HTN Inc. Announces Shares for Debt Filing

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HTN Inc. ("HTN") (TSX VENTURE:HET) is pleased to announce that its previously
announced shares for debt application has been approved by the TSX Venture
Exchange and an aggregate of 2,400,000 shares of HTN at a deemed price of $0.05
per share have been issued to a consultant of HTN for services performed by the
consultant between the periods of August, 2002 and January, 2003. With the
issuance of the shares pursuant to the shares for debt application, the debt
owing to the consultant has been fully extinguished.


The shares issued pursuant to this transaction will be subject to a hold period
of 4 months from the date of issuance.


About HTN Inc.

HTN Inc. (www.htninc.com), an acronym for Health Transaction Network, is a
medical/healthcare information technology company and software support
organization, which pioneered the use of on-line healthcare transaction networks
in the province of Ontario, Canada, where the company's head offices have been
located since the company's inception in 1994. With its flagship HERO(TM)
(Healthcare Electronic Resources On-line) and HERO(TM) CMS products, HTN Inc.
provides the latest in cost effective, computerized automation to medical
offices, clinics, hospitals and other medical facilities - providing users with
improved workflow, faster information retrieval and overall operating
efficiencies while seamlessly enabling them to electronically exchange/share
clinical and transactional information with other healthcare facilities,
providers, payers, insurers, patients, and suppliers.


READER ADVISORY: FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain information set forth in
this document, including management's assessment of HTN's future plans and
operations, contain forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking
statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are
beyond these parties' control, including the impact of general economic
conditions, industry conditions, competition from other industry participants,
the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market
volatility and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external
sources. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of
such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may
prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on
forward-looking statements. HTN's actual results, performance or achievements
could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these
forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any
of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or
occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits that HTN will derive therefrom.
HTN disclaims any intention or obligation to update or review any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.