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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Contact:
Bob Griffin, Griffin Public Relations & Marketing
(212) 481-3456
Bgriffin@griffinpr.com
IMAGINON
COMPLETES $5-MILLION PLACEMENT THROUGH LADENBURG THALMANN
& CO., INC.
The
Tail Wind Fund, Ltd. is lead investor; Funds earmarked
for marketing ImOn.comTV.
SAN CARLOS,
CALIFORNIA, January 4, 2000 - ImaginOn, Inc. (NASDAQ:
IMON) (www.imaginon.com), the Internet television company,
today announced that it completed, through its investment
banker, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc., a $5-million private
placement of its restricted (Rule 144) common stock. The
lead investor was The Tail Wind Fund Ltd, a world wide investor
in emerging growth companies.
"This
placement is an important milestone in ImaginOn's continuing
development," said Jim Newcomb, ImaginOn's Chief Financial
Officer. "With this round, and the support of our investment
bankers, we are starting to see more backing of the company
by institutional investors."
According
to ImaginOn Chief Executive Officer David Schwartz, the
proceeds from the placement offering will be used primarily
to fund the marketing of ImaginOn's ImOn.comTV product,
which will make its broadcast market debut in April at the
National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Under
the terms of the offering, ImaginOn sold 1,873,360 shares
of common stock for $2.67 per share, resulting in net proceeds
to the Company of $4,700,000. The Company also issued to
investors warrants to acquire up to 749,344 shares of common
stock at an exercise price of $3.34 per share. The warrants
expire on 30 March 2002. The number of shares issued in
the offering and the exercise price of the warrants will
be adjusted for future issuances of ImaginOn securities
at prices less than the sale price of the common stock or
exercise of the warrants. ImaginOn has agreed to register
the shares of common stock, including the shares received
upon exercise of the warrants, on or before 30 March 2000.
ImOn.comTV
enables any website to provide suitably connected Web users
Internet television featuring viewer-directed branching
video fully integrated with Web research. The ImOn.comTV
product can put any traditional broadcaster, corporation,
content owner or business into the Internet television business,
literally overnight. The product is sold in a variety of
configurations, based on the number of Internet file servers
required and is customized for each licensee. ImaginOn also
offers a host of pre-and post-launch services to ImOn.comTV
station owners. The ImOn.comTV product is an instant TV
station in a box -- software on a server -- that is setting
the standard for Internet television, blurring the distinctions
between "broadcast" and "webcast."
Established
in 1876, Ladenburg Thalmann is a New York Stock Exchange
member firm, headquartered in New York, with regional offices
in Boca Raton and Cleveland. With industry expertise in
Internet technology, telecommunications, health care and
gaming/leisure, Ladenburg Thalmann offers a broad range
of corporate finance services, particularly for middle market
companies. The firm also serves as an active market maker
for many NASDAQ securities.
ImOn.comTV
is a trademark of ImaginOn.com and is also protected under
U.S. Patents.
Except
for the historical information presented herein, the matters
set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provision of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results to differ materially. These
risks include acceptance of ImaginOn software by developers
and users, the successful development of competitive software
to ImaginOn's, competitive pricing pressures for ImaginOn
software and services, and the availability of financing
to complete management's plans and objectives. In addition,
other risks are detailed in the Company's periodic reports
and in its Form S-3/A-2 registration statement declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
26, 1999. These forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intent or
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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