To: y2kfree_radical who wrote (67405 ) 10/17/2000 1:49:33 PM From: john Respond to of 150070 WTAA news (PR NEWSWIRE) WTAA Negotiating Major Acquisition to Qualify for Nasdaq Small WTAA Negotiating Major Acquisition to Qualify for Nasdaq Small Cap LAS VEGAS, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors is aggressively negotiating the strategic acquisition of a major California bottling company that will dramatically impact WTAA's (OTC Bulletin Board: WTAA) revenue base and present the Company with the opportunity to qualify for Nasdaq Small Cap in fiscal 2001. As a result, Mr. Bob Mueller has temporarily resigned from the Board of WTAA to remove any conflict of interest in these negotiations, given that he is the Chairman and an owner of the target company. WTAA's management team is very excited with recent developments achieved by Mr. Mueller's company, achievements that cannot yet be announced pending the conclusion of a formal Letter of Intent. It also looks forward to Mr. Mueller's return to the Company's Executive Committee. WTAA is also pleased to announce the launch of its newly upgraded Website at www.wtaa.com. WTAA INTERNATIONAL, INC. (pronounced WA-TAH) is poised to become a leading force within the North American bottled water and licensing industries. The company has developed an exciting marketing program for distributing its license and custom label small packaged bottled water products, and has a plan to consolidate of 5.0-gallon home and office bottled water companies throughout Western North America. For Investor Relations contact, Andrew Rockandel at Jupiter Financial Services Inc. Telephone: 877-280-WTAA (9822) Fax: 800-676-0067 Email: wtaa@jupitercapital.com Website: www.wtaa.com SOURCE WTAA International Inc. -0- 10/17/2000 /CONTACT: Andrew Rockandel of Jupiter Financial Services Inc., 877-280-WTAA (9822), or fax, 800-676-0067, or wtaa@jupitercapital.com, for WTAA International Inc/ /Web site: wtaa.com (WTAA) CO: WTAA International Inc. ST: Nevada, California IN: FIN FOD SU: TNM PER