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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe Boyle
Chief Executive Officer
803-758-2528
AFFINITY ANNOUNCES
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH REDMOND FUND
Columbia, SC, June 5, 2000 - Affinity Technology Group, Inc.
[NASDAQ: AFFI] today announced that it has entered into a Common
Stock Purchase Agreement with Redmond Fund, Inc., based in Redmond,
Washington. Under the terms of the agreement, Redmond Fund will
acquire approximately 485,000 shares of Affinity’s common stock
for $500,000. Each share of common stock will include a two-year
warrant to acquire an additional share of Affinity’s stock for $1.37.
The agreement also contemplates that the Redmond Fund will conduct,
during the 90-day period following the date of the agreement, additional
due diligence regarding the Company. Subject to the Redmond Fund's
satisfaction with the results of the due diligence review, the agreement
would permit the Company to sell up to an additional 2.5 million
shares to the Redmond Fund, in installments of between $500,000
and $1 million, for up to a maximum of $3.75 million, although the
actual amount will depend on market prices at the time of each installment.
The Company would also issue to the Redmond Fund additional two-year
warrants to acquire the same number of shares at a price equal to
133% of the issuance price. The agreement provides the Redmond Fund
with certain rights to require the Company to register all such
shares issued with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Joe Boyle, Affinity’s President
and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The agreement with Redmond
is a solid first step toward increasing our working capital position.
We have been and will continue to evaluate capital raising alternatives
with a variety of investors. In addition, we will continue to pursue
capital raising activities to further increase our working capital
and to exploit product opportunities, such as our patent licensing
program."
Riley Evans, Chief Executive Officer
of Redmond Fund, Inc., commented, "We are enthusiastic about
our investment in this unique company. We feel Affinity has an impressive
intellectual property portfolio which potentially covers a wide
range of financial product delivery through the Internet."
About Affinity Technology Group, Inc.
Affinity's technology enables
financial institutions to link their branches, call centers, Internet
customers, and indirect agents electronically to their credit departments,
providing fully automated lending - and, if necessary, connectivity
to a loan officer - through every channel. For financial institutions,
Affinity's solutions expedite loan decisioning and processing and
increase productivity and capacity of branch personnel, call center
agents, loan officers, and indirect agents, while improving the
overall customer experience. Affinity is located on the World Wide
Web at www.affi.net.
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Forward-looking statements in this news release, including statements
regarding the future sale of common stock to Redmond Fund, Inc.,
the Company’s ability to raise additional capital, and the coverage
of the Company’s patents, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors
are cautioned that these statements involve several risks and uncertainties,
including those related to the proprietary and other rights of third
parties who may have challenged or may in the future challenge the
Company’s patents, that may cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected. In particular, there can be no assurances
that the Company will be able to raise additional capital in the
future on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. In addition,
with the exception of Redmond Fund's initial $500,000 investment
in the Company, the Redmond Fund, Inc., is not obligated to acquire
any additional shares of stock from the Company, and no assurances
can be given that the Company will be able to sell additional shares
of stock to the Redmond Fund on terms acceptable to the Company
or at all. In addition, although the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
has issued patents for certain claims covered by the Company’s patent
applications, such action has been and is subject to future challenge
by third parties, and no assurance can be given that the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office will not take action to reject any or all previously
issued or pending patent claims by the Company, or that any patents
that have been or may be issued to the Company will have any commercial
value.
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