Princess NAV increases by 1.5% in April

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Guernsey, 20 May 2011

Princess NAV increases by 1.5% in April

Following the positive development of Princess' net asset value (NAV) in the previous month, the NAV continued to develop well and increased by 1.5% to EUR 8.76 per share in April. On the one hand, the further improving operating performance of Princess' portfolio companies again had a positive impact on NAV while initial public offerings (IPOs) of Princess' direct investments were additionally a particularly strong contributor. As previously announced, Princess' largest portfolio company General Nutrition Centers (GNC), a US-based retailer of nutritional supplements, completed an IPO on 1 April 2011, with the subsequent share price increase of 19.1% until the end of April substantially contributing to the positive NAV development. In addition, Arcos Dorados, the world's largest McDonald's franchisee with 1'755 locations in Latin America and the Caribbean, completed an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in April. Its strong share price performance (+29.6% until the end of April) had a further positive impact on NAV. In total, revaluations of portfolio companies contributed +3.1% to the NAV. Due to the further appreciation of the euro against the US dollar during the past month, foreign exchange movements, however, had an adverse impact of 1.4% on the NAV.

In April, Princess again benefited from exits of its mature portfolio companies and received EUR 10.4 million in distributions from realized portfolio companies, compared to EUR 2.2 million in drawdowns for new investment opportunities. Amongst others, Princess received a EUR 3.1 million partial distribution from the IPO of GNC and a EUR 1.0 million distribution from the previously announced sale of Plexxikon, a US pharmaceutical company, which generated a return of more than 10x the original investment.

Dr. Stephan Schäli, Partner and Head Private Equity at Princess' investment advisor Partners Group, comments: "Thanks to Princess' high number of mature portfolio companies, the month of April again saw a strong level of exits. In addition to realizations in developed markets such as the IPO of GNC, Princess' substantial allocation to emerging markets also resulted in a number of highly successful exits, such as the IPO of Arcos Dorados. Moreover, Kruk, a Polish loss prevention and receivables management company and one of the 30 largest portfolio companies of Princess based on NAV, completed an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange during the month of May, which generated an 8x return on the original investment. With further improvements in the exit environment, we are confident that the strong momentum for successful realizations of Princess' portfolio companies will continue over the coming months."

Further information is available in the monthly report which can be accessed via: http://www.princess-privateequity.net/en/investor_relations/reports.php?ml

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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 AG, a global private markets investment management firm with over EUR 20 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 Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: PEY1) and on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: PEY). Further information: www.princess-privateequity.net

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