Constellation 3D, Inc. Provides Corporate Update; Company Secures Interim Financing.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2001 Constellation 3D, Inc. ("C3D A technology developed at the Turing Institute, Glasgow, Scotland for creating 3D models. Using two cameras to obtain stereo images, C3D turns subjects into 3D models in AutoCAD, 3D Studio and virtual reality formats for Internet use. ") (Nasdaq/NMS: CDDD CDDD Customer Desired Due Date CDDD Construction and Demolition Diversion Deposit CDDD Component Detailed Design Document ) - developer of Fluorescent Multilayer Disc Fluorescent Multilayer Disc (FMD) was an optical disc format developed by Constellation 3D that uses fluorescent, rather than reflective materials to store data. Reflective disc formats (such as CD and DVD) have a practical limitation of about two layers, primarily due to (FMD FMD foot-and-mouth disease. ) and Card (FMC See fixed mobile convergence. ) technologies, today announced that the Company has received additional financing through the issuance of a $1 million 5% debenture, convertible at a fixed price per share of $0.8513 and maturing on October 1, 2006. The debenture is issued to DeAM Convertible Arbitrage Convertible Arbitrage An investing strategy that involves the long position on a convertible security and a short position in its converting common stock. Notes: Fund Ltd. (DeAM), a fund co-managed by The Palladin Group, L.P. and Deutsche Asset Management. In consideration for the transaction the Company issued to DeAM 458,113 5-year warrants exercisable at $0.8513 and granted them certain registration rights. The agreement also calls for DeAM to fund C3D with an additional $2 million under similar terms, at such time as C3D raises $2 million from other funding sources. "This is a very challenging fund raising environment for development stage companies," said the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Eugene Levich. "We are pleased to have the support of a well respected institutional fund such as DeAM as we continue our work in commercializing fluorescent multilayer technology. In conjunction with the financing, we have also instituted certain cost saving measures in order to reduce our monthly burn rate". The Company also announced the successful resolution of several outstanding legal and financial restructuring matters including: (i) an extension of its $4 million promissory note issued to Sands Brothers Venture Capital Associates LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control for one year; (ii) an agreement with Challis chal·lis n. A soft, lightweight, usually printed fabric made of wool, cotton, or rayon. [Possibly from the surname Challis.] Noun 1. International Limited to drop all legal claims against C3D in exchange for shares of stock owned by Constellation 3D Technology Ltd. (C3D's majority shareholder); and (iii) the restructuring of the Most Favored Nation Most Favored Nation A privilege granted by one country to another whereby the products of the privileged country pay the lowest delivered duty paid charged by the granting country. terms related to its August and September 2000 financings in exchange for a fixed amount of stock and exchanging shares of outstanding stock for senior secured debt. More details on the resolution of these matters will be available in a Form 8-K expected to be filed later today. In addition, the Company has announced that it has signed a deal to sell the assets of its subsidiary Velor Incorporated ("Velor") to a private entity. Velor's volumetric volumetric /vol·u·met·ric/ (vol?u-met´rik) pertaining to or accompanied by measurement in volumes. vol·u·met·ric adj. Of or relating to measurement by volume. electro optical recording technology is not part of C3D's core FMD/C business and its sale will not affect C3D's progress in commercializing FMD/C except in providing additional liquidity to C3D. A closing is expected before the end of the year at which time C3D would receive a combination of cash, stock in the acquiring entity and a note with an 18 month maturity. C3D will issue a more detailed update regarding technology and business developments in its 3rd Quarter conference call to be scheduled for the second week in November. Constellation 3D, Inc. The Company is the worldwide leader in the development of high capacity Fluorescent Multilayer Disc and Card (FMD/C) technology. Constellation 3D holds or has made applications for 120 worldwide patents in the field of optical data storage, and is supported by 65 scientists. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , the Company has additional offices and laboratories in Massachusetts, Texas, Israel and Russia. More information is available at www.c-3d.net. Safe Harbor Statement The statements contained in this Press Release which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward-looking statements as: "Velor's volumetric electro optical recording technology is not part of C3D's core FMD/C business and its sale will not affect C3D's progress in commercializing FMD/C except in providing additional liquidity to C3D," and "A closing is expected before the end of the year, at which time C3D would receive a combination of cash, stock in the acquiring entity and a note with an 18 month maturity," are subject to risks and uncertainties. Numerous risk factors can cause actual results to vary materially. These risks include, but are not limited to additional financings, market conditions, R&D efforts and competition in addition to those risk factors detailed in the Company's recent securities filings, including its 10K. There can be no assurance that the information indicated, expressed, or implied in the forward-looking statements contained in this Press Release will prove to be accurate or correct. |
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