Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares

1.Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing     STRATEGIC   
shares to which voting rights are attached:                       EQUITY CAPITAL 
                                                                  PLC      
                                                                             
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or       
boxes)                                                                       
                                                                             
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                      YES                                 
                                                                             
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in      
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are          
attached                                                                     
                                                                             
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                             
                                                                             
Other (please specify):___________________________________________           
                                                                             
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification         EAST RIDING OF 
obligation:                                                   YORKSHIRE      
                                                              COUNCIL        
                                                                             
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):              N/A      
                                                                             
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold     27/04/2010   
is crossed or reached if different):                                         
                                                                             
6. Date on which issuer notified:                               28/04/2010   
                                                                             
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                     5 %      
                                                                             
8. Notified details:                                                0 %      
                                                                             


A: Voting rights attached to shares                                           
                                                                              
             Situation previous to the  Resulting situation after the         
Class/type   Triggering transaction     triggering transaction                
of shares                                                                     
                                        Number Number of       % of voting    
 if possible Number of  Number of       of     voting rights   rights         
using the    Shares     Voting Rights   shares                                
ISIN CODE                                                                     
                                        Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
                                                                              
                                                                      
ORDINARY     4,000,000  4,000,000       0      0      N/A      0 %     N/A   
GB00B0BDCB21                                                                  
                                                                              
B: Financial Instruments                                                      
                                                                              
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
                                                                              
Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may  % of   
financial   date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is  voting 
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.             rights 
                                                                              
                                                                            
                                                                       
Total (A+B)                                                                   
                                                                              
Number of voting rights                     % of voting rights                
                                                                              
                     0                      0 %                
                                                                              

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
N/A                                      
                                                                               


Proxy Voting:                                                        
                                                                     
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                        
                                                                     
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:         
                                                                     
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:     
                                                                     

 

13. Additional information:  CALCULATION BASED ON 76.77 MILLION SHARES IN      
                             ISSUE.                                            
                                                                               
14. Contact name:            JOANNA NOTTINGHAM                                 
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone        [phone]                                      
number: