Further re Result of EGM etc

Billam PLC 1 June 2000 Billam plc Creditors and shareholders approved a company voluntary arrangement on 30 May 2000, at the offices of Billam's nominated adviser, Peel Hunt plc, subsequently shareholders approved all resolutions at the ensuing Extraordinary General Meeting. Outgoing directors signed accounts statutory accounts of the period to 31 December 1999 which included substantial write-downs and write-offs relating specifically to the period of receivership and cessation of trade of all the subsidiaries. The Company has raised approximately £1.4 million through a private placing of 505,411,750 new ordinary shares. Accordingly the enlarged issued share capital at today's date is 509,461,750 new ordinary shares of 0.1p each. The Company expects to issue approximately a further 29,104,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1p each to creditors pursuant to the company voluntary arrangement as directed by the administrator of the CVA. New directors have been appointed to run Billam as a pan European venture capital company focusing on ambitious business to business technology based companies. It intends to make its first investment a pre-flotation funding in June (details of the investee company which is based in Germany will be announced following the investment). The new directors of the Company are encouraged by the prospects of high quality business opportunities for the Company over the next 12 months. They will announce strategic additions to the Board of directors and its advisory panel in due course.

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