More news on Swets Blackwell - divine

[Ann Okerson <ann.okerson@yale.edu>]

Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 21:35:55 +0100
From: Yvonne Campfens <ycampfens@nl.swetsblackwell.com>
To: "'ann.okerson@yale.edu'" <ann.okerson@yale.edu>
Subject: news on Swets Blackwell - divine

Dear Ann,

May I bring to your attention for your list serve, divine's latest press
release that can be found on:

<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021220/cgf017_1.html>

In the middle of the Press Release the following paragraph can be found:

As part of this realignment, divine is announcing its intent to divest the
content subscription business delivered through its RoweCom, Inc.
subsidiary and focus on digital content delivery. Today, divine and EBSCO
Industries Inc. announced that the two companies have signed a letter of
intent under which EBSCO would acquire the European operations of RoweCom,
subject to regulatory and board approvals and other customary conditions.
divine also has received a term sheet from and is in active negotiations
with Swets Blackwell, which has expressed unsolicited, definitive interest
in acquiring some or all of the RoweCom operations worldwide.

Kind regards,

Yvonne

Yvonne Campfens
Deputy Director Publisher Relations & Marketing

Swets Blackwell 
P.O. Box 830, 2160 SZ Lisse
Heereweg 347 B, 2161 CA Lisse
The Netherlands
Tel. +31 252 435 513
Fax +31 252 435 710
Email: ycampfens@nl.swetsblackwell.com 
http://www.swetsblackwell.com <http://www.swetsblackwell.com>