Private Equity Inv: Correction : Tender Offer

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The Company announces that the announcemnt titled Announcement of Result of
Tender Offer and Tender released under reference PRNUK-1312071108-4D13 at
11.09am on 13/12/07 contained a number of errors concerning the numbers of
shares in each classification. The correct numbers are detailed below, the
previously announced numbers are in brackets.
Shares tendered for the Basic Entitlement only: 348,284 (6,894,196)
Shares tendered for more than the Basic Entitlement: 44,048,240 (39,823,450)
Shares tendered for less than the Basic Entitlement: 30,382 (5,344)
Total number of Shares tendered: 44,426,906 (46,722,990)
Shareholders who tendered in excess of the Basic Entitlement will have
approximately 1.11 (0.95) per cent of their excess satisfied.
The Tender Offer is expected to be completed today with a total of 7,276,592
(7,276,574) shares repurchased by the Company for cancellation.
All other information in the release is corrrect. A full copy of the corrected
announcement appears below.
13 December 2007
Private Equity Investor PLC (the "Company")
Announcement of Result of Tender Offer and Tender Price
The Board announces that the NAV per Share at the Calculation Date was 172.2865
pence. Accordingly the Tender Price is 171.7818 pence per Share, after
deducting an amount equal to the Tender Costs per Share. The Basic Entitlement
Percentage, as defined in the Circular sent to Shareholders on 12 November 2007
(the "Circular"), is therefore 14.5533 per cent. Other terms used in this
announcement shall have the meanings given to them in the Circular.
The full result of the Tender Offer is as follows:
Total number of Shares in issue as at the Record Date: 50,000,000
Shares tendered for the Basic Entitlement only: 348,284
Shares tendered for more than the Basic Entitlement: 44,048,240
Shares tendered for less than the Basic Entitlement: 30,382
Total number of Shares tendered: 44,426,906
Shareholders who tendered in excess of the Basic Entitlement will have
approximately 1.11 per cent of their excess satisfied.
The Tender Offer is expected to be completed today with a total of 7,276,592
shares repurchased by the Company for cancellation.
Enquiries
Peter Dicks                                                  020 7224 5354     
                                                                               
Chairman, Private Equity Investor PLC                                          
                                                                               
Angus Gordon Lennox                                               020 7588 2828
                                                                               
JPMorgan Cazenove Limited                                                      
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