First Call Corp. signs distribution agreement with Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co. LLC; GKM's Morning Meeting Notes, Intraday Research Broadcasts and Earnings Estimates Are Now Available On-Line Exclusively Via the FIRST CALL Network

Business Wire, Nov 15, 1995

the leading provider of real-time global investment research, today announced that Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co., LLC (GKM) has agreed to electronically provide its morning meeting notes, intraday research broadcasts, and earnings estimates exclusively over the FIRST CALL network, effective immediately.

This agreement brings the total number of FIRST CALL Notes contributing brokers on the North American network to 55, all of which exclusively use FIRST CALL for electronic distribution of their research notes to institutional clients.

Under the agreement, First Call will electronically distribute GKM's morning notes, intraday broadcasts, and company earnings estimates to GKM's clients. GKM provides research and earnings estimates on more than 100 companies representing a range of industries including media and entertainment; toys; wireless cable; telecommunications; technology; biotechnology; retailing; gaming; banking; and energy.

By distributing its high-quality investment research over the FIRST CALL Network, GKM will enhance the service it provides to its clients. "Our rapidly growing client base has asked for convenient, real-time access to our research," says Barry Willman, director of research for Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co., LLC. "First Call will help us better respond to our clients' needs."

"We're pleased to welcome GKM and its top-notch research to FIRST CALL Notes," says Bruce Fador, president and chief executive officer of First Call Corporation. "Founded just six years ago, GKM has already earned a place within the Institutional Investor poll's top 20 rankings of investment research firms. GKM's drive to provide premier service to its clients is consistent with its decision to join First Call."

Established in 1989, Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co., LLC is a client-driven, institutional research and investment banking organization based in New York. Its team of industry specialists perform in-depth fundamental analyses for their institutional clients. GKM's objective is to provide intelligent, timely, and thought-provoking research that seeks to realize superior investment performance.

FIRST CALL is the premier source of real-time, commingled equity research and corporate information. Serving institutional clients since 1985, First Call provides access to analysts' morning meeting notes and intraday research broadcasts from major North American and international brokerage firms; full-text corporate press releases from more than 1,090 companies; timely earnings estimates on 13,000 companies as provided by leading research firms; and a fundamental database covering 5,500 public companies. First Call is also the leading provider of on-line equity research reports through First Call RESEARCH DIRECT, as well as a leader in delivery of research, news and commentary on the fixed-income markets via FIRST CALL BondCall. Boston-based First Call is part of Thomson Financial Services, a leading provider of quality financial information, research, analysis, and software products to the worldwide financial and corporate communities.

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