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Monster.com Offers to Acquire Jobline International AB Acquisition Strengthens and Expands Monster's European Presence, Services and Resume Database

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, LONDON & MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2001--Monster.com(R), the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMPW), today announced that TMP Worldwide is making a recommended cash offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding stock of Jobline International AB (Stockholm Stock Exchange: JOBL). The acquisition of Jobline, one of Europe's leading online professional search companies, will further solidify Monster's presence in Europe by increasing brand recognition, site traffic, and resume postings. As part of Monster.com's overall global expansion strategy, the Jobline acquisition introduces Monster.com into five new European countries: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, and Finland, bolstering Monster's total number of European sites to 14 and international sites to 20.

TMP has offered a purchase price of 30.70 SEK per share, payable on the date of closing of the acquisition, and subject to adjustment for stock splits and other similar recapitalizations. Jobline's shares are listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. The total value of the offer to the shareholders of Jobline amounts to approximately 1,196,534,209 SEK, equal to approximately $ U.S. 115.5 million, as of May 25, 2001. Jobline's Board of Directors has concluded that the offer is fair and recommended to Jobline's shareholders to accept it.

The integration of Monster.com's and Jobline's products and services in Europe will provide job seekers with access to quality career opportunities as well as support services and guidance, as employers will gain access to a database of over two million quality candidates. "Our acquisition of Jobline is a tremendous step forward for Monster.com's European expansion strategy," said Jeff Taylor, CEO of Monster.com. "Monster.com is the online career management leader in the United States, France and the United Kingdom, while Jobline is widely considered one of Europe's top online recruitment sites, holding either the number one or two position in several countries. With the integration of Jobline into our existing European platform, Monster.com is poised to offer a compelling array of expanded services and opportunities for job seekers and employees throughout Europe and across the globe."

The first European recruitment site, Jobline was founded in 1997 in Sweden by Lars-Henrik Friis-Molin and is headed by Toon Bouten, Jobline President and CEO. Jobline currently operates in 11 European countries with 23 offices across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

With over one million registered job seekers, visits to Jobline's sites grew from 13.8 million in Q4 2000 to nearly 17 million visitors in Q1 2001, as audited by MMXI/NetCheck. With more than 66.6 million page impressions in Q1 2001, Jobline is a dominant player in the European market.

About Monster.com

Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website, recording over 25 million unique visits during the month of April 2001 according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster.com connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. The Monster.com global network consists of local content and language sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Luxembourg, India, and Italy. More information about Monster.com is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., with more than 9,500 employees in 32 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest Executive Search and Executive Selection agencies. TMP Worldwide, headquartered in New York, is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct marketing services. The company's clients include more than 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 480 of the Fortune 500 companies. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com.

About Jobline International AB

Jobline International AB is Europe's leading professional online recruitment company. It is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol JOBL. Jobline International started in 1997 in Sweden, and has successfully created a well-functioning digital marketplace for human capital whereby the right skills are matched with the right position. Jobline can now be found in 11 European countries, with 23 offices in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

Candidates use Jobline to place their skill profiles (CV) anonymously and free of charge in the Jobline online database. Employers who subscribe to Jobline's services can simply find people with the right qualifications for a given position through its international careers services. Jobline has more than 1,200,000 registered candidates on its database at www.jobline.org

Special Note: The above statements include forward-looking statements based on current management expectations. Factors that could cause future results to differ from these expectations include the following: risks associated with acquisitions, competition and seasonality. Additional factors are described in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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