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11 June 2009
Regulatory News Service
London Stock Exchange
London
EC4M 7LS
J.P. Morgan Private Equity Limited (the 'Company') - Proposed Fundraising
The Board of the Company announces that it is considering raising additional US$ Equity Share capital.
The Board believes that raising additional capital could provide the following benefits: enable the Company to take advantage of the increased flow of secondary market investment opportunities; further enhance the Company's balance sheet and increase cash reserves and potentially reduce long-term external borrowings and fund existing portfolio investments.
Further details will be available in due course.
Enquiries
HSBC Management (Guernsey) Ltd
+ 44 (0) 1481 710 901
DISCLAIMER
This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer to sell, purchase, exchange or subscribe for any securities or solicitation of such an offer to or from any person including any US person (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act, 'US person') or in the United States of America or any other jurisdiction. The Company has not been and will not be registered under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 'Investment Company Act'). The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act'), and may not be offered or sold or otherwise transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of US Persons absent registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and under the circumstances which will not require the company to register under the Investment Company Act.
This communication is directed only at (i) persons outside the United Kingdom, or (ii) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of 'investment professionals' in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 or (iii) high net worth bodies corporate, unincorporated associations and partnerships and trustees of high value trusts as described in Article 49(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is only available to and will only be engaged in with such persons and persons within the United Kingdom who receive this communication (other than persons falling within (ii) and (iii) above) should not rely on or act upon this communication.
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All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that in many cases are beyond the Company's control because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and the Company's actual results, financial condition, prospects and the development of the markets in which it invests may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this announcement. Forward-looking statements speak only as of their date. The Company does not undertake, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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