Re EGM Document

nanoUniverse PLC
26 July 2001




                               NANOUNIVERSE PLC

                      ('nanouniverse' or 'the company')


                  document re. extraordinary general meeting


Further to the announcement of 20 July 2001, the Board of nanoUniverse has
posted a circular to shareholders convening an Extraordinary General Meeting
to be held on 17 August 2001, at which shareholders will be asked to approve
an immediate members' voluntary winding up of the Company.

Copies of the circular are available from the offices of Peel Hunt plc, 62
Threadneedle Street, London EC2.


                                                                  26 July 2001