Pentanet Extends Geforce NOW Alliance Agreement With Nvidia
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ASX: 5GG | ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
15 MARCH 2024
PENTANET EXTENDS GEFORCE NOW ALLIANCE AGREEMENT WITH NVIDIA
FOR CLOUD GAMING IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND.
Pentanet Limited (ASX:5GG, Pentanet or Company) is pleased to confirm the execution of an amendment to
the GeForce NOWTM Alliance Partner Agreement (GFNA Agreement or Agreement) with NVIDIA. The
Agreement now formally recognises New Zealand as a serviceable territory, with a pathway to add
neighbouring territories. It also allows Pentanet to continue being the exclusive distributor of GeForce NOW in
Australia.
Since launch, Pentanet has amassed 530,000+ GeForce NOW Powered by CloudGG members, serviced by
infrastructure located in Perth and Sydney. The Company now also has a solid base of paid memberships,
effectively covering the fixed monthly recurring costs incurred in the early stages when the service was
launched.
The cloud gaming market in Australia is projected to experience significant growth in the coming years.
Pentanet Managing Director, Mr Stephen Cornish, said, “Now that we have demonstrated success with
Nvidia, we are moving to a Capex deployment model more in-line with our requirements, and retain a first
right of refusal to continue being the sole distributor for GFN in Australia. With over half a million members
now part of the CloudGG ecosystem, Pentanet continues to demonstrate the growing appetite for cloud
gaming in our territory.”
Phil Eisler, Vice President of GeForce NOW at NVIDIA, said, “Pentanet has fostered a deeply engaged
cloud gaming community in Australia with GeForce NOW Powered by CloudGG. Its commitment to
delivering GeForce RTX 3080-level performance that elevates experiences for gamers nationwide and
underscores the company’s dedication to pushes the boundaries of gaming and internet connectivity.”
As released in Pentanet’s Q2FY24 Results, the Company’s gaming segment maintained positive EBITDA
and achieved an encouraging 52% QoQ paid membership growth, up from 26% in the prior quarter. The
overall growth on the platform is driven by a diverse membership offering with the introduction of the
‘Ultra’ membership tier, marketing efforts, new content additions, and additional growth from the launch of
GeForce NOW Powered by CloudGG on the Optus SubHub platform.
CHANGES TO KEY MATERIAL TERMS AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 7.8 OF THE COMPANY’S
PROSPECTUS DATED 27 JANUARY 2021
The GFNA agreement has no finite term and is ongoing.
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Pentanet Limited is able to extend its GFNA exclusivity in Australia in six-month increments for
each additional purchase of $1.5m USD in GFN POD infrastructure.
investors@pentanet.com.au
+61 8 9466 2672
Unit 2, 8 Corbusier Place,
Balcatta, WA 6021
ABN: 29 617 506 279
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Should Pentanet not extend exclusivity, it will have first right of refusal to re-engage exclusivity, by
placing a non-cancellable purchase order of GFN POD infrastructure within 30 days notice of a
third-party competing offer to deploy the GFN service in Australia.
As per 5GG Prospectus – Jan 2021
As per GFN Agreement - Amendment
The Company may be granted exclusivity in
Australia for an initial period of 12 months from the
date of Commercial Launch (Initial Exclusivity
Period) if, in its discretion, the Company decides to
increase its investment to one GFN Pod from
NVIDIA (by purchasing an additional 24 GFN
Game Servers). This exclusivity period will be
extended for a further 12 months if the Company,
in its discretion, purchases a second GFN Pod
within the Initial Exclusivity Period. The parties will
thereafter negotiate any further extensions to
exclusivity terms within the Territory beyond this
24-month period.
The NVIDIA Agreement covers Australia
(Territory).
NVIDIA grants Alliance Partner 30 months of
exclusivity for the GFN Service in Australia (“Initial
Exclusivity Period”) following the Australian GFN
Service commercial launch date of October 19,
2021. For the sale of clarity, exclusivity is meant to
encourage necessary technology investments by
Alliance Partners in order to ensure a consistent
worldwide user experience.
The Territory defined in Exhibit A of the
Agreement be deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following: AUSTRALIA AND NEW
ZEALAND
POTENTIAL TERRITORY EXPANSION
If Alliance Partner deploys new or existing GFN
Pod infrastructure in Indonesia, the Territory
defined in this Exhibit A will be expanded to
include INDONESIA. Alliance Partner may provide
its GFN service to Indonesia on a non-exclusive
basis.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Managing Director of Pentanet Limited, Mr Stephen
Cornish.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Stephen Cornish
Mr. Arron Canicais
Ms. Mart-Marie Derman
Managing Director
Joint Company Secretary
Chief Financial Officer
About Pentanet
Pentanet is a Perth-based, growth-focused telco delivering high-speed internet to a growing number of subscribers by providing
next-generation internet speeds. This is achieved through Pentanet's market-leading private wireless network, the largest in Perth,
as well as reselling fixed-line services such as nbn® and Opticomm.
investors@pentanet.com.au
+61 8 9466 2672
Unit 2, 8 Corbusier Place,
Balcatta, WA, 6021
ABN: 29 617 506 279
The Company’s flagship wireless network has benefits for both customers and investors, offering an outstanding customer
experience and a fixed wireless product that is technically superior to most of the nbn with attractive margins for investors. This
sets Pentanet apart from most broadband providers, which typically only resell the nbn.
Pentanet is also part of the rollout of the next wave of subscription-based entertainment services – cloud gaming. The Company's
Alliance Partner Agreement with NVIDIA allowed Pentanet to be the first to bring their GeForce NOW technology to Australia in
2021. Since launch, the platform has amassed over 530,000 users.
investors@pentanet.com.au
+61 8 9466 2672
Unit 2, 8 Corbusier Place,
Balcatta, WA, 6021
ABN: 29 617 506 279
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