1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii
Harbourvest Global Private Equity Limited
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii
Lazard Asset Management LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
J.P.Morgan Chase - SWIFT Mellon Trust Northern Trust Co State Street Bank - Custodian - ETC State Street Bank - Master Tr - ETC State Street Bank - Custody Master Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v
17 February 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20 February 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii
Increase from 5% to 6%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of sharesif possible using the ISIN CODE
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
Number of Voting Rights
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GG00BDSTPW61
N/A
4,688,338
N/A
N/A
4,988,338
N/A
6.246%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date xiii
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
% of voting rights
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/ Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nominal
Delta
N/A
N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
4,988,338
6.246%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
(0)
(0)