Result of AGM
Summary by AI BETAClose X
15 July 2026
Results of Annual General Meeting
HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited ("HVPE" or the "Company"), a FTSE 250 investment company with global exposure to private companies, managed by HarbourVest Partners, hereby announces the results of its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held on Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at The Old Government House Hotel, Guernsey, GY1 2NU.
The Company advises that the votes received were as follows:
ORDINARY BUSINESS
|
Resolution |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld |
Percentage For |
|
Receive the Annual Financial Statements and the reports of the Directors and Auditor for the year ended 31 January 2026 |
33,791,569 |
8,752 |
9,281 |
99.97% |
|
Approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 January 2026 |
30,300,971 |
90,766 |
3,417,864 |
99.70% |
|
Re-elect Ms Elizabeth (Libby) Burne as a Director |
33,474,869 |
20,719 |
56,150 |
99.94% |
|
Re-elect Ms Anulika Malomo as a Director |
33,477,000 |
18,767 |
55,971 |
99.94% |
|
Re-elect Mr Edmond Warner as a Director |
31,712,886 |
1,781,729 |
57,123 |
94.68% |
|
Re-elect Mr Steven Wilderspin as a Director |
33,476,447 |
18,595 |
56,696 |
99.94% |
|
Elect Mr Alan Devine as a Director |
33,712,729 |
40,252 |
56,621 |
99.88% |
|
Appoint KPMG Audit Limited as independent Auditor |
33,775,434 |
21,591 |
12,577 |
99.94% |
|
Authorise the Directors to agree the Auditor's remuneration |
33,789,777 |
10,243 |
9,582 |
99.97% |
|
Special Business |
|
|
|
|
|
Authorise market purchases of ordinary shares |
33,660,615 |
143,663 |
5,324 |
99.57% |
|
Continue in existence as an investment company |
32,951,875 |
590,129 |
9,734 |
98.24% |
|
Amend the Articles of Incorporation (special resolution) |
33,353,887 |
390,170 |
65,545 |
98.84% |
CHAIR'S STATEMENT
Ed Warner, Chair of HVPE, commented:
"We are grateful to our shareholders for their overwhelming support in today's Continuation Vote, the first within our sub sector, which represents a strong endorsement of HVPE's mandate, strategy, and future potential.
"We believe today's result reflects shareholder support for the actions taken over the past 18 months to enhance shareholder returns, narrow the discount to NAV and strengthen alignment with investors. These initiatives have contributed to HVPE's positive share price performance, with the shares currently trading close to an all‑time high. The Board is fully focused on maintaining this momentum and delivering on HVPE's objectives. Our globally diversified portfolio of private equity investments, supported by HarbourVest's scale and expertise, is well-positioned to capture opportunities in the evolving private markets landscape and to generate sustainable returns for our shareholders.
"The Board has pledged that a further Continuation Vote will be held no later than July 2029, ensuring that shareholders will have another opportunity to reflect on the success of the Company.
"I would also like to thank Francesca Barnes, who today retired from the Board, for her considered and astute contributions. Francesca's dedication to the Company throughout her tenure has been greatly appreciated."
LEI: 213800NBWV6WWV8TOL46
Enquiries:
|
Shareholders |
|
|
|
Richard Hickman |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7399 9847 |
|
|
Stephanie Hocking |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7399 9834 |
|
|
Camarco |
|
|
|
Billy Clegg Jennifer Renwick Amrith Uppuluri |
Tel: +44 (0)20 3757 4980 Tel: +44 (0)20 3757 4980 Tel: +44 7763 083 058 |
|
|
Media HarbourVest Partners |
|
|
Notes to Editors:
About HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited:
HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited ("HVPE" or the "Company") is a Guernsey-incorporated, closed-end investment company which is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. HVPE is designed to offer shareholders long-term capital appreciation by investing in a private equity portfolio diversified by geography, stage of investment, vintage year, and industry. The Company invests in and alongside HarbourVest-managed funds which focus on primary fund commitments, secondary investments and direct co-investments in operating companies. HVPE's investment manager is HarbourVest Advisers L.P., an affiliate of HarbourVest Partners, LLC, an independent, global private markets asset manager with over 43 years of experience.
About HarbourVest Partners, LLC:
HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with over 43 years of experience and $161 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2025. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit. Our strengths extend across strategies, enabled by our team of more than 1,200 employees, including more than 230 investment professionals across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. We partner strategically and plan our offerings innovatively to provide our clients with access, insight, and global opportunities.
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for, any securities in any jurisdiction and should not be relied upon in connection with any decision to subscribe for or acquire any Shares. In particular, this announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for, any securities in the United States or to US Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("US Persons")). Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken, released, published or distributed, directly or indirectly to US Persons or in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions), Canada, Australia or Japan, or any jurisdiction where such action would be unlawful. Accordingly, recipients represent that they are able to receive this announcement without contravention of any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions in the jurisdiction in which they reside or conduct business. No recipient may distribute, or make available, this announcement (directly or indirectly) to any other person. Recipients of this announcement should inform themselves about and observe any applicable legal requirements in their jurisdictions.
The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and, accordingly, may not be offered, sold, resold, transferred, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to US Persons. In addition, the Company is not registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act") and shareholders of the Company will not have the protections of that act. There will be no public offer of the Shares in the United States or to US Persons.
This announcement has been prepared by the Company. No liability whatsoever (whether in negligence or otherwise) arising directly or indirectly from the use of this announcement is accepted and no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is or will be made by the Company, the Investment Manager or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers, representatives or other agents ("Agents") for any information or any of the opinions contained herein or for any errors, omissions or misstatements. None of the Investment Manager nor any of their respective Agents makes or has been authorised to make any representation or warranties (express or implied) in relation to the Company or as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of this announcement, or any other written or oral statement provided. In particular, no representation or warranty is given as to the achievement or reasonableness of, and no reliance should be placed on any projections, targets, estimates or forecasts contained in this announcement and nothing in this announcement is or should be relied on as a promise or representation as to the future.
Other than as required by applicable laws, the Company gives no undertaking to update this announcement or any additional information, or to correct any inaccuracies in it which may become apparent and the distribution of this announcement. The information contained in this announcement is given at the date of its publication and is subject to updating, revision and amendment. The contents of this announcement have not been approved by any competent regulatory or supervisory authority.
This announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward looking statements". These forward looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "projects", "estimates", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "plans", "goal", "target", "aim", "may", "will", "would", "could", "should" or "continue" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts and include statements regarding the intentions, beliefs or current expectations of the Company. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future and may be beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. Forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. More detailed information on the potential factors which could affect the financial results of the Company is contained in the Company's public filings and reports.
All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decision. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results.
This announcement is issued by the Company, whose registered address is BNP Paribas House, St Julian's Avenue, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1WA
© 2026 HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited. All rights reserved.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
Latest directors dealings
- 9 hours ago Luceco
- 9 hours ago Helios Towers
- 10 hours ago Wise Class A
- 10 hours ago EDX Medical Group Plc
- 10 hours ago Naked Wines