European Capital Limited Announces its Intention to Float

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT AND NOT A PROSPECTUS AND IS
NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY ANY
SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

Neither this announcement nor anything contained herein shall form
the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any offer or
commitment whatsoever in any jurisdiction. Any offer to acquire
securities pursuant to the Offer will be made, and any investor
should make his investment, solely on the basis of information that
is contained in the Prospectus.

This announcement (or any part of it) is not to be reproduced,
distributed, passed on, or the contents otherwise divulged, directly
or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan
or the Republic of South Africa, or any other jurisdiction where such
reproduction or distribution would be unlawful, and does not
constitute, or form part of, an offer of securities for sale into the
United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or the Republic of South
Africa, or any other jurisdiction.

European Capital Limited ("European Capital") announced today its
intention to make applications to seek a listing on the Official List
of the UK Listing Authority and admission to trading on the main
market of the London Stock Exchange plc and to proceed with an offer
of ordinary shares to certain institutional and other investors (the
"Offer"). European Capital intends to seek a secondary listing under
Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

European Capital is a closed-ended investment company incorporated
in Guernsey in August 2005 for pan-European equity, mezzanine and
senior debt investment. It is managed by European Capital Financial
Services (Guernsey) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American
Capital Strategies, Ltd. ("American Capital"). American Capital is a
leading US based alternative asset manager and investor in equity,
mezzanine and senior debt securities and is the majority owner of
European Capital.

Full details of the Offer will be included in the prospectus to be
published by European Capital in due course (the "Prospectus").

Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citigroup"), JPMorgan Cazenove
Limited ("JPMorgan Cazenove") and Merrill Lynch International
("Merrill Lynch") have been appointed as joint global co-ordinators
and joint bookrunners in relation to the Offer.

This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus and
investors should not subscribe for or purchase any shares referred to
in this announcement except on the basis of information in the
Prospectus. Copies of the Prospectus will, following publication, be
available from the offices of Citigroup at 33 Canada Square, Canary
Wharf, London E14 5ZB and at the registered office of European
Capital at East Wing, First Floor, Dorey Court, Admiral Park, St
Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 6HJ.

This announcement (or any part of it) is not to be reproduced,
distributed, passed on, or the contents otherwise divulged, directly
or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan
or the Republic of South Africa and does not constitute, or form part
of, an offer of securities for sale into the United States, Canada,
Australia, Japan or the Republic of South Africa.

The shares to be offered in the Offer have not been, and will not
be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or with any
securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction in
the US for offer or sale as part of their distribution and may not be
offered or sold in the US except pursuant to an exemption from, or in
a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US
Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable state securities
laws. There will be no public offering of the securities in the
United States.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the
securities referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration,
exemption from registration or qualification under the securities law
of any such jurisdiction.

The contents of this announcement, which has been issued by
European Capital and is the sole responsibility of European Capital,
have been approved by JPMorgan Cazenove solely for the purpose of
section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as
amended.

Citigroup, JPMorgan Cazenove and Merrill Lynch, each of which is
authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services
Authority, are advising European Capital and no one else in
connection with the Offer, the contents of this announcement and any
matter referred to herein, and will not be responsible to anyone
other than European Capital for providing the protections afforded to
the respective customers of Citigroup, JPMorgan Cazenove and Merrill
Lynch nor for providing any advice in relation to the Offer, the
contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein.

This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning
the Offer. The price and value of, and income from, shares may go
down as well as up. Potential investors should consult a professional
adviser as to the suitability of the Offer for the individual
concerned.

ots Originaltext: European Capital Limited
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Contact:
Brian Maney, Director, Corporate Communications, European Capital
Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited, +44-(0)20-7539-7000