Aquagen International Inc. Merges with Hoodia Products International Inc.

LINDON, Utah -- Aquagen International Inc. (Pink Sheets: AQGL), a 10-year-old company, today announced its merger with Hoodia Products International Inc. (Hoodia).

In March 2005, Aquagen completed the sale of its assets to Electric Aquagenics Unlimited Inc. (EAU) for stock and EAU's assumption of certain of Aquagen's liabilities.

"Since last March we have been looking for a company into which we can merge our Aquagen public company. We believe that we have located an excellent candidate with superb future prospects in Hoodia," said Joanne Clinger, Aquagen's president. "We wanted to find a company in the natural products field with which we could cross market our Aquagen products. We found Hoodia and its management agreeable to this and this made the selection of Hoodia much easier."

"We have been in business for over two years, developing and acquiring a pure supply of the Hoodia Gordonii plant which is the essence of our product. We believe that our Hoodia is of the highest quality and is superior to other Hoodia products now being marketed," said Kedric Van de Carr, Hoodia's president. "The Hoodia plant has been traditionally used to suppress a user's appetite without any known deleterious side effects. It has been used for generations by the African Bushmen to suppress their appetites while on long and extended hunting trips."

"By merging with Aquagen, we now have a base of shareholders that understands the natural products industry. As we roll out our Hoodia products through new and exciting market channels, we believe that these stockholders will share our excitement as our sales increase. We are very confident about our ability to execute on our business plan and taking our company public is a big step in this plan," said Jacob Mullins, Hoodia's CEO.

"I have posted a letter on our Aquagen Web site, www.aquagen.com, explaining this merger and the EAU transaction in greater detail. I urge all interested shareholders to read this letter," said Clinger.

With the completion of this transaction, Aquagen International Inc. will change its name to Hoodia Products International Inc. and obtain a new trading symbol within teo weeks.

Aquagen is listed on the Pink Sheets Exchange. For more information, contact Jacob Mullins at 230-623-3990.

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