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 Thursday April 8, 7:47 pm Eastern Time
 
 Internet stakes could bloom for Big
 Flower -report
 
 NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) - Investments made in Internet companies by Big Flower Holdings
 Inc.(NYSE:BFG - news) could blossom for the advertising and marketing concern, Business Week
 magazine reported in its April 19 issue.
 
 Through its XL Ventures unit, Big Flower has made strategic investments in numerous Internet
 companies, the report said. It owns 737,864 shares of Miningco.com, an online news provider that
 recently went public, and 1.8 million shares of 24/7 Media, which delivers advertisements and
 promotions through 100 Web sites.
 
 It has also bought into closely held Internet players such as WorldGate Communications and NuTel
 Communications.
 
 Jan Del Giudice, an analyst at Salomon Smith Barney, said if these investments were monetized and
 taxed, they would have a market value of at least $130 million, or $5 to $6 a share in Big Flower's
 stock.
 
 With the Internet play, the stock, which is now hovering around $30, could jump to $40, Del
 Giudice said, according to Business Week.
 
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