NEWS  Newriders Inc. Files Registration Statement for    Acquisitions; Covers Paisano Publications and    El-Paso Bar-B-Que Transactions
     Business Wire - July 07, 1998 16:14
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     NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1998--Newriders Inc.    Tuesday said that its newly formed wholly owned subsidiary, Easyriders Inc., has    filed an S-4 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange    Commission regarding its planned acquisitions of Paisano Publications Inc. and    its affiliates and the four-unit chain of El Paso Bar-B-Que restaurants. 
     Upon the closing of the acquisitions, expected next month, the shareholders of    Newriders Inc. will exchange those shares for shares of Easyriders Inc.    Newriders Inc. will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Easyriders Inc., which,    when the S-4 Registration Statement becomes effective, will be publicly traded.    Paisano Publications will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Easyriders Inc., and the    El Paso Bar-B-Que restaurants will be operated under the Newriders Inc.    subsidiary. 
     This announcement follows the June 18, 1998 announcement that Newriders Inc.    had received a $22 million loan commitment from a major institutional lender to    finance the transactions. 
     Bill Prather, chief executive officer of Newriders Inc., said, "This is another very    important milestone for us as we move forward to combine Newriders with    Paisano Publications Inc. and its related entities, along with the El Paso    Bar-B-Que restaurant chain. We are now nearing the completion of these    transactions, and look forward to the many opportunities we see for growing these    businesses." 
     Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, financial results    or projections, events or performance are forward-looking statements within the    meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended,    and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and fall    under the safe harbor. The company's actual results and financial position could    differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a    result of a number of factors, including but not limited to, successful execution of    the company's expansion plans, impact of competition, the availability of    additional financing and other risks. 
          CONTACT:  Newriders Inc.                   Bill Nordstrom, CFO                   714/718-4630
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     Pete
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