Transaction in Own Shares

ALBION VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST PLC


SHARE PURCHASE, VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL

Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC announces that it has, today, purchased 10,854
Ordinary shares at a price of 67.5 pence per share. This represents 0.03% 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;

Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC’s capital today consists of36,051,050 Ordinary
shares, with a nominal value of 50p each, with voting rights. The Company holds
1,122,989 Ordinary shares in Treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC
is 34,928,061.

The figure of 34,928,061 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 Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC
under the FSA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


24 December 2009

For further information please contact:
Albion Ventures LLP
Company Secretary
Tel: [phone]


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