Offer to Exchange Outstanding Options for New Options - Loudeye Technologies Inc.

LOUDEYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

OFFER TO EXCHANGE OUTSTANDING OPTIONS HAVING
AN EXERCISE PRICE OF MORE THAN $4.30 FOR NEW OPTIONS

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THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 9:00 P.M., PACIFIC
TIME, ON TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2001, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.

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Loudeye Technologies, Inc. is offering eligible employees the opportunity
to exchange certain outstanding stock options having an exercise price of more
than $4.30 per share (the "eligible options") for new options that we will grant
to purchase shares of our common stock (the "new options") under certain of our
employee stock option plans. If you wish to accept this offer, you must return
all of your eligible options. No partial returns will be accepted.

We are making this offer upon the terms and subject to the conditions
described in this "Offer to Exchange" and in the related Cover Letter and
attached Summary of Terms (which together, as they may be amended from time to
time, constitute the "offer"). This offer is not conditioned upon a minimum
number of options being exchanged. This offer is subject to conditions that we
describe in Section 7 of this Offer to Exchange.

Who Can Participate in the Exchange? You can participate in this exchange
if you are an employee of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. on the date the new options
are granted. This offer is not open to consultants, former employees and
directors of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. or to employees of any subsidiary of
Loudeye Technologies, Inc. We will grant new options as soon as practicable
after the expiration date of this offer, but in any event no later than 15 days
following the expiration date. We expect that the expiration date of this Offer
to Exchange will be on or about Tuesday, July 3, 2001.

Which Options are Eligible Options? All options having an exercise price
of more than $4.30 per share that are currently outstanding under our 1998 Stock
Option Plan ("1998 Plan") and 2000 Stock Option Plan ("2000 Plan") are eligible
options. If you choose to tender any options you hold that are eligible for
cancellation under this offer, you must tender all eligible options that you
hold.

How Many New Options Will I Receive? Each new option granted in the offer
will allow you to purchase, subject to vesting requirements, a number of shares
of our common stock

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equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the number of shares purchasable on
exercise of the option(s) you surrendered in the offer. For example, if you hold
an eligible option to purchase 1,000 shares, that option will be exchanged for a
new option to purchase 750 shares. The exact number of option shares that you
have now and that you would have if you accepted the offer is set forth in the
enclosed Election Form.

What is the Exercise Price of the New Options? Each new option that
qualifies as an incentive stock option will have an exercise price equal to the
closing price for the common stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on
the date the new options are granted. Each new option that does not qualify as
an incentive stock option will have an exercise price equal to the lowest
closing price for the common stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market for
the period from June 6, 2001 through and including the date the new options are
granted, but not less than 85% of the closing price on the date the new options
are granted.

What is the Vesting Period and Term of the New Options? Generally, each
new option will vest over a three-year period in equal increments every three
months beginning on the date the new options are granted. You "vest" in your
option shares (meaning that you earn the right to exercise and retain the
exercised shares) as you continue over time to work for Loudeye Technologies,
Inc. The first vest date will be three months from the date the new options are
granted, which would be on or about October 18, 2001 assuming a July 18, 2001
grant date, when 1/12th (8.33%) of each new option will become vested and
exercisable. On the last day of each three-month period after the initial three-
month period, an additional 1/12th (8.33%) of each new option will vest and
become exercisable.

New options for employees that are eligible for overtime pay will be
subject to a six-month "cliff" on vesting such that the first vest date will be
six months from the date the new options are granted, which would be on or about
January 18, 2002 assuming a July 18, 2001 grant date, when 1/6th (16.66%) of
each new option will become vested and exercisable. On the last day of each
three-month period after the initial six-month cliff, an additional 1/12th
(8.33%) of each new option will vest and become exercisable.

Assuming continued employment, three years from the date the new options
are granted, which would be on or about July 18, 2004 assuming a July 18, 2001
grant date, all new options will be fully vested. Each new option will have a
term that expires ten years from the date the new options are granted, which
would be on or about July 18, 2011 assuming a July 18, 2001 grant date.

What does the Company Recommend that I Do? Although our Board of Directors
has approved this offer, neither we nor our Board of Directors makes any
recommendation as to whether you should tender or not tender your options for
exchange because the eligible employees hold options with a range of exercise
prices, widely varying ratios of vested to unvested options and have future
employment plans that are unknown to us, neither we nor our Board of Directors
believes that a general recommendation regarding your decision is appropriate.
You must make your own decision whether or not to tender your options. We
encourage you to consult with your personal advisors if you have questions about
your financial or tax situation.

To our knowledge, all of our eligible executive officers currently intend
to accept the offer to exchange their eligible options and receive new options.

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Shares of our common stock are quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol "LOUD." On June 5, 2001, the closing price of our common stock on the
Nasdaq National Market was $1.25 per share. We recommend that you obtain current
market quotations for our common stock before deciding whether to elect to
exchange your options.

WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU EVALUATE CURRENT MARKET QUOTES FOR OUR COMMON STOCK,
AMONG OTHER FACTORS, BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO TENDER YOUR OPTIONS.

You should direct questions about this offer or requests for assistance or
for additional copies of the Offer to Exchange or the Cover Letter with the
Summary of Terms to Angie Bailey of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. at 414 Olive Way,
Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 98101, (206) 832-4111.

THIS OFFER TO EXCHANGE HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE "SEC") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SEC OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS OFFER TO EXCHANGE.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

IMPORTANT

If you choose to accept this offer, you must complete and sign the Election
Form and return it to Angie Bailey of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. at 414 Olive
Way, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 98101, (206) 832-4111 before 9 p.m., Pacific
Time, on Tuesday, July 3, 2001. If you do not sign and deliver the Election Form
before the offer expires, it will have the same effect as if you rejected the
offer. You do not need to return your original stock option agreements for your
eligible options to elect to accept this offer.

We are not making the offer to, and will not accept tender of options from,
option holders in any jurisdiction in which the offer or acceptance of any
tender of options would not be in compliance with the laws of that jurisdiction.
However, we may, at our discretion, take any actions necessary for us to make
the offer to option holders in any of these jurisdictions.

WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANY PERSON TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATION ON OUR BEHALF
AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU SHOULD TENDER YOUR OPTIONS THROUGH THE OFFER. YOU
SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT OR IN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH WE
HAVE REFERRED YOU. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO GIVE YOU ANY INFORMATION OR
TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OTHER THAN THE
INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, THE RELATED COVER
LETTER AND ATTACHED SUMMARY OF TERMS AND IN THE RELATED ELECTION FORM AND NOTICE
OF CHANGE IN

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ELECTION FROM ACCEPT TO REJECT FORM. IF ANYONE MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION OR
REPRESENTATION TO YOU OR GIVES YOU ANY INFORMATION APART FROM THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS OFFER AND THE RELATED DOCUMENTS, YOU MUST NOT RELY UPON THAT
RECOMMENDATION, REPRESENTATION OR INFORMATION AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY US.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SUMMARY TERM SHEET..................................................... 6

CERTAIN RISKS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE OFFER............................ 13

THE OFFER.............................................................. 14
1. Eligibility..................................................... 14
2. Number of Options; Expiration Date.............................. 14
3. Purpose of the Offer............................................ 15
4. Procedures for Electing to Exchange Options..................... 16
5. Change in Election; Withdrawal Rights........................... 17
6. Acceptance of Options for Exchange and Cancellation
and Issuance of New Options..................................... 18
7. Conditions of the Offer......................................... 18
8. Price Range of Common Stock..................................... 20
9. Source and Amount of Consideration; Terms of New Options........ 20
10. Information About Loudeye Technologies, Inc..................... 24
11. Interests of Directors and Officers; Transactions and
Arrangements Concerning the Options............................. 24
12. Status of Options Acquired by Us in the Offer; Accounting
Consequences of the Offer....................................... 26
13. Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals............................. 26
14. Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences................... 27
15. Extension of Offer; Termination; Amendment...................... 28
16. Fees and Expenses............................................... 29
17. Additional Information.......................................... 29
18. Forward Looking Statements; Miscellaneous....................... 30

SCHEDULE A--Information About the Directors and Executive Officers of
Loudeye Technologies, Inc............................................. 32

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SUMMARY TERM SHEET

The following are answers to some of the questions that you may have about
this offer. We urge you to carefully read the remainder of this Offer to
Exchange and the accompanying Cover Letter because the information in this
summary is not complete. We have included references to the relevant sections of
this Offer to Exchange where you can find a more complete description of the
topics in this summary.

Q1. WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OPTION EXCHANGE OFFER?

To be eligible to participate in the offer, you must be an employee of
Loudeye Technologies, Inc. on the date the new options are granted. (See
Question 5 below regarding the date the new options will be granted.)
Consultants, former employees and directors of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. and
employees of any subsidiary of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. are not eligible.

Q2. WHAT SECURITIES ARE WE OFFERING TO EXCHANGE?

We are offering to exchange all outstanding stock options having an
exercise price of more than $4.30 per share that are outstanding under our 1998
Plan and 2000 Plan held by eligible employees. Outstanding incentive stock
options ("ISO") will be exchanged for new ISOs, to the extent allowed by
applicable tax law, and outstanding nonstatutory stock options ("NSO") will be
exchanged for new NSOs. (See Sections 2, 9 and 14 of the Offer.)

Q3. WHY ARE WE MAKING THE OFFER?

We as a company are philosophically committed to the concept of
incentivizing employees to create value for the stockholders and to the concept
of employees as owners. In light of the recent stock market volatility,
especially for technology stocks, many of our outstanding options have exercise
prices that are significantly higher than the current market price of our common
stock. We believe it is appropriate to offer this exchange program to help us
advance our philosophy by creating better incentives for and thus increasing the
retention of our employees.

Q4. ARE THERE CONDITIONS TO THE OFFER?

The offer is subject to a number of conditions, including the conditions
described in Section 7 of the Offer. However, the offer is not conditioned on a
minimum number of option holders accepting the offer or a minimum number of
options being exchanged.

Q5. WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY NEW OPTIONS?

We will grant new options as soon as practicable after the expiration date
of the offer, but in any event no later than 15 days following the expiration
date. We expect that the expiration date of this Offer to Exchange will be on
or about Tuesday, July 3, 2001, in which case the grant

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date would be on or prior to July 18, 2001. We cannot predict the exercise price
of the new options. We expect to distribute the new option agreements within
four to six weeks after the expiration of this offer. (See Section 6 of the
Offer.)

Q6. HOW MANY NEW OPTIONS WILL I RECEIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE OPTIONS I RETURN?

Each new option granted in the offer will allow you to purchase, subject to
vesting requirements, a number of shares of our common stock equal to seventy-
five percent (75%) of the number of shares purchasable on exercise of the
option(s) you surrendered in the offer. For example, if you hold an eligible
option to purchase 1,000 shares, that option will be exchanged for a new option
to purchase 750 shares.

Q7. WHAT WILL THE EXERCISE PRICE OF THE NEW OPTIONS BE?

Each new option that qualifies as an incentive stock option will have an
exercise price equal to the closing price for the common stock as reported by
the Nasdaq National Market on the date the new options are granted (see Question
5 above). Each new option that does not qualify as an incentive stock option
will have an exercise price equal to the lowest closing price for the common
stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market for the period from June 6, 2001
through and including the date the new options are granted, but not less than
85% of the closing price on the date the new options are granted.

The exercise price of any option you return must be more than $4.30 per
share. This price is higher than the current market price of our common stock,
which closed at $1.25 on June 5, 2001. We recommend that you obtain current
market quotations for our common stock before deciding whether to elect to
exchange your options. (See Section 8 of the Offer)

We will tell you what the exercise price for the new options is on or about
the date the new options are granted. We will post the exercise price on the
Loudeye Technologies, Inc. intranet home page and post the exercise price in the
Company's offices on or about the date the new options are granted.

Q8. WHEN WILL THE NEW OPTIONS VEST?

Generally, each new option will vest over a three-year period in equal
increments every three months beginning on the date the new options are granted.
You "vest" in your option shares (meaning that you earn the right to exercise
and retain the exercised shares) as you continue over time to work for Loudeye
Technologies, Inc. The first vest date will be three months from the date the
new options are granted, which would be on or about October 18, 2001 assuming a
July 18, 2001 grant date, when 1/12th (8.33%) of each new option will become
vested and exercisable. On the last day of each three-month period after the
initial three-month period, an additional 1/12th (8.33%) of each new option will
vest and become exercisable.

New options for employees that are eligible for overtime pay will be
subject to a six-

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month "cliff" on vesting such that the first vest date will be six months from
the date the new options are granted, which would be on or about January 18,
2002 assuming a July 18, 2001 grant date, when 1/6th (16.66%) of each new option
will become vested and exercisable. On the last day of each three-month period
after the initial six-month cliff, an additional 1/12th (8.33%) of each new
option will vest and become exercisable.

Q9. WHAT IF I AM AN EMPLOYEE OF LOUDEYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. WHEN THE OFFER
EXPIRES, BUT NOT AN EMPLOYEE ON THE DATE THE NEW OPTIONS ARE GRANTED AND
WHEN THE NEW OPTIONS BEGIN TO VEST?

If you will not be an employee on the date the new options are granted (See
Question 5 above) and when the new options begin to vest (or if you believe
there is a significant possibility you will not be an employee on the date the
new options are granted and begin to vest), we recommend that you not accept the
offer. Your eligible options may currently be fully or partially vested. If you
do not accept the offer, if your employment with Loudeye Technologies, Inc.
ends, you generally will be able to exercise your eligible options for three
months thereafter to the extent those options are vested on the day your
employment ends. However, if you accept the offer, your eligible options will be
cancelled and the new options you receive will not begin to vest until either
October 18, 2001 or January 18, 2002 (See Question 8 above). As a result, if
your employment with Loudeye Technologies, Inc. ends before the new options
begin to vest, you will not be able to exercise the new options.

Q10. WHEN WILL THE NEW OPTIONS EXPIRE?

The new options will expire at 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time, ten years from the
date the new options are granted, which would be on or about July 18, 2011
assuming a July 18, 2001 grant date.

Q11. HOW DOES A LEAVE OF ABSENCE IMPACT THIS OFFER?

A leave of absence will not have any impact on the number of shares you may
purchase under the new options. However, like our other options, vesting under
the new options may be suspended for unpaid leave in excess of 30 days in
accordance with Loudeye Technologies, Inc. policy. If you are currently on
leave, and the vesting of your options is suspended as described above, if you
accept this offer your new options will not begin to vest until you return to
work. If your new option expires before you vest in full because vesting was
suspended while you were on leave, any unvested portion will be cancelled. This
policy may vary as required by law.

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Q12. WILL I HAVE TO WAIT LONGER TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK UNDER MY NEW OPTIONS
THAN I WOULD UNDER THE OPTIONS I EXCHANGE?

Yes, to the extent the eligible options you surrender will be vested or
partially vested before three months, or six months in the case of employees
that are eligible for overtime pay, from the date the new options are granted.
The new options you receive will not be vested, even if the options you exchange
are fully or partially vested. You will not be able to exercise any of the new
options until three months from the date the new options are granted when 1/12th
of the new options will vest, or six months from the date the new options are
granted when 1/6th of the new options will vest for employees that are eligible
for overtime pay, and your new options will not vest in full until three years
from the date the new options are granted, which would be on or about July 18,
2004 assuming a July 18, 2001 grant date and assuming you remain an employee of
Loudeye Technologies, Inc. through that time.

Q13. IF I ELECT TO EXCHANGE ELIGIBLE OPTIONS, DO I HAVE TO EXCHANGE ALL OF MY
ELIGIBLE OPTIONS OR CAN I JUST EXCHANGE SOME OF THEM?

If you have more than one eligible option, then you must exchange all of
your eligible option grants. For example, if you have three options grants at
different exercise prices ($2.00, $6.00 and $8.00, respectively), and you accept
the offer, you must exchange all of the $6.00 and $8.00 options. You will not be
able to exchange the $2.00 option because it will not be eligible for the offer.

Q14. WILL YOU BE REQUIRED TO GIVE UP ALL YOUR RIGHTS TO THE CANCELLED OPTIONS?

Yes. Once we have accepted options tendered by you, these options will be
cancelled and you will no longer have any rights under those options. (See
Section 12 of the Offer.)

Q15. ARE THERE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH YOU MIGHT NOT BE GRANTED NEW OPTIONS?

Yes. Even if we accept your eligible options, we will not grant new
options to you if we are prohibited to do so by applicable law. We do not
anticipate that we will be prohibited from granting your new options and we will
use reasonable efforts to avoid any prohibition. Also, if you are no longer an
employee on the date the new options are granted, you will not receive any new
options. (See Section 6 of the Offer.)

Q16. WILL I HAVE TO PAY TAXES IF I EXCHANGE MY OPTIONS IN THE OFFER?

If you accept the offer, you will not recognize income for U.S. federal
income tax purposes at the time of the exchange or at the time we grant new
options to you. We recommend that you consult with your own tax advisor to
determine the tax consequences of accepting the offer. (See Section 14 of the
Offer.)

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Q17. IF MY CURRENT OPTIONS ARE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS, WILL MY NEW OPTIONS BE
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS?

Yes, to the extent allowed by applicable law.

Q18. IF I HAVE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS, WHAT HAPPENS IF I ELECT NOT TO EXCHANGE
THEM IN THIS OFFER?

If you elect not to exchange your eligible options for new options in
connection with the offer, you will not be subject to current income tax.
However, if your options are incentive stock options, you should be aware that
the Internal Revenue Service may characterize the offer as a "modification" of
those incentive stock options, even if you decline the offer. A successful
assertion by the Internal Revenue Service that your options are modified could
cause the options to be deemed re-granted to you, thereby causing your incentive
stock option holding period to re-commence as of the date of such re-grant and,
depending on your personal circumstances, possibly causing all or a portion of
your incentive stock options to be treated as nonstatutory options.

If you intend not to exchange your eligible incentive stock options, we
recommend that you consult with your own tax advisor to determine the tax
consequences of such a decision under your personal circumstances.

Q19. WHAT ACCOUNTING IMPACT WILL THE OFFER HAVE ON LOUDEYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.?

As a result of our decision to extend this offer to our employees, all new
options under this offer will be treated for financial reporting purposes as
variable awards. This means that we will be required to record the non-cash
accounting impact of decreases and increases in the company's stock price in
compensation expense in connection with the new options issued or granted. We
will have to continue this variable accounting with respect to these options
until the new options are exercised, forfeited or terminated. The higher the
market value of our common stock, the greater the compensation expense we will
record.

Q20. WHEN DOES THE OFFER EXPIRE? CAN THE OFFER BE EXTENDED, AND IF SO, HOW WILL
I KNOW IF IT IS EXTENDED?

The offer expires on Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at 9 p.m., Pacific Time, unless
we extend it.

Although we do not currently intend to do so, we may, in our discretion,
extend the offer at any time. If we extend the offer, we will publicly announce
the extension no later than 6 a.m., Pacific Time, on the next business day
following the previously scheduled expiration of the offer period. (See Section
15 of the Offer.)

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Q21. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

If you choose to accept the offer, you need to make your election and sign
the Election Form and deliver it to Angie Bailey of Loudeye Technologies, Inc.
at 414 Olive Way, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 98101, (206) 832-4111, before 9
p.m., Pacific Time, on Tuesday, July 3, 2001. If you have questions about
delivery, you may contact Angie Bailey of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. at (206)
832-4111. You should review the Offer to Exchange, the Cover Letter and Summary
of Terms, the Election Form and all of their attachments before making your
election. We will only accept a paper copy or facsimile of your Election Form.
Delivery by email will not be accepted.

If we extend the offer beyond Tuesday, July 3, 2001, then you must sign and
deliver the Election Form before the extended expiration of the offer. We may
reject any eligible options to the extent that we determine the Election Form is
not properly completed or to the extent that we determine it would be unlawful
to accept the options. Although we may later extend, terminate or amend the
offer, we currently expect to accept all properly exchanged options promptly
after the offer expires. If you do not sign and deliver the Election Form before
the offer expires, it will have the same effect as if you rejected the offer.

If you cannot deliver your Election Form to Angie Bailey of Loudeye
Technologies, Inc. at 414 Olive Way, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 98101, then
you should contact her at (206) 832-4111.

Q22. DURING WHAT PERIOD OF TIME MAY I CHANGE MY PREVIOUS ELECTION?

You may change your previous election at any time before 9 p.m., Pacific
Time, on Tuesday, July 3, 2001. If we extend the offer beyond that time, you may
change your previous election at any time until the extended expiration of the
offer. To change your election, you must deliver a change of election form to
Angie Bailey of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. at 414 Olive Way, Suite 500, Seattle,
Washington 98101, (206) 832-4111 before the offer expires. You may change your
election more than once. (See Section 5 of the Offer.)

Q23. WHAT HAPPENS TO MY OPTIONS IF I DO NOT ACCEPT THE OFFER OR IF MY OPTIONS
ARE NOT ACCEPTED FOR EXCHANGE?

Nothing. If you do not accept the offer, or if we do not accept the options
you return, you will keep all of your current options, and you will not receive
any new options. No changes will be made to your current options. However, if
you currently have incentive stock options that are eligible options under this
offer and you do not accept the offer, see Question 18 above.

Q24. WHAT DO WE AND OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS THINK OF THE OFFER?

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encourage you to consult with your personal advisors if you have questions about
your financial or tax situation.

To our knowledge, all of our eligible executive officers currently intend
to accept the offer to exchange their eligible options and receive new options.

Q25. WHO CAN I TALK TO IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OFFER?

For additional information or assistance, you should contact Angie Bailey
of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. at 414 Olive Way, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington
98101, (206) 832-4111.

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CERTAIN RISKS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE OFFER

Participation in the offer involves a number of potential risks, including
those described below. This list and the risk factors set forth in Loudeye
Technologies, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 2001, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2001, highlight the material risks
of participating in this offer. Eligible participants should carefully consider
these risks and are encouraged to speak with an investment and tax advisor as
necessary before deciding to participate in the offer. In addition, we strongly
urge you to read the Sections in this Offer to Exchange discussing tax
consequences, as well as the rest of this Offer to Exchange, the Cover Letter
and attached Summary of Terms, the Election Form and the Notice of Change in
Election from Accept to Reject for a fuller discussion of the risks which may
apply to you before deciding to participate in this exchange offer.

ECONOMIC RISKS

IF THE STOCK PRICE INCREASES AFTER THE DATE YOUR TENDERED OPTIONS ARE CANCELLED,
YOUR CANCELLED OPTIONS MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORTH MORE THAN THE NEW OPTIONS THAT YOU
RECEIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM.

For example, if you cancel options with a $5 strike price, and Loudeye
Technologies, Inc.'s stock appreciates to $7 when the new option grants are
made, your new option will have a higher strike price than the cancelled option.

IF YOUR EMPLOYMENT TERMINATES PRIOR TO THE GRANT AND VESTING OF THE NEW OPTION,
YOU WILL RECEIVE NEITHER A NEW OPTION NOR THE RETURN OF YOUR CANCELLED OPTION.

Once your option is cancelled, it is gone for good. Accordingly, if your
employment terminates for any reason prior to the grant of the new option, you
will have the benefit of neither the cancelled option nor the new option.

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THE OFFER

1. ELIGIBILITY.

Employees are "eligible employees" if they are employees of Loudeye
Technologies, Inc. on the date the new options are granted. Consultants,
directors and former employees of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. are not "eligible
employees." Employees of any subsidiary of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. are not
"eligible employees."

2. NUMBER OF OPTIONS; EXPIRATION DATE.

We are offering to exchange new options to purchase common stock in return
for all eligible options. Eligible options are all outstanding options held by
eligible employees that have an exercise price of more than $4.30 per share.
This offer does not include the class of options held by option holders who are
not employees of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. on the date the new options are
granted. In addition, this offer does not include consultants or directors of
Loudeye Technologies, Inc. or employees of any subsidiary of Loudeye
Technologies, Inc.

If you elect to participate in this offer, you must return all of your
options having an exercise price of more than $4.30 per share. We will not
accept partial returns. For example, if you have three options grants at
different exercise prices ($2.00, $6.00 and $8.00, respectively), and you accept
the offer, you must exchange all of the $6.00 and $8.00 options. You will not be
able to exchange the $2.00 option because it will not be eligible for the offer.
Our offer is subject to the terms and conditions described in this Offer to
Exchange, and the Cover Letter and attached Summary of Terms. We will only
accept eligible options that are properly returned and not validly withdrawn in
accordance with Sections 4 and 5 of this Offer to Exchange before the offer
expires on the "expiration date" as defined below.

Each new option will be exercisable, subject to vesting requirements, for
the number of shares equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the number of shares
subject to the eligible option. For example, if you hold an eligible option to
purchase 1,000 shares, that option will be exchanged for a new option to
purchase 750 shares.

The minimum option grant will be for 100 shares, regardless of the eligible
options exchanged. The exact number of option shares that you have now and that
you would have if you accepted the exchange is set forth in the enclosed
Election Form. We will not issue any options exercisable for fractional shares,
and will round up all fractional shares. All new options will be issued under
the same option plan as the eligible options surrendered and will be subject to
a new option agreement between you and us.

The term "expiration date" means 9 p.m., Pacific Time, on Tuesday, July 3,
2001, unless and until we, in our discretion or if required by applicable SEC
rules, extend the period of time during which the offer will remain open. If we
extend the period of time during which the offer remains open, the term
"expiration date" will refer to the latest time and date at which the offer
expires. See Section 15 for a description of our rights to extend, delay,
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offer.

If we decide to take any of the following actions, we will publish a
notice:

. we increase or decrease what we will give you in exchange for your
options;

. we decrease the number of options eligible to be exchanged in the
offer; or

. we increase the number of options eligible to be tendered in the offer
by an amount that exceeds 2% of the shares issuable upon exercise of
the options that are subject to the offer immediately prior to the
increase.

If the offer is scheduled to expire within ten business days from the date
we notify you of such an increase or decrease, we will also extend the offer for
a period of ten business days after the date the notice is published.

We will also notify you if any other material change in the information
contained in this Offer to Exchange.

A "business day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or federal
holiday and consists of the time period from 12:01 a.m. through 12:00 midnight,
Pacific Time.

3. PURPOSE OF THE OFFER.

Many of our outstanding options, whether or not they are currently
exercisable, have exercise prices that are significantly higher than the current
market price of our common stock. By making this offer we intend to maximize
stockholder value by creating better performance incentives for, and thus
increasing retention of, our employees. In addition, we believe this offer will
help us better achieve our commitment to the concept of employees as owners.

Except as otherwise described in this Offer to Exchange or in our filings
with the SEC, we presently have no plans, proposals or negotiations that relate
to or would result in:

. an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
reorganization or liquidation, involving us or any of our material
subsidiaries;

. purchase, sale or transfer of a material amount of our assets or any
subsidiary's assets;

. any material change in our present dividend rate or policy, or our
indebtedness or capitalization;

. any change in our present board of directors or senior management,
including a change in the number or term of directors or to fill any
existing board vacancies or change any executive officer's material
terms of employment; provided, however, that Stuart J. Ellman has
resigned as a director and pursuant to the certificate of

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incorporation and bylaws of Loudeye Technologies, Inc., the vacancy
created by Mr. Ellman's resignation may be filled by a majority vote
of the remaining directors then in office.

. any other material change in our corporate structure or business;

. our common stock not being authorized for quotation in an automated
quotation system operated by a national securities association;

. our common stock becoming eligible for termination of registration
pursuant to section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act;

. the suspension of our obligation to file reports pursuant to Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act;

. the acquisition by any person of any of our securities or the
disposition by any person of any of our securities, other than in
connection with the option plans; or

. change our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or any actions which
may make it more difficult for any person to acquire control of our
company.

Although our Board of Directors has approved this offer, neither we nor our
Board of Directors makes any recommendation as to whether you should tender or
not tender your eligible options for exchange because the eligible employees
hold options with a range of exercise prices, widely varying ratios of vested to
unvested options and have future employment plans that are unknown to us,
neither we nor our Board of Directors believes that a general recommendation
regarding your deicision is appropriate. You must make your own decision whether
or not to tender your options. We encourage you to consult with your personal
advisors if you have questions about your financial or tax situation.

To our knowledge, all of our eligible executive officers currently intend
to accept the offer to exchange their eligible options and receive new options.

4. PROCEDURES FOR ELECTING TO EXCHANGE OPTIONS.

Making Your Election. To make your election to accept this offer, you must
make your election, sign and deliver the Election Form and any other required
documents to Angie Bailey of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. at 414 Olive Way, Suite
500, Seattle, Washington, 98101, (206) 832-4111 before the expiration date of
this offer, Tuesday, July 3, 2001. We will only accept a paper copy or facsimile
of your Election Form. Delivery by email will not be accepted. You do not need
to return your stock option letter agreements for your eligible options to
effectively elect to accept the offer. If you do not sign and deliver the
Election Form before the offer expires, it will have the same effect as if you
rejected the offer.

Determination of Validity; Rejection of Options; Waiver of Defects; No
Obligation to Give Notice of Defects. We will determine, in our discretion, all
questions as to the number of shares subject to eligible options and the
validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of
Election Forms and change of election forms. Our determination of these

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matters will be final and binding on all parties. We may reject any or all
Election Forms, change of election forms or returned options to the extent that
we determine they were not properly executed or delivered or to the extent that
we determine it is unlawful to accept the returned options. Otherwise, we will
accept properly and timely returned options that are not validly withdrawn. We
may waive any of the conditions of the offer or any defect or irregularity in
any Election Form or change of election form with respect to any particular
options or any particular option holder. No options will be properly returned
until all defects or irregularities have been cured by the option holder
returning the options or waived by us. Neither we nor any other person is
obligated to give notice of any defects or irregularities involved in the return
of any options, and no one will be liable for failing to give notice of any
defects or irregularities.

Our Acceptance Constitutes an Agreement. If you elect to exchange your
options and you return your eligible options according to the procedures
described above, you will accept the terms and conditions of the offer. Our
acceptance of eligible options that are properly returned will form a binding
agreement between us and you on the terms and subject to the conditions of this
offer.

Subject to our rights to extend, terminate and amend the offer, we
currently expect that we will accept promptly after the expiration of the offer
all properly returned options that have not been validly withdrawn.

Amendment of Election Form. The form of the Election Form was modified and
redistributed on June 15, 2001. If you signed and delivered the prior version of
the Election Form, you do not need to resign and deliver a new Election Form.
Please note that the representation in the prior version of the Election Form to
the effect that you "have read and understand" the offering materials shall be
stricken and have no legal effect.

5. CHANGE IN ELECTION; WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS.

You may only change your election by following the procedures described in
this Section 5. If you elect to accept the offer and exchange your options and
you later want to change your election to reject the offer, you must reject the
offer with respect to all your eligible options. No partial rejections will be
accepted. We will only accept a paper copy of your change of election. Delivery
by e-mail will not be accepted.

You may change your election at any time before 9 p.m., Pacific Time, on
Tuesday, July 3, 2001. If we extend the offer beyond that time, you may change
your election at any time until the extended expiration of the offer. In
addition, if we have not accepted or cancelled your tendered options for
exchange by 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on August 1, 2001, you may withdraw your
tendered options at any time after August 1, 2001.

To change your election, you must deliver a change of election form to
Angie Bailey of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. at 414 Olive Way, Suite 500, Seattle,
Washington, 98101, (206) 832-4111 before the offer expires. The change of
election form must be signed by you, have your name on it, and must clearly
indicate that you elect to accept the offer.

Neither we nor any other person is obligated to give notice of any defects
or irregularities in any change of election form, and no one will be liable for
failing to give notice of any defects or irregularities. We will determine, in
our discretion, all questions as to the form and validity, including time of
receipt, of change of election forms. Our determinations of these matters will
be final and binding.

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6. ACCEPTANCE OF OPTIONS FOR EXCHANGE AND CANCELLATION AND ISSUANCE OF NEW
OPTIONS.

On the terms and subject to the conditions of this offer and as promptly as
practicable following the expiration date, we will timely accept the eligible
options for exchange and cancel all options properly returned and not validly
withdrawn before the expiration date. Within four to six weeks after expiration
of this offer, you will receive your new option agreement. The new options will
have a grant date on or prior to July 18, 2001, assuming an expiration date of
Tuesday, July 3, 2001.

If you submit your eligible options for exchange and your employment with
Loudeye Technologies, Inc. terminates prior to the date the new options are
granted, your eligible options properly returned and not validly withdrawn will
be cancelled and you will not receive any new options.

Your new options will entitle you to purchase the amount of Loudeye
Technologies, Inc. common stock set forth on the Election Form. This number has
been calculated using the formula for new options described in Section 2.

We will give you written notice of our acceptance for exchange or
cancellation of options validly returned and not properly withdrawn as of the
expiration date no later than 3 days following the expiration date. Furthermore,
after we accept returned options for exchange, we will promptly send each option
holder who accepted the offer a letter confirming the new options that we
granted to the option holder.

7. CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER.

We will not be required to accept any options returned to us, and we may
terminate or amend the offer, or postpone our acceptance and cancellation of any
options returned to us, in each case, subject to Rule 13e-4(f)(5) under the
Securities Exchange Act, if at any time on or after June 6, 2001 and before the
expiration date, we determine that any of the following events has occurred,
and, in our reasonable judgment, the occurrence of the event makes it
inadvisable for us to proceed with the offer or to accept and cancel options
returned to us:

. any action or proceeding by any government agency, authority or tribunal
or any other person, domestic or foreign, is threatened or pending
before any court, authority, agency or tribunal that directly or
indirectly challenges the making of the offer, the acquisition of some
or all of the returned options, the issuance of new options, or
otherwise relates to the offer or that, in our reasonable judgment,
could materially and adversely affect our business, condition (financial
or other), income, operations or prospects or materially impair the
benefits we believe we will receive from the offer;

. any action is threatened, pending or taken, or any approval is withheld,
by any court or any authority, agency or tribunal that, in our
reasonable judgment, would or might directly or indirectly:

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(a) make it illegal for us to accept some or all of the eligible options
or to issue some or all of the new options or otherwise restrict or
prohibit consummation of the offer or otherwise relate to the offer;

(b) delay or restrict our ability, or render us unable, to accept the
eligible options for exchange and cancellation or to issue new
options for some or all of the exchanged eligible options;

(d) materially and adversely affect our business, condition (financial
or other), income, operations or prospects;

. there is:

(a) any general suspension of trading in, or limitation on prices for,
securities on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-
counter market;

(b) the declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of
payments in respect of banks in the United States, whether or not
mandatory; or

. another person publicly makes or proposes a tender or exchange offer for
some or all of our common stock, or an offer to merge with or acquire
us, or we learn that:

(a) any person, entity or "group," within the meaning of section
13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act, has acquired or proposed to
acquire beneficial ownership of more than 5% of the outstanding
shares of our common stock, or any new group shall have been formed
that beneficially owns more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our
common stock, other than any such person, entity or group that has
filed a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G with the SEC on or before July
3, 2001;

(b) any such person, entity or group that has filed a Schedule 13D or
Schedule 13G with the SEC on or before July 3, 2001 has acquired or
proposed to acquire beneficial ownership of an additional 2% or more
of the outstanding shares of our common stock; or

(c) any person, entity or group shall have filed a Notification and
Report Form under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
of 1976 or made a public announcement that it intends to acquire us
or any of our assets or securities; or

. any change or changes occurs in our business, condition (financial or
other), assets, income, operations, prospects, stock price, or stock
ownership that, in our reasonable

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judgment, is or may be material to us.

The conditions to the offer are for our benefit. We may assert them in our
discretion before the expiration date and we may waive them, in whole or in
part, at any time and from time to time prior to the expiration date, whether or
not we waive any other condition to the offer. Our failure to exercise any of
these rights is not a waiver of any of these rights. The waiver of any of these
rights will not be deemed a waiver of all of these rights. Any determination we
make concerning the events described in this Section 7 will be final and binding
upon everyone.

8. PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK.

Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"LOUD." The following table shows, for the periods indicated, the high and low
sales prices per share of our common stock as reported by the Nasdaq National
Market. We completed our initial public offering in March 2000. Prior to March
2000 there was no public market for our common stock.

High Low

Fiscal Year 2001
Quarter Ended
June 30, 2001 (through June 5, 2001) 1.99 0.50
March 31, 2001 2.4375 0.6875

Fiscal Year 2000
Quarter Ended
December 31, 2000 7.75 1.0625
September 30, 2000 19.875 6.125
June 30, 2000 35.0 12.625
March 31, 2000 (beginning March 15, 2000) 54.0 30.0

As of June 5, 2001, the last reported sale price of our common stock, as
reported by the Nasdaq National Market, was $1.25 per share.

We recommend that you obtain current market quotations for our common stock
before deciding whether to elect to exchange your options.

9. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATION; TERMS OF NEW OPTIONS.

Consideration. Each new option will be exercisable for seventy-five
percent (75%) of the number of shares subject to the eligible option being
exchanged. For example, an eligible option to purchase 1,000 shares of common
stock may be exchanged for a new option to purchase 750 shares of common stock.
The minimum option grant will be for 100 shares, regardless of the eligible
options exchanged. The exact number of option shares that you have now and that
you would have if you accepted the exchange is set forth in the enclosed
Election Form. The new options, which shall be granted from our 1998 Plan and
2000 Plan, will

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constitute consideration for the exchange of any eligible options.

If we receive and accept return of all outstanding eligible options, we
will grant new options to purchase a total of 827,025 shares of our common stock
based on the 1,102,700 eligible options outstanding with exercise prices greater
than $4.30. The common stock issuable upon exercise of the new options will
equal approximately 2% of the approximately 41.4 million total shares of our
common stock outstanding as of June 6, 2001.

Terms of New Options. The new options will be issued under the applicable
option plans (in most cases, the same option plan under which the eligible
options were granted) and a new option agreement will be executed between each
option holder who accepts the offer and Loudeye Technologies, Inc.

Except with respect to:

. the number of shares that may be purchased under the option,

. the exercise price,

. the date that vesting and exercisability begins,

. the vesting period, and

. the expiration date,

and as otherwise specified in this offer, the terms and conditions of the new
options will be substantially the same as the terms and conditions of the
eligible options. Except as otherwise specified in this offer, the terms and
conditions of the new options will be substantially similar to one another,
regardless of the option plan under which they are issued.

The issuance of new options under this offer will not create any
contractual or other right of the recipients to receive any future grants of
stock options or benefits in lieu of stock options.

The following description of the option plans and the new option agreements
are summaries, and are not complete. Complete information about the option plans
and the new options is included in the option plans and the new option agreement
between you and us. The forms of the new option agreements have been filed with
the SEC as exhibits to the Schedule TO. In addition, you should consult the
prospectuses for the 1998 and 2000 Plans for further information regarding the
tax consequences applicable to the new options. Please contact Angie Bailey of
Loudeye Technologies, Inc. at 414 Olive Way, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington
98101, (206) 832-4111 to request copies of the option plans, prospectuses or the
forms of the new option agreements. Copies will be provided promptly and at our
expense.

General. As of June 6, 2001, the maximum number of shares of common stock
we can issue in connection with options granted under the 1998 Plan and 2000
Plan, respectively, was 4,660,000 shares and 4,334,500 shares. Both the 1998
Plan and the 2000 Plan permit us to grant options intended to qualify as
incentive stock options under the Internal Revenue Code as well as

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nonstatutory stock options which are options that do not qualify as incentive
options. The 2000 Plan also allows us to grant stock purchase rights. Incentive
options exchanged in this offer will be replaced with new incentive options, to
the extent allowed under applicable tax law, and nonstatutory options will be
replaced with nonstatutory options.

Administration. The option plans may be administered by our Board of
Directors or one or more committees of our Board. Generally, the option plans
are administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board, comprised of two
"non-employee" directors, with respect to executive officers, and by our Stock
Option Committee, comprised of our Chief Executive Officer, with respect to all
other eligible employees. The body administering our option plans has
discretion to determine the recipients of awards and the terms of option plan
awards granted, including the exercise price, the number of shares subject to
awards and the applicable vesting schedule, although the Stock Option
Committee's discretion is limited to certain parameters established by the
Compensation Committee. The administrator's determination and interpretation of
option plan provisions is binding on all parties.

Term. The term of each option granted under the plan is fixed by the Board
of Directors at the time of grant. The new options to be granted under the offer
will have a term that expires at 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time, on the ten year
anniversary of the date the new options are granted, which would be on or about
July 18, 2011 assuming a July 18, 2001 grant date.

Termination. The Board of Directors has the authority to determine the
period of time, if any, after which your employment with us ends for any reason
(including your death or disability) that you may exercise vested option shares.
If your employment terminates for any reason other than your death or
disability, you generally have three months to exercise option shares that were
vested on your last day of employment. Option shares that were unvested on your
last day of employment terminate on that last day and you have no further rights
to these shares. If your employment terminates as a result of your death or
disability (or you die within 30 days after your last day of employment), your
new option will be exercisable, to the extent of the number of shares vested and
exercisable at the date of such termination, (a) for one year from the date of
termination, if the termination is the result of your total and permanent
disability (as defined in the plan under which the option is granted), (b) for
six months from the date of termination, if the termination is the result of
any disability not constituting a total and permanent disability, (c) for one
year from the date of termination, if the termination is the result of your
death or (d) for three months from the date of termination for any other reason.
However, in no event can a new option be exercised after its expiration date.

Upon a "Change in Control," as defined in the option plan and/or your new
option agreement, the vesting of your new option will automatically be
accelerated so that one hundred percent (100%) of the number of shares of common
stock covered by the new option shall be fully vested upon the consummation of
the Change in Control; provided, however, that the vesting of your new option
will automatically be accelerated by only twenty-five percent (25%) of the
number of shares of common stock covered by the new option that are unvested at
the consummation of the Change in Control if and to the extent the option is
either to be assumed or replaced by the successor corporation at the
consummation of the Change in Control. Upon a

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Change in Control, the percentage of the new options held by executive officers
of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. that will be subject to acceleration of vesting is
dependent upon the continuation of their employment following the consummation
of the Change in Control.

If your option terminates under the circumstances specified in this
section, your interests in the option plan will also terminate.

Exercise Price. Each new option that qualifies as an incentive stock
option will have an exercise price equal to the closing price for the common
stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on the date the new options are
granted. Each new option that does not qualify as an incentive stock option
will have an exercise price equal to the lowest closing price for the common
stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market for the period from June 6, 2001
through and including the date the new options are granted, but not less than
85% of the closing price on the date the new options are granted. We will grant
new options as soon as practicable after the expiration date of this offer, but
in any event no later than 15 days following the expiration date. We expect
that the expiration date of this Offer to Exchange will be on or about Tuesday,
July 3, 2001.

Vesting and Exercise. The Board of Directors has the authority to
determine the time or times at which options granted under the plans may be
exercised. The Board of Directors may also accelerate the exercisability of
options.

New options for employees that are eligible for overtime pay will be
subject to a six-month "cliff" on vesting such that the first vest date will be
six months from the date the new options are granted. which would be on or about
January 18, 2002 assuming a July 18, 2001 grant date, when 1/6th (16.66%) of
each new option will become vested and exercisable. On the last day of each
three-month period after the initial six-month cliff, an additional 1/12th
(8.33%) of each new option will vest and become exercisable.

Three years from the date the new options are granted, which would be on or
about July 18, 2004 assuming a July 18, 2001 grant date, all new options will be
fully vested.

Tax Consequences. You should refer to Section 14 for a discussion of the
U.S. federal income tax consequences of the new options, and the eligible
options, as well as the consequences of accepting or rejecting the new options
under this offer to exchange.

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Registration of Option Shares. All shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of options under the option plans, including the shares that will be
issuable upon exercise of all new options have been registered under the
Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC.
Unless you are considered an "affiliate" of Loudeye Technologies, Inc., you will
be able to sell your option shares free of any transfer restrictions under
applicable securities laws, subject to any restrictions on transfer applicable
to you under the Loudeye Technologies, Inc. Insider Trading Policy.

10. INFORMATION ABOUT LOUDEYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Loudeye Technologies, Inc. provides digital media infrastructure services
and applications including transforming audio and video content from traditional
sources into Internet compatible formats. Loudeye was formed as a limited
liability company in August 1997 and incorporated in Delaware in March 1998. The
Company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Loudeye completed its initial
public offering on March 15, 2000, and our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "LOUD."

The financial information included in our annual report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2001
is incorporated by reference. See Section 17 beginning on page 29 for
instructions on how you can obtain copies of our SEC filings, including filings
that contain our financial statements.

The statements of operations data and balance sheet data for the three
months ended March 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the years ended December 31, 2000
and 1999 are derived from our unaudited financial statements appearing in our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 15, 2001 or our audited financial statements appearing in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on February 27, 2001, which are hereby incorporated by reference.

All information in thousands except share and per share data

Year Ended December 31,
Three Months Ended --------------------------
Statements of Operations: March 31, 2001 2000 1999
----------------------------------- ----------- -----------
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)

Net sales $ 1,929 $ 1,649 $ 11,537 $ 2,645
Gross margin (1,342) (521) (851) (225)
Net loss to common shareholders (26,198) (10,522) (39,524) (25,023)
Basic and diluted net loss per share $ (0.68) $ (0.84) $ (1.33) $ (4.62)
Basic and diluted pro forma net loss per share (1) $ (0.68) $ (0.35) $ (1.16) $ (1.50)

December 31,
--------------------------
Balance Sheet Data: March 31, 2001 2000 1999
------------------ ----------- -----------
(Unaudited)
Current assets $ 86,547 $ 99,302 $ 51,355
Noncurrent assets 30,548 33,374 25,420
Current liabilities 12,822 9,284 7,323
Noncurrent liabilities 6,642 7,324 1,963
Book value per share $ 2.36 $ 3.13 $ 2.27

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Note 1) Basic and diluted pro forma net loss per share is computed based on
the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
giving effect to the conversion of convertible preferred stock into
common stock upon the completion of the Company's initial public
offering on March 15, 2000 (using the if-converted method from the
original issue date) as if the conversion and IPO had occurred on
January 1, 2000. Basic and diluted pro forma net loss per share
excludes the impact of stock options and warrants, as the effect of
inclusion would be antidilutive.

11. INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS; TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS
CONCERNING THE OPTIONS.

A list of our directors and executive officers is attached to this Offer to
Exchange as Schedule A. As of June 25, 2001, our executive officers and non-
employee directors (13 persons) as a group held options outstanding under the
1998 Plan to purchase a total of 884,755 shares of our common stock and options
under our 2000 Plan to purchase 1,148,375 shares of our common stock. This,
respectively, represented approximately 55%, and 39% of the shares subject to
all options outstanding under the 1998 Plan and the 2000 Plan as of that date.
Of the options held by these persons under the 1998 Plan, no options to purchase
shares of common stock are eligible options. Of the options held by these
persons under the 2000 Plan, options to purchase a total of 562,000 shares of
common stock are eligible options. To our knowledge, all of our eligible
executive officers currently intend to accept the offer to exchange their
eligible options and receive new options. This offer is not being made to our
directors.

In the sixty (60) days prior to and including June 25, 2001, the executive
officers and directors of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. had the following
transactions in Loudeye Technologies, Inc. shares:

. On May 17, 2001, Anthony J. Bay, one of our board members, was granted
an option to purchase 7,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.18
per share.

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. On May 17, 2001, Johan Liedgren, one of our board members, was granted
an option to purchase 7,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.18
per share.

. On April 9, 2001, John H. Shaw, one of our executive officers, was
granted an option to purchase 187,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $0.82 per share.

. On April 12, 2001, Martin Tobias, the Chairman of our board, gifted
32,000 shares of common stock to his daughter.

. On May 1, 2001, Alex Tobias, Mr. Tobias' spouse, sold 15,000 shares of
common stock in open market transactions at a price of $1.0138 per share.

. On May 2, 2001, Alex Tobias sold 25,000 shares of common stock in open
market transactions at a price of $1.0878 per share.

. On May 3, 2001, Alex Tobias sold 57,500 shares of common stock in open
market transactions at a price of $1.0710 per share.

. On May 4, 2001, Alex Tobias sold 75,297 shares of common stock in open
market transactions at a price of $1.0636 per share.

. On May 7, 2001, Martin Tobias was granted an option to purchase 7,500
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.18 per share.

. On May 10, 2001, Martin Tobias sold 20,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.1606 per share.

. On May 11, 2001, Martin Tobias sold 20,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.0788 per share.

. On May 14, 2001, Martin Tobias sold 10,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.1088 per share.

. On May 15, 2001, Martin Tobias sold 20,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.1188 per share.

. On May 16, 2001, Martin Tobias sold 30,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.0305 per share.

. On May 17, 2001, Martin Tobias sold 45,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.0721 per share.

. On May 18, 2001, Martin Tobias sold 50,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.1148 per share.

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. On May 21, 2001, Martin Tobias sold 10,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.0788 per share.

. On May 22, 2001, Martin Tobias sold 15,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.1088 per share.

. On May 30, 2001, Martin Tobias sold 60,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.5444 per share.

. On June 7, 2001, Martin Tobias sold 350,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.7785 per share.

. On June 14, 2001, Martin Tobias gifted 300,000 shares of common stock to
the Alex and Martin Tobias Family Foundation Trust.

. On June 7, 2001, Weld Brown LLC, an indirectly held beneficiary of David
L. Weld, Jr., one of our executive officers, sold 15,000 shares of common stock
in open market transactions at a price of $1.8033 per share.

. On June 12, 2001, Weld Brown LLC sold 35,000 shares of common stock in
open market transactions at a price of $1.8744 per share.

Except as otherwise described above and other than ordinary course grants
of stock options to employees who are not officers, there have been no
transactions in options to purchase our common stock or in our common stock
which were effected during the past sixty (60) days by Loudeye Technologies,
Inc. or, to our knowledge, by any officer, director, affiliate or subsidiary of
Loudeye Technologies, Inc.

12. STATUS OF OPTIONS ACQUIRED BY US IN THE OFFER; ACCOUNTING CONSEQUENCES OF
THE OFFER.

Eligible options we acquire in connection with the offer will be cancelled
and the shares of common stock that may be purchased under those options will be
returned to the pool of shares available for grants of new awards or options
under the option plans without further stockholder action, except as required by
applicable law or the rules of the Nasdaq National Market or any other
securities quotation system or any stock exchange on which our common stock is
then quoted or listed.

We believe that we will record compensation expense as a result of the
offer because:

. we will grant the new options within fifteen days of the date we accept
and cancel eligible options returned to us; and

. the exercise price of the new options will be less than the exercise price
of the eligible options returned to us on the date we grant the new
options.

As a result of our decision to extend this offer to our employees, all new
options issued or granted under this offer will be treated for financial
reporting purposes as variable awards. This means that we will be required to
record a non-cash accounting charge reflecting increases and decreases in the
price of our common stock in compensation expense in connection with the new
options issued or granted under the offer. We will have to continue to reflect
decreases and increases in the price of our common stock in our statement of
operations with respect to these new options until they are exercised, forfeited
or terminated. The higher the market value of our common stock, the greater the
compensation expense.

13. LEGAL MATTERS; REGULATORY APPROVALS.

We are not aware of any license or regulatory permit that appears to be
material to our business that might be adversely affected by the offer, or of
any approval or other action by any government or regulatory authority or agency
that is required for the acquisition or ownership of the options as described in
the offer. If any other approval or action should be required, we

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presently intend to seek the approval or take the action. This could require us
to delay the acceptance of options returned to us. We cannot assure you that we
would be able to obtain any required approval or take any other required action.
Our failure to obtain any required approval or take any required action might
result in harm to our business. Our obligation under the offer to accept
exchanged eligible options and to issue new options is subject to conditions,
including the conditions described in Section 7.

14. MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.

The following is a general summary of the material federal income tax
consequences of the exchange of options pursuant to the offer. This discussion
is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, its legislative
history, treasury regulations thereunder and administrative and judicial
interpretations thereof as of the date of the offer, all of which are subject to
change, possibly on a retroactive basis. This summary does not address all of
the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of your particular
circumstances, nor is it intended to be applicable in all respects to all
categories of option holders. The summary does not discuss any state, local or
foreign tax consequences of the offer. For additional information regarding the
tax consequences of participating in the offer, you should consult the
prospectuses for the 1998 and 2000 Plans. Please contact Angie Bailey of Loudeye
Technologies, Inc. at 414 Olive Way, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 98101, (206)
832-4111 to request copies of the prospectuses. Copies will be provided promptly
and at our expense.

We believe that if you exchange outstanding options for new options, you
will not be required to recognize income for federal income tax purposes upon
the surrender of your old options and the receipt of your new options. If the
options you exchange in the offer are incentive stock options, the new options
you receive in the exchange will commence a new incentive stock option holding
period (rather than continuing the holding period of the current options) as of
the date of the grant of the new options for purposes of qualifying for the
benefits provided to holders of incentive stock options under federal income tax
law. In addition, depending on your particular circumstances, the new options
could in part fail to qualify as incentive stock options by virtue of a federal
income tax law limitation which provides that, to the extent the aggregate
exercise price of stock with respect to which incentive stock options are first
exercisable during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, such excess options must
be treated as nonstatutory stock options rather than incentive stock options.
You should consult your own tax advisor with respect to the potential
application of this limitation and the consequences of exceeding it under your
personal circumstances.

If you elect not to exchange your options for new options in connection
with the offer, you also will not be subject to current income tax. However, if
your options are incentive stock options, you should be aware that the Internal
Revenue Service may characterize the offer as a "modification" of those
incentive stock options, even if you decline the offer. A successful assertion
by the Internal Revenue Service that your options are modified could cause the
options to be deemed re-granted to you as of the date of the offer, thereby
causing your incentive stock option holding period to re-commence as of such
date and, depending on your personal circumstances, possibly causing a portion
of your incentive stock options to be treated as nonstatutory options as a
result of the $100,000 limitation referred to above.

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WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PARTICIPATING OR DECLINING TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFER.

15. EXTENSION OF OFFER; TERMINATION; AMENDMENT.

We may at any time and from time to time, extend the period of time during
which the offer is open and delay accepting any options surrendered or exchanged
by publicly announcing the extension and giving oral or written notice of the
extension to the option holders.

Prior to the expiration date to terminate or amend the offer we may
postpone accepting and canceling any eligible options if any of the conditions
specified in Section 7 occur. In order to postpone accepting or canceling, we
must publicly announce the postponement and give oral or written notice of the
postponement to the option holders. Our right to delay accepting and canceling
eligible options is limited by Rule 13e-4(f)(5) under the Securities Exchange
Act, which requires that we must pay the consideration offered or return the
surrendered options promptly after we terminate or withdraw the offer.

As long as we comply with any applicable laws, we may amend the offer in
any way, including decreasing or increasing the consideration offered in the
offer to option holders or by decreasing or increasing the number of eligible to
be exchanged or surrendered in the offer.

We may amend the offer at any time by publicly announcing the amendment. If
we extend the length of time during which the offer is open, the amendment must
be issued no later than 6:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on the next business day
following the previously scheduled expiration date. Any public announcement
relating to the offer will be sent promptly to option holders in a manner
reasonably designed to inform option holders of the change, for example, by
issuing a press release or sending an e-mail message.

If we materially change the terms of the offer or the information about the
offer, or if we waive a material condition of the offer, we will extend the
offer to the extent required by Rules 13e-4(d)(2) and 13e-4(e)(3) under the
Securities Exchange Act. Under these rules the minimum period an offer must
remain open following material changes in the terms of the offer or information
about the offer, other than a change in price or a change in percentage of
securities sought, will depend on the facts and circumstances. If we decide to
take any of the following actions, we will publish notice of the action:

. we increase or decrease what we will give you in exchange for your options;

. we decrease the number of options eligible to be exchanged in the offer; or

. we increase the number of options eligible to be tendered in the offer by
an amount that exceeds 2% of the shares issuable upon exercise of the
options that are subject to the offer immediately prior to the increase.

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If the offer is scheduled to expire within ten business days from the date we
notify you of such an increase or decrease, we will also extend the offer for a
period of ten business days after the date the notice is published.

16. FEES AND EXPENSES.

We will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker, dealer or other
person for asking holders of eligible options under this offer to exchange.

17. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

This Offer to Exchange is a part of a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO
that we have filed with the SEC. This Offer to Exchange does not contain all of
the information contained in the Schedule TO and the exhibits to the Schedule
TO. We recommend that you review the Schedule TO, including its exhibits, and
the following materials that we have filed with the SEC before making a decision
on whether to exchange your options:

(a) our annual report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31,
2000, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2001, including the
information incorporated by reference in the Form 10-K from our
definitive proxy statement for our 2000 annual meeting of stockholders,
filed with the SEC on April 11, 2001;

(b) our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarter ended March
31, 2001, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2001;

(c) the description of our common stock included in our registration
statement on Form 8-A, which was filed with the SEC on March 15, 2001,
including any amendments or reports we file for the purpose of updating
that description; and

(d) our current reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 11, 2001
and April 18, 2001.

The SEC file number for these filings is 000-29583. These filings, our
other annual, quarterly and current reports, our proxy statements and our other
SEC filings may be examined, and copies may be obtained, at the following SEC
public reference rooms:

450 Fifth Street, N.W. 7 World Trade Center 500 West Madison Street
Room 1024 Suite 1300 Suite 1400
Washington, D.C. 20549 New York, New York 10048 Chicago, Illinois 60661

You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference rooms
by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

Our SEC filings are also available to the public on the SEC's Internet site
at http://www.sec.gov.

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Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"LOUD," and our SEC filings can be read at the following Nasdaq address:

Nasdaq Operations
1735 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006

We will also provide without charge to each person to whom we deliver a
copy of this Offer to Exchange, upon their written or oral request, a copy of
any or all of the documents to which we have referred you, other than exhibits
to these documents (unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by
reference into the documents). Requests should be directed to:

Loudeye Technologies, Inc.,
Attn: Investor Relations
414 Olive Way, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98101

or by telephoning us at (206) 832-4000 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., Seattle, Washington local time.

As you read the documents listed in this Section 17, you may find some
inconsistencies in information from one document to another. Should you find
inconsistencies between the documents, or between a document and this Offer to
Exchange, you should rely on the statements made in the most recent document.

The information contained in this Offer to Exchange about Loudeye
Technologies, Inc. should be read together with the information contained in the
documents to which we have referred you.

18. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS; MISCELLANEOUS.

This Offer to Exchange and our SEC reports referred to above include
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that include, among others, Loudeye Technologies, Inc.'s limited
operating history, anticipated losses, unpredictability of future revenues,
potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results, management of potential
growth and risks of new business areas, international expansion, business
combinations and strategic relationships. More information about factors that
potentially could affect Loudeye Technologies, Inc.'s financial results is
included in Loudeye Technologies, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10- K for the year
ended December 31, 2000, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2001. Please note that the safe harbor for forward-looking
statements provided in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 does
not apply to statements made in connection with this offer.

If at any time, we become aware of any jurisdiction where the making of
this offer

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violates the law, we will make a good faith effort to comply with the law. If,
we cannot comply with the law, the offer will not be made to, nor will exchanges
be accepted from or on behalf of, the option holders residing in that
jurisdiction.

Although our Board of Directors has approved this offer, neither we nor our
Board of Directors makes any recommendation as to whether you should tender or
not tender your options for exchange because the eligible employees hold options
with a range of exercise prices, widely varying ratios of vested to unvested
options and have future employment plans that are unknown to us, neither we nor
our Board of Directors believes that a general recommendation regarding your
decision is appropriate. You must make your own decision whether or not to
tender your options. We encourage you to consult with your personal advisors if
you have questions about your financial or tax situation. The information about
this offer from Loudeye Technologies, Inc. is limited to this document and the
enclosed cover letter and attached summary of terms.

Loudeye Technologies, Inc. June 6, 2001

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SCHEDULE A

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF
LOUDEYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

The directors and executive officers of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. and
their positions and offices as of June 6, 2001, are set forth in the following
table:

Name Position and Offices Held
---- -------------------------

Directors
---------
Martin T. Tobias Chairman
Charles P. Waite Director
Johan C. Liedgren Director
Anthony J. Bay Director
John T. Baker, IV Director

Executive Officers
------------------
John T. Baker, IV President and Chief Executive Officer
Bradley A. Berg Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Joel T. McConaughy Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
David L. Weld, Jr. Senior Vice President and General Manager of
Digital Media Services
Todd A. Hinders Senior Vice President of Sales
Douglas F. Schulze Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
Meena Kang Latta Vice President and General Counsel
John H. Shaw Vice President of Corporate Communications
Jerold J. Goade, Jr. Vice President of Finance and Controller

The address of each director and executive officer is: c/o Loudeye
Technologies, Inc., 414 Olive Way, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 98101.

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OFFER TO EXCHANGE

OUTSTANDING OPTIONS TO

PURCHASE COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE

$0.001 PER SHARE, HAVING AN EXERCISE

PRICE OF MORE THAN $4.30

LOUDEYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Any questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of any
documents referred to in the offer to exchange may be directed to Angie Bailey,
Loudeye Technologies, Inc., 414 Olive Way, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 98101,
telephone: (206) 832-4111.

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June 6, 2001

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