Annual Information Update

Northern Venture Trust PLC
30 November 2005


30 November 2005

Northern Venture Trust PLC (the 'Company')
Annual information update

In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, the Company announces that the following
information has been published or otherwise made available to the public over
the preceding 12 months:

1. RNS announcements

Date of          Headline
publication
1 December       Transaction in own shares
2004
9 December       Transaction in own shares
2004
9 December       Holding in company - BBI Holdings
2004
24 December      Document re dividend reinvestment scheme
2004
29 December      Transaction in own shares
2004
29 December      Director shareholding
2004
29 December      Issue of shares
2004
4 January 2005   Transaction in own shares
5 January 2005   Transaction in own shares
10 January       Transaction in own shares
2005
12 January       Transaction in own shares
2005
20 January       Transaction in own shares
2005
2 February       Amendments to articles and grant of authority to issue and
2005             allot shares
3 February       Document re amendments to articles and grant of authority to
2005             issue and allot shares
4 February       Transaction in own shares
2005
11 February      Transaction in own shares
2005
14 February      Transaction in own shares
2005
15 February      Transaction in own shares
2005
21 February      Transaction in own shares
2005
24 February      Tender offer
2005
24 February      EGM statement
2005
25 February      Document re tender offer
2005
1 March 2005     Transaction in own shares
1 March 2005     Transaction in own shares
4 March 2005     Net asset value
7 March 2005     Transaction in own shares
14 March 2005    Director shareholding
14 March 2005    Issue of equity
22 March 2005    Result of tender offer
23 March 2005    Issue of equity
23 March 2005    Director shareholding
24 March 2005    Director shareholding
30 March 2005    Issue of equity
31 March 2005    Director shareholding
31 March 2005    Issue of equity
6 April 2005     Issue of equity
28 April 2005    Extension of offer
29 April 2005    Issue of equity
10 May 2005      Interim results
10 June 2005     Issue of equity
21 June 2005     Result of share offer
21 June 2005     Director shareholding
21 June 2005     Issue of equity
23 June 2005     Transaction in own shares
22 July 2005     Transaction in own shares
3 August 2005    Transaction in own shares
4 August 2005    Net asset value
11 August 2005   Transaction in own shares
16 August 2005   Transaction in own shares
14 September     Proposed issue of C Shares and EGM
2005
15 September     Transaction in own shares
2005
20 September     Appointment of non executive director
2005
3 October 2005   Transaction in own shares
4 October 2005   Proposed issue of C Shares and EGM
11 October       Rule 8.3 - BioFocus
2005
27 October       Result of EGM
2005
7 November       Final results
2005
9 November       Transaction in own shares
2005
14 November      Holdings in Company - Computer Software Group
2005
14 November      Transaction in own shares
2005

2. Documents filed at Companies House

Date of          Document
publication

9 December       Form 169
2004
15 December      Form 169
2004
16 December      Special resolutions passed at Annual General Meeting
2004
24 December      Form 88(2)
2004
11 January       Form 169
2005
14 January       Form 169
2005
18 January       Form 169
2005
21 January       Form 169
2005
24 January       Form 169
2005
7 February       Form 169
2005
24 February      Special resolutions passed at Extraordinary General Meeting
2005
25 February      Form 169
2005
25 February      Form 169
2005
3 March 2005     Form 169
7 March 2005     Form 169
7 March 2005     Form 169
14 March 2005    Form 88(2)
14 March 2005    Form 169
23 March 2005    Form 88(2)
30 March 2005    Form 169
30 March 2005    Form 88(2)
31 March 2005    Form 88(2)
5 April 2005     Form 88(2)
13 April 2005    Form 169
20 April 2005    Form 88(2)
20 April 2005    Form 169
27 April 2005    Form 169
29 April 2005    Form 88(2)
16 June 2005     Form 88(2)
21 June 2005     Form 88(2)
12 July 2005     Form 169
5 August 2005    Form 169
11 August 2005   Annual return
23 August 2005   Form 169
30 August 2005   Form 169
20 September     Form 288a re Clive Robert Williams
2005
8 September      Form 169
2005
11 October       Form 169
2005
18 October       Form 169
2005
27 October       Special resolutions passed at Extraordinary General Meeting on
2005             27 October 2005
16 November      Annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 September
2005             2005

3. Documents published and sent to shareholders

Date of             Document
publication

1 February 2005     Circular to shareholders
4 October 2005      Circular to shareholders
16 November 2005    Annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 September
                    2005
16 November 2005    Circular to shareholders

Copies of all the above documents may be obtained from the Company's registered
office at Northumberland House, Princess Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ER.
For further enquiries please contact the Company Secretary: Chris Mellor 0191
244 6012

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