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11 Nov 2008 14:54



News Release

Guernsey, 11 November 2008

Princess Credit Facility

Princess currently has net cash and liquid assets of 5% of NAV and remains fully undrawn in its USD 50m credit facility which is committed until the end of 2009. Princess' Investment Advisor Partners Group is continuously adapting its cashflow modelling and commitment planning based on various market scenarios. In this context, the Investment Advisor significantly reduced its commitment program at the end of 2007, and did not make significant commitments after April 2008 in order to position Princess for a softening market environment. 

With respect to its current cashflow model, Princess would need to slightly increase its existing credit facilty to retain enough headroom for over-commitments and to resume dividend payments. This credit facility would present a very low loan to NAV ratio and would be easy to obtain under less extreme market conditions. However, since such severe dislocation in credit markets could not be foreseen, for the sake of prudence and in spite of the NAV development, the Princess Board of Directors has decided upon the precautionary suspension of dividend payments for the second half of 2008. Nevertheless, Partners Group is confident to be able to arrange an extension of Princess' existing credit line in 2009 which allows the Company to retain its long-term dividend policy, which targets an annual dividend yield of 5-8% p.a. on the NAV.

About Princess

Princess is an investment holding company founded in 1999 and domiciled in Guernsey that invests in private equity and private debt investments. The Company is advised in its investment activities by Partners Group AG, a global alternative asset management firm listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol: PGHN) with over CHF 25 billion assets under management in private equity, private debt, private real estate, private infrastructure, absolute return strategies and listed alternatives. Princess aims to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth and an attractive dividend yield. Princess is traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: PEY1) and on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: PEY). Further information: www.princess-privateequity.net

Contacts 

Princess Private Equity Holding Limited:

Ken Ball

General Manager

Phone: +44 1481 730 946

princess@princess-privateequity.net

www.princess-privateequity.net

Registered Number: 35241

Media enquiries:

Partners Group AG

Dr. Cyrill Wipfli

Head Communications

Tel.: +41 41 768 85 71

cyrill.wipfli@partnersgroup.net

www.partnersgroup.net

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