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Restructuring & Recapitalisations / MATCHNET PLC CHANGES ITS NAME TO SPARK NETWORKS PLC
Company Believes the Move Will More Strongly Differentiate It in the Marketplace

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10.01.2005
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., January 10, 2005 - MatchNet plc, a leading
provider of online personals in the United States and
internationally, today announced that the company has changed its
corporate name to Spark Networks plc, effective today.  The company’s
shareholders approved the name change at its recent Annual General
Meeting and, in accordance with the resolution passed at the meeting,
the new name was filed and registered today at the Companies House
office in London. The company’s Depositary Shares will continue to
trade on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol "MHJG."
The company said it believes the word "Spark" possesses imagery that
makes it particularly relevant to the online personals business, and
that it expects the Spark Networks name to more sharply distinguish
the company in the marketplace.  It also said that the new name will
be communicated in a contemporary and stylized logotype with orange
as its dominant color.
About Spark Networks plc:
Spark Network plc’s Global Depositary Shares trade on the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange (FSE) under the symbol "MHJG".  The Spark Networks
portfolio of consumer Web sites includes AmericanSingles®.com,
JDate®.com, JDate.co.il, MatchNet®.de, MatchNet.co.uk,
MatchNet.com.au, Glimpse.comTM, CollegeLuvTM.com,  Date.caTM, and
FaceLink®.com.  The company was formed in England in 1998.
IR Contact:
Elmar Bob
Tel.: +49 (69) 74 09 37 88
Fax: +49 (69) 74 09 37 87
E-Mail:  elmar@matchnet.com
URL: http://www.spark-networks.com
end of announcement                    euro adhoc 10.01.2005 17:25:00 

Further inquiry note:

Elmar Bob
Tel.: +49 (69) 74 09 37 88
Fax: +49 (69) 74 09 37 87
E-Mail: elmar@matchnet.com
Guido Pickert

Branche: Online
ISIN: US5766601042
WKN: 930129
Index: SDAX, Prime Standard, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / regulated dealing
Berliner Wertpapierbörse / free trade
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Börse Düsseldorf / free trade
Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover / free trade
Bayerische Börse / free trade
Bremer Wertpapierbörse (BWB) / free trade

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