Centrex Inc. to Present at Upcoming Friedland Capital Financial Security, Protection & Defense Luncheon Events.

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TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 2, 2003

Centrex (OTCBB:CNEX) today announced that the company will be presenting at the following Friedland Capital Financial Security, Protection & Defense Luncheon Events:

-- Miami - Monday, January 6, 2003

-- Boca Raton, FL - Tuesday, January 7, 2003

Friedland Capital brings together publicly-traded global companies at events with the financial community in a variety of industry sectors across the United States and Europe. Friedland Capital events provide companies a platform to showcase their management teams, company strategy and business plans. During these important presentations, management will present Centrex Inc.'s corporate message to key members of the investment community including portfolio managers, analysts, brokers and investment bankers. For more information regarding Friedland Capital, please visit http://www.friedlandcapitalevents.com.

Investors interested in attending any of the events should contact Friedland Capital at 303-282-9656 or RSVP online to attend (www.friedlandcapitalevents.com). Investors interested in meeting with the management of Centrex Inc. privately should contact the company 918-494-2880.

About Centrex:

Centrex, Inc. is a development stage company that owns the exclusive worldwide license to develop, manufacture and market a system for detecting microbial contamination in air, food and water. The detection system is designed to be adaptable and easily tailored to detect a variety of bacterial or viral organisms by recognizing the unique DNA fingerprint of the organism. The proposed device is a simultaneous multi-channel detection system that is compact, fully automated and capable of monitoring the presence of biological agents in air, food and water. The Centrex website is http://www.centrexcorporation.com or call Madison & Wall Worldwide 407-682-2001.

About Friedland Capital

In addition to sponsoring financial community events in a variety of industry sectors across key U.S. and European financial cities, Friedland Capital Inc. is a US based corporate finance advisory firm that provides a variety of corporate finance, advisory, and strategic services to publicly-traded companies in the U.S. and overseas. The Company's research arm, Friedland Capital Equity Research, Inc. is an investment research firm that provides high-quality fundamental research on public companies. Additional information is available at our Web Site, www.friedlandcapitalevents.com. Background information on Friedland Capital itself is available at www.friedlandcapital.com. Information on Friedland Capital Equity Research is available at www.friedlandresearch.com.

This press release contains some forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect our business. Those uncertainties are discussed in the Company's SEC filings.