacture our products exclusively to one company
for a given country at a fixed royalty price of 40.5 million Euros per factory producing 300,000 units annually. Within this price, we will:
o Provide the blueprints to establish the factory according to our international standardized plans, including all details for the machinery
/ software / technical know-how used in the factory.
o Provide transfer-of-knowledge (production, technical, after sales,
maintenance) both in Greece as well as on location
• Additional royalties are paid to us for each product sold
• We sell and deliver the industrial secret as a component to the final
product in a black box, plug-and-play module.
• Local company partnerships, marketing, points of sales, technical support
remains the responsibility of the country rights holder.
• If additional factories need to be built, the same principles remain.
• Our business and pricing is structured to create lucrative win-win
opportunities for all.
Regarding time-line and milestones for those interested to proceed in talks:
• Initial meeting in Athens during July and August (except 14-20 July and
10-20 August) to discuss and sign preliminary expression of interest contract, whereby the opportunity to secure the exclusive rights will be
given.
• Meeting in our factory during October to inspect and verify kW units
• Meeting in our factory during December to inspect and verify MW units
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Regarding next steps, and based on the information provided herein, if you
see opportunities that match your company’s capabilities, and if you believe your company qualifies to proceed with further talks, we welcome your
reply to this email accordingly in order to:
• Signing of a non disclosure confidentiality agreement sent by us upon
request
• Secure a date for a meeting in Athens during July or August
The abovementioned initial meeting in our offices here in Athens should not
last more than 3-5 hours. Appointments will be set according to availability. As mentioned above, these meetings will take place during July
(excluding above dates).
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Regarding factory specs, below is some basic information regarding the
overview of the factory requirements according to our standards. Many of you will have already seen these figures; nothing has changed:
Larger and smaller factories can be negotiated according to markets. Basic
aspects of each factory producing 300,000 units annually (kW and MW product ranges)are:
• 12,000m2 space (maximum height of 14 meters for half of the allocated
space)
• IT to monitor production line, 1st level support and distribution channels
Assembly of products will include the following activities:
• Build-up of final product (electronics, heat management, etc)
• Assembly of reactors (purchased from Defkalion)
• Quality Control
• Total Quality Management
• Environmental Control
• Stress Tests
• Functional Tests of end products
• Recharging of units
• Recycling procedures
Factory Special Conditions:
• Clear air similar to pharmaceutical industry standards
• Access to constant flow of water
• Heat management of waste heat during tests of modules (this heat energy
could also be used to run the factory’s energy needs with third party
technology)
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Regarding R&D, it is also the case that some of you seek partnerships in the field of R&D. Such interest is seen favorably, but will be dealt with
under case-by-case assessment following a detailed expression of interest. Please note that such talks will take place after October 2011.
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We would like to reiterate that this communication is made and provided to
you prior to our international announcement in light of your early participation in this exciting endeavor. As of September we shall be open to the
world at-large through our new website, which, to date, has received nearly 2 million hits since June 23rd.
We look forward to hearing from you accordingly, and look forward to
welcoming you in Greece soon. You can use the same email (
[email protected]) for your replies.
Sincerely,
Symeon Tsalikoglou
Director Business Development & Marketing
Defkalion Green Technologies