THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own independent financial advice from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or independent professional adviser duly authorised pursuant to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your Ordinary Shares, please forward this document (for use by holders of Ordinary Shares) as soon as possible to the purchaser or transferee, or to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was affected, for delivery to the purchaser or transferee.

Princess Private Equity Holding Limited

(a closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey with registration number 35241)

Notice of Annual General Meeting

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This document should be read as a whole. Your attention is drawn to the letter from the Chairman of Princess Private Equity Holding Limited set out in this document, which contains a recommendation that you vote in favour of the Resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting referred to below.

Notice of the Annual General Meeting of Princess Private Equity Holding Limited, to be held at

9.00 a.m. on 23 June 2023 at East Wing, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, GY1 3PP, Channel Islands is set out at the end of this document.

Duly completed Forms of Proxy must be received by the Company's Transfer Agent, Link Group, as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than 9.00 a.m. on the 21 June 2023.

The completion of a Form of Proxy will not preclude you from attending the Annual General Meeting and voting in person if you wish to do so.

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF

Princess Private Equity Holding Limited

(a closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey with registered number 35241)

Directors:

Correspondence address:

Richard Battey (Chairman)

PO Box 477

Felix Haldner

Tudor House

Fionnuala Carvill

Le Bordage

Henning Von Der Forst

St Peter Port

Merise Wheatley

Guernsey

Steve Le Page

Channel Islands

19 May 2023

Dear Shareholder

Shareholder communications

I am writing to inform you that the Company is reviewing ways to improve communication with

shareholders. As a result of this review, in future (as permitted by the Company's Articles of Association)

we will no longer send shareholder publications by mail. In future we will communicate with you in

electronic form where possible as the default method of communication, unless you tell us

otherwise as explained below. Your Board hopes that you will agree that reduced printing is in the interest of us all. By communicating in electronic form we can make the Company's activities more environmentally friendly and sustainable and there are cost savings from this approach for the benefit of shareholders.

If you would like to receive shareholder publications by post in hard copy form rather than accessing them on the Company's website, you can register your request via the Registrar's Share Portal: www.signalshares.com(you will need your Investor Code in order to register) or by phone to them on 0371 664 0300. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. The Registrar is open between 9.00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales.

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 9.00 a.m. on 23 June 2023 at East Wing, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, GY1 3PP, Channel Islands. The formal notice of Annual General Meeting is set out on page 5 of this document.

Copies of the Circular can also be obtained from the Company Secretary or from the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, at https://www.princess-privateequity.net/.

As of this year, you will no longer receive paper proxy forms. Instead, shareholders will be able to vote electronically:

  • by logging on towww.signalshares.comand following the instructions. You will need your Investor Code in order to register if you have not previously done so.
  • in the case of CREST members, by utilising the CREST electronic proxy appointment service in accordance with the procedures set out below.
  • by requesting a hard copy Form of Proxy from the registrars, Link Group, by email toshareholderenquiries@linkgroup.co.ukor by phone on 0371 664 0300. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable

Registered office: Tudor House, Le Bordage, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

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international rate. Link is open between 9.00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales.

The Board encourages shareholders to submit their proxies as early as possible. Voting by proxy prior to the AGM does not affect your right to attend the AGM and vote in person should you so wish. Proxy votes must be received no later than 9.00 a.m. on the 21 June 2023.

Resolutions at the Annual General Meeting

Details of the ordinary and special business to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting are set out below:

Ordinary Business

The ordinary business of the Annual General Meeting comprises Resolutions 1 to 8 and is to receive and adopt the financial reports of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2022 together with the Reports of the Directors and Auditors, to approve the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP as Auditors of the Company for the year ending 31 December 2023, and to authorise the Directors to fix their remuneration, to re-elect the Directors who are standing for re-election and to approve the Company's dividend policy.

The Company's Articles of Incorporation provide that at each Annual General Meeting of the Company all Directors will retire from office and each Director may offer themselves for election or re-election by the Members. The biographies for each of the directors standing for re-election can be found on pages 26 and 27 in the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 (available on the Company's website and included with this document).

As at the date of the Annual General Meeting I will have served on the Board for more than fourteen years, including five years as Chair since August 2018, I have decided not to stand for re-election at the Annual General Meeting.

The Board concurs with the view expressed in the AIC Code that longstanding directors should not be prevented from being considered independent and that "independence stems from the ability to make those objective decisions that may be in conflict with the interests of management." Re-election recommendations have always been subject to an assessment of the independence of the Director in question and their continued satisfactory performance. In view of the long-term nature of the Company's investments, the Board believes that a stable board composition is fundamental to running the Company properly. The Board has not stipulated a maximum term of any directorship.

Mr von der Forst has served on the Board for ten and a half years. It is the opinion of the other members of the Board that Mr von der Forst continues to demonstrate objective and independent thought and that they therefore consider him as independent. The Board also values Mr von der Forst's continental European viewpoint and is satisfied that he continues to devote sufficient time to the Company so as to fulfil his responsibilities effectively.

Mr Haldner is not considered independent because he is an Advisory Partner for Partners Group, has a consulting role for the firm and remains as the Investment Manager representative on the Board. Previously, he served as Head of the Investment Structures business department and was a member of the Global Executive Board. He has been with Partners Group since 2001 and has over 30 years of industry experience. The Board continues to be satisfied with the performance of all the Directors, with Mr Haldner being able to provide additional insight into the private markets industry and, in particular, both investor relations and investment activity.

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Dividend Policy

As a non-UK issuer domiciled in Guernsey, the Company is not obligated to seek approval from shareholders for the payment of dividends (either interim or final), pursuant to The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. The Board recognises that best practice, corporate governance and shareholder expectations may be such that it would be appropriate for shareholders to be provided with an opportunity to review and, if appropriate, approve the Company's dividend policy on an ongoing basis. Accordingly, shareholders are being asked to approve the Company's policy with respect to the payment of dividends for the year ending 31 December 2023.

The Company is targeting an aggregate dividend of 5% of opening net asset value per share for the year to 31 December 2023 to be paid in half yearly instalments. The first interim dividend is expected to be paid in June 2023 and the second interim dividend with respect to the year ending 31 December 2023 is expected to be paid in December 2023. The above dividend payments are targets only and not profit forecasts. There can be no assurance that these targeted payments can or will be met and they should not be seen as an indication of the Company's expected or actual results or returns.

Special Business

The special business of the Annual General Meeting comprises Resolutions 9 and 10.

Resolution 9 will be proposed as a special resolution to give the Directors the general power to allot equity securities for cash or to sell treasury shares for cash as if article 5 of the Articles of Incorporation (which provides for pre-emption rights) did not apply to any such allotment.

The general power granted by this Resolution shall be limited to:

  1. the allotment of equity securities in connection with an offer of equity securities:
    1. to the holders of Ordinary Shares in the Company in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their respective holdings; and
    2. to holders of other equity securities as required by the rights of those securities or as the Directors otherwise consider necessary;

but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Board may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal or practical problems in or under the laws of any territory or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange; and

  1. the allotment (otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (a) above) of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount of EUR 6,915, representing 10 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the notice of the Annual General Meeting to be issued at a price no less that the net asset value per share determined on the date of the issue (this equates to 6,915,116 Ordinary Shares as at the date of the notice of the Annual General Meeting).

Such authority shall expire on the date of the Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2024, unless such authority is revoked prior to such date by a resolution of the Company in a general meeting.

Resolution 10 will be proposed as an ordinary resolution to authorise the Company in accordance with section 315 of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, to make market acquisitions of Ordinary Shares in the Company provided that:

  1. the maximum number of Ordinary Shares authorised to be acquired is the number equal to 14.99 per cent. of the Ordinary Shares in issue as at the date of passing of the Resolution (excluding Ordinary Shares of that class held in treasury) (this equates to 10,365,760 Ordinary Shares as at the date of the notice of the Annual General Meeting);

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  1. the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) to be paid for an Ordinary Share will be EUR 0.001 (being the nominal value of an ordinary share); and
  2. the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for each Ordinary Share is the higher of (i) an amount equal to 105 per cent. of the average market value of the Ordinary Shares for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the share is contracted to be purchased; and (ii) an amount equal to the higher of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out.

Such authority shall expire on the date of the Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2024, unless such authority is varied, revoked or renewed prior to such date by a resolution of the Company in a general meeting or the Company has made a contract to acquire its own shares under such authority prior to its expiry which will or may be executed wholly or partly after its expiration.

Action to be taken by Shareholders

Registered holders of Ordinary Shares are requested to submit their Forms of Proxy. Duly completed Forms of Proxy must be received by the Company's Transfer Agent, Link Group, as soon as possible but, in any event, no later than 9.00 a.m. on the 21 June 2023. The various voting channels are referred to in Notes 5 to 8 of the Notice of the Annual General Meeting.

If you have any questions regarding these instructions, or the other contents of this circular, please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +44 (0) 1481 749 700. Please note that financial advice will not be given on this helpline.

Recommendation

The Board considers that the Resolutions to be put to the Annual General Meeting are in the best interests of Shareholders as a whole and unanimously recommends that you vote in favour of the Resolutions.

The Directors intend to vote in favour of the Resolutions in respect of the 303,054 Ordinary Shares (approximately 0.438 per cent. of the Company's current issued ordinary share capital holding voting rights) in respect of which they are, as at the date of the publication of this letter, entitled to exercise the voting rights. If the Directors acquire the right to exercise voting rights over any further Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting, it is their intention that such voting rights would be exercised in favour of the Resolutions.

Yours sincerely

Richard Battey

Chairman

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