In accordance with the relevant stock exchange regulations (Börsengesetz Art. 21) Private Equity Holding AG announces the following changes to its shareholder base:
The pension fund Versicherungseinrichtung des Flugpersonals der Swissair, Zurich-Flughafen, informed Private Equity Holding AG on February 6, 2003 that it reduced its share ownership in Private Equity Holding AG to less than 10% as of January 6, 2003. The change is the consequence of the internal restructuring of the pension scheme for pilots and its transfer into the new pension fund entities. The pension fund Versicherungseinrichtung des Flugpersonals der Swissair now holds 325,207 registered shares of Private Equity Holding AG which corresponds to 7.2% of share capital and voting rights.
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Private Equity Holding AG (SWX: PEHN), managed by Swiss Life Private Equity Partners, offers investors the opportunity to invest, within a simple legal and tax optimized structure, in a broadly diversified and professionally managed private equity portfolio. As of December 31, 2002, the company held fund investments in 85 funds and direct investments in 23 companies. For further information: www.peh.ch or Eva Kalias, Investor Relations and Communications (phone +41 41 726 79 80).