14 October 2013
As disclosed to the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets and publicly available at http://www.afm.nl, on 7 October 2013 Lehman Brothers Offshore Partners Limited ("Lehman") sold a portion of their Class A Shares leaving their remaining holding at approximately 3.6 million shares, or 7.4% of the outstanding Class A Shares. The Company understands that a placing has been conducted in respect of the shares sold by Jefferies International Limited among a number of institutional investors. Based upon public filings, over the last year, Lehman has reduced their holding from approximately 15.3 million shares through multiple sale transactions. The Company is pleased that these sales have occurred in a measured manner and that each sale by Lehman has found meaningful demand in the market.
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Edward Berry
Laura Pope
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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 private equity fund investments and direct co-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 $214 billion in assets under management as of 30 June 2012. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.