Siboney Corporation

Press Release

May 16, 2000

Siboney Corporation Releases Results for First Quarter 2000 Showing Revenues Increased to $1,007,127 and Net Income of $173,287

St. Louis, MO—Siboney Corporation (OTC: SBON—news) has filed today its 10Q report with the Securities and Exchange Commission and released its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000.

Revenues increased 19.5% to $1,007,127, compared to $842,854 for the first quarter of 1999.

Net income was $173,287 versus $72,472 for the first quarter last year.

These increases were due to the improved performance at the companys Siboney Learning Group subsidiary, which publishes and distributes educational software.

Siboney Learning Group products include the GAMCO educational software line and its Orchard: Teacher Choice Software line. GAMCO offers motivational single title and series which help students with skills stressed in textbooks and on standardized tests, while the Orchard products offer schools a more comprehensive solution with universal management and strong correlations to state and national tests.

GAMCO sales increased by 9.4% year to year and Orchard sales increased 49.5%.

Siboney Corporation Financial Highlights

  For the Quarter Ended March 31
  2000 1999
Revenues $ 1,007,127 842,854
Cost of Product Sales $ 132,969 149,117
Selling, General, & Admin. Expenses $ 701,696 615,327
Income (loss) from Operations $ 172,462 78,410
Other Income (Expenses) $ 825 (5,938)
Net Income (loss) $ 173,287 72,472
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 16,529,844 16,518,344
Income per share $ 0.011 $ 0.004

Contact:
Siboney Corporation, St. Louis
Bodie Marx, 314/725-6141

Any forward-looking statement is necessarily subject to significant uncertainties and risks. The words “believes”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “expects” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could be materially different due to various factors, including the level of education funding provided by federal and state governments, regulatory developments, product development and pricing strategies undertaken by our competitors and our ability to attract and retain key personnel. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.