W. P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Reports Net Income For Third Quarter

Third Quarter 2003 Highlights

For the third quarter of 2003 there were 45,333,219 common shares outstanding on a weighted average diluted basis compared to 45,449,921 common shares outstanding for the third quarter of 2002 on the same weighted average diluted basis.

Net income for the quarter ended 30 September 2003 of $12.0 million, adjusted for the add-back of $1.8 million, representing non-cash expenses of depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges on a tax-effected basis ("cash earnings"), was $13.8 million, or $0.30 per share (diluted). In the same quarter of the prior year, cash earnings were $15.9 million (net income of $14.0 million adjusted for the add-back of $1.9 million representing non-cash expenses of depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges on a tax-effected basis), or $0.35 per share (diluted).

Assets under management at quarter-end were slightly more than $8 billion, relatively unchanged from the end of the prior quarter and an increase of 9.6% from $7.3 billion reported at 30 September 2002.

Nine Months Results

For the nine months ended 30 September 2003, net income was down 28.8% to $32.8 million, compared to the same nine-month period of 2002, or $0.73 per share (diluted) and $0.74 per share (basic), on revenues of $89.5 million. Net income for the nine months ended 30 September 2002 was $46.1 million, or $0.99 per share (diluted) and $1.05 per share (basic), on revenues of $108.3 million.

Cash earnings for the nine months ended 30 September 2003 were $38.4 million (net income of $32.8 million adjusted for the add-back of $5.6 million, representing non-cash expenses of depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges on a tax-effected basis), or $0.85 per share (diluted).

In the same period of the prior year, cash earnings were $51.7 million (net income of $46.1 million adjusted for the add-back of $5.6 million representing non-cash expenses of depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges on a tax-effected basis), or $1.12 per share (diluted).

For the nine months ended 30 September 2003, there were 45,133,001 common shares outstanding on a weighted average diluted basis compared to 46,381,845 common shares outstanding for the same period in 2002 on the same weighted average diluted basis.

Performance

Performance in the W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. U.S. Equity Composite (the "Composite") for the third quarter of 2003 was +0.5% pre-fee and +0.2% post-fee. For the nine months ended 30 September 2003, performance in the Composite was +8.9% pre-fee and +8.0% post-fee. This compares favorably with performance in the W.P. Stewart Composite for the nine months ended 30 September 2002 of -18.7% pre-fee and -19.6% post-fee.

W.P. Stewart's five-year performance record in the Composite for the period ended 30 September 2003 averaged +3.0% pre-fee (+1.8% post-fee), compounded annually, compared to an average of 1.0% for the S&P 500 in the same period.

Assets Under Management

Assets under management (AUM) at quarter-end were slightly more than $8 billion, compared with approximately $7.3 billion for the quarter ended 30 September 2002 and approximately $8 billion for the quarter ended 30 June 2003.

Total net flows of AUM for the quarter ended 30 September 2003 were +$16 million, compared with +$13 million in the comparable quarter of 2002 and -$76 million in the second quarter of 2003.

Total net flows of AUM for the nine months ended 30 September 2003 and 2002 were -$149 million and -$27million, respectively.

In the third quarter of 2003, net cash flows from existing accounts were approximately -$18 million compared with inflows of approximately +$13 million in the third quarter of 2002. Net cash flows from existing accounts for the nine months ended 30 September 2003 were -$5 million compared to net flows of +$15 million in the nine months ended 30 September 2002.

Net new flows (net contributions to our publicly available funds and flows from new accounts minus closed accounts) were approximately +$34 million for the quarter. Net new flows were approximately flat for the same quarter of the prior year. Net new flows were approximately -$144 million and approximately

-$42 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Look Through Earning Power

W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. concentrates its investments in large, generally less cyclical, growing businesses. Throughout most of the Company's 28-year history, the growth in earning power behind clients' portfolios has ranged from approximately 11% to 22%, annually.

Currently, portfolio earnings growth remains solidly positive and the Company's research analysts expect portfolio earnings growth to be within the historical range over the next few years.

Revenues and Profitability

Revenues were $29.7 million for the quarter ended 30 September 2003, down 14.1% from $34.5 million for the same quarter in 2002. Revenues for the nine months ended 30 September 2003 and 2002 were $89.5 million and $108.3 million, respectively.

The average gross management fee was 1.21% for the quarter ended 30 September 2003 and 1.22% for the nine months ended 30 September 2003, compared to 1.23% and 1.23% for the comparable periods of the prior year.

Total operating expenses decreased 13.6% to $16.2 million for the third quarter 2003, from $18.8 million in the same quarter of the prior year. Total operating expenses were $52.8 million and $56.8 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Employee compensation fell to within our target range of 22-24% for the third quarter but remained above the target range for the nine months.

Adjustments have been made which lead us to believe that for the entire year compensation will be approximately 24% of adjusted operating profit.

Pre-tax income, at $13.4 million, was 45.3% of gross revenues for the quarter ended 30 September 2003 compared to $15.8 million or 45.7% of gross revenues in the comparable quarter of the prior year. Pre-tax income was $36.6 million (41.0% of gross revenues) for the nine months ended 30 September 2003, and $51.4 million (47.5% of gross revenues) for the nine months ended 30 September 2002.

The Company's provision for taxes for the quarter ended 30 September 2003 was $1.5 million versus $1.8 million in the comparable quarter of the prior year, and was $3.8 million versus $5.3 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2003 and 2002, respectively. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2003 was approximately 11.1% and 10.4% for the nine months ended 30 September 2003.

Other Events

The Company paid a dividend of $0.30 per common share on 31 July 2003 and will pay a dividend of $0.30 per common share on 31 October 2003 to shareholders of record as of 17 October 2003.

Conference Call

In conjunction with this third quarter 2003 earnings release, W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. will host a conference call on Thursday, 30 October 2003. The conference will commence promptly at 9:15 a.m. (EST) and conclude at 10:00 a.m. (EST). Those who are interested in participating in the teleconference should dial 1-800-867-2186 (within the United States) +785-832-1508 (outside the United States). The conference ID is "W.P. Stewart". To listen to the live broadcast of the conference over the Internet, simply access the following: http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz389668876gf12.html

The teleconference will be available for replay from Thursday, 30 October 2003 at 12:00 noon (EST) through 5 p.m. (EST) Monday, 3 November 2003. To access the replay, please dial 1-888-567-0678 (within the United States) or +402-530-0420 (outside the United States). The webcast will be accessible for replay on the Company's website through Thursday, 6 November 2003.

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 (symbol: WPL) and on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (symbol: 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 1-888-695-4092 (toll-free within the United States) or +441-295-8585 (outside the United States) or e-mail to IRINFO@wpstewart.com .

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