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ValueClick Completes Sale of Its Share of ValueClick Japan

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004--ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq:VCLK), the single-source provider of digital marketing media, technology and services across all major online marketing channels, today announced that it has completed the sale of its equity position in ValueClick Japan, Inc. to livedoor Co., Ltd., a Japanese Internet and technology product and services company, for approximately $24 million in cash. ValueClick's agreement with livedoor was part of livedoor's tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of ValueClick Japan, as described in the Company's February 20, 2004 press release announcing the agreement.
ValueClick will update its full year 2004 financial guidance in its first quarter 2004 financial results press release. In a separate press release today, ValueClick announced that it will publish its first quarter 2004 financial results on April 27, 2004.

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Management also noted higher material costs. Earlier, Cardinal said net earnings fell to $249.1 million, or 69 cents per share, in the first quarter, ended Sept. 30, from $301.8 million, or 82 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding items, Cardinal earned 74 cents per share, 4 cents above the average forecast on Wall Street, according to Reuters Estimates. Quarterly sales rose 11 percent to $24.35 billion.

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Wall Street has been expecting earnings per share of $1.25, excluding items, on sales of $989.3 million. In February, year forecast for earnings of $1.20 to $1.26 per share, based compensation. Chief Executive E. Scott Beattie said that organizational improvements in Europe and Asia, particularly China, would contribute to revenues and earnings next year.

Journal Prime Rate Street Wall This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, trends in online advertising spending and estimates of future online performance-based advertising. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements are detailed under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made from time to time by ValueClick, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2004, recent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risk that market demand for online advertising, and performance-based online advertising in particular, will not grow as rapidly as predicted. ValueClick undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Updated Guidance The following statements are based on current expectations. looking, and actual results may differ materially. These statements do not include the potential impact of any mergers, acquisitions or other business combinations that may be completed after the date of this release. Based on the closing of the Pricerunner acquisition, ValueClick is updating its financial guidance for third quarter and fiscal year 2004.

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