Transaction in Own Shares

Close Technology & General VCT PLC
11 May 2007

                       CLOSE TECHNOLOGY & GENERAL VCT PLC


SHARE PURCHASE , VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL

Close Technology & General VCT PLC announces that it has, today, purchased
60,905 Ordinary shares at a price of 104.5 pence per share.  This represents
0.12% of the total number of voting rights in the Company before the
transaction.  These shares will be held in Treasury.

Following this transaction, and, in conformity with the Transparency Directive's
transitional provision 6 we would like to notify the market of the following;

Close Technology & General VCT PLC's capital today consists of 13,591,015
Ordinary shares with a nominal value of 50p each and 35,479,122 C ordinary
shares, with a nominal value of 50p each.  Close Technology & General VCT PLC
holds 117,516 shares in Treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Close Technology & General VCT
PLC is 48,952,621.

The figure of 48,952,621 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or change to their interest in, Close Technology & General VCT PLC
under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


11 May 2007


For further information please contact:

Close Ventures Limited - tel: [phone]


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