Re Directorate

ADVFN.COM PLC
30 April 2001


ADVFN.COM PLC

ADVFN.COM PLC, (LSE: AFN), ('ADVFN'), one of the UK's foremost
providers of financial information, announced today that Philip
Thacker has stepped down as executive director. He remains
non-executive director of On-line plc, ADVFN's parent company.



Michael Boydell, Managing Director of ADVFN, stated, 'On behalf
of ADVFN, I would like to thank Philip for his efforts over the
last year. We wish him all the best for the future.'



For further information please contact:



Michael Boydell (MD) [phone] ADVFN.COM PLC

Jeremy Garcia  [phone] Buchanan Communications




EDITOR'S NOTE:



On ADVFN

ADVFN provides professional quality shares data to private
investors from its web site at www.advfn.com, its WAP services
(http://mobile.advfn.com/wap/) and its interactive television
channels with Telewest.

ADVFN supplies via WAP-enabled devices real time prices,
personalised shares monitor, level 2 data, top gainers and losers,
news and company announcement headlines.

It also provides education services through its wholly owned
subsidiary, Success Events Limited (www.success-events.com).

Since going live in the last quarter of 1999, ADVFN has quickly
become a leader in its market and recently announced that its web
site had achieved 1.5 million page impressions in a day. ADVFN
floated on AIM in March 2000.

ADVFN has begun a strategy of international expansion and recently
announced the opening of its French web site at www.advfn.fr.

Its current services include:

* Free real-time prices direct from the Stock Exchange

* Premium site with level 2 data at £35 per month

* User-configurable alerts to e-mail and mobiles

* Comprehensive fundamental data

* Stock monitor. Track stocks - with automatic updates

* Portfolio service. Update and track your portfolios

* Fast quotes

* Top Lists

* Newswire (RNS, AFX and ADVFN in-house journalists)

* Trade Analyser

* Charts (historic, intraday, Microscope)

* Data download area

* Informed and active Bulletin Boards

* Investment education through its subsidiary Success Events Limited

* Interactive Digital Television Channel in conjunction with Telewest

* WAP services directly and via Breathe and Orange