CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich., April 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midnight Holdings Group, Inc. (OTC:MHGI) today announced that its subsidiary company All Night Auto Stores Inc. has sold its All Night Auto of Aurora, IL, and All Night Lube Express of Tinley Park, IL, operations to All Night Auto of Naperville, IL, a joint venture partnership between Midnight Auto Franchise Corp. and J.C. Walsh Inc. The transaction increases All Night Auto of Naperville's store ownership count from one to two (Tinley Park and Aurora) and merges the Lube Express operations at Tinley Park with the service center operations located at the same facility. Both locations operated by the joint- venture now have Lube Express facilities with common management and revenues. John Walsh, president of All Night Auto of Naperville, will be the General Manager with operational support provided by Midnight Auto Franchise Corp. According to Nicholas Cocco, the CEO of Midnight, the deal will help streamline the efficiency of the two suburban Illinois operations allowing John Walsh to be focused on expanding the size and scope of the operations in both Aurora and Tinley Park. "It has always been our intention to expand our presence in the Chicago market," says John Walsh, president of All Night Auto of Naperville. "The Tinley Park store continues to increase its client base and revenue. The Aurora store started with a strong client base and is still growing strong. Working with Midnight, we will increase our Automotive Concierge Service offerings paving the way for additional All Night Auto stores in this market," says Walsh. "The FTP program is truly a winner when it comes to building a business and a market area." "We are continuing to grow our FTP joint-venture programs as well as showcase our commitment to existing partnerships. The Aurora store is just one of our flagship locations that we plan on moving into partnerships," Cocco said. "Both the Tinley Park and Aurora locations are doing solid business and John and I see plenty of opportunities for growth at both locations. Our partnership is an example of how well our unique FTP programs really work. We are a little over 18 months into this partnership program and we are already expanding the operations of All Night Auto of Naperville," Cocco says. "The Aurora and Tinley Park locations are top producers for us. Our clients' benefit the most from the addition of this location to the joint- venture program," said Jim M. Jung, Director of Sales and Marketing for Midnight. "John Walsh and the Team All Night personnel are a great example of how our partnership programs provide superior services to the market place." About All Night Auto All Night Auto provides all makes/all model concierge service and convenience to both retail and commercial clients seven days 100-hours per week--Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. until midnight, Saturday and Sundays until 6 pm. All Night Auto's "Automotive Concierge Service" is designed to meet the demands of today's well educated and discriminating consumer in the rapidly-changing service economy. All Night Auto currently operates nine All Night Auto branded locations in Arizona, Illinois, Michigan and Oklahoma. About Midnight Holdings Group, Inc. Midnight Holdings Group, Inc. (OTC:MHGI) is the parent of Midnight Auto Franchise Corp and All Night Auto Stores, Inc. The subsidiary companies provide management and distribution services as well as automotive aftermarket products and concierge services under its flagship "All Night Auto(R)" and "All Night Lube Express(TM)" brand names. This news release contains forward-looking statements, including those that involve known and unknown risks, delays, uncertainties and other factors not under the control of Midnight Holdings Group, Inc., which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Midnight Holdings Group, Inc. to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and other factors, are discussed in the Midnight Holdings Group, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission such as the 10K, 10Q and 8K reports. Midnight Holdings Group, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any forward- looking statements. DATASOURCE: Midnight Holdings Group, Inc. CONTACT: Bruce Stockler, of Number 9 PR for Midnight Holdings Group, Inc., +1-914-472-0176,

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