Director/PDMR Shareholding

4 APRIL 2023

NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC

DIRECTOR/PDMR DEALINGS

Northern Venture Trust PLC (“the Company”) has been notified that in respect of the allotment of new ordinary shares pursuant to the Offer Document dated January 2023, the following PDMR acquired ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company.

PDMR	Date acquired	No. of shares acquired	Purchase price per share (£)	Total current shareholding
David Mayes	4 April 2023	325,581	0.6143	1,618,445

These notifications are made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	David Mayes
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Director (PDMR)
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Northern Venture Trust PLC
b)	LEI	213800HR3R4WFICYFN46
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0006450703
b)	Nature of the transaction	Allotment of new ordinary shares pursuant to the Offer Document dated January 2023
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) £0.6143 Volume(s) 325,581
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	4 April 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

Enquiries:

Sarah Williams / James Sly, Mercia Fund Management Limited - 0330 223 1430

Website: www.mercia.co.uk/vcts

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