Private Equity Investor plc – Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with the provisions of the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company notifies the market of the following:

As at 31 December 2008, the issued share capital and voting rights of the Company is as follows:

Class of share	Total number of shares in circulation	Number of voting rights attached to each share	Total number of voting rights for each class of share in circulation	Number of shares held in treasury (carrying no voting rights attached until issued)	Total number of shares in issue for each class
Ordinary 0.01p Shares	34,953,675	1	34,953,675	nil	34,953,675

The above figure may be used by shareholders as a 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.

2 January 2009