30 September 2009

Promethean PLC

Annual General Meeting

Promethean plc (the 'Company') today announces that the Annual General Meeting of the Company was held earlier today at the registered office of the Company, at which all of the proposed resolutions were duly passed.

Pursuant to the resolution that the investing policy be amended, the Company's investing policy is as follows:

'To manage the investments of the Company and its subsidiaries (being small and mid cap businesses in the UK) as a private equity investor in accordance with the Company's Admission Document of June 2005, with the intention of realising all of the investments held by the Company and its subsidiaries on or before 31 December 2013 and, to the extent permitted by law, returning relevant realisation proceeds to shareholders of the Company as soon as practicable after they have been received in cash by the Company, and in any case no later than 15 days after the immediately following Quarter Date (being 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December of each year).'

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Enquiries:

Sir Peter Burt / Mike Biddulph
Promethean Investments LLP                            +44 (0) 207 479 7660

James King / Gillian McCarthy                          +44 (0) 207 598 5368
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