August 30, 2002

Alacra is pleased to announce the addition of LionShares Shareholding Data to its premium content offering. We are also excited to be the first online service to offer LionShares information on both a pay-per-view and subscription basis.

LionShares collects share ownership data for more than 30,000 securities across 2,800 global institutions, 13,000 global funds, and more than 50,000 insiders from the SEC's electronic filing system (EDGAR), using a proprietary parsing application. Sources include 13D, 13F, 13G, registration forms (S-1, S-2, and S-3), Proxy, 10-K, and N-30D filings and proprietary research for non-US domiciled funds, institutions, and "declarable stakes" information.

For more information, please contact Alacra at 1 888 333 0820 within the US, 1 212 363 9620 in New York or 44 (0)20 3059 5765 in Europe, or email us at [email protected].