By Press Release

January 16, 2001

Tech 9 Inc., US manufacturer of a full line of Snowboard Bindings and Accessories is pleased to announce the appointment of Maneuverline, Inc. of Tokyo, Japan as their exclusive Distributor.

Tech 9 Inc. manufactures 9 models of Convention Strap Snowboard Bindings covering everything from Children�s Bindings to Extra Large Bindings up to Men�s 15.

Maneuverline was founded in 1978 and has grown to become the largest board sports-oriented distributor in Japan. They currently carry Option Snowboards, NFA Outerwear, Planet Earth Snow Wear, Iris Goggles, 32 Snowboard Boots and Drop gloves.

CEO Ray Fortier of Tech 9 Inc.-�We are very pleased with having Maneuverline, the largest board sports distributor in Japan carry our products. We have agreed to limit distribution of our products to pro shops and high quality hard core chains. It is very important for us to continue to maintain the highest quality standards in the distribution of our product. In addition to our Bindings, Manueverline has agreed to distribute our full line of soft goods and our new Technine Team Video �REPRESENT�. A teaser of the new video will be introduced for the first time in the Maneuverline booth at the JBF trade show in Japan on February 28th.�