International Hi Tech Industries (IHITF) Inactive
Filed: 5 Apr 04, 12:00am
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month ofDecember, 2003
Commission File No.0-24364
INTERNATIONAL HI-TECH INDUSTRIES INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
1096 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 1H8
(Address of principal executive office)
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INTERNATIONAL HI-TECH INDUSTRIES INC.
1096 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 1H8
Telephone: (604) 733-5400Fax: (604)734-8300
Internet: www.ihiintl.com Email: info@ihiintl.com or info@ihi.ca
Trading Symbols: TSX: IHI OTCBB: IHITF
NEWS RELEASE
Vancouver, British Columbia - Friday April 2, 2004
International Hi-Tech Industries Inc. (IHI) (TSX:IHI; OTC BB:IHITF)
IHI Q1 2004 UPDATE
APPOINTMENT
The Company is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. George F. Hamann, B. Arch (Hons.) F.R.I.B.A., F.R.A.I.C., co-founder of Bregman & Hamann, Architects and Planners, one of Canada's largest architectural firms, as Honorary Chairman of IHI.
Among his firm's many projects, completed in downtown Toronto over a twenty-year period, were First Canadian Place, the largest bank building in the world (70 stories), Harbour Castle Hotel, and B.C.E. Place, which was voted by Time Magazine in 1997 as one of the ten best buildings in the world. During this period, Mr. Hamann served as Bregman & Hamann's Partner-in-Charge. Mr. Hamann has received the George Goulstone Fellowship in Architecture for Design and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Royal Institute of British Architects. In 1984, Bregman & Hamann received the Governor General's Medal for the Design of Toronto Eaton Centre.
SALES AND MARKETING
The Company has appointed several new sales representatives. In conjunction with those appointments, a new "slide show" for corporate sales and marketing presentations has been prepared. Shareholders are invited to view this on the Company's website at http://www.ihi.ca/s/Investment-Centre-Presentation.asp.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PATENTS ISSUED
IHI is pleased to announce that patent number 316392 has been issued in Norway. Additional patents have been granted in Brazil (PI 9408386-0) and in The Slovak Republic (283856). Patents in Malaysia have been allowed. Current patents encompass IHI's earthquake, wind, fire and sound resistant pre-fabricated building panels, as well as structures made from these panels, held under license. IHI now has 72 patent claims fully issued in 158 countries and pending in another 22 countries, with respect to the building technology held by it under license. The Company and its international subsidiary are planning to file for additional new sets of worldwide patents in 2004.
OTHER COMPANY NEWS
Details of the interim agreements noted above are set out in the Company's news releases dated Aug. 9, Sept. 4 and Nov. 4, 2002 and Jan. 16 and Dec. 23, 2003.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ "Roger A. Rached"
ROGER A. RACHED, PRESIDENT & CEO
THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED THIS PRESS RELEASE AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.ihi.ca or contact us by:
Telephone: 604-733-5400
Fax: 604-734-8300
Email: info@ihi.ca
Media Contact:
Susan Hahn & Associates
Telephone: 212-986-6286
Fax: 212-949-7274
Email: SusanHahn@nyc.com
International Hi-Tech Industries Inc. is a company whose principal business is the development and commercialization of a new building system in Canada, and internationally through its subsidiary, IHI International Holdings Ltd. To date, IHI's system has attracted interest from more than 65 different countries worldwide.
This release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which reflect management's view only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
INTERNATIONAL HI-TECH INDUSTRIES INC.
Date: April 2, 2004
/s/ Roger A. Rached
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Roger A. Rached, President & CEO