Voting Rights & Capital

Close Brothers Venture Cap Tst PLC
22 December 2006

                    CLOSE BROTHERS VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST PLC

                            Voting Rights & Capital


In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6 we
would like to notify the market of the following:

Close Brothers Venture Capital Trust PLC's capital consists of 35,878,229
ordinary shares with voting rights.

Therefore the total number of voting rights in Close Brothers Venture Capital
Trust PLC is 35,878,229.

The above figure 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 a change to their interest in, Close Brothers Venture Capital
Trust PLC under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency rules.


22 December 2006


For further queries please contact Patrick Reeve, Close Ventures Limited on
0207 422 7830.




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