Regal One Completes Safesight, Inc. Acquisition
18 July 1997
Regal One Completes Safesight, Inc. Acquisition; Announces Management ChangesLOS ANGELES, July 18 -- Regal One Corporation (OTC BULLETIN BOARD: RONE) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Safesight, Inc., in a stock-for-stock transaction. Safesight, Inc., a development stage company, is engaged in the design of vehicular anti-collision warning products for the automotive, commercial vehicle, recreational vehicle and motorcycle markets. In connection with this acquisition, Regal One also announced the following management changes: Malcolm R. Currie, PhD., has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dr. Currie is Chairman Emeritus of Hughes Aircraft, is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California and is Chairman and CEO of Currie Technologies, Inc. Richard Babbitt has been named as President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Babbitt has a long history of success in the automotive and safety equipment industries. He has been president of companies involved in seat belts and related safety items. He has served as Chairman of the American Seat Belt Council and the Safety Helmet Council. Milton Halsted has been named Executive Vice President for Development and Manufacturing. Mr. Halsted is currently the Director of Market Development at DesignWorks/USA, a BMW company. Israel Rubinstein, founder of Regal One, will remain with the company as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), vehicle collision accidents cost $170.6 billion and resulted in 2,300,000 injuries and 43,900 deaths in 1995. Safesight, Inc. was founded to address this problem and has been organized to bring to market a series of affordable and technically advanced vehicle collision protection products based on microwave radar technologies which will provide the highest levels of safety to drivers of all classes of vehicles in inclement weather or other limited visibility conditions. "In our opinion, the benefits of micro power impulse radar (MIR) technology give Regal One inherently low production cost, low power consumption and simplicity that no other competing technology has," said Richard Babbitt, President and CFO. "Combined with the business and leadership experience of our management team in the automotive industry, we believe that Regal One can become a market leader in this increasingly important area of vehicle safety." The Company is in the first phase of a three-phase program to develop micro power impulse radar. This technology has been made available to Safesight. Initial introduction is planned for late 1997 - early 1998. Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including without limitation the company's ability to develop, produce and market products that incorporate new technology on a timely basis, that are priced competitively and achieve market acceptance; higher expenses associated with the development and marketing of new products; changes in product mix; risks of dependence on third party components suppliers; inventory risks due to shifts in market demand; the presence of competitors with broader product lines and greater financial resources; intellectual property rights and litigation, risks of obtaining adequate operating and development capital; needs for liquidity; and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE Regal One Corporation