Exhibit
99.1
uBid.com
Holdings, Inc. Secures $10 Million Financing Commitment
With
Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC
Chicago,
July 16, 2008 – uBid.com
Holdings, Inc. (UBHI.OB), the leading asset recovery solutions company for
the
world’s most trusted brands, today announced that it has entered into a $10
million common stock purchase agreement with Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC, a
Chicago-based institutional investor.
Up
to $10
million of uBid.com Holdings’ common stock may be sold to Fusion Capital from
time to time over a 24-month period after the Securities and Exchange Commission
has declared effective a registration statement related to the transaction.
uBid.com Holdings will use the proceeds to further implement its recently
announced strategic change to focus on liquidating excess
inventories.
Under
the
agreement, uBid.com Holdings has the right to sell shares of its common stock
to
Fusion Capital from time to time in amounts between $60,000 and $1 million,
depending on certain conditions, up to $10 million in the aggregate. The
purchase price of the shares will be based on the prevailing market prices
of
uBid.com Holdings’ common stock at the time of sales without any fixed discount,
and uBid.com Holdings will control the timing and the amount of any sales of
shares to Fusion Capital. There are no negative covenants, restrictions on
future financings, penalties or liquidated damages in the agreement. A more
detailed description of the agreement is set forth in uBid.com Holdings’ Current
Report on Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
which should be reviewed carefully with this press release.
“We
are
very excited to establish this funding relationship with Fusion Capital, a
well-respected institutional investor with a strong record of investment,”
stated uBid.com Holdings Chief Executive Officer Jeff Hoffman. “This new funding
should help give us the ability to further roll out our strategic vision to
focus on excess inventory solutions.”
About
uBid.com Holdings, Inc.
uBid.com
Holdings, Inc. is the world's leading excess inventory solutions company that
links brand name sellers with customers around the globe. uBid.com Holdings,
Inc. does this through its multi-channel asset-recovery solution that includes
an online auction platform located at www.ubid.com, physical facilities
liquidation and a business-to-business selling platform. Brand name sellers
are
able to reduce excess inventory more efficiently and profitably than ever
before. And however they choose to buy, shoppers now have an inside connection
to the world's most trusted brands at prices far below retail. With more than
10
years experience in online commerce, uBid Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in
Chicago, IL.
uBid.com
Holdings, Inc. is publicly-traded on the NASD OTC bulletin board (UBHI.OB).
Additional information about uBid.com is in the company's annual report on
Form
10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About
Fusion Capital
Fusion
Capital Fund II, LLC is an institutional investor based in Chicago, Illinois
with a fundamental investment approach. Fusion Capital invests in a wide range
of companies and industries emphasizing life sciences, cleantech, energy and
technology companies. Its investments range from special situation financing
to
long-term strategic capital.
SEC
Filings and Forward-Looking Statements
Certain
statements made in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements
using terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect,"
"intend," "may," "could," "possible," "plan," "project," "should," "will,"
"forecast," and similar words or expressions. uBid.com Holdings, Inc. intends
that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor provisions
of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Forward-looking statements are
based on the then-current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and
forecasts about the business of uBid.com Holdings, Inc. and the industries
and
markets in which uBid.com Holdings, Inc. operates. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and
results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. Factors which may affect the forward looking
statement identified above and uBid.com Holdings, Inc.'s business, financial
condition and operating results generally include the effects of adverse changes
in the economy, reductions in consumer spending, declines in the financial
markets and the industries in which uBid.com Holdings, Inc. and its partners
operate, adverse changes affecting the Internet and e-commerce, the ability
of
uBid.com Holdings, Inc. to develop and maintain relationships with strategic
partners and suppliers and the timing of its establishment or extension of
its
relationships with strategic partners, the ability of uBid.com Holdings, Inc.
to
timely and successfully develop, maintain and protect its technology and product
and service offerings and execute operationally, the ability of uBid.com
Holdings, Inc. to attract and retain qualified personnel, the ability of
uBid.com Holdings, Inc. to successfully integrate its acquisitions of other
businesses, if any, and the performance of acquired businesses. uBid.com
Holdings, Inc. expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update these
forward-looking statements, except as otherwise specifically stated by uBid.com
Holdings, Inc.