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To: Connor26 who wrote (85567)	2/29/2000 4:29:00 PM
From: BRANDYBGOOD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

Connor, RTHM expected loss 1.34 actual (briefing.com) was 1.23. Here's the article: (PR NEWSWIRE) Rhythms NetConnections Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and 1999 Rhythms NetConnections Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and 1999 Year-End Results Raises $875 Million in New Financing Since Year-End ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhythms NetConnections Inc. (Nasdaq: RTHM), a North American provider of broadband communications services, today released financial results for its fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 1999. Revenue for the fourth quarter increased 65 percent to $5.5 million as compared to third quarter 1999 revenue of $3.3 million. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 1999, was $11.1 million, a significant increase over the $528,000 reported for year ended December 31, 1998. Reflecting the rapid deployment of its national network and the launch of a national brand campaign, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of deferred expenses (EBITDA), for the 1999 fourth quarter was a loss of $71.4 million. This compares to an EBITDA loss of $46.1 million for the third quarter of 1999. Included in the 1999 fourth quarter EBITDA results is approximately $9.5 million in operating lease expense. EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 1999, was a loss of $167.9 million versus a loss of $26.6 million for the previous year. Included in the 1999 EBITDA results is $21.6 million in operating lease expense. As of December 31, 1999, Rhythms had 12,500 DSL lines in service, (COMTEX) B: PacSun -Pacific Sunwear- Reports February Same Store Sale B: PacSun -Pacific Sunwear- Reports February Same Store Sales Increase 9.8%; Total February Sales Rise 41% ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb 29, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (Nasdaq:PSUN) Tuesday reported sales of $26.9 million for the four week period ended Feb. 27, 2000, an increase of 41% over sales of $19.1 million for the comparable four week period ended Feb. 28, 1999. Company same store sales increased 9.8% for the period with PacSun same store sales up 9.2% and d.e.m.o. same store sales up 23.0%. Pacific Sunwear is a leading specialty retailer of everyday casual apparel, accessories and footwear designed to meet the needs of active teens and young adults. The company currently operates 389 PacSun stores, 28 PacSun outlet stores and 40 d.e.m.o. stores for a total of 457 stores in 47 states. PacSun's Web site address is www.pacsun.com. Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. releases are available on Pacific Sunwear's Corporate News on the Net site at businesswire.com. The matters discussed in this release may contain forward-looking statements and involve risks and uncertainties, including changes in consumer demands and preferences, competition from other retailers and uncertainties generally associated with apparel retailing. The historical results achieved are not necessarily indicative of future prospects of the company. Same store sales data for d.e.m.o. is based on a relatively small number of d.e.m.o. stores (15 as of Feb. 27, 2000) that have been open for 12 months. Consequently, this data and trends in the data are subject to significant changes as additional d.e.m.o. stores are added to the computation and the results of stores included in the computation change. Information on factors that could affect the forward-looking statements and the company's financial results is included in the company's Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Jan. 31, 1999 and subsequent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved. Distributed via COMTEX. -0- CONTACT: Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., Anaheim Greg Weaver, Chairman, CEO, 714/701-4000 Carl Womack, Chief Financial Officer, 714/701-4003 James K. White, Investor Relations, 562/437-0655 WEB PAGE: businesswire.com GEOGRAPHY: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY CODE: APPAREL/TEXTILES RETAIL Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. * end of story * * end of story *