Apparel Technologies, Inc. Shareholders Approve Increase in Authorized Shares of Common Stock to 60,000,000 From 30,000,000.

COMMERCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1998--Apparel Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:APTX) announced today that shareholders attending a Special Meeting of Shareholders on May 22, 1998, and those voting by proxy, have approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of its Common Stock to 60,000,000 from 30,000,000.

As of May 22, 1998, the Company had approximately 23 million shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

Commenting on the Shareholder approval of the additional authorized yet unissued shares, Kathryn Van Ness, APTX President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "APTX has embarked on an ambitious plan to become a leader in bringing digital printing on textiles and other products to the marketplace. The authority to issue additional shares will enable the Company to fund its anticipated growth as we continue to expand our production capacity. Customer response to the Company's digital printing operations has been extremely positive."

Apparel Technologies, Inc. provides advanced proprietary technology for digital fabric printing, manufactures apparel for leading national retailers and designs and installs state-of-the-art retail fixtures.

Except for historical matters contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties which may affect Apparel Technologies, Inc.'s business and prospects and cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

CONTACT: Kathryn Van Ness, President & CEO 

213/725-4955