W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Hosts Client Seminar

W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Hosts Client Seminar

September 27, 2006

    HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- W.P.
Stewart & Co., Ltd. (the Company) today hosted its
annual U.S. investment seminar for clients at The Pierre
Hotel in New York City with more than 400 clients attending
from around the world. 

    Within the seminar proceedings it was noted that the
investment team remains committed to the W.P. Stewart
investment philosophy and the principals of quality, growth
and valuation. Performance for the W.P. Stewart U.S. Equity
Composite, from a low of being down about 8%, post-fee,
through the end of July/early August, has recovered to
being slightly positive for the year as of the close of
business on 24 September 2006. 

    In commenting after the seminar, Harry Segalas, the
Chairman and Chief Investment Officer for W.P. Stewart
& Co., Inc. said "At W.P. Stewart, we are
committed to achieving above average long-term returns for
our clients while taking below average risks. I feel we are
entering a time of opportunity for our style of investing as
portfolio earnings continue to advance strongly and
valuations are attractive. Our long-term results have
proven consistently superior and I am excited about the
future outlook for our client portfolios."

    W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. is an asset management
company that has provided research-intensive equity
management services to clients throughout the world since
1975. The Company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda and
has additional operations or affiliates in the United
States, Europe and Asia. 

    The Company's shares are listed for trading on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE: WPL) and on the Bermuda Stock
Exchange (symbol: WPS). 

    For more information, please visit the Company's
website at www.wpstewart.com , or call W.P. Stewart
Investor Relations (Fred M. Ryan) at 1-888-695-4092
(toll-free within the United States) or + 441-295-8585
(outside the United States) or e-mail to
[e-mail] . 

    For more information, please contact:

     Fred M. Ryan, 
     W.P. Stewart Investor Relations
     Tel:   [phone] or [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

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