PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Neilson/Clyne
Tel: (615) 662-1616
Fax: (615) 662-1636

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

XTA EXPANDS U.S. REP FORCE

FARMINGDALE, NY, January 28, 2002 — XTA, exclusively distributed in the U.S. by Group One, Ltd., is pleased to report the appointment of five new manufacturer’s reps. Tom Bensen, National Sales Manager for XTA at Group One, announced the rep additions and indicated this growth will help position the company for ongoing expansion.

Bensen commented, “XTA maintains a firm commitment to support our dealers and end users with a strong, knowledgeable network of manufacturer’s representatives. We selected these new reps on the basis that they are fully qualified to assist XTA in achieving our market goals, for both the present and future.”

XTA’s sales force now includes the following new manufacturer’s reps:

Sound Sales — Maryland, Southern New Jersey, Virginia, District of Columbia, Delaware, Eastern and Central Pennsylvania. Contact: 410-964-1170 or info@soundales.net.

Warman Marketing — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and El Paso, Texas. Contact: 303-465-5967 or hwarman@qwest.

Northcoast Marketing — Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia. Contact: 814-456-6435 or ncmrep@velocity.net.

CM Sales — Michigan. Contact: 313-534-6500 or sales@cmsalesinc.com.

JND — Northern California, Northern Nevada. Contact: 415-456-3186 or thorwald2@aol.com.

XTA is a British manufacturer of signal processing equipment for the live sound, permanent installations, broadcasting, and recording markets, and is exclusively distributed in the U.S. 
by Group One Ltd. of Farmingdale, New York. Group One is also the exclusive U.S. distributor for Blue Sky International, Celestion Professional Products, Milab Microphones, CADAC and SPL Electronics, as well as a number of prominent lighting products.

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—For more information on the complete range of XTA products, contact Sue Adamson, 
Group One Ltd., 200 Sea Lane, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Tel: (631) 249-1399;
 Fax: (631) 753-1020; Email: suea@g1ltd.com; Web: www.g1ltd.com