Expanding into Europe

ADVFN.COM PLC 24 November 2000 For Immediate Release 24 November 2000 ADVFN.COM plc EXPANDS INTO EUROPE ADVFN.COM plc, ('ADVFN'), one of the UK's leading providers of financial information, today announces the opening of its first European website, ADVFN.FR, providing online financial information dedicated to the French stock market. ADVFN's expansion into France will allow the Company access to a mature online marketplace of nine million users. A high percentage of those use the Internet for financial information and transactions. The creation of ADVFN.FR is the first step towards ADVFN's strategy to establish a global brand and confirms the group's commitment to develop new overseas websites using the proven cost effective formula employed in the UK. Benedicte Nauleau, MBA (essec), heads up ADVFN's French subsidiary and its local team. Benedicte was previously head of legal affairs for Unigate Plc's (UNIQ) French subsidiary. She has significant experience in a variety of Internet businesses. Michael Boydell, Managing Director, today commented: The opening of our French site reaffirms our commitment to expanding the successful online services that we currently offer in the UK. France is a major market for online financial information and is considered to be a 'hub' for European markets. Building on our considerable success in the UK, we will continue to roll out our sites in other overseas territories, and look forward to generating revenues from these new opportunities in 2001. For further information please contact: Advfn.com plc 020 7070 0947 Michael Boydell, Managing Director Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000 Alison Cole / Jeremy Garcia Notes to Editors: ADVFN went live in the last quarter of 1999 and has attracted considerable attention for its unique range of services. ADVFN floated on AIM in March 2000. Its current services include : * Free real-time prices direct from the Stock Exchange * Premium site with level 2 data at £35 per month * User-configurable alerts to e-mail and mobiles * Comprehensive fundamental data * Stock monitor. Track stocks - with automatic updates * Portfolio service. Update and track your portfolios * Fast quotes * Top Lists * Newswire (RNS, AFX and ADVFN in-house journalists) * Trade Analyser * Charts (historic, intraday, Microscope) * Data download area * Informed and active Bulletin Boards * Investment education through its subsidiary Success Events Limited * Interactive Digital Television Channel in conjunction with Telewest * WAP services

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