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CMGI DSP Programs

An SI Board Since December 1999

Posts	SubjectMarks	Bans	Symbol
178	4	0	CMGI

Emcee: James Thompson	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Market Data Compact

CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq-CMGI) invests in startup Internet companies with the goal of bringing many of those companies public through Initial Public Offerings (IPO).

Beginning with the offering of Engage Technologies (Nasdaq-ENGA) on July 20, 1999, CMGI instituted the Affinity Program, also known as a Distributed Share Program (DSP), where CMGI shareholders have the opportunity to
participate in the IPOs of those companies for which CMGI holds a majority interest. On October 22, 1999, Navisite (Nasdaq-NAVI) became the second CMGI company to be offered to shareholders through participation in a DSP.

The terms of the DSP are under constant review by CMGI and are subject to change at any time in the future. The following are a sampling of the requirements for the first two offerings:

1. Each participating shareholder must have at least 100 shares of CMGI stock in any single account in their name.

2. The shareholder must be a U.S. citizen and must reside in the U.S.

3. The shareholder must open an account with Wit Capital
(http:/www.witcapital.com) and fund the account with a minimum of $2,000. Wit Capital manages the DSP for CMGI.

4. The number of shares allocated to the DSP are limited and every
applicant may not receive an allocation, however, past allocations have been exactly 100 shares of the new public company. The 100 share limit is intended to allow as many shareholders as possible to participate in the program. There were 600,000 shares allocated for the ENGA IPO, and 825,000 for NAVI. If the IPO is over subscribed, allocations are determined by a random number generator.

CMGI is a dynamic company. In early 1999 its stable of companies included approximately 25. By December 1999 that number grew to almost 60. CMGI plans to double that number during 2000. Many of these companies will be majority-owned and available to shareholders through a DSP. I can't think of another company that offers its shareholders a dividend as tremendous as
the CMGI DSP.

If you are skeptical, check out the current prices for ENGA (IPO at $15) and NAVI (IPO at $14).

This thread will be a place where news of new DSP offerings can be posted and questions regarding the next DSP can be asked and answered.

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178	CMGI to take AltaVista public by end of October biz.yahoo.com	David Cecil	-	9/21/2000
177	Stuart, you don't need to open a new account... call WitCapital customer ser	AmericanVoter	-	8/30/2000
176	I've been shut out of ALTA. My check from Wit was mailed and they won't	Stuart C Hall	-	8/29/2000
175	Stuart, since you closed your account with WitCapital, did you find out how will	AmericanVoter	-	8/27/2000
174	IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF THE CMGI DIRECTED SHARE PROGRAM FOR ALTAV	AmericanVoter	-	8/25/2000
173	Amein, thanks. That money has just been sitting there, waiting for the IPO. Ji	James Thompson	-	8/24/2000
172	what follows is the message I received from Wit Re. ALTA DSP... ---------------	AmericanVoter	-	8/24/2000
171	ALTA has been on the front page at WIT since April 6th. You may have just notic	kcmike	-	8/24/2000
170	IPO date is unknown, but the offereing is on the front page of www.witcapital.co	Stuart C Hall	-	8/23/2000
169	Stuart, I have not seen any news to indicate that ALTA will IPO before 9/30... h	AmericanVoter	-	8/23/2000
168	ALTA being offered at Wit. I closed my account there last week because of the l	Stuart C Hall	-	8/23/2000
167	I wonder if there is any chance that ALTA IPOs before 9/30 ...!!!eom	AmericanVoter	-	8/11/2000
166	yes, I did... and I already sent them an email as to what will become of our CO	AmericanVoter	-	8/10/2000
165	I got an email today from Wit Capital saying they were going to move my account	Stuart C Hall	-	8/10/2000
164	Hi Alan, I sent an email to WitCapital, but have not heard from them yet... wil	AmericanVoter	-	8/10/2000
163	Amein, Any further news regarding the Alta Vista DSP? Will e*Trade handle it? I	Alan Levin	-	8/10/2000
162	Clear as mud. eom.	James Thompson	-	5/24/2000
161	here is the response I got.... Thank you for your inquiry. At this time, furt	AmericanVoter	-	5/23/2000
160	Thank you for your inquiry. At this time, CMGI DSP accounts will not be affecte	James Thompson	-	5/22/2000
159	Amein, I don't know - however, is the DSP account considered a retain accou	James Thompson	-	5/21/2000
158	Say what???!!!???	Stuart C Hall	-	5/20/2000
157	Hi Jim, and all... now that WitCapital is transferring all 100K retail accounts	AmericanVoter	-	5/20/2000
156	Other than pushing the date back, I don't know of any move to change the in	James Thompson	-	5/12/2000
155	Does this mean they will change the 'date of holding 200 shares' requir	William Miller	-	5/12/2000
154	Late summer for ALTA SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Alta Vista will try again to ta	James Thompson	-	5/11/2000

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