Total Voting Rights

Northern Venture Trust PLC
02 January 2008


2 January 2008


NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC (the 'Company')


TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL

In conformity with the Transparency Directive, the Company notifies the market
that the capital of the Company consists of 38,744,714 ordinary shares with a
nominal value of 25p each and 20,629,048 C shares with a nominal value of 75p
each.  All the shares have voting rights.

The Company does not hold any ordinary shares or C shares in treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 59,373,762 (the 
'Figure').

The Figure may be used by a shareholder or other person as the denominator for
the calculations by which he will determine if he is required to notify the
voting rights he holds in relation to the Company, or a change to those voting
rights, under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further enquiries please contact the Company Secretary:

Christopher Mellor

(0191 244 6012)

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