Hello and welcome to the GrowthStocks2000 Newsletter, if you no longer wish to receive our Free Newsletter please visit http://www.growthstocks2000.com/remove.html GrowthStocks2000's April Stock Profile. OTCBB Trading Symbol: FECC Shares Outstanding: 18.2 Mil Est. Shares in Float: 6 Mil 52 Week Price Range: $5.88-34 Recent Stock Price: $23.00 Visit http://www.growthstocks2000.com for full details. A "FIRST" IN GLOBAL E-COM The Internet is growing at a staggering speed. Everywhere you look, someone else is opening a new website to accommodate the growing demands of the entire world. The Internet is massive in the United States. Outside the U.S. the Internet is still at its infancy. The Internet will grow larger in foreign countries than it will in the United States over the next 20 years. How foreign businesses will compete with the U.S. remains to be seen. The first step is how they will conduct e-commerce. According to Goldman Sachs, the e-commerce industry is expected to reach over US $1.1 trillion by 2002, with the most dramatic growth occurring outside North America. First Ecom.com Inc. (OTC BB: FECC) has pioneered the development of an electronic payment processing system for financial institutions worldwide - a multi billion dollar, high-growth industry. Once again, please visit http://www.growthstocks2000.com An extensive report on First Ecom.com, currently in development by a European research group suggests that with strategic partnerships in place and a growing list of world-scale clients, First Ecom.com has the potential for exponential growth and is poised to dominate this sector. For a FREE INVESTOR CARE PACKAGE, please click here: http://www.growthstocks2000.com ****** DISCLAIMER ****** This material is being provided by GrowthStocks2000, an electronic newsletter paid by the issuer for publishing the information contained in this report. Pacific Capital Management, Inc. has paid a consideration of 1,200 free trading shares of common stock of First Ecom.com, Inc. to GrowthStocks2000 as payment for the publication of the information contained in this report. GrowthStocks2000 and its affiliates have agreed not to sell the common stock received as payment for its services until April 10, 2000, which date is 15 days from the initial dissemination of this report. After such date, GrowthStocks2000 may sell such shares in spite of any historical, current or future report or information conveyed about such securities. Because GrowthStocks2000 is paid for its services, there is an inherent conflict of interest in GrowthStocks2000's statements and opinions and such statements and opinions cannot be considered independent. The information contained in this publication is for informational purposes only, and not to be construed as an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Please be advised that First Ecom.com, Inc. is not offering securities for sale to persons in California or Minnesota. GrowthStocks2000 makes no representation or warranty relating to the validity of the facts presented nor does GrowthStocks2000 represent or warrant that all material facts necessary to make an investment decision are presented above. All statements of opinions are those of GrowthStocks2000. GrowthStocks2000 relies exclusively on information gathered from public filings on featured companies, as well as, in certain circumstances, interviews conducted by GrowthStocks2000 of management of featured companies. Investors should not rely solely on the information contained in this publication. Rather, investors should use the information contained in this publication as a starting point for conducting additional research on the featured companies in order to allow the investor to form his or her own opinion regarding the featured companies. Factual statements contained in this publication are made as of the date stated and they are subject to change without notice. GrowthStocks2000 is not a registered investment adviser, broker or a dealer. Investment in the companies reviewed is speculative and extremely high-risk and may result in the loss of some or all of any investment made in First Ecom.com, Inc. Projections of future financial results are provided solely by First Ecom.com, Inc. No assurances are given that First Ecom.com, Inc. will achieve said projections. This publication contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risk and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent the judgment of First Ecom.com, Inc. as of the date of this publication. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
