Balsam Ventures and Cool Can Technologies Sign Exclusive License Agreement.

Business Editors

ARCADIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004

Balsam Ventures, Inc. (OTCBB: BLSV)(Berlin BB: BV7) ("Balsam") and Cool Can Technologies, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CCTI) ("Cool Can"), jointly announce today that they have entered into an exclusive License Agreement, whereby Balsam will have the ability to market Cool Can's proprietary self-chilling beverage container technology to beverage producers and brand owners in both the European Union Countries ("EU") and The Peoples Republic Of China ('PRC').

In exchange for the Exclusive Licensing Rights in the two regions, Cool Can will receive from Balsam 5 million common shares of its capital stock, with the shares to be issued pursuant to this agreement to be deemed "restricted shares".

In addition, Cool Can will receive an ongoing royalty of 5% of revenues realized by Balsam's licensing of the technology and an additional ongoing royalty of 2% of all revenues realized by Balsam through the sale of the InstaCool chilling module insert or related products. Balsam is also required to pay Cool Can a guaranteed monthly minimum royalty of $5,000 per month commencing January 15, 2006. The exclusive License Agreement will be for a term of 40 years , unless sooner terminated or extended by mutual consent. The agreement is effective as of November 30, 2003, and terminates all prior agreements which required Balsam to make certain payments and expenditures in the short term.

Balsam is the owner of the Exclusive Licensing Rights to the InstaCool chilling system in both the EU and the PRC.

Cool Can is the owner of InstaCool, a unique proprietary patented technology which may be utilized with any aluminum container for soft drinks, beer, juice or water and which chills the beverage quickly when opened by the consumer.

David Lam                            Bruce Leitch
For Balsam Ventures, Inc.            For Cool Can Technologies, Inc.

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