Exercise of Warrants-Amdmnt

Pantheon Intl Participations PLC 17 November 2000 The issuer has made the following amendment to the Exercise of Warrants announcement released 16th November 2000 at 12:16 under RNS No 2330U. Further to the announcement made by the Company yesterday, the Company would like to amend that announcement in relation to the telephone numbers supplied for enquiries. These telephone numbers should read: Rhoddy Swire Pantheon International Participations PLC 020 7484 6200 Alastair Bruce Pantheon Ventures Limited 020 7484 6200 The telephone number for Paul Richards of Collins Stewart Limited and the remaining text of the announcement remain unchanged. The full corrected version is shown below. The Company wrote to Warrantholders on 27 September 2000 reminding them of their subscription rights in relation to the exercise of the warrants in the Company (the 'Warrants'). That letter incorrectly stated that the final date for exercise of the Warrants this year was 31 October 2000. In fact, the warrant deed allows a period of 30 days following the publication of the Company's report and accounts for exercise of the Warrants. As the report and accounts were not published until 23 October 2000 the current subscription period will therefore expire on 22 November 2000. It has also come to the attention of the Company that, following the capital re-organisation of the Company undertaken earlier this year, a number of minor inconsistencies exist between the terms and conditions of the Warrants and the trust deed constituting the Participating Loan Notes ('PLNs') in the Company (the 'PLN Trust Deed'). In order for the Company to issue PLNs pursuant to an exercise of subscription rights conferred by the Warrants, it will be necessary for certain changes to first be made to the PLN Trust Deed in respect of which the approval of holders of the PLNs currently in issue will be required. Accordingly, the Company is proposing to convene a meeting of PLN holders as soon as practicable for the purpose of obtaining such approval. PLNs arising in respect of any subscription rights which have been exercised (or are exercised) in the current subscription period ending on 22 November 2000 will be issued subject to, and as soon as practicable following, such approval being obtained. Ordinary Shares arising on the exercise of subscription rights in the current subscription period will be allotted not later than 6 December 2000 in accordance with the Warrant terms. The Company regards the changes which are required to the PLN Trust Deed in order to allow the Company to issue PLNs pursuant to the exercise of subscription rights to be technical in nature and anticipates that the approval of PLN holders will be forthcoming. However, in the event that such approval is not forthcoming the Company will, as soon as practicable following the PLN holders' meeting, issue to Warrantholders entitled to receive PLNs pursuant to an exercise of subscription rights in the current subscription period one ordinary share in place of each PLN to which such Warrantholder is entitled in satisfaction of that entitlement. In view of the above factors, the Directors have concluded that it would be appropriate to permit any Warrantholder who has already exercised his or her subscription rights in the current subscription period and who wishes to do so, to revoke that exercise. Accordingly, Warrantholders have the following options: 1. Warrantholders who have not exercised, and do not wish to exercise, their subscription rights in the current subscription period need take no further action. 2. Warrantholders who have exercised subscription rights and who do not wish to revoke that exercise need take no further action. 3. Warrantholders who now wish to exercise any subscription rights may do so until 3.00 p.m. on 22 November 2000. 4. Warrantholders who have exercised any subscription rights in the current subscription period and who now wish to revoke that exercise may do so in full by contacting Lloyds TSB Registrars, The Causeway, Worthing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA by no later than 3.00 p.m. on 22 November 2000 either in writing or by telephone (number 01903 702693). The Company has written to Warrantholders to advise them of the matters mentioned in this announcement. Enquiries Rhoddy Swire Pantheon International Participations PLC 020 7484 6200 Alastair Bruce Pantheon Ventures Limited 020 7484 6200 Paul Richards Collins Stewart Limited 020 7522 9977
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