SAN FRANCISCO-March 29, 2000 - Fueled by 49 percent growth in fee income over the previous calendar year, Text 100 Group plc today announced that it is now one of top 20 PR firms according to O'Dwyer's. Text 100 Group's inclusion at No. 19 makes the company the largest global independent technology public relations firm in the world, with calendar year 1999 fee income of $36,816,686 (Text 100's fiscal year runs from Aug 1st to July 31st). O'Dwyer's PR Daily is a national publication covering the PR industry and has conducted the rankings annually since 1969.

"This is the first time Text 100 has participated in O'Dwyer's rankings and we're proud to say that we attribute our success, in large part, to our ability to attract and retain bright, creative people with a passion for both the technology and PR businesses," said Aedhmar Hynes, president of Text 100 Corporation. "Our strong growth and placement in the top 20 is a testament to our organic growth strategy and our commitment to both clients and staff."

PRWeek cited Text 100 as having one of the top five benefit packages in the industry including 32 paid days off per year, opportunities to work on secondments anywhere in the world, a generous share options scheme, full medical and dental coverage and a 401k plan. Committed to staff development, the company also invests in an annual event attended by all employees of the company. This year Text 100 closed all North American locations for four days to gather in Breckenridge, CO for training and team building exercises.

About Text 100 Group PLC

Text 100 Group PLC (London Stock Exchange: TXG.L) is the holding company of a worldwide group of PR consultancies predominantly serving the technology industry. Text 100 operates 31 wholly owned offices located in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the US including Boston, Rochester, NY, San Francisco and Seattle. The Group comprises seven independent subsidiary brands. These all operate as autonomous businesses and are: Text 100, Bite Communications, EVUS, Joe Public Relations, extra PR, AUGUST.ONE COMMUNICATIONS and Brand X Online. Each has been designed to cater to the subtly different needs of businesses that have either grown up as part of the technology industry or are using technology to drive their businesses forward.

About Text 100 International

Text 100 International is the largest and most established brand within the Group with 22 offices across Europe, North America, India, Africa and the Asia Pacific Region. Around the world, Text 100's clients include Xerox, SAP, Compaq, BT and Motorola as well as emerging technology companies such as Virgin Biznet, InfoSpace.com, Amazon.com, The Street.co.uk and eCharge.

Contact:

Aedhmar Hynes
Text 100 Public Relations
Phone: (415) 836-5990
Email: aedhmarh@text100.com

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