Avalon Borden

AVALON-BORDEN FILES SECURITIES REGISTRATION STATEMENT

MONTGOMERY, Alabama. (August 9, 2000) - Avalon-Borden Companies, Inc. "Avalon") announced today that it had filed a Form 10-SB "General Form for Registration of Securities of Small Business Issuers" with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The filing must be reviewed and approved by the SEC before becoming effective. Avalon filed the Form 10-SB in order to become a SEC reporting company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Avalon-Borden Companies, Inc. is currently traded in the Over-The-Counter "pink sheets" published by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. under the symbol AVBD. Avalon's market maker previously filed a Form 211 with the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") and was cleared on April 7, 2000 for quotation on the "Pink Sheets." Avalon currently has one market maker, EquiTrade Securties Corporation, located at 23736 Birtcher Drive, Lake Forest, CA 92630-1771.

Avalon plans to pursue quotation of its securities on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board as soon as its Form 10-SB becomes effective. To have its securities quoted on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board a company must: (1) be a company that reports its current financial information to the Securities and Exchange Commission, banking regulators or insurance regulators; (2) has at least one market maker who completes and files a Form 211 with NASD Regulation, Inc. The NASD OTC Bulletin Board is a dealer-driven quotation service. Unlike the Nasdaq Stock Market, companies cannot directly apply to be quoted on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board, only market makers can initiate quotes, and quoted companies do not have to meet any quantitative financial requirements. Any equity security of a reporting company not listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market or on a national securities exchange is eligible. In general there is greatest liquidity for traded securities on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, less on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board, and least through quotation by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. on the "pink sheets". It is not possible to predict whether Avalon's securities will ever trade on NASD OTC Bulletin Board or Nasdaq SmallCap.

Avalon, through its wholly owned subsidiary Avalon Media Group, Inc., (www.Avalonmediagroup.com), is a leading turnkey provider of cable television advertising insertion services, providing a complete advertising solution for cable television operators. The Company is not owned or affiliated with any cable provider, but services various cable clients including large MSOs, telephone companies, independent cable operators and municipalities.

Certain statements included in this press release are ``forward looking'' statements, such as those relating to anticipated future revenue of the Company, anticipated success of certain securities filings, or the anticipated success of current product offerings. Such forward looking statements involve important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future. The Company's performance and financial results could differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements due to financial, economic, regulatory and political conditions or additional factors unknown to the Company at this time. Therefore, current or prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact:

Avalon-Borden Companies, Inc.
Attn: Michael Wilson, President and CEO
404 Avalon Avenue, Suite 200
Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35661

Phone: (256) 381-7840
Fax: (256) 381-4832

E-mail: info@avalonborden.com
www.avalonborden.com