For immediate release

                                                                12December 2006

                            Adeste Investments Plc                             

                              Total Voting Rights                              

In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6 the
Board of Adeste Investments plc (the "Company") is required to notify the
market of the following:

As at the date of this announcement, the Company's issued share capital
consists of 72,025,963 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 0.1p each, with
voting rights ("Ordinary Shares"). The Company does not hold any Ordinary
Shares in Treasury.

Therefore the total number of Ordinary Shares in the Company with voting rights
is 72,025,963.

The above figure of 72,025,963 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in
the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will
determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to
their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Service
Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:                               
                                                                       
Adeste Investments plc                                                 
                                                                       
Leo Knifton, Director                                                  
                                                                       
Tel +44 (0) 20 7493 9116                                               
                                                                       
Beaumont Cornish Limited                                               
                                                                       
Roland Cornish                                                         
                                                                       
Tel +44 (0) 20 7628 3396