Vital Trust Announces the Acquisition of Renewable Fuels Consulting.

Michael LoCascio Joins Vital Trust Team as Chief Technology Officer

TAMPA, Fla. -- Vital Trust Business Development Company (OTCBB:VTBD) ("VTBD" or the "Company") announces an agreement to acquire Renewable Fuels Consulting (RFC), a private consulting firm based in Mason City, Iowa. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company will issue an undisclosed amount of stock to Renewable Fuels Consulting and anticipates completing the transaction upon completion of the Company's election to withdraw from being treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. RFC specializes in providing technical solutions to renewable energy production plants. In addition RFC has a pipeline of developing technologies that can integrate into existing production facilities as well as related stand alone projects. These projects include: Sweet Sorghum ethanol, microwave gasification and biodiesel production from corn oil recovered from dry mill ethanol operations.

As part of the transaction, Michael LoCascio, RFC's founder, will join the Company's team as Chief Technology Officer.

"This is the first in a number of strategic acquisitions that not only bring revenue to the Company but build our team for future growth," commented Alex H. Edwards III, Vital Trust CEO. "Mike LoCascio brings the educational background and industry experience that we are looking for as we grow the organization."

Mr. LoCascio has served as a self employed consultant acting as Chief Technical Officer and Project Manager for Renewable Energy Resources since 2008. From 2005 to 2007 Mr. LoCascio served as the Chief Technical Officer and Principal of Core Ventures Renewable Fuels in which time CVRF lead the development and active management of a 30 mm gpy continuous flow biodiesel plant. From 2000 to 2005 Mr. LoCascio served as the head of ethanol project design and sales for US Water Services, the largest supplier of water processing equipment, chemicals and services to the dry mill ethanol industry. In that role Mr. LoCascio was involved with numerous industry firsts including the use of reverse osmosis water purification equipment to manage plant discharge, the design, implementation and operation of the first zero liquid discharge ethanol plant in the country and the first sales person to gross 1 million in new business in a single year. From 1999 to 2000 Mr. LoCascio was a self employed consultant setting up ERP and MRPsystems for industrial processing facilities. From 1998 to 1999 Mr. LoCascio served as a business integration and engineering supervisor for Kaydon Fluid Power Corporation in the company's effort to buy and integrate 5 separate hydraulic cylinder manufacturing firms. From 1994 - 1998 Mr. LoCascio served as a sales engineer for Nalco Chemical. From 1989 - 1993 Mr. LoCascio served in the United States Marine Corp as a pilot, heavy equipment company commander, air support control officer. Mr. LoCascio is a 1989 graduate of Iowa State University with a BS in Nuclear Engineering.

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