W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Invites You to Join Its First Quarter 2006 Conference Call

HAMILTON, Bermuda, April 13 /PRNewswire/ --

In conjunction with W.P. Stewart's First Quarter 2006 Earnings Release, you are invited to participate in a conference call on Thursday, 27th April, 2006. Attending on behalf of the Company will be John C. Russell - President and Chief Executive Officer, Rocco Macri - Chief Operating Officer, Susan Leber - Chief Financial Officer and Harry W. Segalas - Chief Investment Officer of W.P. Stewart & Co., Inc.

What: W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd.'s First Quarter 2006 Earnings Release When: Thursday, 27th April, 2006 9:15 a.m. (EDT) - 10:00 a.m. (EDT) How: By teleconference, dial: +1-800-370-0898 (within the United States) +1-973-409-9260 (outside the United States) Password: "W.P. Stewart" Or: Visit our website at http://www.wpstewart.com and click on the Investor Relations tab for a link to the webcast

(Minimum requirements to listen to the Internet broadcast: RealPlayer software and at least a 28.8 Kbps connection to the Internet. RealPlayer is downloadable at no charge on a trial basis from http://www.real.com/player. You should complete your download well in advance of the Internet broadcast. If you experience problems listening to the Internet broadcast, please send an e-mail to webcastsupport@tfprn.com.)

The teleconference will be available for replay from Thursday, 27th April, 2006 at 12:00 noon (EDT) through Friday, 28th April, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. (EDT). To access the replay, please dial +1-877-519-4471 (within the United States) or +1-973-341-3080 (outside the United States). The PIN number for accessing this replay is 7280245.

You will be able to access a replay of the Internet broadcast through Thursday, 4th May 2006, on the Company's website at http://www.wpstewart.com. The Company will respond to questions submitted by e-mail, following the conference.

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 (BSX: WPS).

For more information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.wpstewart.com, or call W.P. Stewart Investor Relations (Fred M. Ryan) at +1-441-295-8585 or e-mail to IRINFO@wpstewart.com.

Web site: http://www.wpstewart.com