Celtron Secures $2M Investment
February 17 2006 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Mr. Zirk Engelbreck Appointed to Board as Chairman SAN DIEGO, Feb.
17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Celtron International, Inc. (OTC:CLTR)
(BULLETIN BOARD: CLTR) announced today that on February 14, 2006,
The Aston Organization, Ltd. and Zirk Engelbrecht have agreed to
invest $2.0 million in Celtron. Pursuant to the terms of a
Convertible Promissory Note (the "Note"), Aston and/or Engelbrecht
would have the ability to convert the aggregate principal and
interest outstanding under the Note into shares of Celtron Common
Stock at a conversion rate of $0.20 per share. Satellite Security
Systems, Inc. ("S3"), also based in San Diego, California, is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Celtron. In addition to the Note,
Celtron also announces the February 15, 2006 appointment of Mr.
Zirk Engelbrecht to the Board of Directors. Mr. Englebrecht was
unanimously approved to assume the role of Chairman of the Board.
Ken Dixon, Celtron's CEO, stated "this funding provides Celtron and
S3 with the resources required to fulfill on upcoming strategic
opportunities while also funding ongoing operations. Adding a
seasoned executive of Mr. Engelbrecht's caliber as Chairman is the
natural, next step, in establishing Celtron's presence in the
global market." Mr. Engelbrecht commented "Celtron's technology,
coupled with S3's customer base and Monitoring and Support Center
(MSC), is capturing significant market awareness. I welcome the
opportunity to provide mentoring and the financing to ensure the
rapid growth of the company." Mr. Engelbrecht holds a degree in
Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Engelbrecht has extensive experience
with public companies in South Africa and the United States and has
overseen the venture capital phase and public registration of
numerous public companies since 1994. About Satellite Security
Systems, Inc. With headquarters in San Diego, California, Satellite
Security Systems, Inc. is a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of
Celtron International, Inc. (OTC:CLTR) (BULLETIN BOARD: CLTR) and
is supported by a nationwide team of sales and service
professionals with expertise in industries such as law enforcement,
military, communications and investment banking. Clients include
the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington D.C. Public
School System, San Francisco Unified School District, Fairfax
County Public Schools, InterState Oil Company, Gateway Cities of
Governments, and other entities serving various industries.
Satellite Security Systems' GlobalGuard(TM) technology secures,
tracks, and controls assets throughout the United States, Mexico,
and Canada for clients including military, government, police, and
the consumer market. GlobalGuard(TM) users can communicate with,
monitor, track, analyze and control the movement of virtually any
object in transit. The integration of Motorola's two-way satellite
communications, on-board CPU and an integrated Global Positioning
System (GPS) make it possible for GlobalGuard(TM) users to send
data back and forth from a central command unit or monitoring
center while being continually alerted to new or dynamic changes.
The GlobalGuard(TM) active communication and GPS system can be
incorporated into unlimited applications. To contact Satellite
Security Systems, Inc.: John Phillips, 858-638-9700 or . About
Celtron International, Inc. Celtron International, Inc. is engaged
in the business of marketing products and services in vehicle
locating and management, and asset tracking and telemetry
solutions. Celtron's products and services incorporate the latest,
state of the art technology, including cellular, global
positioning, and satellite technology. To contact Celtron
International, Inc.: Ken Dixon, 858-638-9700 or FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENT: This press release contains forward-looking statements,
including expected industry patterns and other financial and
business results that involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ
materially from results expressed or implied by this press release.
Such risk factors include, among others: the sustainability of
recent growth rates in the market for GPS products and services;
whether certain market segments, particularly enterprise security,
grow as anticipated; the positioning of Celtron's and S3's products
in those segments; the competitive environment in the asset
tracking and monitoring industry; ability to integrate acquired
companies and technology; ability to retain key employees; ability
to successfully combine product offerings and customer acceptance
of combined products; general market conditions, fluctuations in
currency exchange rates, changes to operating systems and product
strategy by vendors of operating systems; and whether Celtron
and/or S3 can successfully develop new products and the degree to
which these gain market acceptance. Actual results may differ
materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements
in this press release. Additional information concerning these and
other risk factors is contained in the Risk Factors sections of
Celtron's previously filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Neither Celtron
nor S3 undertake any obligation to update or revise forward-looking
statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of
unanticipated events or changes to future operating results.
DATASOURCE: Celtron International, Inc. CONTACT: Ken Dixon of
Celtron International, Inc., +1-858-638-9700, ; or John Phillips of
Satellite Security Systems, Inc., +1-858-638-9700,
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