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American Technologies Grp (OTC BB:ATEG)
Phone #: [phone]
Website - http://www.ateg.com
CEO's email: [e-mail]
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52 week high: .906 Jan. 24, 2000
52 week low: .078 August 24, 2000
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Authorized: 100 million
Outstanding shares: 44.2 million
Float: 31.4 million
Ownership: insider 29%
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1-year chart for ATEG:
http://host.wallstreetcity.com/wsc2/chart.html?0fval0=104&3fval0=204&5fval0=208&6fval0=210&graphtype=0&gsize=12&gstyle=0&Timespan=260&template=tanalys.htm&Symbol=ateg
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List of ALL products ATEG has to offer:
http://216.71.160.147/products.html
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Business Summary:
American Technologies Group, Inc. develops, commercializes and sells products and systems using its patented and proprietary technologies. The Company concentrates its technology discovery and development processes in three core technology areas. The Company's efforts with its proprietary catalyst technology have yielded commercial applications including The Force airborne combustion enhancers, bulk fuel additives, Screen Magic and household cleaning and personal care products. In the water purification area, the Company's low temperature vacuum distillation system is undergoing tooling design for a home use version for introduction to the marketplace by the second calendar quarter of 2000. The third core technology is the high-energy particle beam, which is proposed to produce a beam of heavy particles and has potential applications in the transmutation of nuclear waste and the production of steam for powering turbines and generators to create electrical power.

Financial Summary:
American Technologies Group is engaged in the development, commercialization and sale of products and systems using its patented and proprietary technologies. For the nine months ended 4/30/00, total revenues fell 53% to $199 thousand. Net loss from continuing operations decreased 36% to $4.6 million. Revenues reflect a decrease in lease income from Royal Gold. Lower loss reflects the absence of a $1.2 million loss on impairment of assets held for sale.

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Letter from the CEO:
http://www.ragingbull.altavista.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=ATEG&read=1394
***MUST READ!!!!
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Latest filing w/SEC:
10QSB filled on June 14th: http://biz.yahoo.com/e/l/a/ateg.ob.html

Latest Press Releases:

Sept. 25th: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000925/ca_america_2.html
-China's National Electric and Water Company Becomes Exclusive Marketing Distributor for ATG's Catalyst to Power Plants Throughout China

Sept. 19th:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000919/ca_america.html
-American Technologies Group Inc. Announces Infomercial to be Test-Marketed in Late October

Sept. 13th:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000913/ca_amer_te.html
-American Technologies Group Inc. Finalizes $12 Million Equity Line of Credit

June 20th:
http://www.clearstation.com/cgi-bin/bbs?post_id=1377266&Refer=http://clearstation.com/
-American Technologies Group Inc. Ships Product to Japan

June 14th:
http://www.clearstation.com/cgi-bin/bbs?post_id=1362364&Refer=http://clearstation.com/
-American Technologies Group Inc. Announces Production of National Infomercial

June 14th:
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/000614/ateg.ob.html
-Quarterly Report (SEC form 10QSB)

March 21st:
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/000321/ateg.ob.html
-Quarterly Report (SEC form 10QSB)

December 16th:
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/991216/ateg.ob.html
-Quarterly Report (SEC form 10QSB)

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Info obtained from the 2 inch thick investors package received from the company:
--The fuel additive is the big deal here, the rest are just icing on the cake.
This is the numbers for savings and for emissions on the additive product.

Report dated Feb 28th, 2000

the remarks were:
5.4 percent decreased fuel consumption
34.3 percent decreased in smoke level
16.6 percent increase in power output.
This product has been shipped to costa rica, was received several weeks ago. Payment if not received already will be shortly. They had 30 day payment terms on it. The shipment total was $1,850,000. This product allow engines to burn cleaner, thus in production facilities where they clean and maintain the engines regularly, it leaves 95 percent less buildup, therefore making the turnaround faster on maintenance. A large Japanese firm, paid ATEG to test it in their plants, results were very good, and they are making a trip here to the US for further discussions with ATEG officials. A US firm tested the product, and came back with very favorable results.

--ATEG has 2 infomercials in the works.
Car care product line, and a water distiller unit. Which outside the US could be very well received. US I would be skeptical about it. Info on the car care product infomercial should be first part of Sept.

--SKIN care line, currently a deal has been reached with a Japan company, for a private label deal, 3,000 stores to carry the complete line of products.

--ATEG has other products that they are seeking government funds to proceed with production, one product is

PARTICLE BEAM TECHNOLOGY
It is patented or patent pending at this time.
In brief its a product that destroys Nuclear Waste.
A 2nd Generation prototype is available at the Calf Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
This report has a lot of info to list, but that should shed some light on this product.

Listed above is only some of the info from the investors package. If you would like one you can call the CEO Lawrence Brady(626) 357-5000) and request the investors package.
***It is strongly suggested that everyone call the CEO(Lawrence J. Brady) for more info.
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Biography of the executives of ATEG:

Brady, Lawrence J., ([e-mail]) ( Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President
Mr. Brady became President and a Director in March, 1997. In December, 1997, he became Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. From 1994 until he joined the Company, Mr. Brady was an independent consultant except for a five month period during which he served as President of Chantal Pharmaceutical Corp. From 1991 to 1994 Mr. Brady served as a Director and founder of Capitoline International Group, Ltd., a consulting firm. He was a Senior Vice President of Hill & Knowlton Public Affairs Worldwide from 1987 to 1991 and Director of International Marketing for Sanders Associates, a Lockheed subsidiary from 1985 to 1987.Mr. Brady served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Administration in the Reagan Administration, responsible for administering federal government export and import trade regulation functions, which included high technology export control and enforcement programs, the anti-dumping and countervailing duty laws and the anti-boycott and foreign trade zone programs. He has completed all requirements for a Ph.D. in International Economics and International Affairs except for his dissertation.

Lo, Shui-Yin, Director, Director of Research and Development
Mr. Lo became Director of Research and Development and a Director in June, 1993. From January, 1987 until June, 1993, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Boson Studies Inc., a privately funded research company. Dr. Lo received his Ph.D. in physics in 1966 from the University of Chicago. He has been a visiting scholar at numerous universities and institutes including Stanford University, California, Oxford University, England, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Berlin University, Germany and the Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China

Brooks, Alan, Director
Mr. Brooks became a Managing Director of Cone, Rose, Thatcher Ltd. in June, 1999. From May, 1991 through March, 1999 he served as CEO and/or Chairman of Interfund Resources Ltd. He also acted as President and a Director of Aviation Resources, Inc. from May, 1996 to February, 1999. Mr. Brooks is also a Director and advisor to Bromar Capital Management, Ltd. and MCAP Investments Group, Ltd. as well as a Partner of Allied Capital Partners, Ltd. Mr. Brooks specializes in marketing, mergers and acquisitions and LBO's, and has structured financings for a wide variety of companies and government organizations throughout the world.

Hennen, James, Director
Mr. Hennen has been a design, engineering and management consultant since 1984. He has worked for a variety of industries and companies including Shell, British Petroleum, Phillips Petroleum, AGIP, Heerema International, Big river Grille and Brewing Works, FLR Hosiery, Willwear Shaw Industries, Burlington Industries and Tapistron. His projects were located in the U.S., Europe, the Pacific Rim and the Mid-East. From 1974-1984 Mr. Hennen was Vice President of Operations for Jardine Matheson, Inc. working in the Pacific Rim and Mid-East.

McCarthy, Charles, Director
McCarthy is Counsel to the law firm of O'Conner & Hannan, a Washington D.C. and Minneapolis, Minnesota based law firm. Previously, he served as managing partner of several law firms. Mr. McCarthy recently completed a four year term as General Counsel to the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Odom, William, Director
Mr. Odom is Director of National Security Studies for the Hudson Institute and an adjunct professor at Yale University. As Director of the National Security Agency from 1985 to 1988 he was responsible for signal intelligence and communications security for the United States. He has many other senior national security positions in the military and the executive branch of the United States government, including in the Carter White House. Mr. Odom also serves as a director of American Science and Engineering, Inc., V-ONE Corporation and Nichols Research Corporation.

Pressler, Lawrence, Director
Mr. Pressler has been a partner in the law firm of O'Connor & Hannan, a Washington D.C. and Minneapolis, Minnesota based law firm since 1998. From 1996 to 1998 Mr. Pressler was affiliated with the law firm of Pressler & Associates. From 1975-1996, he served as a member of the U.S. Congress, 18 years of which were in the U.S. Senate. He authored the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as well as various aviation, pipeline, transportation, satellite, foreign policy, business and trade legislation during his time in Congress. He is a former Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, England and a Harvard Law School graduate. Mr. Pressler also serves as a Director of Global Light Telecommunications, Inc.

Schad, Lawrence Director
Mr. Schad is a principal of the 11 lawyer firm of Beeler, Schad & Diamond, P.C. of Chicago, Illinois which he founded in 1980. His primary practice area are business, commercial and consumer fraud litigation, commercial matters, and business planning and strategy