Warning

The following document is an electronic version, for information purposes only, of an addendum dated November 9, 2000, to a prospectus, printed and distributed in Belgium, in relation to a transaction effected in Belgium in accordance with the rules and regulations applicable in Belgium. Only the printed version of the prospectus and addenda thereto, published in Belgium in accordance with the applicable rules and legislation, is legally valid.  Barco N.V. and, upon closing of the demerger of Barco N.V., BarcoNet N.V. and (new) Barco N.V., and their financial intermediaries and advisers, will take no responsibility for the accuracy or correctness of the prospectus and addenda thereto available via the Internet.

The electronic version of the prospectus and addenda thereto is exclusively addressed to the Belgian market. Access to the electronic versions on the Internet is only possible via the Web-sites of Barco N.V. (www.barco.com), BarcoNet N.V. (www.barconet.com) and Petercam N.V. (www.petercam.be).  The reproduction of the electronic version on any other Web-site or at any other location, or its reproduction in printed form in view of the distribution thereof, is expressly prohibited.  Barco N.V. and, upon closing of the demerger of Barco N.V., BarcoNet N.V. and (new) Barco N.V., and Petercam N.V., will take no responsibility for the unlawful or unauthorized reproduction or distribution of the electronic version of the prospectus and addenda thereto.

With the exception of the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission ("Commissie voor het Bank- en Financiewezen" / "Commission Bancaire et Financière") (whereby the approval of the prospectus and addenda thereto by the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission is only valid for Belgium), no other authority of any other jurisdiction has approved the prospectus and addenda thereto or the transaction referred to in the electronic version of the prospectus and addenda thereto. No means whatsoever designed to obtain authorization to distribute the prospectus and addenda thereto in jurisdictions outside Belgium, has been or will be taken.

Barco N.V. has taken no initiative to offer the securities of BarcoNet N.V. and (new) Barco N.V. referred to in the electronic version of the prospectus and addenda thereto to the public outside Belgium and does also not intend to do so. Making the prospectus and addenda thereto available on the Internet is not meant for any other countries than Belgium and does not constitute any offer to sell any securities, nor a solicitation for orders to buy such securities to investors outside Belgium.

The electronic version of the addendum that you will find below may only be consulted by investors having access in Belgium to a copy of the printed version of the prospectus and addenda thereto that has been legally distributed in Belgium.

I acknowledge that I have read the above warning and that I comply with the conditions to access the electronic version of the prospectus and addenda thereto. I wish to consult the electronic version of the addendum, dated november 9, 2000, to the prospectus.

I do not wish to consult the electronic version of the Addendum to the prospectus.
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