Holding(s) in Company

22 Jun 2007 17:07

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Pantheon International Participants Plc

2. Reason for the notification State Yes/No An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): Increase in Total Shares in Issue Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Newton (iii):

Investment Management Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Newton Investment Management Limited

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 21 June 2007 crossed

or reached if different) (v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 June 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Decrease from

3.26% to 2.30% 8. Notified details: Increase in the units in issue from 26,471,013 to 37,521,013

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering

shares to transaction (vii) if possible the Triggering using the ISIN transaction (vi)

CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of of rights (ix) rights Shares Voting shares Rights (viii) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi)

Ordinary shares 862,292 3.26% N/A N/A 862,292 N/A 2.30% GB0004148507

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial date (xiii) Conversion rights that may be voting instrument Period/ Date (xiv) acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 862,292 2.30%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Newton Investment Management hold these shares as a Discretionary Investment Manager. Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting N/A

rights: 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: Clare Cox/Barry Smalls

15. Contact telephone number: +44(0)207 163 2331/2251

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Newton Investment Management Ltd Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Mellon Financial

Centre, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4LA Phone number +44(0)207 163 9000

Other useful information (at least legal representative for Rachel Wheeler legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name Newton Investment Management Ltd Contact address Mellon Financial Centre, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4LA Phone number +44(0)207 163 9000

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with Discretionary the person

Investment or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) Manager

C: Additional information

PANTHEON INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS PLC