Interim Management Statement

INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT Strategic Equity Capital plc This is the first interim management statement for the Company, in accordance with the new EU Transparency Directive and relates to the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 September 2007. Summary (as at 30 September 2007) Net assets £74.8 million Net Asset Value (NAV) per Ordinary share 103.03 pence % of funds invested 103% Investment Manager's Review The Company's NAV per Ordinary share declined by 9.4% in the first quarter against a backdrop of a volatile UK market. The Company's share price has performed slightly better, falling 8.5% as the Company's discount to NAV narrowed to 6.5%. Overall the Company's performance was similar to that of FTSE Smaller Companies ex-Investment Trust Index, which fell by 9%. This decline in the NAV did not reflect negative news flow from the underlying portfolio, which was predominantly positive. Out of our 26 investee companies 15 reported earnings over the period and on average these earnings were 6.7% above market expectations. The Company had no exposure to sectors potentially impacted by the credit crisis such as banks, consumer finance, property and construction. In the Manager's opinion the UK market experienced extraordinary conditions in this quarter, investors' time frames appeared to narrow, trading volumes spiked, as opinions on the outlook oscillated and share price momentum became an overriding focus. We remain confident that our private equity based approach to investing will deliver strong absolute returns over the long-term and continue to focus on companies which may benefit from strategic, operational or management change. New Investments * There were no new investments made during the period * The Company increased its holding in Entertainment Rights over the period; this is now a top 10 holding. Realisations * The Company exited its "toe-hold" position in Nationwide Accident Repair Services at a 4% uplift on cost or an IRR of 22.6% including dividends. Key Company Events As mentioned previously, the majority of the portfolio's companies announced results over the period. Most of these indicated good underlying operating performance in line with our investment thesis. In our opinion the following events were of particular importance: Filtronic announced that it had succeeded settling outstanding product liability claims relating to the sale of its Wireless infrastructure business in October 2006 and that it had reduced its pension scheme liabilities by 35% for a payment of £5.3 million. This led to a significant recovery in the share price. Melrose plc returned £220 million to its shareholders following the sale of McKechnie Group, announced by the company in March this year. The return represented approximately half of our investment in Melrose and as a result, Melrose is no longer a top 10 holding. SMG announced the sale of Primesite but the cancellation of the sale of Virgin and otherwise difficult trading conditions. As a result, we significantly reduced our investment in SMG. Corporate Events On 9 August 2007 the Board announced the appointment of Michael Phillips as a non-executive director. Michael is the Chief Executive of iimia MitonOptimal PLC, an AIM quoted company. Top 10 Investments Company name (as at 30 September 2007) Cardpoint Entertainment Rights Evolution Group Filtronic Mecom Group Pinewood Shepperton Redstone Renold Spirent Communications Thorntons Sector analysis % of portfolio Media 19 Technology 19 Telecoms 15 Support services 14 Industrials 13 Financials 8 Retail 6 Investment companies 4 Leisure 1 Construction 1 Net cash 0 Size analysis % of portfolio (market cap) >£300 million 8 £100 - £300 million 73 <£100 million 19 For further information please contact: Xziena Charles SVG Advisers Limited Telephone: +44 (0)20 7010 8993 or email xziena.charles@svgcapital.com Company website: www.strategicequitycapital.com Throughout this document "Strategic Equity Capital" or the "Company" refers to Strategic Equity Capital plc. "The Manager" refers to SVG Investment Mangers Limited
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