news aktuell (na) europe links with RNS news distribution service

London 11. 11. 2002 (PROTEXT/ots) - na europe, theinternational news distribution network and the London StockExchange's Regulatory News Service today launched a partnershipwhich further enhances the reach of regulatory announcements madein the UK.

Based at the Press Association (PA) in London, na europe'sextensive international digital distribution resources delivertext, pictures and graphics, via the PA and other national newsagencies', directly to journalists and editors of national andregional media.

Carl-Eduard Meyer, CEO of the news aktuell group, said: "Theagreement with na europe will provide significant value to theexisting clients of RNS and demonstrates RNS' commitment toeffective and practical disclosure of company announcements.Whilst fulfilling regulatory disclosure obligations in the UK,clients will now also be able to reach a broader audience acrossthe rest of Europe and around the world in one single, secureand cost-effective service."

Simon Wilkinson, Head of RNS said, " As corporateannouncements continue to have increasing internationalimportance in a global marketplace the benefits of thisagreement are twofold. The agreement will further enhance thereach of RNS announcements by providing clients with directaccess to the European market, through na europe's extensivedistribution channels. Secondly, we will be creating a platformthat enables media across Europe to quickly access financial andbusiness news emanating from the UK. This agreement builds uponour distribution in the US, via Primezone Media Network;providing RNS clients with a truly global reach to financial andmedia audiences."

ots Original Text Service: na europe Internet:http://www.presseportal.de

Press Contacts:

news aktuell GmbH Germany Carl-Eduard Meyer CEO, news aktuellgroup Tel: +49 4113 2850 Email: meyer@newsaktuell.dewww.presseportal.de

na europe Christiane Tuenker Manager, UK Office Tel: +44(0)20 7963 7890 Email: tuenker@naeurope.co.uk www.naeurope.co.uk

RNS

Jamin Smith London Stock Exchange +44 (0)20 7797 1222 Nick Lockwood Capital Communications MS&L +44 (0)20 7878 3181

Notes to editors:

About na europe

na europe is the UK division of news aktuell GmbH, the Germanmarket leader in digital news distribution and a wholly ownedsubsidiary of dpa, Germany's leading national news agency. newsaktuell has a global network of strategic partnerships with morethan 30 news agencies, including the Press Association in theUK, distributing more than 6,000 news releases per month via itssatellite network.

About RNS

RNS is one of the six Primary Information Providers (PIPs) inthe UK. The PIPs are licensed by the Financial ServiceAuthority to distribute price sensitive information to theinvestment market on behalf of listed and AIM companies. RNS isthe market leader, handling over 600 announcements a daydelivered to a global audience of 650,000 dealer terminals, aswell as all key financial websites and databases.

To find out more about RNS and the investor communicationssolutions on offer contact RNS Customer Services on telephone+44 (0)20 7797 4400 or by email rns@londonstockexchange.com

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