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EXHIBIT 99.1
$TDCH, 30DC ANNOUNCES SALE OF IMMEDIATE EDGE BUSINESS UNIT
o TOTAL ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING SHARES REDUCED BY 12%
o DIVESTITURE FURTHER ENHANCES 30DC FOCUS ON ITS MOBILE AND ECOMMERCE
PLATFORMS
New York, NY, March 11, 2014, 30DC, Inc. (OTCQB: TDCH), a provider of web-based
tools for the monetization of digital content, today announced that it has
completed the sale of its Immediate Edge business unit to Raine Ventures, LLC
("Raine") in exchange for 10,560,000 shares of 30DC. In addition, Dan Raine the
owner of Raine, who had been 30DC vice-president of business development will no
longer be an officer of the Company. The transaction was completed on March 5,
2014, the parties agreed it would be effective February 28, 2014.
Terms of the transaction included, Raine, previously a greater than 10%
shareholder, returning10,560,000 shares of 30DC common stock to the Company to
be cancelled and returned to treasury. After returning its shares,, Raine is no
longer a shareholder in the Company. 30DC's total issued and outstanding common
shares wase reduced from 87,413,464 shares to76,853,464 shares post transaction.
"The divestiture of Immediate Edge allows us to place greater focus on our
MagCast and Market ProMax Platforms. The Company sees future growth coming in
the digital marketing, mobile and e-commerce space which these products
address," said Ed Dale, CEO.
The Company will recognize no gain or loss as a result of the transactions. In
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, Immediate Edge contributed total revenue
of approximately $505,000 and operating profit of approximately $77,000 before
allocation of corporate overhead. For the six month period ended December 31,
2013, Immediate Edge contributed total revenue of approximately $194,000 and
operating loss of approximately $27,000 before allocation of corporate overhead.
The company expects the divested business will be treated as discontinued
operations in future financial reports.
Acquired in July of 2009, Immediate Edge has operated as a business division of
the Company since the acquisition, provides a subscription-based Internet
education program offering high-end internet marketing instruction and
strategies for online commerce practitioners. Such education includes advice on
selling digital products and services, how to run membership sites, affiliate
management systems, rewards programs and search engine optimization among other
services. Immediate also generates revenue from standalone products and
affiliate marketing of targeted third-party products to its customer base.
About 30DC, Inc.
30DC provides web-based tools for the monetization of digital content. For
addition information on 30DC, please download a corporate fact sheet:
http://30dcinc.com/investors/news.
To download 30DC Investor Relations Magazine:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/30dc-investor-relations-magazine/
id737655178?mt=8
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
various provisions of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, commonly identified by such terms as "believes,"
"looking ahead," "anticipates," "estimates" and other terms with similar
meaning. Specifically, statements about the Company's plans for accelerated
growth, improved profitability, future business partners, M&A activity, new
service offerings and pursuit of new markets are forward looking statements.
Although the company believes that the assumptions upon which its
forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance
that these assumptions will prove to be correct. Such forward-looking statements
should not be construed as fact. The information contained in such statements is
beyond the ability of the Company to control, and in many cases the Company
cannot predict what factors would cause results to differ materially from those
indicated in such statements. All forward-looking statements in the press
release are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and by reference
to the underlying assumptions.
For additional: Greg Laborde, 30DC, Inc.
Phone: 212-962-4400 Ext 82
E-mail: greg.laborde@30dcinc.com or
visit http://www.30dcinc.co