Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Strategic Equity Capital Plc

2. Reason for the notification                                        State    
                                                                     Yes/No    
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            Yes     
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may                  
result in the                                                                  
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are                
attached                                                                       
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation     Societe   
(iii):                                                              Generale   
                                                                  Option Europe
                                                                     (SGOE)    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):                    
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is    17 April 2009
crossed                                                                        
or reached if different) (v):                                                  
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 20 April 2009
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                     Below 3%   
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                           

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of  Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering     
    shares              to                          transaction (vii)                 
  if possible     the Triggering                                                      
using the ISIN   transaction (vi)                                                     
     CODE                                                                             
                                                                                      
                 Number    Number     Number    Number of voting       % of voting    
                   of        of         of         rights (ix)           rights       
                 Shares    Voting     shares                                          
                           Rights                                                     
                           (viii)                                                     
                                                                                      
                                      Direct     Direct   Indirect   Direct   Indirect
                                                  (x)       (xi)                      
                                                                                      
   Ordinary     9,619,136 9,619,136  SGOE no    SGOE no             SGOE no           
                                    longer has longer has          longer has         
 GB00BOBDCB21                           a          a                   a              
                                    notifiable notifiable          notifiable         
                                     interest   interest            interest          
                                                                                      

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

   Type of     Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting       % of   
  financial    date (xiii)      Conversion      rights that may be     voting  
 instrument                 Period/ Date (xiv)    acquired if the      rights  
                                                    instrument                 
                                                   is exercised/               
                                                     converted                 
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
SGOE no longer has a notifiable         SGOE no longer has a notifiable        
interest                                interest                               

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable (xv):

N/A                                                                            

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:                                             Patrick Overmeer 
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                                 0207 676 6000