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Cube8.com PLC 29 February 2000 Cube8.Com plc ('Cube8') Completion of three internet investments and appointment of Non-Executive Director Cube8 today announces that it has completed three investments in internet based technology companies. Details of the three investee companies were set out in the Company's prospectus dated 21 February 2000 where it was stated that conditional agreements had been reached on the three investments subject to further due diligence. A brief summary of each follows: Web Street Limited Web Street is a UK based technology company specialising in creating inexpensive and easy to mange e-commerce sites. The service, built around a do-it-yourself template, allows retailers to quickly and inexpensively set up an online presence. Retailers pay a monthly fee to use the service. Web Street currently has sixty-seven stores online. Cube8 has acquired 25.02 per cent. of the issued share capital of Web Street for a consideration of £1,000,000 to be satisfied by the issue of 5,882,353 new Ordinary Shares. In addition Cube8 has made a loan to Web Street of £250,000. TaoTalk Limited TaoTalk is a free downloadable software package that allows users to send voice messages over the internet and talk to each other in near real time. TaoTalk has acquired over 30,000 users having done minimal advertising to date. A number of portals and ISP's are already promoting the product to a wider audience. Cube8 has acquired 15 per cent. of TaoTalk's issued share capital for a consideration of £2,250,000 to be satisfied by the issue of 11,470,588 new Ordinary Shares and £300,000 in cash and has an option to acquire a further 10 per cent. Prizescratch.com Limited www.prizescratch.com is a graphically rich games and competition website. Offering attractive game formats, the model is already generating revenue. Prizescratch.com Limited has also developed a range of scratch card games proposed to be run with national newspapers. Cube8 has acquired 50 per cent. of the issued share capital of Prizescratch.com Limited for a consideration of £1,000,000 to be satisfied by the issue of 5,882,353 new Ordinary Shares and has an option to acquire the remaining 50 per cent. Application will be made for the 23,235,294 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the Alternative Investment Market and dealings are expected to commence on 6 March 2000. Appointment of Non Executive Director Cube8 has also appointed Alexander Thomas Joseph Meisl, aged 37, as a Non Executive Director. Alex graduated with a dual business degree from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce in Reims. Alex worked at Saatchi and Saatchi plc before moving to a number of business development roles within Grand Metropolitan plc. In 1990 he joined Legion, Europe's leading premium rate telephony operator, where he was responsible for founding Legions German subsidiary. He became Legions group managing director in 1993. In 1996 he formed Gothem Limited, an international telecom and audiotex company. Alex has been granted options over 4,706,274 Ordinary Shares in Cube8. The options have been granted for nil consideration and are exercisable at 17p per share. Details of Alex Meisl's current and past directorships are as follows: Current Directorships: Past Directorships: Prizescratch.com Limited Legion (UK) Limited Gothem Limited Legion Telecall PTY Central Europe Multimedia IMS PTY Limited Sponge Limited Legion Telecommunikation GmbH TaoTalk Limited Vocal Plus SA Proyectos Telemedia CA Kazakaudiotext LLP Audioteks Limited Gothem CJSC Connekta DOO Enquiries: Cube8.Com plc 0171 243 2000 Tim Dean-Smith, Chairman

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