Napier Environmental Technologies Inc.: Freeworld NAFTA Option Closing Delayed

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 30, 2009) - Napier Environmental Technologies Inc. ("Napier") (PINK SHEETS:NAITF - News) has previously announced that it has been notified by Freeworld Coatings Global (JSE:FWD) ("Freeworld") of their intention to exercise their option to acquire the North American operations of Napier. Closing was expected to occur on April 30, 2009. Regulatory approvals have not yet been obtained and accordingly the closing shall be delayed. It is still contemplated that, coincident with the closing, Napier will enter into a transition services agreement to manufacture its current offering of products until Freeworld are in a position to further assess the business, on terms as previously disclosed.

Napier is a Canadian company primarily engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of a wide range of products utilizing environmentally advanced technology. The product lines include coating removal and wood restoration products for both the industrial/commercial market and the consumer/retail market. Upon completion of this transaction and upon the fulfillment of its obligations under the TSA, Napier will no longer own the rights to these products and will accordingly cease manufacturing.

This release and referenced materials contain forward looking statements that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in Napier's forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the major paint manufacturer discontinuing the sale of products containing Napier's IP and Napier receiving no further royalty payments, the going concern status of Napier, historical losses and cash flow, the future need for capital and uncertainty of additional financing being available, the potential dilution to shareholders, the historical lack of dividend payments, dependence on key personnel, the influence of economic conditions, rate fluctuations and conflicts of interest. For further details regarding such risk factors, see the section entitled "Description of the Business - Risk Factors" in Napier's annual information form dated March 25, 2008 and filed with the British Columbia and Ontario securities commissions which can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although Napier has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Steve Balmer
Napier Environmental Technologies Inc.
President and COO
604.526.0802