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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe Boyle
Chief Executive Officer
803-758-2528
AFFINITY ANNOUNCES
THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
Columbia, South Carolina, November 15, 2000 - Affinity Technology
Group, Inc. [NASDAQ:AFFI] today announced financial results for
the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000.
Revenues for the quarter were $446 thousand,
with a net loss of $1.6 million, or 5¢ per share. For the comparable
period in 1999, revenues were $880 thousand and the Company reported
a net loss of $3.3 million, or 11¢ per share. The weighted average
number of shares outstanding during the three months ended September
30, 2000 was 30.5 million, compared to 29.8 million for the same
period in 1999.
Revenues for the nine months ended September
30, 2000 were $1.5 million and the Companys net loss was $4.9
million, or 16¢ per share. In the comparable nine month period in
1999 revenues were $2.4 million and the net loss was $8.3 million,
or 28¢ per share. The weighted average number of shares outstanding
during the nine months ended September 30, 2000 was 30.1 million,
compared to 29.7 million for the same period in 1999.
Joe Boyle, Affinity's President and Chief Executive
Officer, stated, "We believe we have accomplished a great deal
over the past several quarters, even though our financial results
do not fully reflect these accomplishments. At the beginning of
the year we outlined two key objectives: first, to execute a financing
plan and second, to resolve the reexamination of our loan processing
patent and to finalize the issuance of our financial and credit
account patent. We took definitive steps toward meeting the first
objective during the third quarter through the announcement of two
separate financing agreements and we believe we are making progress
towards meeting the second objective. We are still in the process
of resolving the issues associated with our loan processing patent,
however, we believe we have taken significant steps in resolving
this matter. As we previously announced this quarter, we have received
our patent covering the automated establishment of financial and
credit accounts and are in the process of executing a patent licensing
program for that patent."
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 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 that
may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
In addition, the financing agreements described in this press release
are subject to several conditions and limitations. For example,
a material negative development affecting the company would prohibit
the company from receiving financing under such agreements. Further,
although the U .S. Patent and Trademark office has issued patents
for certain claims covered by the companys patent applications,
the patent is subject to challenge by third parties and there can
be no assurances that the patents, even if unchallenged, will have
any commercial or competitive value.
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