The board of directors of Coates International, Ltd. elected Mr. Glenn Crocker to its board of directors which fills a current vacancy. Mr. Crocker has been working for most of the past thirty-five years as a designer and design engineer with various vehicle manufacturers including Ford Motor Company, British Leyland, Mercedes Benz, Volvo Cars, Saturn GM, and BMW, among others. At the same time, Mr. Crocker was also elected to serve as Chairperson of the Registrant’s Audit Committee. The registrant is anticipating contributions from Mr. Crocker, based on his extensive engineering background and experience in the automobile industry.