BCAM International, Inc. reports financial results for the year ended December 31, 1996.

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 1997--BCAM International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCAM), today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 1996. The Company narrowed its fourth quarter net loss to $342,439 or $(.02) per share from a net loss of $445,520 or $(.03) a share in the comparable period of 1995. Total revenue, including interest income, for the 1996 fourth quarter was $224,278 compared to $211,989 in the three month period ended December 31, 1995.

For the 1996 fiscal year, BCAM reduced its loss to $1,514,140 or $(.10) per share from $1,689,480 or $(.11) per share a year earlier. Total revenue, including interest income, for 1996 was $658,609 compared to $926,103 for 1995, a decrease of $267,494. Total direct costs and expenses declined by $442,834 in 1996 to $2,172,749 from $2,615,583 in 1995.

The fourth quarter and full-year per share results improved from the comparable periods of the prior year as costs and expenses continued to be held in check and BCAM's restructured operations began to point toward increasingly positive financial results in 1997.

As the Company held the line financially during the fiscal year, BCAM continued to make great strides in several areas designed to further the market penetration of its unique technology and proprietary ergonomic software. BCAM's objective to obtain a meaningful revenue stream from its proprietary Intelligent Surface Technology (IST) was brought closer to realization by its strong intellectual property position, which resulted in the issuance of four patents and a notice of allowance for a pending software patent on IST. Four additional patents were filed including one for a critical component needed to miniaturize the application of IST for the footwear market which BCAM intends to secure and exploit in 1997 and beyond.

Commenting on the results, Michael Strauss, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BCAM stated, "In 1996, BCAM made great strides in its strategy to: (1.) Broaden, strengthen and accelerate the development and commercialization of BCAM's Intelligent Surface Technology (IST); (2.) further develop and market the Company's proprietary ergonomic software, which consists of MQPRO(TM) (formerly Mannequin(R), and the EARLY(R) process and; (3.) identify an opportunistic and synergistic acquisition to exploit the application of our Intelligent Surface Technology. The Company made significant progress in its refined business mission, emphasizing and pursuing three areas of business growth --- Technology, Software, and finding the appropriate acquisition."

In particular, a number of events took place during the fourth quarter that are indicative of progress being made by BCAM in virtually all of these growth areas:

--- United Airlines began to incorporate BCAM's ergonomic design specifications in its Business Class seats being supplied by the Seat Products Division of BE Aerospace.

--- BCAM entered into a partnership with Long Island Lighting Company and Frisby Technologies, Inc. to develop a method of cooling the heavy insulated work gloves used by electrical utility workers.

--- BCAM signed a letter of intent to acquire Drew Shoe Corp., one of the nation's largest medical footwear companies. This was followed by a definitive agreement with Drew on March 19, 1997, subject to completion of the financing which is expected to take place during the second quarter of 1997.

Mr. Strauss continued, "I am happy to state that with the anticipated acquisition of Drew Shoe Corporation, which we announced in 1996, BCAM's restructuring will be completed. We expect that in 1997, we will begin exploiting the medical footwear market. Moreover, we expect several products incorporating our Intelligent Surface Technology, including a 1998 model year luxury automobile, to be introduced into the market and to begin producing royalty-based revenue. In addition, based on groundwork laid during the fourth quarter of 1996, we have launched and begun selling HumanCAD(R) three-dimensional human modeling software and software based consulting services, which will produce revenue in 1997. After years of hard work and development, I am confident that 1997 will be the year that will bear the fruit of our labors; it will be the start of many growth years for BCAM."

BCAM International, Inc. is a software technology company, specializing in ergonomic solutions for individuals, major corporations and governments.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This announcement contains " forward-looking" statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate" and "expect" and other similar expressions as they relate to the Company and its management are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Although the Company and its management believe that the statements contained in this announcement are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such statements will prove correct. Factors that could affect the occurrence of events or results discussed herein include those mentioned in the Company's Form 10-KSB. -0-

                       BCAM INTERNATIONAL INC.
                       Table of Financial Results
                              (Unaudited)

                           Three months ended           Year ended
                             December 31,              December 31,
                         1996            1995        1996        1995


Revenue from
 operations          $   220,651   $   179,196  $   604,554  $  752,077
Interest Income            3,627        32,793       54,055     174,026
Total revenue            224,278       211,989      658,609     926,103
Costs and expenses       566,717       657,509    2,172,749   2,615,583
Net (loss)            $ (342,439)   $ (445,520) $(1,514,140) $(1,689,480)
Net (loss)
 per share                $(0.02)       $(0.03)      $(0.10)     $(0.11)
Weighted average
number of shares
outstanding           14,878,619    14,857,233   14,868,128  14,818,055

CONTACTS: Michael Strauss/BCAM International, Inc.

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