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NYSE Taps Thomson Financial Investor Relations to Provide Financial Information to Listed Companies

PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Jul 6, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) has chosen Thomson Financial Investor Relations (TFIR) to provide share
ownership and institutional information to its listed companies through a new,
web-based service, NYSE Institutional Insight(SM), it was announced today.
Through NYSE Institutional Insight(SM), listed companies can access global
shareholding data and institutional profiles, enabling them to better manage the
expectations of the global financial community.

"Our goal at the New York Stock Exchange is to develop and provide value-added
services for our listed companies. NYSE Institutional Insight(SM) represents a
significant addition to our growing portfolio of Internet services," said
Catherine R. Kinney, NYSE group executive vice president.

"The NYSE recognizes investor relations officers need the most up-to-date
shareholder data and targeting tools if they are to be effective in today's
changing and challenging market environment," said TFIR President Howard D.
Sherman. "We're honored the NYSE would choose TFIR as its partner in this
investor relations endeavor."


NYSE Institutional Insight(SM) will enable NYSE-listed companies to:

-- Learn which institutions own a company's stock and, where applicable,
the portfolio manager's name, telephone, fax number and e-mail address

-- Access shareholder information for up to 30 peer companies, the
foundation for any successful peer-targeting program

-- Obtain institutional firm profiles detailing investment philosophies
from more than 6,000 money management firms around the world. Each
profile contains a text description of the institution along with
quantitative analysis

The New York Stock Exchange is the world's largest equities market, listing more
than 3,000 companies with a total global market capitalization of $16.8
trillion. NYSE-listed companies range from "blue-chip," to many of the world's
leading technology companies, to young, high-growth enterprises. Among the
advantages the NYSE offers these companies are access to the world's largest
pool of capital and outstanding liquidity and transparency; the opportunity to
significantly expand and diversify a company's shareholder base; and greater
global visibility. The NYSE, a leader in innovative trading capabilities and
systems, employs the most advanced communications and computing technologies to
deliver fast, efficient, reliable and cost effective trade executions. Further
information on the NYSE can be obtained at http://www.nyse.com.

Headquartered on Wall Street in New York City, Thomson Financial Investor
Relations (TFIR) is the leading provider of customized solutions and strategic
investor relations advisory services to more than 3,500 companies in 45
countries. TFIR delivers a full suite of data, workplace tools and consulting
services, including global shareholder IDs and institutional profiles, plus
targeting, strategic consulting, cross-border communication, market surveillance
and market intelligence services, to companies in all industries. IR Universe, a
powerful web-based application, combines the functionality of Anamate, TFIR's
proprietary database and contact management system, with First Call, the
industry's gold standard for broker research, notes and earnings estimates. In
addition to New York, the firm maintains offices in Boston, Chicago, San
Francisco, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Sydney, Mexico City, Buenos Aires and Sao Paolo. TFIR's strategic partners
include The Barnes Organization (Toronto), NetCurrents Inc. (California), Nikko
IR (Tokyo) and Technicom (Brazil), operating as Thomson Financial Investor
Relations Brazil. For more information on TFIR, visit http://www.thomsonir.com.

Thomson Financial is a US$1.44 billion provider of e-information services and
integrated work solutions to the worldwide financial community. Through the
widest range of products and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps
clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be more productive and
achieve superior results. Thomson Financial is part of The Thomson Corporation,
a leading e-information and solutions business with annual revenues of more than
US$5.8 billion. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the Toronto and
London stock exchanges. For more information on Thomson Financial, visit
http://www.thomsonfinancial.com.

SOURCE The New York Stock Exchange


CONTACT: Raymond Pellecchia, Managing Director of The New York Stock
Exchange, 212-656-2001; or Edwin Curtin, Executive Vice President of Thomson
Financial Investor Relations, 212-701-1922, for NYSE

URL: http://www.thomsonfinancial.com
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