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2003-2004 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 Net Perceptions (ticker: NETP, exchange: NASDAQ) News Release - Jul-24-2000
Net Perceptions Reports Q2 Revenues Up 341% Year-Over-Year Key Customer Wins Include Best Buy.com, Palm Inc., Warner Music Group, Samsung Corp., Williams-Sonoma, and Cabelas.com

     MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2000--

             NETP ends quarter with $115+ million in cash;
                Operating margin continues to improve

    Net Perceptions, Inc. (Nasdaq: NETP) today announced

record revenues of $12.4 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2000, the 12th consecutive quarter of strong revenue growth. Second quarter revenues were up 341% over the $2.8 million reported in the same period last year and up 31% from the $9.5 million reported in the first quarter of 2000. The company reported a pro forma net loss for the quarter of $4.1 million, or ($0.16) per share, before the amortization of goodwill and other intangibles, compared with a loss of $3.1 million, or ($0.20) per share, in the same period in 1999. The company's loss including the amortization of intangibles was $11.7 million, or ($0.46) per share. For the six-month period ending June 30, 2000, the company reported $21.9 million in revenue and a pro forma loss of $7.9 million, or ($0.33) per share, compared with $4.7 million in revenue, and a loss of $6.0 million, or ($0.60) per share, in the first six months of 1999.

"During the quarter we signed significant deals with enterprise class multi-channel retailers and successfully launched our ASP business with five customers demonstrating the solid demand for the Company's product offerings," said Steve Snyder, President and CEO of Net Perceptions "We continued to diversify our license revenue mix, expanded distribution through channel partners, and broadened our market opportunity through ASP delivery capabilities."

Key highlights of the quarter include:

-- Net Perceptions continued to diversify its license revenue

        mix. Revenues were recognized from all software products
        during the quarter, with 24% of reported license revenues were
        attributable to pure "dot.com" companies. New software
        customers included BestBuy.com, Palm Inc., Warner Music Group,
        Samsung Corp., and Williams-Sonoma.

    --  Net Perceptions launched its Application Service Provider
        (ASP) platform for e-marketing, in which certain capabilities
        are delivered over the web from our Dallas data center. Five
        customers were added to the platform during the quarter -
        Cabelas.com, Williams-Sonoma, Dean & Deluca, Firstsource and
        Express.com. Currently, Net Perceptions has four service
        offerings designed to help e-merchants attract, retain and
        enhance relationships with their most profitable customers.

    --  Net Perceptions and i2 Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITWO)
        announced plans to license Net Perceptions' Knowledge Refinery
        product for integration into i2's TradeMatrix(TM)
        business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C)
        marketing, commerce, fulfillment, and customer care solutions.

    --  Net Perceptions and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP)
        announced a reseller agreement that will allow HP to offer Net
        Perceptions' products with HP's worldwide e-services
        offerings.

    --  Net Perceptions and Xchange, Inc., (Nasdaq: EXAP) announced an
        agreement to co-market each other's products. The relationship
        will provide customers with the first ASP-delivered email
        marketing solution that combines Net Perceptions' individually
        personalized recommendations and Xchange's targeted email
        delivery system.

    --  Net Perceptions and Interelate, the leading customer
        intelligence application service provider (ASP), announced an
        agreement under which Interelate will host and deploy Net
        Perceptions' software offerings. The companies also will
        cooperate on marketing and sales efforts.

    --  Net Perceptions and Documentum (Nasdaq: DCTM), the leading
        provider of Internet-scale content management solutions for
        powering e-business applications announced an agreement to
        integrate Documentum 4i eBusiness Edition with Net Perceptions
        for Knowledge Management. Through this integration, the
        companies will provide a dynamic and personalized end-user
        experience through e-business Web sites.

    --  Net Perceptions released new product return on investment data
        with The Children's Place (Nasdaq: PLCE). The Net Perceptions
        one-to-one email-marketing product delivered more than 10
        times the industry purchase rate and more than two times the
        industry click-through rate.

"This quarter's results continue to reinforce strong execution," Mr. Snyder said. "We now have over 210 customers, over 360 employees and are well positioned for continued growth and profitability."

About Net Perceptions

Net Perceptions is a leading provider of one-to-one realtime personalization and merchandising software solutions. Net Perceptions' software is designed to drive the earnings and revenues of its customers through a better understanding of its customers, employees and products, enabling businesses to optimize information and product assortments, prices and inventories and to offer the right product to the right customer at the right price. Net Perceptions' customers include many of the world's best-known brands including: J.C. Penney, Williams-Sonoma, Bertelsmann, The Children's Place, Egghead.com, Procter & Gamble, eToys.com, Fingerhut, CDNOW, Hudson's Bay Company, Tower Records and Walgreens. Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company has offices in San Francisco; New York; Austin, Texas; Richardson, Texas; Berkshire, U.K.; Hong Kong; Singapore; Frankfurt, Germany and a joint venture operation in Japan. For more information about Net Perceptions products visit http://www.netperceptions.com or call 800-466-0711.

KEYWORDS: Analytic Applications, CRM, Customer Relationship Management, Database Marketing, data warehouse, Web, one-to-one-marketing, data mining, marketing campaigns, campaign management, E-commerce, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Support, Enterprise Information Portals, E-Business, Personalization, E-Mail, Collaborative Filtering, customer-centric, customer.

Net Perceptions is a registered trademark of Net Perceptions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are the company's limited operating history, delays in product development, development of the Internet market, changes in product pricing policies, competitive pressures, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                         NET PERCEPTIONS, INC.

                 CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                            (in thousands)



======================================================================
                                             June 30,     December 31,
                                               2000           1999
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 Assets
 Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                 $47,431          $17,457
  Short-term investments                     34,778           19,397
  Accounts receivable, net                   10,058            7,663
  Royalties receivable                        1,702            1,135
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets   2,279            1,373
----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total current assets                 96,248

 Marketable securities                       33,329            6,317
 Property and equipment, net                  8,075            4,749
 Goodwill & other intangible assets         107,371                -
 Other assets                                   644              657
----------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total assets                   $245,667          $58,748
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
 Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses      $7,507           $5,846
  Deferred revenue                            5,476            3,336
  Current portion of long-term liabilities      663              471
----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total current liabilities            13,646            9,653

 Long-term liabilities, net
  of current portion                            840              707
----------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total liabilities                14,486           10,360
----------------------------------------------------------------------

 Commitments and contingencies

 Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock                                    2                2
  Additional paid-in capital                273,209           71,231
  Other comprehensive loss                       36              (89)
  Accumulated deficit                      (42,066)         (22,756)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total stockholders' equity          231,181           48,388

----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total liabilities and stockholders'
         equity                            $245,667          $58,748
----------------------------------------------------------------------


                         NET PERCEPTIONS, INC.

            CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
          (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
======================================================================
                          Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended
                               June 30,                    June 30,
                            2000      1999             2000       1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenues:
   Product                $9,508      $2,104      $17,032      $3,665
   Service and
    maintenance            2,894         710        4,862       1,044

----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total revenues       12,402       2,814       21,894       4,709

Cost of revenues:
   Product                   553          59          828          95
   Service and
    maintenance            2,724         491        4,533         804
----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total cost
      of revenues          3,277         550        5,361         899

Gross margin               9,125       2,264       16,533       3,810

Operating expenses:
   Sales and marketing     6,278       2,558       12,179       4,295
   Research and
    development            4,852       2,033        8,510       3,569
   General and
    administrative         2,750         813        5,009       1,387
    Lease abandonment
     expense                 800           -          800           -
    Amortization of
     intangibles           7,256           -       10,883           -
    Stock compensation
     expense                 174         364          367         867
----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total operating
      expenses            22,110       5,768       37,748      10,118
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Loss from operations     (12,985)     (3,504)     (21,215)     (6,308)

Other income, net          1,255         381        1,905         309
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net loss                $(11,730)    $(3,123)    $(19,310)    $(5,999)
======================================================================
Net loss per share:

 Basic and diluted        $(0.46)     $(0.20)      $(0.80)     $(0.60)

Shares used in computing
   basic and diluted
    net loss
     per share        25,744,809  15,476,110   24,151,681  10,007,654
======================================================================
Pro forma basic and
    diluted net loss
     per share            $(0.46)     $(0.17)      $(0.80)     $(0.35)

Shares used in computing pro
   forma basic and diluted
   net loss
    per share         25,744,809  18,676,720   24,151,681  16,942,309
======================================================================



                        NET PERCEPTIONS, INC.

   ¶ PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (a)
          (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
======================================================================
                           Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                                June 30,                   June 30,
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                           2000       1999         2000         1999
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenues:
   Product                $9,508      $2,104      $17,032      $3,665
   Service and
    maintenance            2,894         710        4,862       1,044
----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total revenues       12,402       2,814       21,894       4,709

Cost of revenues:
   Product                   220          59          328          95
   Service and
    maintenance            2,724         491        4,533         804
----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total cost
      of revenues          2,944         550        4,861         899

Gross margin               9,458       2,264       17,033       3,810

Operating expenses:
   Sales and marketing     6,278       2,558       12,179       4,295
   Research and
    development            4,852       2,033        8,510       3,569
   General and
    administrative         2,750         813        5,009       1,387
    Lease abandonment
     expense                 800           -          800           -
    Stock compensation
     expense                 174         364          367         867
----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total operating
      expenses            14,854       5,768       26,865      10,118
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Loss from operations      (5,396)     (3,504)      (9,832)     (6,308)

Other income, net          1,255         381        1,905         309
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net loss                 $(4,141)    $(3,123)     $(7,927)    $(5,999)
======================================================================
Net loss per share:

Basic and diluted         $(0.16)     $(0.20)      $(0.33)     $(0.60)


Shares used in computing
  basic and diluted
   net loss
    per share         25,744,809  15,476,110   24,151,681  10,007,654
======================================================================
Pro forma basic and
    diluted net loss
     per share            $(0.16)     $(0.17)      $(0.33)     $(0.35)


Shares used in computing pro
   forma basic and diluted
   net loss
    per share         25,744,809  18,676,720   24,151,681  16,942,309
======================================================================
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(a) For the three and six months ended June 30, 2000, this Pro Forma Statement of Operations excludes amortization of acquired intangibles of $7,589 and $11,383 related to the company's acquisition of Knowledge Discovery One during the first quarter of 2000.

CONTACT: Net Perceptions, Inc., Minneapolis

             Tony Carideo
             Investor Relations
             612-833-9618
             tcarideo@netperceptions.com
             or
             Tom Donnelly
             Chief Financial Officer
             Net Perceptions, Inc.
             612-903-1270
             tdonnelly@netperceptions.com