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NEW YORK, May 9, 2007 — Notice is hereby given that an investigation
has been commenced relating to a class action lawsuit that has been
filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York on behalf of a class (the “Class”) consisting
of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the
publicly traded securities of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (“Monster” or
the “Company”) (NasdaqGS:MNST - News) between May 6,
2005 and June 9, 2006, inclusive, (the “Class Period”).
The lawsuit was filed against Monster and Andrew T. McKelvey, Myron
Olesnyckyj and Charles “Lanny” Baker (“Defendants”). On June 12, 2006, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled “Monster Worldwide Gave Officials Options Ahead of Share Run-Ups.” The article stated that Monster may have backdated option grants, and reported that there was a one in nine million chance that the grant dates of the options The Wall Street Journal examined were selected at random. That same day, Monster issued a press release announcing the receipt of a subpoena from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, relating to the Company’s stock option granting practices. Shares of Monster reacted negatively to the news, closing at $38.60, down $3.40 from the prior trading day, a one day drop of 8.1%, on unusually heavy volume. Subsequently, Defendant Olesnyckyj pleaded guilty to criminal federal securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. If you purchased Monster’s publicly traded securities during the Class Period, you may request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff by no later than May 14, 2007. A lead plaintiff is a representative party that acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. In order to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member’s claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class. Under certain circumstances, one or more class members may together serve as “lead plaintiff.” Your ability to share in any recovery is not, however, affected by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. You may retain Stull, Stull & Brody, or other counsel of your choice, to serve as your counsel in this action. Stull, Stull & Brody has litigated many class actions for violations of securities laws in federal courts over the past 30 years and has obtained court approval of substantial settlements on numerous occasions. Stull, Stull & Brody maintains offices in New York and Los Angeles. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning
this notice or your rights or interests with respect to these matters,
please contact Tzivia Brody, Esq. at Stull, Stull & Brody, by
e-mail at SSBNY@aol.com,
by calling toll-free 1-800-337-4983, by fax at 212/490-2022, or
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