Amtech Resources Ends Merger Negotiations with Chinese Real Estate Developer; Company Completes Definitive Merger with Hat Trick Beverage.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Amtech Resources, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ARII) today announced that the company has ended talks with Xin Xiong Ye Real Estate Development, Inc. of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Although Amtech shareholder approval was obtained, the PRC had not given the go ahead on the merger. It was anticipated that final approval was months away, if at all. Given the circumstances, the Board of Directors felt it in the best interest of shareholders to discontinue the merger.

"Unfortunately we cannot, in the best interest of our shareholders, wait for approval from China," stated Mary Nicastro, CEO. "Our attorneys advised us that this could drag out beyond the first of the year and we were presented with the opportunity to acquire Hat Trick Beverage. We are extremely excited about their company and are convinced that this is a superior transaction overall."

"We have accomplished our intermediate goal of bringing Hat Trick public," stated Larry Twombly, CEO of Hat Trick. "Our company is well financed and the public arena will give us the opportunity to expand our brands through acquisition. We are extremely optimistic about the next 12 months."

Hat Trick Beverage, located in Encinitas, CA, produces and distributes three water based beverages; Snap Z Energy drink, a bag-in-a-box beverage sold in bars and restaurants, Vitality Beverage, a sugar free-vitamin enriched beverage and Dos Lagos, an agua fresca drink for the growing Hispanic community. Vitality Beverage and Dos Lagos are produced in a number of popular flavors.

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