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15/04/2015 07:10

NB Private Equity Partners Limited
Registered Number 47214
(the "Company")
Annual General Meeting
Date of Annual General Meeting
The Company will hold its Annual General Meeting at 1.45pm (London time) on 12th May 2015 at Lefebvre Place, Lefebvre Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey for the transaction of the following business, all proposed as ordinary resolutions for the purposes of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended) (the "Companies Law").
Business of Annual General Meeting
To receive and adopt the Audited Financial Statements, the Directors' report, and the Auditors' report for the year ended 31st December 2014.
To approve the Directors' remuneration for the year ended 31st December 2014.
To re-appoint John Buser as a Director of the Company, retiring in accordance with Article 26.2 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation.
To re-appoint Christopher Sherwell as a Director of the Company, retiring in accordance with Article 26.2 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation. 
To re-appoint KPMG Channel Islands Limited, who have indicated their willingness to continue in office, as Auditors of the Company and to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting.
To authorise the Directors to determine KPMG Channel Islands Limited's remuneration.
"THAT the Company be authorised in accordance with section 315 of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the "Companies Law"), to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 316 of the Companies Law) of its own Class A Shares, provided that:
the maximum number of Class A Shares authorised to be purchased shall be 7,313,705 Class A shares (being 14.99 per cent. of the Class A Shares in issue (excluding Class A Shares held in treasury) as at the date of this Notice of AGM);
the minimum price which may be paid for a Class A Share is US$0.01;
the maximum price which may be paid for a Class A Share is an amount equal to the higher of (a) 5 per cent. above the average market value of the Class A Shares on the regulated market where the repurchase is carried out for the five business days before the purchase is made and (b) the higher of (i) the price of the last independent trade and (ii) the highest current independent bid price, in each case on the regulated market where the purchase is carried out;
such authority shall expire at the annual general meeting of the Company in 2016 unless such authority is varied, revoked or renewed prior to such date by an ordinary resolution of the Company; and
the Company may make a contract to purchase Class A Shares under such authority prior to its expiry which will or may be executed wholly or partly after its expiration and the Company may make a purchase of Shares pursuant to any such contract."
THAT the Company be and is hereby authorised, in accordance with and to the fullest extent permitted by the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, to hold any Class A Shares purchased by it as treasury shares provided that the aggregate number of Class A Shares held as treasury shares shall not at any time exceed 10 per cent of the total number of Class A Shares in issue at that time AND THAT the Company be and is hereby authorised to cancel any Class A Shares purchased by it as treasury shares.
To extend the power of the Board to issue Shares, under Article 4.12 of the Articles of Incorporation, for a further five years. 
Rights of Shareholders to Receive Notice
Pursuant to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, only Class B Ordinary shareholders are entitled to receive notice of the Annual General Meeting.
Rights of Shareholders to Attend
Pursuant to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, only Class B Ordinary shareholders are entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting.
Total Shares and Voting Rights
As at the date of this information, the Company has issued share capital of:-
51,940,972Class A Ordinary shares (3,150,408 of which are held by the Company in treasury);
10,000 Class B Ordinary shares; and
32,999,999 Zero Dividend Preference Shares.
Pursuant to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, only Class B Ordinary shareholders are entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting. 
For further information, please contact:
Sonja Woods
Heritage International Fund Managers Limited +44 1481 716000
(Company Secretary) 
ABOUT NB PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS LIMITED
NBPE is a closed-end private equity investment company with class A ordinary shares admitted to trading on Euronext Amsterdam and the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange. NBPE has ZDP shares admitted to trading on the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange and the Daily Official List of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange. NBPE holds a diversified portfolio of direct-yielding investments, co-investments and fund investments selected by the NB Alternatives group of Neuberger Berman, diversified across private equity asset class, geography, industry, vintage year, and sponsor. 
ABOUT NEUBERGER BERMAN
Neuberger Berman is a private, independent, employee-controlled investment manager. It partners with institutions, advisors and individuals throughout the world to customize solutions that address their needs for income, growth and capital preservation. With more than 1,900 professionals focused exclusively on asset management, it offers an investment culture of independent thinking. Founded in 1939, the company provides solutions across equities, fixed income, hedge funds and private equity, and had $250 billion in assets under management as of 31 December 2014. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
This press release appears as a matter of record only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any security.
NBPE is established as a closed-end investment company domiciled in Guernsey. NBPE has received the necessary consent of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and the States of Guernsey Policy Council. NBPE is registered with the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets as a collective investment scheme which may offer participations in The Netherlands pursuant to article 2:66 of the Financial Markets Supervision Act (Wet op het financial toezicht). All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results. This document is not intended to constitute legal, tax or accounting advice or investment recommendations. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decision. Statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are based on current expectations, estimates, projections, opinions and beliefs of NBPE's investment manager. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, and undue reliance should not be placed thereon. Additionally, this document contains "forward-looking statements." Actual events or results or the actual performance of NBPE may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such targets or forward-looking statements.
Jefferies is acting for NBPE and no one else in connection with the repurchase of Shares pursuant to the Programme and will not be responsible to anyone other than NBPE for providing the protections afforded to clients of Jefferies or for providing advice in relation to such repurchases, or to the matters referred to in this announcement.
 NB Private Equity Partners AGM Notice 2015 


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