Autoscope Technologies Corporation Names Ezekiel J. Kruglick as a Director and Enters into a Real Property Purchase Agreement
Saint Paul, Minn., September 2, 2021 -- Autoscope Technologies Corporation (“Autoscope”) (Nasdaq: AATC) today announced that Ezekiel (“Zeke”) J. Kruglick has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective September 1, 2021, and that Image Sensing Systems, Inc. ("ISNS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Autoscope, entered into a real property purchase agreement.
Dr. Kruglick has served on the Board of Directors of Cognitive Battery Systems since October 2017. Since January 2021, Dr. Kruglick has served as a Technical Advisor to the Board of PaperClip Inc., a leading supplier of enterprise cloud content management services that enable document management, communications, and data transcription focused on achieving “Straight Through Processing”. Dr. Kruglick also served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Ardent Research, a full service research and development boutique firm specializing in technology development, from November 2009 to April 2021, when it was sold. From July 2016 to January 2020, Dr. Kruglick served as a Technical Advisor to the Executive Chairman and Board of Directors of ISNS. Dr. Kruglick received his B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Andrew T. Berger, Autoscope’s CEO and Executive Chairman, commented, “The addition of Dr. Kruglick to the Board of Autoscope Technologies Corporation further enforces the transformation of the Company into an organization that will build winning businesses anchored by innovation and rapid development. Dr. Kruglick has developed over 700 patents during his career, which highlights his ability to think about innovation. As a former technical advisor to the ISNS's board of directors, we witnessed first-hand Dr. Kruglick's acumen, and we are now honored to have him join the Company's board to continue our mission of building the next chapter.”
On August 27, 2021, ISNS and TJ&Z Family Limited Partnership, a Minnesota limited partnership ("TJ&Z"), entered into a real property Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement"). The real property being purchase by ISNS under the Agreement is located at 1115 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a purchase price for the property of $2,050,000, subject to adjustments if certain conditions are not satisfied.
The Agreement provides ISNS with sixty days after August 27, 2021 (the "Inspection Period") in which to undertake any studies, tests, investigations, and inspections of the property. Under the Agreement, the closing of the purchase and the sale of the property is subject to certain contingencies, including that ISNS shall have received, on or before the end of the Inspection Period, the commitments for the financing necessary and sufficient, in ISNS's sole discretion, to implement ISNS's plans to complete the purchase of the property. The Agreement also contains representations and warranties made by each of ISNS and TJ&Z to the other party. The closing of ISNS's purchase of the property is expected to occur within 15 days after the expiration of the Inspection Period.
About Autoscope Technologies Corporation
Autoscope Technologies Corporation creates value through owning and supporting operating subsidiaries and investments, anchored by core investments in the fields of technology and engineering.
Autoscope's main subsidiary is Image Sensing Systems, Inc. Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (ISS) is a global company committed to providing above-ground technology products for advanced traffic management systems, traffic data collection applications, and related markets. ISS pioneered video image processing, also known as machine vision, for vehicle detection and continues to be a technology leader today. ISS' industry leading products include the Autoscope® video detection family and the RTMS® radar detection family.
With more than 140,000 instances sold in over 70 countries worldwide, Image Sensing Systems remains dedicated to helping improve safety and efficiency for cities and highways by providing meaningful and reliable data through innovative technologies, applications, and solutions.
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