AXGI! News! (COMTEX) B: Amendment to Previous Press Releases SEC Reporting Status B: Amendment to Previous Press Releases SEC Reporting Status, Revision to Company Sales and Wax & Polish Annual Sales WAYNE, NJ, Jan 12, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Auxer Group, Inc. (OTC: AXGI) issued amendments to four previous press releases: SEC Reporting Status, dated August 24, 1999 & September 28, 1999, Company Sales, dated August 5, 1999 and Annual Wax & Polish Sales, dated June 9, 1999. As a supplement to the August 24, 1999 and September 28, 1999 press releases, The Auxer Group, Inc. will become a reporting company under the Exchange Act of 1934 as of January 29, 2000. At such time, the Company will be required to provide certain business and financial information to the SEC by way of certain required securities filings such as Forms 10K, 10Q, and 8K. The following is an amendment to the Company's August 5, 1999 press release regarding sales. The sales for the six months ending June 30, 1998 were $188,014. The sales for the six months ending June 30, 1999 were $383,933, an increase of approximately $196,000; it had been previously reported that the increase in sales was over $200,000. The following is an amendment to the Company's June 9, 1999 press release regarding the annual sales of waxes and polishes in the United States. It had been previously reported that annual sales were $700 million; annual sales should have been reported at $498 million. ABOUT THE COMPANY The Auxer Group, Inc. (OTC-BB "AXGI") is an investment holding company that is comprised of three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Harvey Westbury Corporation, CT Industries and Hardyston Distributors. Auxer Group is a manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor of automotive, marine and aviation after-market and hardware products. These products are currently sold to major retail chains around the country including, PEP BOYS, MANNY, MO and JACK, CARQUEST, PARTS AMERICA (WESTERN AUTO), WAL MART, KMART, WEST MARINE just to name a few. The Auxer Groups' most well known products include Easy Test Testers and Air Conditioning Accessories, GARRY'S ROYAL SATIN WAX AND POLISHES (a 70 year old superior car and marine wax line), FORMULA 2000 ULTIMATE (A high performance engine treatment). Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products, competition, new products and technological changes, intellectual property rights and other risks. For more information please visit our websites at www.auxer.com Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved. Distributed via COMTEX. -0- CONTACT: The Auxer Group, Inc. Patrick M. Rost 760/942-0015 WEB PAGE: businesswire.com GEOGRAPHY: NEW JERSEY INDUSTRY CODE: BANKING CHEMICALS/PLASTICS AUTOMOTIVE Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. *** end of story *** |