Bottomline Technologies to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal 2002 Financial Results On Tuesday, January 29, 2002 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

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PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002

Bottomline Technologies (Nasdaq:EPAY), a leading global technology provider of Financial Resource Management (FRM) software, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss second quarter results on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (4 p.m. Central Time).

A press release summarizing our financial results will be issued after the market close and an investor conference call will follow at 5:00 p.m. EST .

This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at Bottomline's web site at www.bottomline.com.

Conference call dial-in numbers are:

U.S. 800/230-1074

International 612/288-0329

A digital replay of the conference call will be available from 8:30 p.m. EST on January 29, 2002 through Midnight EST on February 5, 2002. The replay can be accessed by dialing U.S. 800/475-6701 or International 320/365-3844, Access Code No.: 623712. The conference call will also be available live at www.bottomline.com and a replay will be available on the website following the call.

About Bottomline Technologies

Bottomline Technologies(R) (Nasdaq:EPAY) is a leading global technology provider of Financial Resource Management (FRM) software. Bottomline's comprehensive Suite of FRM offerings enable businesses and financial institutions to more effectively manage their critical financial transactions, cash decisions and trading partner relationships, leveraging the web. FRM Applications include Electronic Payments and Cash Management, Electronic Invoice Receipt and Management, Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) and Electronic Banking. Founded in 1989, Bottomline maintains its corporate headquarters in Portsmouth, N.H. and international headquarters in Reading, England. For more information, visit Bottomline on the web at www.bottomline.com, or dial 800/243-2528 or 603/436-0700.