INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Interactive Motorsports and Entertainment Corporation (OTCBB:IMTS) today announced that it, along with its subsidiaries Perfect Line and Race Car Simulators, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement on December 31, 2004 pursuant to which it sold thirty-four (34) of its race car simulators to Race Car Simulation Corporation ("RCS"), a portfolio company of Dolphin Direct Equity Partners, LP ("Dolphin") for an aggregate purchase price of $1,536,600. The Agreement also grants RCS an option to purchase an additional ten (10) race car simulators for an aggregate purchase price of $1,320,000.
"This funding is a cornerstone of our revised business plan, and will provide the company with immediate working and growth capital," commented Interactive Motorsports' Chairman and CEO William R. Donaldson.
As a part of the transaction, the company entered into a Management Agreement to provide for management and maintenance of the race car simulators, and Dolphin was issued a warrant to purchase a total of 5,161,500 of IMTS common shares at an exercise price of $.10 per share. RCS also paid a non-refundable deposit of $528,000 toward the purchase price of the race car simulators subject to the option.
The Agreement further provides IMTS with the option to purchase all of the equity interests in RCS at any time prior to the seventh anniversary of the execution of the agreement at a purchase price to be determined based in part on the performance of RCS.
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