Director/PDMR Shareholding

Northern Venture Trust PLC
22 February 2008


NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC

22 FEBRUARY 2008

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING
MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1.   Name of the issuer                           2.    State whether the notification relates to (i) a
                                                        transaction notified in accordance with DTR
                                                        3.1.2 R
     NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC
                                                        ; or

                                                        (ii) a disclosure made in

                                                        accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act
                                                        2006;

                                                        (i)


3.   Name of person discharging managerial        4.    State whether notification relates to a person
     responsibilities/director                          connected with a person discharging
                                                        managerial responsibilities/director named in 3
     ROSS STEVENSON PETERS                              and identify the connected person

                                                        No


5.   Indicate whether the notification is in      6.    Description of shares (including class),
     respect of a holding of the person referred        debentures or derivatives or financial                          
     to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a              instruments relating to shares
     non-beneficial interest3                           
                                                        ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE

     AS IN 3 ABOVE


7.   Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if   8.    State the nature of the transaction
     more than one, the number of shares held by
     each of them

                                                        MARKET PURCHASE
     Pershing Keen Nominees Limited


9.   Number of shares, debentures or financial    10.   Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury
     instruments relating to shares acquired            shares of that class should not be taken into
                                                        account when calculating percentage)
     7,500
                                                        0.02%


11.  Number of shares, debentures or financial    12.   Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury
     instruments relating to shares disposed            shares of that class should not be taken into
                                                        account when calculating percentage)

     N/A
                                                        N/A

13.  Price per share or value of transaction      14.   Date and place of transaction
     65.75 PENCE
                                                        21 February 2008, LONDON


15.  Total holding following notification and     16.   Date issuer informed of transaction
     total percentage holding following 
     notification (any treasury shares should           21 February 2008
     not be taken into account when 
     calculating percentage)

     50,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE, 0.13%



If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes


17.   Date of grant                               18.   Period during which or date on which it can
                                                        be exercised



19.   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the 20.   Description of shares or debentures involved
      option                                            (class and number)




21.   Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant)  22.   Total number of shares or debentures over
      or indication that price is to be fixed           which options held following notification
      at the time of exercise



23.   Any additional information                  24.   Name of contact and telephone number for
                                                        queries

                                                        C D MELLOR 0191 244 6012



Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

CHRISTOPHER DAVID MELLOR

COMPANY SECRETARY

__________________________________________________________



Date of notification ____22 FEBRUARY 2008________________




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