Netpartner/Netcare - Delay of distribution announcement

Netpartner/Netcare - Delay of distribution announcement                         
Netpartner Investments Limited                                                  
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 2003/014215/06)                                            
("Netpartner")                                                                  
Network Healthcare Holdings Limited                                             
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1996/008242/06)                                            
JSE code: NTC                                                                   
ISIN: ZAE000011953                                                              
("Netcare")                                                                     
DELAY OF DISTRIBUTION IN SPECIE OF LETHIMVULA INVESTMENTS LIMITED SHARES        
Netpartner shareholders are referred to the announcement released on the        
Securities Exchange News Service ("SENS") on Wednesday, 26 July 2006, and       
published in the press on Thursday, 27 July 2006, regarding the postponement of 
the hearing of the application to sanction the scheme of arrangement proposed by
Netcare between Netpartner and its shareholders other than Netcare ("the        
scheme").                                                                       
Netpartner shareholders are advised that Netcare has agreed to lend and advance 
an amount of R470m to Netpartner, to be used by Netpartner to subscribe for     
shares in Lethimvula Investments Limited ("Lethimvula") ("the subscription"),   
after the Competition Commission has approved the acquisition by Lethimvula of  
Rowan Angel (Proprietary) Limited and Medscheme Limited and has recommended to  
the Competition Tribunal that the scheme be approved. The Competition Commission
approvals and recommendation are expected to be obtained on or before Friday, 11
August 2006.                                                                    
As the subscription has not yet been implemented, the last day to trade for     
Netpartner shareholders to participate in the distribution of Netpartner"s      
Lethimvula shares ("last day to trade") ("distribution"), the record date of the
distribution ("the record date"), the date of the distribution ("the            
distribution date") and the commencement of trading of Lethimvula on the Barnard
Jacobs Mellet Securities (Proprietary) Limited over-the-counter trading facility
("the trading date") have been delayed.                                         
A further announcement regarding the final salient dates and times of the last  
day to trade, the record date, the distribution date and the trading date will  
be released on SENS and published in the South African press in due course.     
Sandton                                                                         
Thursday, 3 August 2006                                                         
Independent adviser, corporate adviser and  Corporate adviser to Netcare        
transactional sponsor to Netpartner                                             
Nedbank Capital                             KPMG                                
Legal adviser to Netpartner and attorneys   Legal adviser to Netcare            
to the scheme                                                                   
Cliffe Dekker Inc.                          HR Levin Attorneys, Notaries and    
                                            Conveyancers                        
Reporting accountants and auditors to       Sponsor to Netcare                  
Netpartner and Netcare                                                          
PKF (Jhb) Inc.                              Merrill Lynch South Africa          
                                            (Proprietary) Limited               
Corporate adviser to Netpartner                                                 
i capital advisers (Proprietary) Limited                                        
Date: 03/08/2006 04:00:06 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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