Receipt of proposals

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23 December 2021

Strategic Equity Capital plc

Receipt of proposals

The Board of Strategic Equity Capital plc (the “Company”) announces that it has received an unsolicited proposal from the board of Odyssean Investment Trust plc concerning a proposed combination of the two companies. Pursuant to the proposal, the combination of the two companies would be effected by means of a section 110 scheme of reconstruction.

The Board will consider the proposal in conjunction with its advisers and will make a further announcement in due course. Shareholders are advised to take no action in respect of the proposal at this stage.

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Enquiries:

Strategic Equity Capital plc
Richard Hills (Chairman)
(via Juniper Partners below)

Juniper Partners (Company secretary) [phone]
Steven Davidson

Liberum Capital Limited
Chris Clarke      [phone]   
Darren Vickers
Owen Matthews

Camarco (Media enquiries)
Jennifer Renwick  [phone]
Eddie Livingstone-Learmonth  [phone]