EXHIBIT 99.4
BENTLEY COMMUNICATIONS CORP. INKS CELEBRITY PRO-ATHLETES WEB SITE DEAL
Wednesday, August 30, 2000 07:03 AM
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2000--Bentley Communications Corp.
(OTCBB:BTLY) has signed an Agreement with The Athletic Role Model Institute, an
organization dedicated to the promotion of professional sports figures as
positive role models for America's youth.
Under the agreement, Bentley Communications Corp. is furnishing Web sites,
merchandise and other promotional products in conjunction with various
professional athletes in a profit-sharing agreement. The first sports celebrity
to be so represented is Spencer Haywood www.spencerhaywood.com, NBA star player
for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Many more athletes are in the process of being signed up, including Dr. Dick
Barnett, former NBA star and founder of the A.R.M. Institute. The Athletic Role
Model Institute Board of Directors includes such luminaries as Kobe Bryant,
Shaquille O'Neill, Bill Cosby and U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, along with Dr. Dick
Barnett.
"This represents a significant revenue-generating strategic direction
for Bentley Communications Corp. and we are very excited about this opportunity
to make a contribution to the America's youth 'awareness' programs. BTLY's
extensive Asian manufacturing resources will play a significant role in the
development of merchandising packages to support this lucrative market segment,
as well," said Gordon F. Lee, CEO.
Recently, Bentley also announced that it cleared all Securities and Exchange
Commission staff comments on its SEC filings. As a result, on August 28, Bentley
was declared Eligible for quotation on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board.
"The new OTC Bulletin Board Eligibility Rule protects investors by ensuring that
they have access to every OTC issuer's current financial information", said Dr.
Victor Allen Nguyen, President. "Bentley's next SEC filing will be our 10-KSB
Annual Report due by September 30, 2000," Dr. Nguyen also said.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information
contained herein, the statements in this press release are forward-looking
statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the company's actual results in
the future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and
uncertainties include, among other things, product price volatility, product
demand, market competition, risk inherent in the company's domestic and
international operations, imprecision in estimating product reserves and the
company's ability to replace and expand its holdings.
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CONTACT: Bentley Communications Corp., Los Angeles
Gordon Lee, 310/342-0760
310/342-0704 (fax)
[email protected]
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