TMP Worldwide to Trade On Nasdaq Europe; Reflects Strong Global Presence

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001--TMP Worldwide (NASDAQ:TMPW), the world's leading supplier of human capital solutions, including the pre-eminent Internet career portal Monster.com(R), and the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency, announced today that it has been added to trading on Nasdaq Europe. Trading will be effective on Tuesday, May 8.

"As TMP Worldwide has a powerful global footprint, particularly in Europe, I'm very excited about this development," said Jim Treacy, COO of TMP Worldwide. "TMP Worldwide's trading on Nasdaq Europe will enable broader trading of our shares, enable us to reach a larger investor population and increase liquidity and visibility of TMP Worldwide shares on a pan-European basis."

Nasdaq recently took a majority stake in Easdaq, the Belgium-based, pan-European stock exchange, which is now renamed Nasdaq Europe. TMP is one of the first of 37 companies to be added to trading on Nasdaq Europe, part of a strategy to create a more integrated and accessible environment for the trading of international securities in Europe.

On December 18, 2000, TMP Worldwide was added to the Nasdaq-100 Index(R). The index represents 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the National Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market and reflects Nasdaq's largest companies across major industry groups, including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. TMP Worldwide's shares are also included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock(SM) (Amex: QQQ) which are securities that represent ownership in the Nasdaq-100 Trust(SM). The Trust holds a portfolio of equity securities that compose the Nasdaq-100 Index and aims to provide investment results that generally correspond with its performance.

TMP began trading on Nasdaq in December 1996.

About Nasdaq Europe

Nasdaq Europe is the only pan-European stock market. Designed expressly for a unified Europe, its unique structure and independence from any national market make it a perfect fit for innovative companies and forward looking investors from across Europe and beyond. Since its establishment in 1996, Easdaq has been the only stock market operating on a truly pan-European basis, with a unified structure including a single rule book, a single membership, a dedicated trading platform, and seamless cross-border trading and settlement.

The Nasdaq Stock Market lists nearly 4,600 companies, has a larger dollar volume and trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. For more information about Nasdaq and Nasdaq Europe visit the Nasdaq Web sites at www.nasdaq.com, www.nasdaqeurope.com and the Nasdaq Newsroom(SM) at www.nasdaqnews.com.

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.

Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., the flagship brand of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide, is the leading global career portal on the Web, and recorded over 26.1 million unique visits during the month of March 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, India, Italy, and Luxembourg. More information about Monster.com is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.

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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CONTACT: BSMG Worldwide Andrea Retzky, 212/445-8247 aretzky@bsmg.com or - TMP Worldwide Dan Bustillos, 212/351-7084 dan.bustillos@tmp.com or - Nasdaq International Fiona MacRae, +44 207 825 5506 or - Nasdaq Scott Peterson, 202/728-8955