SVG Capital : Transaction in Own Shares

SVG Capital plc

("SVG" or the "Company")

Purchase of Own Shares

SVG announces that on 15 December 2014 the Company purchased 150,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 421.8697 pence per share (with the highest price being 424.35 and the lowest price being 418.0 pence per share) representing approximately 0.08 per cent of the Company's current issued ordinary share capital. These 150,000 ordinary shares are to be held in treasury.

For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of ordinary shares in issue as at the date of this notice (excluding 61,578,757 ordinary shares held in treasury) is 192,144,411.

The figure of 192,144,411 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can 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.

Following the purchase, the cumulative number of shares purchased during the period from 23 September 2011 to date is 118,856,984 ordinary shares.

For further information please contact:

SVG Capital plc
Stuart Ballard                    020 3680 0190