Future Carz Inc. Signs Agreement to Pave Way for a Possible Merger with a NASDAQ Qualified Company

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--March 7, 2002--Future Carz Inc. (OTC BB: FCRZ), Thursday announced it has signed an agreement to issue 7 million shares of its restricted common stock to Optimum Investments Inc., a mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance company that specializes in the automotive sector.
    The deal is contingent upon Optimum arranging a business combination with a candidate that is NASDAQ qualified or otherwise acceptable to the company. In the interim, Stanley F. Wilson, the owner and president of Optimum, will be appointed as president to attempt to effect the acquisition and to negotiate the settlement of Future Carz's current liabilities.
    Edward C. Heisler, current president and chief executive officer, will resign as president, but will remain in the position of CEO until all liabilities have been settled to the satisfaction of the parties. As president, the board has granted Wilson complete control of day-to-day operations of the company.
    Wilson brings with him many years of experience in the automotive industry as the CEO of both private and publicly traded automotive companies. Upon his graduation from law school, Wilson first worked in Nebraska in the public sector as an assistant city attorney and Governor appointed county court judge.
    Since 1979, he has been focused and fully engaged in the automotive industry with primary emphasis on the retail sale and finance of new and used motor vehicles.
    This specialization has taken many forms including a general law practice focusing on the representation of franchised dealers, general counsel to statewide dealer associations, legal counsel to individual dealers and dealer corporations, industry lobbyist and CEO of statewide new car dealers associations (Nebraska New Car & Truck Dealers Association and the Arizona Automobile Dealers Association), and most importantly, president of three publicly-traded automotive holding companies including CEO of sub-prime finance companies both public and private.
    Wilson received his B.A. degree from Arizona State University and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Nebraska.
    "Future Carz represents an opportunity for me to use my mergers and acquisitions expertise in the automotive arena to take the company to the next level," Wilson said.
    "I am in discussions with several automotive candidates that are very interested in the platform Future Carz offers and, depending upon the cooperation of the creditors, am cautiously optimistic that a deal can be done," Wilson added.
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