Arthur L. Smith, president, announces 21 million common shares returned to the company by shareholders who received their stock in conjunction with acquisition of Supercrete N/A Ltd. Jan. 22, 1996.

BURLINGTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 1996--Arthur L. Smith, president of Stratford Acquisition Corp. Monday announced that 21 million shares of the company's common stock was returned to the company by nine shareholders who received their stock in conjunction with the company's acquisition of Supercrete N/A Ltd.

The shareholders surrendered their stock in exchange for 84,000 pounds of the company's product valued at $25 per lb. The total transaction is valued at $2.1 million.

The surrender of the 21 million shares reduces the total number of outstanding shares to 7,545,700.

The company owns the worldwide rights to a revolutionary cost effective concrete additive. Concrete made with this additive has phenomenal properties at a highly competitive cost. The product is sold under license and two licensing agreements have been completed for the U.S.A. and for Canada.

The licensees report that concrete products made with the additive are of higher quality and less expensive than existing concrete products.

The company's common stock is traded on the Bulletin Board operated by the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. under the symbol SFDA.

Dated this 22nd day of January, 1996.

For further information, contact: -0- Arthur Smith, president Stratford Acquisition Corp. F5 - 5420 North Service Road Burlington, Ontario Canada L7L 6C7 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

CONTACT: Stratford Acquisition Corp., Burlington

Arthur Smith, 905/319-6411, Fax: [phone]