Equity Investment

Interregnum PLC 2 October 2000 INTERREGNUM PLC £2 million investment in Respond Interregnum plc ('Interregnum'), the IT investment and advisory company that floated on the Alternative Investment Market ('AIM') in March, today announces its eighth investment since flotation: a £2 million equity investment in Respond UK plc ('Respond'), a customer relationship management ('CRM') software and services vendor and a UK market leader in complaints handling. 3i has invested a further £2 million. Respond has 1,500 customers worldwide including Thomson Global Services, Barclays Bank plc and Racal Telecom. It has offices in the US and distributes in Continental Europe and Australia. In the year ended 31 January 2000, the company generated revenues of £2.7 million. The funding will be used to expand Respond's international operations, particularly focusing on the US and Western Europe, and its range of products and services. Commenting on the investment, Graham Ransom, Managing Director, Venture Marketing at Interregnum plc, said: 'Interregnum has worked with Respond for four years to develop its product and market strategy. Respond is successfully repositioned as a UK market leader in complaints and response handling software and service and continues to demonstrate significant growth potential given the increasing demand for CRM software - especially in the context of ebusiness applications. 'We believe our involvement with Respond clearly demonstrates our ability to successfully nurture the development of our portfolio companies.' For further information please contact: Graham Ransom, Director Interregnum plc Tel: 020 7494 3080 Paul Downes/Vanessa Maydon Merlin Financial Tel: 020 7606 1244