Transaction in Own Shares

PANTHEON INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS PLC

(the "Company")

Transaction in own Ordinary Shares

25 May 2012

The Company announces that on 25 May 2012 it purchased in the market 30,000
ordinary shares of 67p each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 752 pence per
share for cancellation.

Following this transaction, there are 36,476,013 Ordinary Shares in issue, none
of which are held in treasury.

Enquiries:

Andrew Lebus or Alexis Barling

Pantheon Ventures (UK) LLP

020 7484 6200


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