25 July 2014

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RECOMMENDED CASH ACQUISITION of BRIGHTSIDE GROUP PLC by BELVEDERE BIDCO LIMITED

a newly incorporated company indirectly owned by AnaCap Financial Partners II, LP, a fund ultimately managed by AnaCap FP GP II Limited which is advised by AnaCap Financial Partners LLP

to be effected

by means of a Scheme of Arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006

Cancellation of Brightside PLC shares

Following an application by Brightside plc ("Brightside") to the London Stock Exchange, the listing of
Brightside Shares on AIM has been cancelled with effect from 7.00 a.m. (London time) today, 25 July
2014.
The latest date for dispatch of cheques to Brightside Shareholders, or for crediting their CREST accounts, is 7 August 2014 (being 14 days from the Effective Date of 24 July 2014).
Full details of the Offer are set out in the scheme document dated 20 May 2014 sent or made available to Brightside Shareholders on 20 May 2014 (the "Scheme Document"). Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meaning given to them in the Scheme Document.
A copy of this announcement will be available on Brightside's website at www.brightsidegroup.co.uk and
AnaCap LLP's website (www.anacapfp.com).
For the avoidance of doubt, the content of the websites referred to above is not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.

Enquiries: Bidco and AnaCap

Edward Green
Jatender Aujla
Tel: +44 (0)207 070 5250

Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited (financial adviser to Bidco and AnaCap)

Jonny Allison
Steve Baldwin
Nicholas Harland
Tel: +44 (0)203 037 2000

Brightside

Paul Williams
Paul Chase-Gardener
Tel: +44 (0)1454 636 353
Tel: +44 (0)1454 634 194

Cenkos (financial adviser and corporate broker to Brightside)

Bobbie Hilliam
Harry Pardoe
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900

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