Transaction in Own Shares

ALBION VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST PLC

SHARE PURCHASE, VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL

Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC announces that it purchased 26,600 Ordinary Shares at 65.5 pence on 2 December 2011. The shares purchased represent 0.07% 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 as at 2 December 2011 consisted of 38,393,948 Ordinary Shares with a nominal value of 50p each. Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC holds 2,863,373 shares in Treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC is 35,530,575 which 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.

2 December 2011 

Company Secretary

Albion Ventures LLP

Tel: [phone]

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Source: Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE

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