Altamir

Legal Proceedings Report • Mar 13, 2009

Paris, 13 March 2009

Additional press release

Altamir Amboise has published on 12 March 2009 a press release which announced the opening by the Commerce Court of Paris of a safeguard procedure (Procédure de Sauvegarde) regarding Financière Hélios following Financière Helios' request.

We remind you the following:

• 1) Altamir Amboise is a shareholder of Financière Hélios which has a specific financing with no recourse on Altamir Amboise;
• 2) Altamir Amboise's stake in Financière Hélios represented 16% of its portfolio in fair market value at 31 December 2008. As of today Altamir Amboise has no commitment in Financière Hélios;
• 3) Benefiting from its available credit line, Altamir Amboise has no liquidity risk.

About Altamir Amboise

Altamir Amboise is a listed private equity company with over €350 million under management, targeting NAV per share growth in line with the top-performing private equity players.

Altamir Amboise co-invests with the funds managed by Apax Partners SA, a leading private equity firm with over 30 years of investing experience. It offers investors access to a diversified portfolio of fast-growing companies across Apax' sectors of specialisation: Tech & Telecom, Retail & Consumer, Media, Healthcare, Business & Financial Services,

Altamir Amboise is listed on Euronext Paris, Compartment B, ticker: LTA, ISIN: FR0000053837. At 31 December 2008, the total number of Altamir Amboise ordinary shares is 36 512 301. For further information: www.altamir-amboise.fr

Investors Relations Marie Ployart – Financial Communications Tel: +33 1 53 65 01 33 Email: marie.ployart@apax.fr