J.P. Morgan Private Equity Limited
St Martin's House, Le Bordage, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4AU
www.jpelonline.com, www.jpelonline.co.uk
Regulatory News Service
London Stock Exchange
London
EC2N 1HP
31 October 2008
Notice to Shareholders - Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2008
J.P. Morgan Private Equity Limited ('JPEL' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements ('Annual Report') for the year ending 30 June 2008 have been posted to the Company's website. Shareholders may access an electronic copy of the Annual Report at www.jpelonline.com or www.jpelonline.co.uk by clicking on the 'Reports' link on the home page.
An electronic copy of the Annual Report is also attached to this notice.
The Annual Report will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Telephone no. (0)20 7676 1000
A printed version of the document will be circulated to all shareholders in November.
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About J.P. Morgan Private Equity Limited
J.P. Morgan Private Equity Limited is a Guernsey registered and incorporated, London Stock Exchange-listed, closed-ended investment company (LSE: JPEL) designed primarily to invest in the global private equity market. The investment objective of the Company is to achieve both short and long-term capital appreciation by investing in a well diversified portfolio of private equity fund interests and by capitalising on the inefficiencies of the secondary private equity market.
On 5 September 2008, shareholders of the Company approved the proposed name change of the Company from Bear Stearns Private Equity Limited to J.P. Morgan Private Equity Limited at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company.
ENQUIRIES:
Bear Stearns Asset Management / J. P. Morgan Asset Management
Greg Getschow / Troy Duncan - 001 212 272 7732
JPMorgan Cazenove
Angus Gordon Lennox - 020 7588 2828
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