Transaction in Own Shares

SPARK VCT PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

The Board of SPARK VCT PLC announces that on 25 August 2009 the Company
purchased for cancellation 391,004 ordinary shares of 5p at a price of 5.46p
per share.

Following the share buy back, the issued share capital and voting rights of
SPARK VCT plc are as follows:

SPARK VCT plc's share capital consists of 110,370,134 Ordinary shares 5p with
voting rights attached one vote per Ordinary share. Therefore the total number
of voting rights in SPARK VCT plc is 110,370,134.

The above total voting rights figure may be used by shareholders as the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are
required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interest in SPARK
VCT plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

Nghi Tran, SPARK VCT PLC: 0207 851 7777

28 August 2009