Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                              

                                                                     
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                          
of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:   STRATEGIC EQUITY
                                                          CAPITAL PLC

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:                                  ARBUTHNOT LATHAM
                                                          (NOMINEES) LIMITED


4. Full name of shareholder(s)                           
(if different from 3.):                                  

5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                      
which the threshold is crossed or reached:                05/12/2013

                                                                                   
6. Date on which issuer notified:                         06/12/2013
                                                          (not received by
                                                          the Company until
                                                          16/01/2014)

                                                                                    
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:           5%


8. Notified details:                                                                                  
                                                                                                      
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                   
                                                                                                      
Class/type    Situation previous     Resulting situation after the triggering   
of shares     to the triggering      transaction                  
              transaction
                                                                     
if possible   Number     Number      Number      Number of voting    % of  voting     
using the     of         of          of shares   rights              rights                     
ISIN CODE     Shares     Voting                                                                 
                         Rights      Direct      Direct    Indirect  Direct  Indirect   
                                                                                                      
GB00B0BDCB21  2,191,940  2,191,940   3,412,657   3,412,657           5.73%                

                                                                                           
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                   
                                                                                                      
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                  
                                                                                                      
Type of financial   Expiration  Exercise/    Number of voting     % of voting       
instrument          date        Conversion   rights that may be   rights            
                                Period       acquired if the                           
                                             instrument is                             
                                             exercised/converted.                     


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                         
Instruments                                                                             
                                                                                                      
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                  
                                                                                                      
Type of     Exercise  Expiration Exercise/   Number of voting  % of voting rights   
financial   price     date       Conversion  rights instrument
instrument                       period      refers to                          
                                                                Nominal      Delta

                                                                                          
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                         
                                                                                                      
Number of voting rights       Percentage of voting rights                        
                                                                                                      
3,412,657                     5.73%                                              
                                                                                                      

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the            
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
                                                                             
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:                                                               
                                                                                          
14. Contact name:                    DIANNE BEVAN - HEAD OF INVESTMENT
                                     MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS                                    
                                                                                             
15. Contact telephone number:        0044 20 7012 2604
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