Auxer Announces Viva/Queen Air Signing Delay and New Dominican Republic Opportunity.

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2003

The Auxer Group, Inc. (OTCBB:AXGI) announced today that the agreement between its wholly owned subsidiary, Viva Airlines, Inc., and Queen Air has been delayed until April 11, 2003 due to some minor technicalities.

Robert J. Scott, President and CEO of Auxer, reported "All of the terms and conditions of the Viva/Queen Air contract have been agreed to. The technical matters that have delayed the signing of the contracts pertain to Dominican law, foreign ownership, and the license to operate. All of these matters are being expeditiously worked out by our General counsel as well as Dominican counsel we have engaged and counsel for Queen Air."

Mr. Scott further said, "The delay associated with the Queen Air signing does not change the expected May closing date for the agreement. In other business news, Mr. Scott reported that Viva has commenced negotiations with a Dominican Republic Travel Association to offer passenger and cargo service from European countries to Puerto Plata. The Travel group has represented expected consumer demand that would require the utilization of a 747 for approximately 3 weekly trips. The ability to take advantage of this opportunity would fit nicely into our business plan and accordingly, we will aggressively continue our negotiations."

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, competition, new products, and technological changes, intellectual property rights and other risks.