Total Voting Rights

Bear Stearns Private Equity Limited
29 February 2008

Bear Stearns Private Equity Limited (the 'Company')



Voting Rights and Capital



In conformity with Rule 5.6 of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules we
would like to notify the market of the following:



The Company's capital consists of 260,272,496 shares of 0.01p (excluding
treasury shares) each classified as equity shares, and 59,196,837 shares of
0.01p (excluding treasury shares) each classified as zero dividend preference
shares.  The Company holds 25,025,860 equity shares and 274,822 zero dividend
preference shares in treasury.



Therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 260,272,496 for
the equity share class and 59,196,837 for the zero dividend preference share
class.



These figures may be used by shareholders 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 Company under the FSA's
Disclosure and Transparency rules.





Paul Wrench - HSBC Management (Guernsey) Limited - 01481 710 901




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