EX-99.1 2 doc2.txt Exhibit 99.1 ------------ NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information Contact: Daniel J. Haslinger, President and Chief Executive Officer info@nviro.com (419) 535-6374 -------------- N-VIRO ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH FORMER LAW FIRM Toledo, Ohio, Thursday, January 5, 2006 - N-Viro International Corp. (OTC BB/NVIC.OB) announced today that it has settled an account payable to a former law firm at no cost to the Company, either in cash or the issuance of stock. The settlement, which includes mutual releases and indemnities, became effective December 27, 2005, and will result in an improvement of $108,000 in fourth quarter 2005 results for the Company. Daniel J. Haslinger, President and CEO, stated, "We are pleased to get this debt off our balance sheet. This settlement is definitely beneficial to our shareholders and eliminates a distraction to our management as we continue to focus on Company growth and performance." About N-Viro ------------- N-Viro International Corporation develops and licenses its technology to municipalities and private companies. N-Viro's patented processes use lime and/or mineral-rich, combustion byproducts to treat, pasteurize, immobilize and convert wastewater sludge and other bio-organic wastes into biomineral agricultural and soil-enrichment products with real market value. More information about N-Viro International can be obtained by contacting the office or on the Internet at www.nviro.com or by e-mail inquiry to info@nviro.com. ------------- -------------- Forward Looking Statements ---------------------------- The Company cautions that words used in this document such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes" and "may," as well as similar words and expressions used herein, identify and refer to statements describing events that may or may not occur in the future. These forward-looking statements and the matters to which they refer are subject to considerable uncertainty that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described herein. For example, while the Company believes that trends in sludge treatment are moving in favor of the Company's technology, such trends may not continue or may never result in increased sales or profits to the Company because of the availability of competing processes. Additional information about these and other factors that may adversely affect these forward-looking statements are contained in the Company's reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.