FOI Foccini International

Foccini International Inc. ("Foccini" or the "Company")(TSX VENTURE:FOI)
announces today that it has successfully concluded its previously announced
negotiations to sell its 100% stake in its operating subsidiary, Foccini Trade
GmbH ("FT Sub") to its founder and current Chief Executive Officer, Christian
Jagerhofer, by entering into a conditional share purchase agreement with Mr.
Jagerhofer (the "Proposed Disposition Transaction").


Completion of the Proposed Disposition Transaction will fulfill one of the
conditions that will permit Foccini to exercise its option to purchase all the
outstanding shares of Arch Biotech Inc. as previously disclosed in a press
release issued May 6, 2009.


Disinterested shareholder approval of the Proposed Disposition Transaction is
being sought at the Company's upcoming annual and special meeting of
shareholders scheduled for 11:00 am, June 29, 2009 at the National Club, 303 Bay
Street, Toronto, Ontario (the "Meeting"). If the Proposed Disposition
Transaction is approved, Mr. Jagerhofer will immediately resign his positions as
a director and as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.


In connection with the Proposed Disposition Transaction, Mr. Jagerhofer will
tender 1,000,000 Foccini common shares for cancellation and concurrently release
and indemnify Foccini in connection with all liabilities relating to past and
future operations of the FT Sub. All intercompany balances between Foccini and
the FT Sub, including any outstanding entries between Foccini and Mr.
Jagerfhofer, will be written down to zero.


Further information concerning the Proposed Disposition Transaction is available
in the Company's Management Information Circular prepared in connection with the
Meeting and can be viewed under the Company's profile at www.SEDAR.com.
Completion of the Proposed Disposition Transaction is subject to compliance with
all necessary regulatory and other approvals and certain other terms and
conditions.


For more information on the business operations of the FT Sub please refer to
Foccini's 2008 audited annual financial statements, first quarter 2009 financial
statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis also available under the
Company's profile at www.SEDAR.com.


Non Arm's Length Parties

Christian Jagerhofer, the person to whom the 100% stake in the FT Sub is to be
sold, is the current Chief Executive Officer of the Company and is also a
director of Foccini. As such, Mr. Jagerhofer is considered to be a non-arm's
length party, and as a result, the Proposed Disposition Transaction is
considered to be a "related party transaction" as such term is defined in
Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Securityholders in
Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). However, the Proposed Disposition
Transaction does not exceed 25% of the Company's market capitalization and is
therefore exempt from the formal valuation approval requirements of MI 61-101.
Nevertheless, the disposition of the FT Sub is a non-arm's length transaction
pursuant to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, and as such, disinterested
shareholder approval for the Proposed Disposition Transaction is being sought at
the Meeting.


Completion of the Proposed Disposition Transaction is subject to a number of
conditions, including Exchange acceptance and disinterested Shareholder
approval. The transaction cannot close until the required Shareholder approval
is obtained. There can be no assurance that the transaction will be completed as
proposed or at all.


Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Management Information
Circular prepared in connection with the Meeting, any information released or
received with respect to the Proposed Disposition Transaction may not be
accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of
Foccini International Inc should be considered highly speculative.


The TSX Venture Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed
transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press
release.


Forward-Looking Statements

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, in this news release
are forward looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties,
including, without limitation, statements regarding the future plans and
objectives of the Company. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially
from those anticipated in such statements. These and all subsequent written and
oral forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions of
management on the dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their
entirety by this notice. The Company assumes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements should circumstances or management's estimates or
opinions change.

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