Transaction in Own Shares

Strategic Equity Capital plc

22 May 2017

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

On 22 May 2017, Strategic Equity Capital plc (“the Company”) bought 20,000 Ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company (the “Ordinary shares”) to be held in treasury, at a price of 216.50 pence per Ordinary share.

Following the purchase of the above Ordinary shares, the Company’s issued share capital consists of 69,858,891 Ordinary shares, of which 513,150 Ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is now 69,345,741.

The above figure (69,345,741) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

PATAC Limited (Secretary)                         0131 538 1400

Canaccord Genuity Limited                        020 7523 8000

Andrew Zychowski

Lucy Lewis