25 February 2003

Automatic Email Notification Service Creates Investor Audience for Corporate Information

Richmond, VA- February 25, 2003- WILink, a global leader in providing investor relations and investment information services, today announced the release of PrecisionAlert™, a free automatic email notification service.  Through PrecisionAlert™, investors interested in receiving information about a company’s upcoming investor relations events and announcements can sign-up to receive a daily email about company events that match their interests. 

PrecisionAlert™ is a tool within WILink’s PrecisionIR™ suite of services designed to facilitate communications between corporations and the investment community.  With the direct, automatic communication, PrecisionAlert™ facilitates communication to shareholders and prospective investors.

“PrecisionAlert™ helps our clients build their audience of existing and potential shareholders by providing an important notification or reminder to interested investors about upcoming company events,” said J. Patrick Galleher, chief operating officer of WILink, Inc.  “Companies are spending money on producing webcasts and detailed corporate communications to provide more information to investors and our service makes sure the information actually reaches the message target – interested institutional and high net worth retail investors.”  

Investors can access PrecisionAlert™ throughout WILink’s websites including www.precisionir.com, www.vcall.com, and www.precisionfm.com to register for notification of upcoming events by the companies or industries they are tracking.

About WILink:  Since 1992, WILink plc (www.wilink.com) has been a leading provider of global investor relations and investment information services that attract and retain investors for public companies and mutual funds. WILink’s PrecisionIR™ (www.precisionir.com) and PrecisionFM™ custom investor-marketing programs enable publicly traded companies and mutual funds to deliver tailored and compelling communications to a precisely targeted audience of investors.  This year WILink will make more than 7 million investor introductions for over 4,200 corporate clients through PrecisionIR™ and PrecisionFM™ programs, which include the Annual Reports Service, the Fund Info Service, Informed Investors Forums (www.informedinvestors.com) and Vcall® webcasting (www.vcall.com).  WILink’s InstitutionalReach™ database and partnerships with over 230 leading financial channels in 14 countries including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Barron's and Yahoo! Finance ensure clients targeted visibility within the investment community.  WILink, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of WILink plc (WLK: LSE) began operations in Richmond, Va. in 1993.