Issue of Equity

Investec Structured Products Calculus VCT plc

Issue of Equity

The Directors of Investec Structured Products Calculus VCT plc are pleased to
announce an allotment on 5 October 2010 of 115,830 ordinary shares of 1p each
("Ordinary Shares") at an offer price of 103.6p per share, pursuant to the
offer for subscription that opened on 20 September 2010 (the "Offer").

As set out in the prospectus, the offer price is based on an adjusted unaudited
net asset value per Ordinary Share of 98.42p as at 1 October 2010, divided by
0.95 (to allow for offer costs of 5.0 per cent.), rounded up to the nearest
0.1p per share.

Application for the Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List of the
UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market
for listed securities has been made and it is expected that admission will take
place on 6 October 2010.

Following these allotments the issued share capital of the Company is 3,983,747
Ordinary Shares.

For further enquiries please contact:

Gary Dale (Investec Structured Products)       
                                               
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Susan McDonald (Calculus Capital)           
                                            
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5 October 2010