Conversion of C shares

MPAX ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS PLC (the "Company") Conversion of C Shares 14 December 2007 Further to the Company's most recent issue of C Shares (the "Issue"), over 90 per cent. of the assets attributable to C Shareholders have now been invested or committed to be invested. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Issue, the C Shares will convert into Ordinary Shares at opening of business on the Conversion Date, which has been determined by the Board of Directors to be 17 December 2007. The Conversion Ratio, which has been calculated by reference to the total net assets of the Company and the net assets of the Company attributable to C Shareholders as at close of business on 7 December 2007, is 0.79846633. Accordingly, a C Shareholder holding 1,000 C Shares will hold 798 Ordinary Shares following Conversion. Fractions of Ordinary Shares arising on Conversion will be aggregated and sold for the benefit of the Company. Following Conversion, the Company will have 301,246,052 Ordinary Shares in issue. The Ordinary Shares arising on Conversion will rank pari passu with, and will have the same rights as, the Ordinary Shares of the Company already in issue. Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the 83,838,964 Ordinary Shares arising on Conversion to be admitted to the Official List, and to the London Stock Exchange for the same number of Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading. The C Shares will be permanently removed from trading on the London Stock Exchange with effect from open of trading at 8.00 a.m. on 17 December 2007. Capitalised terms in this announcement shall, unless otherwise stated, have the same meaning as set out in the section headed 'Definitions' in the prospectus published by the Company on 15 August 2007 (the "Prospectus"). Enquiries Impax Environmental Markets PLC Anthony Lee (Company secretary) 020 7566 5495 Impax Asset Management Limited 020 7434 1122 Ian Simm Bruce Jenkyn-Jones Dresdner Kleinwort Dominic Waters 020 7475 6688 David Yovichic 020 7475 7144 Lucy Lewis 020 7475 7926 Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Impax Environmental Markets PLC and for no-one else in connection with the contents of this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Impax Environmental Markets PLC for providing the protections afforded to customers of Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, or for affording advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein. Dresdner Kleinwort Limited is not responsible for the contents of this document. Dresdner Kleinwort Limited has given and not withdrawn its written consent to the issue of this announcement with the inclusion of the reference to its name in the form and context in which it is included. ---END OF MESSAGE---
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