Advanced Technology Industries, Inc. and Eurotech, Ltd. Reach Agreement on Share Purchase.

Business Editors

BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2000

Advanced Technology Industries, Inc. (OTCBB:AVDI) ("ATI") has completed a transaction with Eurotech, Ltd. (OTCBB:EURO) ("Eurotech") in which ATI has sold to Eurotech 500,000 shares of Eurotech stock for a price of USD$2.70 per share. ATI further repaid USD$350,000 owed to Eurotech, due in September 2000, under a previously existing technology purchase agreement. ATI plans to use the funds for operational purposes and for the identification and acquisition of additional technologies. ATI continues to own 1,500,000 shares of Eurotech common stock and a 2% overriding royalty on revenues generated from the sale and service of EKOR.

ATI is a diversified technology holding company focused on the acquisition and commercialization of new or previously existing but non-commercialized technologies particularly those developed by scientists and engineers in Russia, Israel, Germany and the United States.

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