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8th August 2008
PANTHEON INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS PLC
NET ASSET VALUE AT 30 JUNE 2008
The Board of Pantheon International Participations PLC (`PIP'), the quoted private equity fund-of-funds investment trust, today announced an unaudited net asset value per share and redemption value per redeemable share of 1108.7p at 30 June 2008 (1096.1p at 31 March 2008).
The unaudited net assets attributable to ordinary shareholders and redeemable shareholders at 30 June 2008 stood at ‚£736.1m (‚£727.7m at 31 March 2008).
At 30 June 2008 the value of the private equity investment assets stood at ‚£ 806.5m. Of the private equity investment assets at PIP's holding level 65% were represented by funds reporting values denominated in US Dollars, 28% denominated in Euros and 7% denominated in Sterling. Of the 65% of investment assets denominated in US Dollars, approximately 5% are invested in funds investing mainly in Europe and approximately 5% in funds investing mainly in Asia. In addition to the funds reporting values denominated in Sterling, many of the Euro denominated funds have investments in the UK.
PIP's valuation policy for private equity funds is based on the latest accounts produced by the managers of the funds in which PIP has holdings. In the case of the valuation as at 30 June 2008, the majority of valuations (accounting for circa 90% by value) are dated 31 March 2008. Private equity funds may contain a proportion of quoted shares from time to time, for example where the underlying company investments have been taken public but the holdings have not yet been sold. The quoted market holdings at the date of the latest fund accounts are reviewed and compared with the value of those holdings at the year end. If there has been a material movement in the value of these holdings, the valuation is adjusted to reflect this.
Ends NOTESPIP
Pantheon International Participations (`PIP') is a London quoted investment trust, managed by Pantheon Ventures Ltd., one of the longest-established international private equity fund-of-funds manager, investing in both primary funds and secondary transactions. With investments in private equity funds, covering late stage buyouts to early stage technology, PIP enables individuals as well as institutions to gain access to a substantial portfolio of unquoted companies in the USA, the UK, Continental Europe and Asia, within funds managed by experienced private equity managers. PIP may occasionally acquire direct holdings in unquoted companies, usually where a vendor is seeking to sell a combined portfolio of funds and direct holdings. PIP's investment policy also extends to investing directly in companies where there is a private equity manager well known to the Company investing on the same terms. www.pipplc.com
Pantheon Ventures Ltd.
Pantheon has been active in private equity since 1982 and is now one of the world's leading private equity fund-of-funds managers, with ‚£11.4 billion under management (as at 31 December 2007), investments in over 500 private equity funds in over 30 countries and offices in London, San Francisco, New York, Hong Kong and Brussels. Pantheon is part of Russell Investments.
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Andrew Lebus / Alastair Bruce 020 7484 6200
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