Xeikon ADRs to Commence Trading On EASDAQ.

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MORTSEL, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 1, 2000

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Xeikon N.V. (Nasdaq: XEIK; EASDAQ: XEIK.ED), the world's leading supplier of digital color printing systems for professional applications, today announced that, upon request of several market makers of EASDAQ, the pan-European stock market for international growth and technology companies, trading of the company's ADRs will commence Monday February 07, 2000.

EASDAQ's new dual trading facility enables an additional quotation without the fulfillment of any formalities by the company involved. Since January 19, 2000, EASDAQ trades the shares of 10 companies listed on the Nasdaq market, being Amazon.com (AMZN), Amgen (AMGN), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Dell Computer (DELL), Intel Corp (INTC), MCI Worldcom (WCOM), Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Sun Microsystems (SUNW), and Yahoo Inc. (YHOO).

Prices for Xeikon's ADRs admitted to trading on EASDAQ will be found on Reuters under the trading symbol XEIK.ED and on Bloomberg under the symbol XEIK.ES. Just like the above mentioned securities admitted to trading on EASDAQ, the Xeikon ADRs will have a &uot;+&uot; displayed after the name of the issuer ; in other words &uot;XEIKON+&uot;.

The market makers that spurred the request for Xeikon shares to be traded on EASDAQ are Artesia Securities, Fortis Bank, Herzog Heine Geduld International, KBC Securities, Petercam, Puilaetco and Vermeulen-Raemdonck (ING-Barings).

&uot;We greatly appreciate the initiative shown by these market makers, and look forward to the greater visibility EASDAQ trading will give our ADRs especially among European investors,&uot; said Alfons Buts, president and chief executive officer of Xeikon.

EASDAQ is the pan-European stock market for international growth and technology companies. With a single rulebook, a single membership and seamless pan-European trading and settlement operations, EASDAQ's unified structure offers all market participants a solid platform for growth - irrespective of national boundaries. At January 28, 2000, EASDAQ had 56 listed companies with a total market capitalization of 52 billion euros as well as 10 traded companies. The EASDAQ All-Share Index (EASI) rose 87 percent during 1999, outperforming the Nasdaq Composite and the Neuer Markt indices among others. For more information on EASDAQ, please visit http://www.easdaq.com.

Xeikon N.V. develops, produces and markets commercial digital color presses and related consumables specifically designed to meet the quality, speed, reliability, cost, variable content and on-demand requirements of the global digital color printing market. Xeikon supplies both original equipment manufacturers, as well as a global network of over 30 value-added distributors (VAD's) operating in more than 40 countries.

Through its 80 percent equity interest in Nipson International SA (France), Xeikon is also a major manufacturer of digital black and white presses which use a proprietary &uot;magnetography&uot; technology most suited for use in heavy-duty applications. Xeikon N.V can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.xeikon.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, and actual results may vary from those expressed or implied herein. Factors that could affect these results include those mentioned in Xeikon's 1998 annual report and its annual and quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.