FlashPoint Appoints Larry H. Anderson as a Member of its Board of Directors

SARASOTA, Fla., June 18 -- FlashPoint International, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: FSHP) announced today that it has appointed Larry H. Anderson to serve as a member of its Board of Directors.

Mr. Anderson spent a good portion of his career in the manufacture of sparkplugs. He served as the group director for manufacturing, engineering & quality assurance for Fram Automotive Products, which is a division of Allied- Signal, Inc. (Honeywell). In this capacity, he was responsible for the leadership and technical direction of eight manufacturing plants, which employed approximately 5,000 people. He also had direct responsibility at the Autolite Automotive Products Division of Allied-Signal, Inc. (Honeywell) for identifying and implementing new innovative products and manufacturing techniques at this multi-million sparkplug per day manufacturing facility. Mr. Anderson received his A.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Porter School of Design, his BS Degree in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University, and his MBA in Operations Management from Wayne State University.

According to Mr. Stephen A. Michael, President of FlashPoint, "The significance of Larry Anderson joining our Board at this time cannot be overemphasized. A critical part of our business plan has always been to bring someone into the company with hands-on sparkplug industry knowledge; someone that could help move FlashPoint out of pure R & D and into final pre-production testing, product design, and production planning & implementation; someone the capital markets would see as the key to turning our plans into a reality. We believe that Larry's extensive background in the engineering side of sparkplug development & production will help assure that the revolutionary eplug(TM) design is produced to the highest possible standards and at a competitive price."

Mr. Anderson stated, "I am delighted to join the Board of Directors of FlashPoint. I believe that FlashPoint may well represent a breakthrough in the design and performance expectations of sparkplugs which is long overdue to this industry. It is my hope that my background, experience and relationships within this industry will be helpful to FlashPoint."

According to Mr. Samuel S. Duffey, Chairman of FlashPoint, "We welcome Mr. Anderson to the FlashPoint management team. We believe that a strong and experienced Board of Directors is important to the development of FlashPoint."

FlashPoint International, Inc. is a development-stage company commercializing patented technology which offers the potential to significantly impact the sustainability of internal combustion engines. The Company's eplug(TM), a revolutionary re-design of the sparkplug, represents a cost-effective way to increase miles-per-gallon ("MPG"), improve performance and reduce noxious emissions and greenhouse gases generally associated with internal combustion engines.

This Press Release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company has tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "plans", "intends", "potential" and similar expressions. These statements reflect the Company's current beliefs and are based upon information currently available to it. Accordingly, such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or advise in the event of any change, addition or alteration to the information catered in this Press Release including such forward looking statements.

Investment Information:

J.A. Michie G.M. Capital Partners, (800)-647-9877, jamichie@gmcapital.com.