Exhibit 99.1
Innodata Announces the Establishment of a Special Committee and Certain Related Actions
NEW YORK – December 4, 2017 - INNODATA INC. (NASDAQ: INOD) today announced actions it is taking in light of the recent decline in the Company’s stock price and the Company’s recent operating performance.
The Company’s Board has established a special committee whose charge is to determine, with the assistance of consultants, whether to reduce or sell certain of its operations to fund other operations that may have greater promise. The Board’s nominating committee will review overall board composition and the extent to which the skills and experience of present company directors align with the current and emerging needs of the business.
The Company is undertaking a further round of $1 million or more in cost cuts, which will be in addition to the $2 million in cost cuts announced last quarter. The Board has determined in principle, that, for periods to be designated, director fees (other than fees to the audit committee chairperson) will be paid in restricted stock, and that 20% of the salaries of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer will be paid in restricted stock.
O’Neil Nalavadi ceased to be the Company’s Chief Financial Officer effective December 1 and is no longer employed by the Company. The Company wishes him well in his future endeavors and thanks him for his years of service. Raj Jain, Vice President of Finance since January 2012, has been appointed principal financial officer.
About Innodata
Innodata(NASDAQ: INOD) is a global digital services and solutions company. Innodata’s technology and services power leading information products and online retail destinations around the world. Innodata’s solutions help prestigious enterprises harness the power of digital data to re-imagine how they operate and drive performance. Innodata serves publishers, media and information companies, digital retailers, banks, insurance companies, government agencies and many other industries.
Founded in 1988, Innodata comprises a team of 4,000 diverse people in 8 countries who are dedicated to delivering services and solutions that help the world’s businesses make better decisions.
Innodata honors include EContent Magazine’s EContent 100, KMWorld Magazine’s 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management, the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals’ (IAOP) Global Outsourcing Top 100, D&B India’s Leading ITeS and BPO Companies and the Black Book of Outsourcing’s Top List of Leading Outsourcing Providers to the Printing and Publishing Business.
Forward Looking Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “project,” “head start,” "believe," "expect," “should,” "anticipate," "indicate," "point to," “forecast,” “likely,” “goals,” “optimistic,” “foster,” “estimate” and other similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
These forward-looking statements are based largely on our current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, that contracts may be terminated by clients; projected or committed volumes of work may not materialize; our Innodata Advanced Data Solutions ("IADS") segment is a venture formed in 2011 that has incurred losses since inception and has recorded impairment charges for all of its fixed assets; we currently intend to continue to invest in IADS; the primarily at-will nature of contracts with our Digital Data Solutions clients and the ability of these clients to reduce, delay or cancel projects; continuing Digital Data Solutions segment revenue concentration in a limited number of clients; continuing Digital Data Solutions segment reliance on project-based work; inability to replace projects that are completed, canceled or reduced; our dependency on content providers in our Media Intelligence Solutions segment; difficulty in integrating and deriving synergies from acquisitions, joint venture and strategic investments; potential undiscovered liabilities of companies and businesses that we may acquire; potential impairment of the carrying value of goodwill and other acquired intangible assets of companies and businesses that we acquire; depressed market conditions; changes in external market factors; the ability and willingness of our clients and prospective clients to execute business plans which give rise to requirements for our services; changes in our business or growth strategy; the emergence of new or growing competitors; various other competitive and technological factors; and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our actual results could differ materially from the results referred to in the forward-looking statements. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the results referred to in the forward-looking statements will occur.
We undertake no obligation to update or review any guidance or other forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Company Contact
Raj Jain
Vice President
Innodata Inc.
rjain@innodata.com
(201) 371-8024