Notice of EGM

Pathfinder Properties PLC 10 December 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 DECEMBER 2004 PATHFINDER PROPERTIES PLC PROPOSED RELATED PARTY DISPOSAL NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING The Proposals To enable the Group to move forward and develop Phase 1 of the Group's River Quay development, it has been proposed by Messrs G. Lee and E. Azouz that they purchase Phases 3 and 4 at the Knight Frank valuation of £5,200,000.This will allow the Group to reduce its outstanding debt on River Quay and thereby give it sufficient funds, together with the banking facilities the Group has been offered, to begin the development of Phase 1. At present, Phases 3 and 4 do not have planning consent. This transaction will enable the Company to move forward with a large development in the Manchester area, and is an excellent platform for the Company to be in a position, the Directors believe, to increase further shareholder value. Information on River Quay, Manchester River Quay is a large cleared site on the border of Manchester City Centre. From a planning viewpoint, the site has been divided into 4 phases. Phase 1 has planning permission for 199 residential apartments, 9,500 sq ft of commercial space and 150 car parking spaces. Phase 2 has planning permission for 191 residential apartments, 9,500 sq ft of commercial space and 191 car parking spaces. Planning permission has not been granted in respect of Phases 3 and 4. The four phases are summarised as follows: Phase Residential Commercial Car Parks 1 12,990m(2) (139,771ft(2)) 2,015m(2) (21,682ft(2)) 150 2 12,605m(2) (135,814ft(2)) 2,170m(2) (23,344ft(2)) 191 3 11,617m(2) (125,000ft(2)) 697m(2) (7,500ft(2)) 150 4 11,617m(2) (125,000ft(2)) 929m(2) (10,00ft(2)) 150 TOTAL 48,846m(2) (525,585ft(2)) 5,811m(2) (62,526ft(2)) 641 The Group has so for invested some £10 million in River Quay and the total cost of developing the site is some £50 million for Phases 1 and 2 and a further £43 million for Phases 3 and 4. The Group is clearly unable to raise these amounts on sensible terms and therefore some form of part disposal of the site is necessary to provide the necessary funding. The Board has ruled out a complete disposal, as this would deprive the Group from any potential development profits from the site. Valuation of River Quay As referred to above, the Board has instructed Knight Frank LLP to prepare a valuation of the site. Knight Frank LLP have reported that the market value of the unencumbered freehold interest in the site on the bases of detailed planning consents for Phases 1 and 2 and ' hope value' for residential development with an element of commercial on Phases 3 and 4 is as follows: Phase 1 - £4,750,000 Phase 2 - £5,600,000 Phase 3 - £2,300,000 Phase 4 - £2,900,000 __________ Total £15,550,000 Related Party Transaction Due to the size and nature of the Proposals in relation to the Company, it is a 'Related Party Transaction' under the Rules of the London Stock Exchange plc governing AIM ('the AIM Rules'). Kerrington Limited, a company controlled by Mr G. Lee, Director owns 8,867,219 Ordinary Shares in the Company and Sunnyview Limited a company owned by Messrs. E. and J. Azouz, Directors owns 8,467,219 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 11.03 per cent and 10.58 per cent respectively of the Company's issued share capital. In accordance with the AIM Rules, John Davies, as the independent Director having consulted with the Company's Nominated Adviser, the Company's Beaumont Cornish Limited, considers that the terms of the transaction are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's Shareholders are concerned. Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting ('EGM') The EGM has been convened for 12 noon on 11 January 2005 at 1001 Finchley Road, London NW11 7HB at which an Ordinary Resolution will be proposed to approve the Proposals, pursuant to Section 1 320-322 of the Companies Act 1985. A circular containing the information as set out above has been posted to Shareholders, and is available, free of charge, at 1001 Finchley Road, London NW11 7HB. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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