Internet Capital Group to Present at 13th Annual Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum, US Treasury Secretary John Snow to Provide Keynote Speech.

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Emerald Asset Management has announced that Internet Capital Group (NASDAQ:ICGE) will be presenting at the 13th Annual Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum. Emerald has also announced that U.S. Secretary of the Treasury John Snow will be the keynote speaker at the Thirteenth Annual Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum dinner, scheduled for Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. Secretary Snow is scheduled to speak at the invitation-only dinner at 7:00 pm on Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom of the Radisson. Secretary Snow's speech, entitled "America Competes: Keeping America's Economy Strong in the 21st Century," will be followed by a brief question and answer session.

"We are thrilled Secretary Snow has chosen the Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum as an opportunity to discuss the President's economic policy with leading business and investment executives," said Emerald Founder and CEO, Joseph E. Besecker.

The Forum will showcase investment opportunities in some of the Mid-Atlantic region's fastest growing companies, as well as industry leaders from across the country. Senior management from several public and private companies are scheduled to make 30-minute formal presentations during concurrent sessions.

The Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum provides a unique opportunity for portfolio managers, analysts, and investment industry professionals to interact with senior executives representing a wide array of industries ranging from banking & financial services, capital goods, consumer goods, life sciences, technology, and transportation. In addition, analysts from Emerald Asset Management will be sharing their views on the most compelling growth opportunities for the coming year.

This year's Forum is being sponsored by Forward Funds, Avondale Partners, Stevens & Lee, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Griffin Financial Group LLC, Sturdivant & Company, and Trout Ebersole & Groff.

Emerald Asset Management is a diversified investment services company that operates through its wholly owned subsidiary Emerald Advisers, Inc. With over $2.5 billion in assets under management, Emerald Advisers, Inc. offers a series of research-driven investment products through institutional separate accounts and sub-advising mutual funds, including the Forward Emerald Growth Fund (HSPGX), Forward Emerald Banking & Finance Fund (HSSAX), and the Forward Emerald Opportunities Fund (HSYTX) within the Forward Funds Group. Emerald is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and operates satellite offices in King of Prussia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and San Diego, California.

Additional information on the Forum, including registration information, can be found at http://www.teamemerald.com/groundhog.