AGM Private Equity Holding AG: Proposals by the Board of Directors

News Release
Zug, 11 June 2012

Annual General Meeting of Private Equity Holding AG
Proposals by the Board of Directors

Continuing the distribution policy of the last two years, the Board of Directors proposes to the general assembly a payment of CHF 2 per share out of paid-in capital, which is generally tax-exempt for individuals domiciled in Switzerland.

Dr. Hans Baumgartner, Chairman of Private Equity Holding AG, Dr. Chris Tanner, Martin Eberhard and Bernhard Schürmann stand for re-election at the Annual General Meeting 2012. The Board of Directors proposes to elect Arnaud Studer as additional member; Arnaud Studer has been following Private Equity Holding AG for several years as representative of Mantra Investissement SCA.

The invitation to the Annual General Meeting and the Annual Report 2011/2012 will be published on June 13, 2012.

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Private Equity Holding AG (SIX: PEHN), managed by Alpha Associates, offers investors the opportunity to invest, within a simple legal and tax optimized structure, in a broadly diversified and professionally managed private equity portfolio.

For further information, please contact:

Peter Wolfers, Investor Relations, peter.wolfers@peh.ch, phone +41 41 726 79 80 or http://www.peh.ch.