Transaction in Own Shares

Elderstreet VCT PLC
06 May 2005


Elderstreet VCT plc
6 May 2005

Elderstreet VCT plc announces that on 6 May 2005 the Company purchased a total
of 125,000 ordinary shares of 5p each for cancellation  representing 0.86% of
the issued share capital at a price of 50p per share.

Following these transactions the Company now has 14,408,355 ordinary shares in
issue.


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