Bright Station Names Robert Lomnitz to Its Board.

Business & High-Tech Editors

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2000

Bright Station plc, (LSE:BSN, NASDAQ:BSTN) (www.brightstation.com) the technology company and leading provider of Internet and eCommerce solutions, today announced that Robert Lomnitz, Chief Executive of Bright Station Ventures, has been appointed to the Board of Bright Station plc as an executive Director, effective December 22, 2000.

Robert Lomnitz joined Bright Station in June 2000 from Baltic Asset Management, part of the Luxembourg-based investment group, where he was Director of Internet Investments. From 1994-1999, Robert was President of Coromin, an investment vehicle he founded to identify investment opportunities in the Former Soviet Union (FSU).

Previously Robert was involved in various entrepreneurial projects including Migs, etc, which developed the concept of military tourism in the FSU. From 1991 to 1993 he worked as Business Development Manager and General Counsel at Societe Anonyme des Minerais, having qualified as an attorney at White & Case in New York. Robert received his MBA at INSEAD, his law degree from Boston University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Brown.

Allen Thomas, Chairman of Bright Station, said: "Robert Lomnitz has made an outstanding contribution in the time he has been with us, not only in his role as Chief Executive of Bright Station Ventures, but also in assisting in the development of the business plans and strategies for other emerging Bright Station operating companies. His appointment to the main Board is a reflection of the increasingly Group-wide role that he is fulfilling."

Bright Station plc is a technology company and a leading provider of Internet and eCommerce solutions, which include:

-- WebTop Web search engine,

-- Smartlogik knowledge management software,

-- Sparza eCommerce applications, and

-- OfficeShopper - the online office product procurement company.