Transaction in Own Shares

Strategic Equity Capital plc

LEI Number     2138003R5GB8QZU2G577

25 July 2017

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

On 24 July 2017, Strategic Equity Capital plc (“the Company”) bought 35,000 Ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company (the “Ordinary shares”) to be held in treasury, at a price of 219.72 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 1,080,419 Ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is now 68,778,472.

The above figure (68,778,472) 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