Annual Information Update

Close Brothers Venture Cap Tst PLC
06 July 2007

                    CLOSE BROTHERS VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST PLC



                           ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE
                  From 1 August 2006 to 6 July 2007 inclusive


Close Brothers Venture Capital Trust PLC ('the Company') announces that in
accordance with the requirements of the Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following
information has been published or made available to the public for the period
from 1 August 2006 to 6 July 2007 in compliance with laws and rules dealing with
the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities markets.



For the purpose of this update, the information is only referred to and full
copies of each item can be found at the locations specified below.


1.  Announcements made via a Regulatory Information Service



Date                   Announcement

6 July 2007            FSA document viewing facility
2 July 2007            Total voting rights
29 June 2007           Final results
29 June 2007           Circular to shareholders
1 June 2007            Voting rights and capital
1 May 2007             Voting rights and capital
2 April 2007           Voting rights and capital
20 March 2007          Change in dividend allocation
20 March 2007          Net Asset Value
12 March 2007          Letter to shareholders
5 March 2007           Dividend declaration
1 March 2007           Voting rights and capital
1 February 2007        Voting rights and capital
12 January 2007        FSA document viewing facility
22 December 2006       Voting rights and capital
7 December 2006        Interim results
18 August 2006         Net Asset Value





1.  Documents filed at Companies House


Date                   Filing

27 March 2007          Interim accounts to 31 December 2006
30 January 2007        363s Annual Return to 22 December 2006
11 January 2007        Interim Report for the six months to 30 September 2006
6 October 2006         288c Secretary's particulars changed
7 August 2006          Resolution 9 - Dis-application of pre-emption rights





2.  By post to shareholders



Date                   Document



29 June 2007           Final Report & Financial Statements for the year to 
                       31 March 2007,  Notice of Annual General Meeting, letter 
                       of invitation to A.G.M and Circular sent to shareholders.

12 March 2007          Letter regarding dividends

7 December 2006        Interim Report for the six months to 30 September 2006





3.  Location of Full text of all Announcements and Filings



Copies of announcements made via a Regulatory Information Service may be
obtained from the website of Regulatory News Service provided by the London
Stock Exchange at www.londonstockexchange.com and any related documents are
available at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, Financial Services Authority,
25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS



Copies of the documents filed at Companies House can be found on the Companies
House website at www.companieshouse.gov.uk or can be obtained from Companies
House, Crown Place, Cardiff CF14 3UZ





4.  Accuracy of Information



In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Prospectus Directive Regulation, it is
acknowledged that whilst the information referred to above was up to date at the
time of publication, such disclosure may, at any time, become out of date due to
changing circumstances.



Further information regarding the Company and its activities is available at
www.closeventures.co.uk





Close Venture Management Limited
Company Secretary
CLOSE BROTHERS VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST PLC
6 July 2007










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