The Company was Incorporated and registered in Bermuda on 29"' June, 1998. The Common shares achieved primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: WPL) following the Company's initial public offering on 8th December, 2000. The BSX listing (BSX: WPS) is a secondary listing and became effective from 11th December, 2000.

W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. ("W.P. Stewart") is an investment adviser providing global, research-intensive equity management services to clients throughout the world. The Company, directly and through various of its subsidiaries, has been providing investment management services to its clients throughout the world since 1975. W.P. Stewart is headquartered in Bermuda and has operations and/or affiliates in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Voluntarily de-listed from the BSX 03 June 2010