From: Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC
Date: 5 August 2016
Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
On 5 August 2016 Standard Life European Private Equity Trust plc (the "Company") purchased for cancellation 280,000 ordinary shares of 0.2p each at a price of 229.00p per share.
Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is 154,496,294.
The above figure (154,496,294) 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 Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Clare Allan
for Maven Capital Partners UK LLP
Company Secretary
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