Finally got some info sent to me:
Market Data
Exchange/Symbol: OTCBB: SWEB
Current Market Price: $3.50 (Jan. 12, 2000)
Shares Outstanding: 8.1 M
Market Cap: $28 M
Float: 3.2 M
Founded: 1995
Went Public: March 1999
Equity Addition: Issuances of US$25M common shares in 2000
About the Company
Founded in 1995 the Company has offices in New York, San Francisco, Toronto and Vancouver. Stockgroup's focus is the small cap North American market which is generally not covered by analysts and major media. It has developed a leadership position in the small cap ‘space' through the creation of its online investment Community and its groundbreaking Small Cap News Service. Stockgroup has a unique business model with three revenue streams and is designed to meet the needs of two related groups: small cap investors who need reliable information about small cap companies, and small cap companies who need exposure to investors.
The Company's investor information Community, Smallcapcenter.com, provides small and micro cap investors with in-depth, original editorial coverage from its team of professional journalists and editors. The site includes proprietary databases and research tools to help investors find the next big thing.
Market Highlights
 Estimated 27 millions small cap investors in North America
 Over 21,000 listed companies in North America
 Over 45,000 listed companies worldwide
 An estimated 20M subscribers presently pay an average of $US375 per year for financial newsletters
1999: A Year for Positioning
 Launched its ‘next generation' financial information Community, smallcapcenter.com
 Began original small cap editorial coverage
 Increased staff from 20 to 70
 In December named David Andelman as Editor in Chief; who joined Stockgroup from Bloomberg News
 Sales increased approximately 150%
 Opened sales offices/news bureaus in New York and San Francisco
 Raised $5.4 M @ $6.00 per share
 Completed an additional private placement of $1.2 M at $6.00 per share with Southam Inc., a subsidiary of Hollinger International (NYSE: HLR), a leading newspaper publisher
2000: A Year for Growth*
 Revenue growth to $US 6.7 M
 Staff increase from 70 to 149
 Continued development of Small Cap News Service
 Additional revenue streams planned for 2000: Subscription sales and syndication of Small Cap News original editorial content, sale of newsletters and analyst reports, sale and licensing of technology
 Open additional sales offices/news bureaus
 Major advertising and branding campaign, including CNBC, major financial publications and targeted online advertising
 Utilizing our proprietary technology and infrastructure to build second party enterprise financial sites
Financials*
1999 (9mths YTD) 2000 Est. Year 2001 Est. Year 2002 Est. Year
Revenue 1,500,470 6,700,535 28,105,274 55,610,744
Net Income $(1,333,521) (12,597,395) (4,333,129) 10,094,538
EPS (fully dil.) (0.14) (0.42) (0.14) 0.33
Investment Highlights
 Smallcapcenter.com is the most comprehensive single source of news and information about small and micro cap stocks on the Internet.
 Our small cap editorial is a first of its kind service, offering daily original editorial coverage of the small and micro cap markets.
 Stockgroup.com has multiple revenue streams, generating revenue through the sale of Internet services, Web site development and advertising.
 In Q1 2000 the Company will add to existing revenue streams by adding the sale of subscriptions and other premium content products, including analyst reports.
 Stockgroup intends to expand its branch network into Europe and Asia as well as pursue acquisition and consolidation opportunities.
 Stockgroup is investing heavily in brand development and is currently running a multi-million dollar targeted advertising campaign.
 Founded in 1995 as a pure Internet company, the Company's site, smallcapcenter.com receives over half a million user sessions and millions of page views each month.
Management Team
Stockgroup has brought together an experienced and dynamic management team with demonstrated expertise in the small cap Internet industry, sales and marketing, finance, publishing as well as business management and development.
 Marcus New, CEO, Visionary, Founder – Successful management background, built Stockgroup from concept through 1999 financing on internally generated cash flow. Authority on investing on the Internet.
 Leslie Landes, President – Former Senior VP of Jim Pattison Group, President of Jim Pattison Industries, Canada's third largest private company with over 3 Billion in sales and 13,000 employees. Group included radio and television stations and paid subscription print publications.
 David Andelman, Editor in Chief – Joined Stockgroup in December from Bloomberg, previously with the New York Times, CBS and CNBC.
 Craig Faulkner, CTO, VP, Co-founder – Responsible for the successful development, integration and implementation of Stockgroup's sophisticated Internet technologies.
 John Dawe, CFA, VP Finance, Secretary & Treasurer – over 16 years investment brokerage experience
 Tim Bush, Director of Sales – 14 years experience managing high growth sales teams, previously responsible for over $400 M sales annually.
 Lee deBoer, Director – Former Executive VP of HBO Inc. with over 20 years experience in the strategic development of national media programming, advertising sales and content development.
 David N. Caddey, Director - VP of MacDonald Dettwiler, over 26 years experience in the business and program management field.
For More Information
Stockgroup.com Axis Investor Relations
Marcus New, CEO Rob Barton
Phone: 800-650-1211 Phone: 888-684-4224
Email: info@stockgroup.com Email: rbarton@axisir.com
*Disclaimer: This document contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals, assumptions or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward looking statements." Forward looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated. Forward looking statements in this action may be identified through the use of words such as “expects”, “will,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” or statements indicating certain actions “may,” “could,” or “might” occur.
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