Transaction in Own Shares

Close Brothers Dev VCT PLC
16 March 2004

16 March 2004


                       Close Brothers Development VCT PLC


Pursuant to its authority to purchase its own shares, Close Brothers Development
VCT plc ('the Company') announces that it today purchased 5,000 Ordinary Shares
in the Company at a price of 70p per share.



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