Global Sources to Report Fourth Quarter and Year-end Results on Feb. 18 NEW YORK, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Sources Ltd. expects to release results for the fourth quarter and year-ended Dec. 31, 2003, after the close of regular trading on the Nasdaq stock market on Feb. 18, 2004. Chairman and chief executive officer Merle Hinrichs will conduct a conference call at 8:30 p.m. EST on Feb. 18, 2003 (9:30 a.m. on Feb. 19 in Hong Kong) to review these results in more detail. Investors in the United States may participate in the call by dialing (800) 218-0204, and international participants may dial (1-303) 262-2075. For investors in Hong Kong, a local dial-in number, (852) 3009-5027, has also been established. A live webcast of theconference call will be available on Global Sources' corporate site at http://www.investor.globalsources.com/. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the call will be available on the company's corporate site for at least 30 days. There will also be a telephone replay of the call available through Feb. 26. To listen to the telephone replay, dial (800) 405-2236, or dial (1-303) 590-3000 outside the United States, and enter passcode 564369#. About Global Sources Global Sources creates and facilitates global trade between buyers and suppliers, by providing the right information, at the right time, in the right format. Our integrated sourcing and marketing solutions enable importers to buy, and exporters to sell, more effectively and profitably. We aggregate and format industry-specific supplier and product information, and deliver this content to our buyer community worldwide through our leading network of 9 vertical marketplaces and 13 geographic portals, and through magazines, CD-ROMs, and private catalogs, as well as China Sourcing Fairs and technical events. Our flagship marketplace, Global Sources Online (http://www.globalsources.com/), hosts more marketing and sourcing activity than any other global merchandisetrade marketplace. We serve a growing, independently certified community of over 402,000 active buyers in over 230 countries and territories. These buyers generate more than 3.8 million inquiries annually for nearly 140,000 suppliers through Global Sources Online alone. We offer extensive supplier enablement capabilities in Greater China and other leading supply markets through 63 content management offices and 700 sales representatives, who make approximately 40,000 supplier visits monthly. In mainland China, we have 22 years on-the-ground presence, supported by 900 team members in 43 locations throughout the country. Global Sources' solutions are based on 33 years as a trade magazine publisher serving the global trade community, 13 years as a trade management software developer, 12 years as manager of trade shows in Asia, and 8 years as an online marketplace operator. Global Sources Contact in U.S. James W.W. Strachan Tel: +1-602-978-7504 Fax: +1-602-978-7512 Global Sources Contact in Asia Camellia So Tel: +852-2555-5044 Fax: +852-2518-8764 Global Sources Investor Contacts: Kirsten Chapman & Moriah Shilton Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. Tel: +1-415-433-3777 Fax: +1-415-433-5577 DATASOURCE: Global Sources Ltd. CONTACT: In U.S., James W.W. Strachan, +1-602-978-7504, or fax, +1-602-978-7512, or , or in Asia, Camellia So, +852-2555-5044, or fax, +852-2518-8764, or , both of Global Sources Ltd.; Kirsten Chapman & Moriah Shilton of Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc., +1-415-433-3777, or fax, +1-415-433-5577, , for Global Sources Web site: http://www.globalsources.com/

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