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BlueStar Announces Fiscal Third Quarter 2000 Earnings Release

12 September 2000

BlueStar Announces Fiscal Third Quarter 2000 Earnings Release And Conference Call Schedule

    RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 11 BlueStar Battery Systems
International Corp. (CDNX: BHW) announced that results of operations for the
Company's fiscal third quarter and the nine months ended June 30, 2000 will be
released Tuesday, September 12, 2000 after the market closes.
    A conference call will be conducted by James A. Risher, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, and Marty R. Kittrell, Chief Financial Officer, on
Wednesday, September 13, 2000 at 1:30 p.m. EDT.  If you wish to listen to the
conference call, please dial 888-857-6929 or international 719-457-2600 and
indicate passcode #622421.
    The conference call will be recorded, and an automated replay of the
conference call will be available from Wednesday, September 13, at 5:30 p.m.
EDT until 11:59 p.m. EDT September 16, by dialing 888-203-1112, or
international 719-457-0820 and indicating passcode #622421.