Proposed Appointment of Non-executive Director

BATM Advanced Communications Ld 13 December 1999 BATM ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS LTD ('BATM') Proposed appointment of non-executive Director The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Goldman as a designate director of the Company. Under Israeli law, his appointment as a director is subject to ratification by a general meeting of shareholders and the Board intends to propose him for election as a non-executive director at the next general meeting. Daniel Goldman (aged 30), has a background in investment banking and development capital. He recently returned to Israel, where he lived for several years in the early 1990s, and is currently running his own venture capital firm. He is a director of a number of hi-tech companies in the UK, US and Israel. He holds a degree in Engineering and Business Administration from the University of London and previously worked for Elderstreet, a UK venture capital firm, Alberdale (a specialist in private placements) and most recently Shore Capital and Corporate Limited. He received the 1999 Israel Hi-Tech Award from the Israel CEO Forum. Mr Goldman is beneficially interested in 300,000 of the Company's ordinary shares. For further information contact: http://www.batm.com Dr Zvi Marom BATM Advanced Communications 00 9723 938 6888 Graham Shore Shore Capital and Corporate Limited 0207 734 7293 Mark Smith Dresdner Kleinwort Benson 0207 623 8000 Edward Macquisten Ludgate Communications 0207 253 2252