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Wednesday, November 14, 2001 7:01:10 PM

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HARTCOURT QUARTERLY RESULTS...

Hartcourt Reports Record Results for Third Quarter 2001


LOS ANGELES, Nov 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hartcourt Companies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HRCT; Frankfurt: HCT), www.hartcourt.com , today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2001. Revenues for the third quarter exceeded estimates reporting $3,809,526, a 103% increase over the $1,877,865 recorded in Q2 2001 and an 1100% increase over the $333,641 for Q3 2000. Revenues were $5,940,752 for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 as compared to $1,024,081 for the same period in year 2000.

Hartcourt reported ($0.00) per share or a loss of ($216,024) for the third quarter 2001 as compared to a loss of ($979,235) or one-cent ($0.01) per share for Q2 2001 and loss of ($2,730,762) or five cents ($0.05) per share for the third quarter 2000. For the nine months ending September 30, 2001, the company reported a loss of four cents ($0.04) per share vs. a loss of nine cents ($0.09) per share for the same period in year 2000.

Cash flows from operating activities showed a significant improvement from $1,144,522 for Q2 2001 to $216,168 for Q3 2001, and down appreciably year over year from $2,017,897 for Q3 2000. Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2001 were derived from Hartcourt's 100% ownership of the Sinobull.com Inc., 85% ownership of Streaming Asia Limited, 66.67% ownership of HCTV, 58.53% ownership of Financial Telecom Limited, and 51% ownership in subsidiary Elephant Talk Ltd.

Mr. Manu Ohri, Hartcourt CFO said, "The third quarter continued to show significant progress in all divisions. Revenues continued to expand, operational margins showed sustained improvements, and operating expenses continued to decline. We have continued to respond to changing market conditions by re-focusing our business model and eliminating less productive units. We are experiencing growth across our entire organization and expect this trend to continue in the fourth quarter with an estimated $4.7 to $5.0 million in revenues and improved cash flow results."

Hartcourt Chairman Alan Phan, stated: "Hartcourt has just experienced another landmark quarter. In spite of a challenging environment we continue to record steady progress on four fronts: improving financials, refinement and execution of our business strategies, completion of acquisitions, and the public divestiture of our assets. Today we reported significant progress in revenue growth and bottom line results with impressive improvements over both quarter and yearly comparisons. The sale of under performing assets and the integration of improved financial and management oversight has shown immediate positive results as we continue on our path to profitability. The recent acquisitions of Renew Logistics and Control Tech Centenary Group Ltd. add to our strong network of companies and our plans to take our Elephant Talk and Sinobull Financial Group public on the US markets are on schedule. We expect to continue this strategy with the AI-Asia Group. These are essential steps in establishing a market value for our assets, and to give them direct access to the capital markets. We continue to assess operational performance across our organization and to position our companies to take full advantage of China's entry into the WTO."

Hartcourt's third quarter 2001 accomplishments and subsequent events:

-- Hartcourt Completes the Acquisition of 85% of StreamingAsia Group

-- Hartcourt Establishes AI-Asia Inc. as Holding and Development Co. for All Media Services Assets:

-- ElephantTalk Ltd. signed a Letter of Intent to Merge With Staruni Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SRUN)

-- Sinobull Financial Group signed a Letter of Intent to Merge With Global

Telephone Communications Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GTCI)

-- ElephantTalk Ltd. Forms a Partnership With JiTong, a telecommunications giant in China

-- AI-Asia Inc. Purchases 100 Percent Of Renew Logistics Ltd.

-- AI-Asia Inc. Purchases 100 Percent Of Control Tech Centenary, a distributor of Polycom Products

About Hartcourt

The Hartcourt Companies is a holding and development enterprise that is building a broad network of Internet, media, and telecommunication companies in Greater China. In partnership with leading Chinese entrepreneurs and government-sponsored entities, Hartcourt is developing and investing in emerging technologies while building an integrated commercial framework for its subsidiaries and their partners. Hartcourt's operative business strategy is designed to facilitate a series of venture divestitures via IPO or public merger in its four main divisions to fully realize the value of these assets for its investors; Sinobull Financial Group, Media Services Group, Broadband/Telecommunications Group and E-learning Group.

About Sinobull Financial Group

Sinobull Financial Group is a financial data provider and technology developer. Sinobull's operating companies include: Shanghai Sinobull Information Company Ltd. (formerly Guo Mao Science & Technology), Sinobull Network Technology (formerly Shangdi Networks), Financial Telecom Ltd, Fintel Wireless Ltd., Ton Bo software, HCTV Financial TV channel Ltd. and Sinobull Magazine Ltd. Sinobull.com is a financial information and stock trading website complementing Sinobull Group's product and service offerings. The companies in the Group provide news, data and analysis to the business community and media outlets; real-time pricing, historical pricing, indicative data, analytics and electronic communications. Clients include China's investment institutions, commercial banks, government offices and agencies, corporations, and news/media organizations. Details on Sinobull Financial Group could be found at www.sinobullfinancial.com .

About ElephantTalk

Based in Hong Kong, ElephantTalk is one of the leading international long- distance service providers to Hong Kong and portions of China. Established in 1995, it holds a number of licenses including US FCC 214, HK ETS and ISP PNETS allowing it to provide voice, data transmission like IDD, pre-paid calling card and ISP services. Its customers include major telecom carriers based in the U.S. and Hong Kong. Additional information regarding ElephantTalk can be found at www.elephanttalk.com .

About AI-Asia

AI-Asia Inc. is a holding company created by Hartcourt to acquire assets and companies in the multi-media technology and services sector. Its objective is to identify, develop, and maintain first-mover technologies, products and services for corporate and consumer Internet deployment. AI-Asia plans to provide its clientele with a comprehensive range of Internet enabling solutions, preparing them to participate in the rapidly emerging streaming and broadband communications revolution. Operating companies include: Streaming Asia, Logicspace, Syndicate Asia, Control Tech Centenary Group Ltd., with an investment in Total System Solutions (TSS).

About E-Learning

This program has been formulated as a joint effort of Hartcourt, California State University at Fullerton and Northern JiaoTong University of Beijing. The E-Learning program is designed as an expanding multi-discipline program that initially features American-standard Management and IT courses for China's entrepreneurs.

Forward-looking statements

Certain statements in this news release may constitute "forward looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward looking statements to differ materially from the forward looking statements.

For further information please contact:

Manu Ohri of The Hartcourt Companies, +1-310-410-7290, mohri@hartcourt.com



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SOURCE The Hartcourt Companies, Inc.

CO: Hartcourt Companies, Inc.; Sinobull Financial Group; ElephantTalk;AI-Asia Inc.

ST: California, China, Hong Kong

IN: CPR MLM TLS OTC

SU: ERN

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