Transaction in Own Shares

Close Brothers Dev VCT PLC
23 November 2005

23 November 2005



                       Close Brothers Development VCT PLC



Pursuant to its authority to purchase its own shares, Close Brothers Development
VCT plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased 100,000 'C' Shares
in the Company at a price of 91.5p per share.


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