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Filed by Wit SoundView Group, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act of 1933
Subject Company: Wit SoundView Group, Inc.
Commission File No. 000-26225
On October 5, 2000, certain representatives of Wit SoundView Group, Inc.
participated in a conference during which the representatives of Wit
SoundView utilized a slide presentation. The text of the following slides
relate to the proposed merger of Wit SoundView Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Wit SoundView Group, Inc., and E*OFFERING Corp. and the
strategic alliance between Wit SoundView Group and E*TRADE Group, Inc.
SLIDE 1:
Wit SoundView: Overview
o Wit Capital founded in 1996 as the first online investment bank;
acquired SoundView Technology Group in January 2000 to form Wit
SoundView
o Research, investment banking and sales & trading efforts are focused
exclusively on technology and Internet sectors
o Financials
o 2000 (through Q2):
o Revenue: $203 million
o Cash Net Income: $32 million
o Managed IPO Percentage of Total Revenue: 12%
o Large retail distribution channel through E*TRADE strategic
alliance (1)
o Innovative product offerings for online capital raising
o Veteran management team led by Bob Lessin, Chairman and CEO
(1) Scheduled to close October 2000.
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SLIDE 2:
THE EVOLUTION OF WIT SOUNDVIEW
[Logo of Wit SoundView]
"One of the largest banking and research groups focused exclusively on
Internet and technology companies."
[Logo of Wit Capital]
o First Investment Bank to utilize online channel
o Leader in Utilizing Online Channel
o Targeted Retail Community
o Focused on Internet and E-Commerce
[Logo of SoundView Technology Group]
o Acquired January 2000
o Pure Technology Focus
o Exceptional Research Franchise
o Strong Established Institutional Business
[Logo of E*OFFERING and Logo of E*TRADE]
o E*OFFERING Acquisition and E*TRADE Alliance announced May 2000
o Expected to close October 2000
o Exclusive access to 3 million online accounts for equity offerings
SLIDE 8:
THE E*TRADE ALLIANCE
SLIDE 9:
The E*TRADE Alliance
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o Strategic Alliance Will Leverage Complementary Strengths in Investment
Banking, Research, Technology, Online Brokerage and Marketing to
Create a Powerful "Change Agent"
o Wit SoundView to Become Exclusive Source of IPOs, Follow-On Offerings
and Other Investment Banking Equity Offering products to E*TRADE's 3.0
Million Accounts
o E*TRADE's Customers Gain Access to Expanded Range of Investment
Products and Opportunities, Including Wit SoundView's Proprietary
Research
o E*TRADE to Acquire Wit SoundView's Online Retail Brokerage Accounts
o E*TRADE and General Atlantic each to purchase 2 million additional
shares of Wit Capital Group common stock
Source: Wit SoundView Press Release, May 15, 2000.
SLIDE 10:
The E*TRADE Alliance - A Leading Financial Site
[Image of bar graph showing unique visitors per month of E*TRADE, Fidelity,
Schwab, Ameritrade and DLJDirect]
[Image of bar graph showing average daily unique visitors of E*TRADE, Fidelity,
Schwab, Ameritrade and DLJDirect]
[Image of bar graph showing average minutes spent/usage per month for Datek,
E*TRADE, Schwab, TD Waterhouse and Suretrade]
SLIDE 11
E*TRADE Alliance Enhances Strategic Shareholders
New Investors
[Logos of E*TRADE, General Atlantic Partners, Softbank Inc., New Enterprise
Associates, Battery Ventures and Crosspoint Venture Partners]
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Existing Investors
[Logos of Goldman Sachs and Capital Z]
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please read the registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus Wit
SoundView has filed with the SEC relating to the proposed merger of E*OFFERING
into one of its subsidiaries. These documents contain information that is
important. You may obtain these documents for free on the Internet web site
maintained by the SEC at HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. The proxy statement/prospectus and
certain other docu ments are available for free on our Internet web site at
HTTP.//WWW.WITCAPITAL.COM/MERGER/FILINGS/S4.HTML. Wit SoundView and its
directors, executive officers, employees and certain other persons may be deemed
to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Wit SoundView's
shareholders to approve the proposed acquisition of E*OFFERING. Such individuals
may have interests in the acquisition, including as a result of holding shares
or options of Wit SoundView.
