SVG Capital : Transaction in Own Shares

SVG Capital plc

("SVG" or the "Company")

Purchase of Own Shares

SVG announces that on 28 May 2015 the Company purchased 70,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 517.0871 pence per share (with the highest price being 520.0 and the lowest price being 515.0 pence per share) representing approximately 0.04 per cent of the Company's current issued ordinary share capital. These 70,000 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 67,156,863 ordinary shares held in treasury) is 173,482,193.

The figure of 173,482,193 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 137,950,096 ordinary shares.

For further information please contact:

SVG Capital plc
Stuart Ballard 020 3680 0190