Rule 8 - Virtual Internet PLC

RNS Number:9061Q
Altium Cap Ltd
4 February 2002


                                  Date of Disclosure   4 FEBRUARY 2002

                    DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 
                       OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing     1 FEBRUARY 2002

Dealing in     VIRTUAL INTERNET PLC    (name of company)

1)  Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) ORDINARY 25P SHARES (25,113,681 
                                                                    IN ISSUE)

2)  Amount bought                Amount sold             Price per unit

     2,762,500                         -                      46.8P

3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled 
    (and percentage of class)  2,762,500       (11.0%)*


4) Party making disclosure   ALTIUM CAPITAL LIMITED


5)  EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) REGISTER.COM (UK) LIMITED   
    OR     (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund 
               management organisation

6)  Reason for disclosure (Note 2)                                     
    (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)                       YES
                    (ii) offeree company                        NO

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)  2 ADVISERS TO
                                                                  OFFEROR 

If category (8), explain

     (b)  Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% 
          or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in)  YES

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above  N/A  

(Also print name of signatory)       STEPHEN MOORE

Telephone and extension number       0161 831 1206


Note 1.  Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company.  If relevant, also 
         identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on 
         instructions of a controller

Note 2.  Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all 
         reasons.

Note 3.  Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4.  When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company 
         or which an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company 
         in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must 
         be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8

Note 5.  It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative 
         transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that
         relevant information can be given.

Note 6.  In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade 
         should be disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code.  If in 
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel No: 020 7382 9026



*Register.com (UK) has irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer in respect
of 13,359,428 Virtual Internet Shares in aggregate, representing approximately
53.2 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of Virtual Internet.



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