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MatchNet Relationship with AltaVista.com Ad-hoc-announcement processed and transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– MatchNet Relationship with AltaVista.com BEVERLY HILLS, CA (March 19, 2002) – – MatchNet plc (Neuer Markt: MHJG), a leading global online dating company, announced today that AmericanSingles.com, MatchNet’s U.S.-based online dating service, has been selected by AltaVista.com as a best-of-breed partner to exclusively power the Personals module in the highly trafficked ‘Web Services’ section on the AltaVista.com home page. MatchNet and AltaVista have formed the alliance to provide AltaVista.com’s 45 million unique monthly users with premiere online Personals services. This relationship expands MatchNet’s reach among the target singles demographic and MatchNet expects it will add greatly to their growing subscriber base. Contact: Elmar Bob (elmar@matchnet.com) Tel.: +49 69 7409 3788 Tel.: +49 (6196) 88 00 215 MatchNet plc Arndtstrasse 51 D-60325 Frankfurt am Main Germany end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 19.03.2002 Issuer’s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad-hoc-announcement: Additional Information about AltaVista Company: AltaVista Company is a leading global provider of search services and software. The company’s patented technology continues to set the pace, making AltaVista a leading search engine among Web users and premier provider of high-powered search software to Intranet, enterprise and e-commerce clients around the globe. AltaVista is a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI). For more information, see http://www.altavista.com . About MatchNet plc Incorporated in England in 1998, MatchNet plc is a publicly traded Internet company, quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and is one of the largest and most profitable providers of global online dating and relationship services. The MatchNet network includes AmericanSingles.com, MatchNet.de, MatchNet.co.uk, and MatchNet.com.au. In addition the company operates JDate.com & JDate.co.il, the dominant Jewish dating services world-wide and Gay11.com, a leading online dating service for relationship-minded gay men and women. MatchNet’s network of websites enjoys a combined membership exceeding 5 million world-wide. MatchNet currently earns its revenue from recurring membership subscription fees and special events. More information on the Company is available at http://www.matchnet.com . ——————————————————————————– WKN: 930129; ISIN: US5766601042; Index: Listed: Neuer Markt in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 190821 Mär 02