ZVUE Executes Standstill Agreement With Senior Lender
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZVUE Corporation (NASDAQ:ZVUE), a global digital entertainment company, today announced it has reached a three month standstill agreement with YA Global Investments (YA Global) effective through September 30, 2008.
Under terms of the agreement, ZVUE will release $1,500,000 of cash currently held in a restricted escrow account toward partial redemption of the convertible debenture executed October 31, 2007. In consideration of such payment, YA Global will defer the payment of the July, August & September 2008 monthly installment amounts and agree to certain trading restrictions. The $1.5 million payment will be applied first as a reduction of the accrued interest of approximately $260,000 as of July 1, 2008, then as payment of the outstanding principal amount of approximately $1,250,000.
In addition to agreeing to defer payments, YA Global agreed that during the standstill period, neither it nor its affiliates will sell shares of the Company’s common stock (1) at prices less than $0.30 per share, or (2) in excess of 18% of the aggregate daily trading volume of the common stock, at prices of between $0.30 and $0.50. The agreement provides no limitation on sales of common stock at prices of greater than $0.50 per share. Should YA Global breach the trading limitations, then the trading restriction and payment deferral would be extended for an additional period of one or more months, depending on the extent of such breach.
YA Global has also agreed to increase the limit for separate asset-based financing related to the Company’s product business to $2.5 million from $500,000.
About ZVUE Corporation
ZVUE Corporation (NASDAQ:ZVUE) is a global digital entertainment company. Its Popsauce Network™ (comprised of eBaumsWorld.com, Putfile.com, Holylemon.com, UnOriginal.co.uk, YourDailyMedia.com, Dorks.com, FunMansion.com and ZVUE.com) is consistently among the top-five companies providing user-generated video online. ZVUE™ personal media players are mass-market priced and currently available for purchase online and in Wal-Mart stores throughout the U.S. For more information, visit www.zvue.com.
ZVUE, HandHeld Entertainment, popsauce network, eBaum’s World, ZVUE Networks, eBaumsWorld.com, Putfile.com, HolyLemon.com, UnOriginal.co.uk, YourDailyMedia.com, Dorks.com, FunMansion.com, and ZVUE.com are trademarks of ZVUE Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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