Transaction in Own Shares

Close Brothers Dev VCT PLC
18 March 2004

18 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 yesterday purchased 2,000 Ordinary
Shares in the Company at a price of 70p per share.

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