Central Industries Corporation Inc. Announces Private Placement Financing, Stock Option Grants and Settlement of Debt

  Central Industries Corporation Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CND.A)("CICI") is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of up to $900,000 at $0.04 per Unit. Each Unit will consist of one common share and one warrant. Each warrant will be exercisable to acquire one common share of CICI for twelve months at a price of $0.05 and for an additional twelve months at a price of $0.10.

The Common Shares and Warrants comprising the Units will be subject to a hold period of four months plus one day from the date of issuance in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable securities laws.

Net proceeds will be used to expand production facilities, repay debt and for working capital purposes.

Completion of the private placement offering is subject to the approval of TSX Venture Exchange.

Stock Option Grant

CICI also announces that it has granted 275,000 options to certain employees of CICI, subject to regulatory approval. The options will be exercisable for a period of five years at an exercise price of $0.10 per share.

Settlement of Debt

CICI announces that Hans Ruschke has delivered an invoice for more than $700,000 for services rendered to CICI. The Company has thoroughly investigated this claim. With the intention of avoiding any further claim, CICI has settled this invoice as follows:

Subject to regulatory and TSX-V approval, it intends to proceed with a Shares for Debt transaction with Hans Ruschke, whereby Central Industries will issue 3,750,000 ("Debt Settlement Shares") of CICI at a deemed price of $0.05 to Ruschke to settle part of the outstanding debt owed to Ruschke in the amount of $187,500. The Common Shares issued will be subject to a four-month hold period from the date of closing. The issuance of the Debt Settlement Shares will not result in a change of control.

The balance of the debt to Mr. Ruschke is to be settled no later than May 1, 2009. Subject to these payments, Mr. Ruschke has signed a full and final release of CICI.

The private placement offering, stock option grants and shares for debt settlement are subject to regulatory approval and the completion of definitive documentation.

Change of Directors

CICI announces that Michael Vinke has resigned as Director and has been re-placed by Mauro Cerullo.

CICI announces that Gerald Salvati has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of CICI and has been replaced by David Ciavarella.

About Central Industries Corporation Inc.

CICI operates a federally inspected, HACCP approved, meat processing company that converts wholesale cuts from a hog carcass or "primal meat cut" and converts smaller cuts derived from the primal cuts or "sub primal meat cuts" into fresh-boxed pork and case ready products, hams and boneless picnic loins for shipment to its customers. CICI's products are marketed and sold to Canadian national and regional grocery chains, as well as in the Asian-Pacific market and other international markets. In addition, it is aggressively looking to expand into profitable niche businesses in food processing and other industries.

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Contacts: Central Industries Corporation Inc. Zoran Konevic CEO [phone]