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Guernsey, 22 March 2022

Princess publishes Annual Report 2021

Princess Private Equity Holding Limited ("Princess" or the "Company") today published its Annual Report for 2021. The key items were:

· Net asset value ("NAV) increased to EUR 15.26 per share, representing a total return of +19.4% for the year.

· Share price total return over the same period was +29.3%.

· Princess paid a total dividend of EUR 0.67 per share during the year, in line with previous guidance to distribute 5% of opening NAV for each financial year. For 2022, the Company intends to maintain the level of distributing 5% of the opening NAV via semi-annual payments in June and December.

· Realizations amounted to EUR 462.5 million, including the exits of GlobalLogic, Foncia and Cerba HealthCare, as well as from the sale of a minority stake in International Schools Partnership.

· Investment activity totalled EUR 342.4 million comprising new investments in Foncia II, DiversiTech, International Schools Partnership II, Telepass and Breitling as well as add-on investments in several portfolio companies to finance M&A activity.

Richard Battey, Chairman comments: "During 2021 we have seen an extraordinary comeback since the early shocks of the pandemic, with most of our portfolio companies having successfully navigated COVID-19 disruptions. In an active year of realizations, Princess received record distributions of EUR 462.5 million driven by its direct portfolio. Partners Group, the Investment Manager of Princess, remained highly selective in its investment process, deploying a total EUR 342.4 million on behalf of the Company. Besides new direct investments, the substantial amount includes add-on investments in portfolio companies to finance M&A activity and to further drive value creation initiatives through entrepreneurial governance. My fellow Directors and I would like to take this opportunity to thank investors for the confidence they have shown in Princess during these times of increasing economic volatility. Princess is well placed to continue creating value for its shareholders over the years to come and we will continue to work with Partners Group to achieve this goal."

A detailed analysis and commentary on the developments of Princess during 2021 is presented in the Annual Report published today, which can be accessed via: https://www.princess-privateequity.net/en/investor-relations/financial-reports/ 

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

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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 managed in its investment activities by Partners Group, a global private markets investment management firm with USD 127 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 Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: PEY for the Euro Quote; PEYS for the Sterling Quote).

Contacts

Princess Private Equity Holding Limited:

princess@partnersgroup.com

www.princess-privateequity.net

Registered Number: 35241

LEI: 54930038LU8RDPFFVJ57

Investor relations contact

Email: princess@partnersgroup.com

Media relations contact

Jenny Blinch

Phone: +44 207 575 2571

Email: jenny.blinch@partnersgroup.com

www.partnersgroup.com

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