Notice of EGM

Pathfinder Properties PLC 24 December 2003 24 December 2003 Pathfinder Properties PLC ('the Company' or 'Pathfinder') Letter to Pathfinder shareholders ('Shareholders') and Notice of Extraordinary Meeting ('EGM') The Board of Pathfinder announces that it is writing to shareholders in response to the requisition by Sunnyview Limited ('Sunnyview') for yet another EGM to remove the Board of Directors of the Company and to replace it with Sunnyview's own nominees. All the directors proposed by Sunnyview for the Board are the same individuals who were proposed and rejected by shareholders only nine months ago. The Directors of Pathfinder strongly recommend that shareholders should again vote against the proposed Board changes. In particular, the Directors believe that Sunnyview is making another attempt to gain control of the Company without offering any additional value to shareholders and without putting forward any information as to its strategy for the Company or as to how it would run it. The Board finds it difficult to understand Sunnyview's actions which constantly change between trying to take control of the Company and seeking to sell its shareholding. Sunnyview's requisition was delivered within a few days of the recent announcement that the Board is seeking new investors in the Group. The Board has set out in its letter reasons why shareholders should vote against the proposed changes to the Board of Directors including: The proposed changes would not achieve best value for the shareholders. • The current Board is in the best position to deal with the assets and is already committed to achieving value for all shareholders. If Sunnyview's resolutions are passed, the Company will have the services of no director who understands the issues surrounding the developments. • Sunnyview has presented no strategy for the future of the Company. • If Sunnyview's idea remains to liquidate the Company, its directors have still not provided any indication of how this would be achieved, whether they could guarantee a satisfactory exit price or when it might occur. The proposed changes would not protect shareholders' interests. • Sunnyview only needs to achieve a realisation of some 14.5p per share to make a short-term profit for itself. • Following the proposed changes, there would be no director on the Board who would be independent of Sunnyview. The EGM of the Company will be held at 2.00pm on Thursday 22 January 2004 at the offices of Masons, 30 Aylesbury Street, London EC1R 0ER. Copies of the letter to shareholders will be available for one month from today's date from the Company's head office at Capital House, Michael Road, London SW6 2YH. The Directors of Pathfinder accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement, which has been issued by Pathfinder Properties PLC, Capital House, Michael House, London SW6 2YH. To the best of the knowledge and belief of such Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. This announcement has been approved for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 by Nabarro Wells & Co. Limited, which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Enquiries: John Parry, Chairman Pathfinder Properties PLC Tel: 020 7736 9669 Robert Lo Nabarro Wells & Co. Limited Tel: 020 7710 7407 Jeremy Carey Tavistock Communications Tel: 020 7920 3150 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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