Statement by General Partner

LODH PRIVATE EQUITY—EURO CHOICE II (SCOTLAND) LP ("the Partnership")

(Registered in Scotland Number 5228)

Notice is hereby given that with effect from 14 December 2004:-

(i)  Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie of Rue de la Corraterie 11, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland assigned and transferred to each of the following persons its interest in the Partnership, including its capital contribution:- Canadian Broadcast; CNP Assurances; Delanel; Delta Lloyd Private Equity B.V.; Esiintyvien taiteilijoiden ja eräiden erityisryhmien eläkekassa; Etablissement cantonal d'assurance contre l'incendie et les elements naturels du Canton de Vaud; Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; Försäkring Ab Alandia; Försäkring Ab Liv-Alandia; Försäkring Ab Pensions-Alandia; International Staff Pension; Keskinainen Elakevakuutusyhtio Etera; Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie; Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Euro Choice II GP (Jersey) Limited; PFA Pension; Redarnas Ömsesidiga Försäkringsbolag; Stichting Pensioenfonds Holland Casino and Suprapart AG;

(ii)  Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie retired from the Partnership in its capacity as the initial limited partner; and

(iii)  each of Canadian Broadcast; CNP Assurances; Delanel; Delta Lloyd Private Equity B.V.; Esiintyvien taiteilijoiden ja eräiden erityisryhmien eläkekassa; Etablissement cantonal d'assurance contre l'incendie et les elements naturels du Canton de Vaud; Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; Försäkring Ab Alandia; Försäkring Ab Liv-Alandia; Försäkring Ab Pensions-Alandia; International Staff Pension; Keskinainen Elakevakuutusyhtio Etera; Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie; Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Euro Choice II GP (Jersey) Limited; PFA Pension; Redarnas Ömsesidiga Försäkringsbolag; Stichting Pensioenfonds Holland Casino and Suprapart AG became a new limited partner of the Partnership.

Anderson Strathern

1 Rutland Court, Edinburgh EH3 8EY.