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Web-Angel PLC 8 June 2000 ACQUISITION OF WEB ANGEL, CHANGE OF NAME, CANCELLATION OF LISTING AND TRANSFER TO AIM The Board of web-angel plc (the 'Company', formerly United Energy plc) announces that, at an Extraordinary General Meeting ('EGM') of the Company held yesterday, shareholders approved the acquisition of web-angel and related proposals which were the subject of a circular issued by the Company on 15 May 2000. As a result, the listing of the Company's shares on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange has been cancelled and the shares have been admitted to the Alternative Investment Market with effect from 8.00 a.m. today, web-angel is an e-business accelerator that advises and resources developing e-commerce companies. Principally, web-angel provides advisory and consultancy services to developing e-commerce businesses in the UK and Europe. Following shareholders' approval at the EGM, John Billington, Tony Hoskinson and Derek Howard-Orchard have resigned as directors of the Company. The current directors of the Company are Penny Hughes, Chairman, Chris Eyles, Chief Executive, Nick Tamblyn, Finance Director and Company Secretary, Paul Jessiman, non-executive director, Peter Jungen, non-executive director, Geoff Mott, non-executive director, Chris Outram, non-executive director and Christopher Stainforth, non-executive director. Enquiries: web-angel Chris Eyles Tel: 0207 400 6377 Nick Tamblyn Tel: 0207 400 6377 Ernst & Young John Stephan Tel: 0121 535 2175 Bell Pottinger Financial David Rydell Tel: 0207 353 9203 Notes to editors: Penny Hughes, aged 40, Chairman Penny Hughes was formerly president for the UK and Ireland division of the Coca-Cola Company. She now holds a number of directorships of companies which include companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. She is currently a non-executive director of Berisford plc, Body Shop International plc, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Trinity Mirror plc and Vodafone Airtouch plc. Chris Eyles, aged 38, Chief Executive Chris Eyles is a graduate of Cambridge University and also holds an MBA. He trained with McKinsey & Co and LEK Partnership and in 1996 moved to South Africa when he formed his own company, Nexus Strategic Consultants and Associates, which worked in association with Bain & Co. to develop their business in South Africa. In recent years Chris Eyles has been involved in advising major commercial organisations in South Africa on technology and e-commerce projects. Nick Tamblyn, aged 42, Finance Director and Company Secretary Nick Tamblyn qualified as a chartered accountant as well as passing his Institute of Taxation exams with KPMG in Birmingham, following which he worked in Hong Kong for three years for the firm before returning to the UK and being appointed a partner specialising in audit and corporate finance. He joined United Energy plc in 1992 and was formerly its Chief Executive and Finance Director. He has entered into a revised service contract with the Company as Finance Director and Company Secretary. Paul Jessiman, aged 32, Non-Executive Paul Jessiman, a graduate in commerce and law, qualified as a solicitor in the United Kingdom, and worked at Clifford Chance in London and later in Hong Kong on a range of corporate finance transactions. He is currently the chief executive officer of the Brait Technology and Innovation Fund 1, a South African fund launched in 1999, and a director of Brait Capital Partners Limited. He has accumulated substantial experience as a technology investor and has been engaged in sourcing, negotiating, executing, overseeing and exiting technology investments at Brait. Peter Jungen, aged 60, Non-Executive Peter Jungen is an entrepreneur and is the founder and chairman of Peter Jungen Holding GmbH, an investment company with interests in various industrial and service businesses. He holds an MBA from University of Cologne, Germany. After graduation he joined a large German private group. He spent 20 years as managing director, and later on as chief executive of STRABAG, one of the largest German civil engineering groups. After a successful turnaround of this company he started to set up his own entrepreneurial activities in 1991. He is a member of several boards and advisory councils of large German financial institutions. He is President of Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland and Vice President of European Business Angels Network. He is also a board member of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Geoff Mott, aged 47, Non-Executive Geoff Mott is managing partner of The McKenna Group, which is known in the USA as an e-business strategy consulting firm and adviser to start-up and young internet businesses, in which it frequently takes equity stakes. He has been actively involved in The McKenna Group's decisions concerning the selection of clients in which The McKenna Group has taken equity positions as part of its arrangements with those clients, and thus in the building of a portfolio of investments in technology and internet businesses, at stages ranging from start-up to pre-flotation. Chris Outram, aged 51, Non-Executive Chris Outram is Chairman of OC&C. He has 20 years' experience of advising clients on their long-term strategies, investment and mergers and acquisitions, gained with Boston Consulting Group, Booz Allen and Hamilton and OC&C. He holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD. More recently he has been advising US and European businesses on e-business strategies. Christopher Stainforth, aged 46, Non-Executive Christopher Stainforth is a director of Ermgassen & Co and a chartered accountant having qualified with KPMG in 1975. He moved into corporate finance in 1980 when he joined Schroders before moving to Phillips & Drew (latterly UBS Phillips & Drew) where he was Deputy Managing Director of Corporate Finance. Christopher Stainforth was with Guinness Mahon Henderson Crosthwaite until early 1999 where he was Joint Managing Director from where he joined Ermgassen & Co in May 1999. He has over 25 years of experience of advising businesses ranging from FTSE 100 companies to early stage companies on all aspects of corporate finance and fundraising.
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