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SVG Capital PLC01 February 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: SVG Capital Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (X) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Schroders plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : N/A 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 29 January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 31 January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 15% to 14% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the triggering transactionuse ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting rights Ordinary GB0007892358 22,151,153 22,151,153 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible use ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares 20,698,068 7,113,449 13,584,619 5.11% 9.77% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/conversion No. of voting rights that % of voting rightsfinancial period/date may be acquired (if theinstrument instrument exercised/ converted) N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 20,698,068 14.88% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Schroder Investment Management Limited 9,953,465 (7.16%) Schroders plc 7,113,449 (5.11%) Schroder & Co Limited 3,184,795 (2.30%) Schroders (CI) Limited 446,359 (0.32%) 10. Additional information: The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by thosefirms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment managementagreements. Notification made using the total voting rights figure of 139,064,434. 11. Contact name: John Spedding 12. Contact telephone number: 0207 658 3206 Date: 1 February 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Schroders