Strategic Equity Capital plc (SEC) Ordinary GBP 0.10

The investment objective of the company is to achieve absolute returns rather than relative returns over a medium-term period, principally through capital growth. Our strategy is to invest in publicly quoted companies which we believe will increase their value through strategic, operational or management initiatives based on a private equity approach to quoted companies. We follow a practice of constructive corporate engagement and aim to work with management teams in order to enhance shareholder value. We attempt to build a consensus with other stakeholders and prefer to work alongside like-minded co-investors as leaders, followers or supporters. We are long-term investors and typically aim to hold companies for the duration of rolling three-year investment plans that include an entry and exit strategy and a clearly identified route to value creation. The duration of these plans can be shortened by transactional activity or lengthened by adverse economic conditions.

Basic management fee is 0.75% of the NAV of the company, payable quarterly in arrears. The performance is 10% of any excess of the NAV total return over the higher of the Benchmark NAV per share and the high watermark. The contract is terminable on 12 months notice.

The Directors continue to expect that returns for Shareholders will derive primarily from the capital appreciation of the shares rather than from dividends. In line with previous years, the Board does not intend to propose an interim dividend.

Ken Wotton

Ken joined Gresham House in November 2018, with its acquisition of Livingbridge Equity funds. He spent 11 years previously with Livingbridge and continues to lead the Equity Funds investment team managing all AIM and other listed investments, including the Baronsmead VCTs, LF Gresham House UK Micro Cap fund and LF Gresham House UK Multi Cap Income fund. He graduated from Oxford University before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG and following he moved into equity research with Commerzbank then Evolution Securities. Whilst there he built sector expertise in tech & telcos, along with a strong knowledge of large / small listed companies and their associated corporate transactions.

William BarlowChairman, Annie Coleman, Richard Locke, Howard Williams, Brigid Sutcliffe