May 8 (Reuters) - I-Am Capital Acquisition Co IAM.O :
* I-AM CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY ANNOUNCES DEFINITIVE
AGREEMENT
WITH SMAAASH ENTERTAINMENT, A FAST-GROWING GLOBAL VIRTUAL
REALITY GAMING AND SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
* I-AM CAPITAL ACQUISITION - WILL INVEST NET AMOUNT
HELD-IN-TRUST
AFTER TRANSACTION CLOSING FEES & EXPENSES, AND ANY REDEMPTIONS,
INFUSING UP TO $49 MILLION
* I-AM CAPITAL ACQUISITION CO - DEAL WILL TRANSLATE INTO CO
OWINING 24.5% INTEREST IN SMAAASH
* I-AM CAPITAL ACQUISITION - SMAAASH INTENDS TO USE CASH
PROCEEDS
FROM TRUST ACCOUNT TO GROW ITS BUSINESS, FUND INORGANIC GROWTH
INITIATIVES, AMONG OTHERS
* I-AM CAPITAL ACQUISITION CO - TRANSACTION VALUES SMAAASH
AT AN
ENTERPRISE VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $200 MILLION
* I-AM CAPITAL ACQUISITION CO - UPON CLOSING OF TRANSACTION,
I-AM
CAPITAL WILL CHANGE ITS NAME TO SMAAASH ENTERTAINMENT INC
* I-AM CAPITAL ACQUISITION - UPON CLOSING OF TRANSACTION, CO
WILL
TRANSITION ITSELF FROM A BLANK CHECK COMPANY TO AN OPERATING
BUSINESS
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