Go2Net Announces 2-for-1 Stock Split
SEATTLE, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Go2Net, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNET - news), a network of branded, technology and
community-driven Web sites ( go2net.com ), today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 2-for-1
stock split. Shareholders of record at the close of business on February 5, 1999 will receive one additional share of Go2Net
stock for every share they own on that date. The company's transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, will
issue new shares on February 22, 1999. The date at which the split shares will be reflected on Nasdaq trading prices is
February 23, 1999.
The stock split is designed to improve trading liquidity and broaden ownership of Go2Net's common shares.
About Go2Net, Inc.
Go2Net ( go2net.com ) is a network of branded, technology- and community-driven Web sites focused on the
following categories: personal finance, search, commerce, and games. The company also develops Web-related software. The
Go2Net Network's properties include: Silicon Investor ( siliconinvestor.com ), the Web's premier financial
discussion site; StockSite ( stocksite.com ), which offers proprietary articles, portfolio tracking tools, company
research and news relating to business and finance; MetaCrawler ( metacrawler.com ), a metasearch service that
combines various existing search/index guides into one service; 100hot ( 100hot.com ), the Internet's premier
category-by-category ranking index of Web sites; HyperMart ( hypermart.net ), the Web's leading provider of free
business hosting services; WebMarket ( webmarket.com ), a one-stop comparison shopping service; and PlaySite
( playsite.com ), a Java-based multi-player online games site. The company's Go2Net Labs division develops
innovative technologies to enhance the features and functionality of the Go2Net sites and for licensing to other Internet
companies.
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