(the "Company")
Allotment and Issue of New Ordinary Shares and Transaction in Own Shares
Allotment
The Board of Foresight VCT plc is pleased to announce that in accordance with the terms of a public Top Up Offer and an Open Offer dated 2 March 2012 (the "Offers") that 173,176 Ordinary Shares under the Top UP Offer and 2,172,077 Ordinary Shares under the Open Offer were allotted and issued on 5 April 2012 at 121.20 pence per Ordinary Share.
Application has been made for the admission of the 2,345,253 Ordinary Shares in the Company to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on London Stock Exchange plc's market for listed securities.
Transaction in Own Shares
The Board of Foresight VCT plc further announces that on 5 April 2011 the Company purchased for cancellation 2,236,814 Ordinary Shares of 1p at a price of 117.49p per share.
Following this purchase there are now 27,684,809 Ordinary Shares in issue.
For further information please contact:
Gary Fraser, Foresight Group: 01732 471 800