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WILink.com plc announces interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2000

WILink.com Inc. successfully reversed into Knutsford Group plc on 14 July 2000. Knutsford Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2000 appear as an attachment to this release. Set out below are Interim Results for WILink.com Inc. for the six months ended 30 June 2000 - prior to the reversal into Knutsford and the re-naming of Knutsford as WILink.com plc.  (WLK:LSE)

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WILink.com, the company that helps quoted companies and mutual funds attract and understand private investors, announces interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2000.

Highlights for the results include:

• Sales revenue up 25.8% to £7.2m (1999: £5.7m)
• Operating profit (pre non-recurring transaction costs for reversal into Knutsford) up 30.6% to £1.05m (1999: £0.8m)
• Agreements signed with further 27 channel partners
• Global database in excess of 1.35 million individuals who have used the free Annual Reports and Fund Info services
• Canadian office opened and service launched in The Netherlands

Announcing today:

• New Chief Financial Officer Dr. Nigel Burton joins us on 20 November from Deutsche Bank
• £12.75m cash raised net of expenses on reversal into Knutsford
• Launch of Fund Info Service in Canada in partnership with The Globe and Mail

Commenting on the results, Peter Wakeham, Chief Executive, said:

"With the successful listing on the AIM market by reversing into Knutsford in July and by developing our existing skills and services, and working towards acquiring complementary ones, we believe we have made steady progress towards the achievement of our strategic objectives. We expect the demand for investment opportunities and corporate information to continue growing. We look to the future with every confidence that we will be able to meet such demand."

For further information, please visit www.wilink.com or contact:

WILink.com plc
Peter Wakeham, Chief Executive Officer  - Tel: +44 (0)207-831-3113 on 26 October at Financial Dynamics

Financial Dynamics - Tel: +44 (0)207-831-3113
Fiona Meiklejohn
Charlie Armitstead