FTD GROUP, INC. TO RELEASE FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2006
FINANCIAL RESULTS ON OCTOBER 26, 2005

DOWNERS GROVE, IL. – October 12, 2005 – FTD Group, Inc. (NYSE:FTD) today announced that it will release financial results for its fiscal 2006 first quarter ended September 30, 2005, on Wednesday, October 26, 2005.

The press release containing the first quarter financial results will be available on the Company's Web site, www.FTD.com, under the Investor Relations section. Michael J. Soenen, FTD Group, Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer, and Carrie A. Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer, will host the Company's quarterly conference call to discuss its financial results on October 26, 2005 at 10:00 am EDT.

The conference call will be available to all interested parties through a Web cast from the Company's Web site, www.FTD.com, or by phone at (800) 374-1504; mention Conference ID #1385227. A replay of the conference call will be available beginning two hours after the live call through November 9, 2005, at www.FTD.com or by phone at (800) 642-1687.

ABOUT FTD GROUP, INC.
FTD Group, Inc. is a leading provider of floral-related products and services to consumers and retail florists, as well as other retail locations offering floral products, in the U.S. floral retail market. Our business is supported by the highly recognized FTD brand, which was established in 1910 and enjoys 96% brand recognition among our principal target market of U.S. consumers between the ages of 25 and 64, as well as by the Mercury Man logo, which is displayed in approximately 50,000 floral shops, globally. We conduct our business through two operating segments. The Consumer Segment, primarily through the www.FTD.com Web site and the 1-800-SEND-FTD toll-free telephone number, offers same-day delivery of floral orders to nearly 100% of the U.S. and Canadian populations. As a result of our same-day delivery capability and broad product selection, our Consumer Segment is one of the largest direct marketers of floral arrangements and specialty gifts in the U.S. The Florist Segment provides a comprehensive suite of products and services to enable our network of approximately 20,000 FTD members to send and deliver floral orders. This suite of products and services is designed to promote revenue growth and enhance the operating efficiencies of FTD members.

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