Princess Priv E Regulatory News (PEY)

News Release

Guernsey, 19 March 2019

Princess publishes annual report 2018

Princess Private Equity Holding Limited ("Princess" or the "Company") today published its Annual Report for 2018. The key items were:

· Net asset value ("NAV") increased to EUR 10.90 per share, representing a total return of +6.8% for the year

· Share price total return was -16.0% due to higher volatility in public markets and negative market sentiment in general

· Valuation developments (+10.2%) were the key driver of NAV growth. The largest contributors to NAV growth were the direct investments in Action, Permotio and Ceridian HCM

· The Company paid total dividends of EUR 0.56 per share during the year, representing 5.2% of opening NAV

· Investment activity totaled EUR 157.0 million, including Partners Group's acquisitions of GlobalLogic, Hearthside Food Solutions, Techem and Vishal Mega Mart

· Realizations of EUR 131.8 million, including the full exits of Trimco, Varsity Brands and VAT Group

Richard Battey, Chairman, comments: "In 2018 Princess achieved a positive NAV performance driven by double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth at underlying portfolio company level. Following an active period for new investments and realizations, Princess is now fully-invested. An investment in the shares of the Company provides investors with exposure to a global portfolio of leading private companies, and the Board believes that the portfolio remains well-positioned to generate further value for shareholders."

A detailed analysis and commentary on the developments of Princess during 2018 is presented in the Annual Report published today, which can be accessed via:http://www.princess-privateequity.net/en/investor_relations/reports.php

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://www.morningstar.com/cefs/xlon/pey/quote.html

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About Princess

Princess is an investment holding company founded in 1999 and domiciled in Guernsey. It invests, inter alia, in private equity and private debt investments. Princess is advised in its investment activities by Partners Group, a global private markets investment management firm with over EUR 73 billion in investment programs under management in private equity, private debt, private real estate and private infrastructure. Princess aims to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth and an attractive dividend yield. Princess is traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbols: PEY for the Euro quote; PEYS for the Sterling quote).

Contacts

Princess Private Equity Holding Limited:

princess@princess-privateequity.net

www.princess-privateequity.net

Registered Number: 35241

LEI: 54930038LU8RDPFFVJ57

Investor relations contact

George Crowe

Phone: +44 (0)20 7575 2771

E-mail: george.crowe@partnersgroup.com

Media relations contact

Jenny Blinch

Phone: +41 41 784 65 26

E-mail: jenny.blinch@partnersgroup.com

www.partnersgroup.com

This document does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for any securities and neither is it intended to be an investment advertisement or sales instrument of Princess Private Equity Holdings. The distribution of this document may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this document comes must inform themselves about, and observe any such restrictions on the distribution of this document. In particular, this document and the information contained therein is not for distribution or publication, neither directly nor indirectly, in or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan.

This document may have been prepared using financial information contained in the books and records of the product described herein as of the reporting date. This information is believed to be accurate but has not been audited by any third party. This document may describe past performance, which may not be indicative of future results. No liability is accepted for any actions taken on the basis of the information provided in this document. Neither the contents of Princess' website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on Princess' website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.