To: Walter Morton who wrote (523 ) 12/11/1999 8:09:00 AM From: pat pasquale Respond to of 674
OT: new age coming of net music: Shampan Lamport Holdings Limited to Merge With takeoutmusic.com, Inc. **an INTERNET MUSIC company THAT MAKES ITS OWN MUSIC***** read last paragraph **** Business Wire - December 09, 1999 13:39 VANCOUVER, BC--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 9, 1999--Shampan Lamport Holdings Limited (OTCBB: SLHX) announced today that a letter of intent to merge with takeoutmusic.com, Inc. was executed. In preparation for the merger, a reverse split of shares in a 3:1 ratio is contemplated, which will leave approximately three million shares of the combined entity on a fully diluted basis in the hands of Shampan Lamport shareholders. The merger with takeoutmusic.com, a privately held Internet music company, will result in approximately 10 million shares being issued to the current shareholders of takeoutmusic.com. This will result in a total of approximately 13 million shares in the post-merger combination. More specific terms were currently not available. The merger is contingent upon consummation of a definitive merger agreement and its anticipated close is January 2000. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the transaction will be consummated. For more information, please contact Bill McCartney at 604-687-0888. takeoutmusic.com Information takeoutmusic.com, Inc., a leading independent music and media web site, focuses on the marketing and digital distribution of independent music and the distinct lifestyle and culture that surrounds it. takeoutmusic.com recently became the first online music company to place a single, commercially available only via digital download, on a Billboard chart. CONTACT: For more information, please contact: Bill McCartney at 604-687-0888