THETA CORPORATION - STATEMENT RE BUSINESS UPDATE


CAYMAN ISLANDS--(Marketwire - June 2, 2009) -


Effective 1 June 2009, in agreement with the Rating Agencies and the
Security Trustee, Theta Corporation has amended its Master Framework
Agreement (MFA) and Investment Management Contract (IMC): (i) to remove
certain sub sections of the definition of "Enforcement Event" in the
MFA being those relating to: (a) accumulated losses as a percentage of
the capital base; and (b) ratings on senior debt; and (ii) to move the
leverage compliance test from the sub section of the definition of
"Enforcement Event" in the MFA to become a new trigger for Restricted
Operating Mode (ROM) as set out in the IMC. Theta Corporation remains
in ROM.


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