NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP. LAUNCHES LEXXUS INDIA Subsidiary Enters One of the Worlds Largest Markets as Product Distribution Grows to 25 Countries DALLAS, TEXAS - August 13, 2002 - Natural Health Trends Corp. (OTCBB: NHTC) announced it has launched its newest subsidiary, Lexxus India. The Company, which has been expanding globally over the past year and reported revenues of approximately $6,154,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 compared to approximately $3,186,000 for the same period last year, is optimistic that the new India-based subsidiary will be its strongest launch to date. The new Indian corporate office is located in Hyderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Hyderabad is a city in excess of seven million people and is the center of the Indian computer industry. Lexxus India, a subsidiary of Natural Health Trends Corp., is marketing and distributing the Company's popular quality of life Alura(tm) product, among others. Alura(tm) is a patented intimacy crème that helps promote clitoral sensitivity and helps improve the opportunity for women to achieve greater sexual satisfaction. "We have been greatly encouraged by the strong performance realized with past openings and are confident that the AluraTM product will prove to be very successful here as well," said Ajay Jaswal, Managing Director for Lexxus India. "It has been a very exciting year for Natural Health Trends as we have entered several new markets this year. To enter such a grand market is extremely rewarding, as India is the twenty-fifth country to join our Lexxus family," said Mark Woodburn, President of Natural Health Trends Corp. "Being one of the largest markets in the world, India is a key component in our record-breaking, global-expansion program," he concluded. About Natural Health Trends Corp. Natural Health Trends Corp. is a holding company for two operating subsidiaries, ekaire.com, Inc. that sells nutritional supplements and vitamins and Lexxus International, Inc. Lexxus, started in January 2001, markets and sells quality-of-life products. Investors looking for information pertaining to Natural Health Trends Corp. or any of its subsidiaries are encouraged to look up www.nhtc.ws on the Internet or by contacting Investor Relations Services, Inc. at 386.409.0200 or on the Internet at www.invrel.net. Shareholders are encouraged to register for updated information on the corporation via e-mail at the website. CONTACT: Natural Health Trends Corp., Dallas Mark Woodburn, 972/819-2035 or Investor Relations Services, Inc., New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Tom Watkins, 386/409-0200 [email protected] |