Octopus AIM VCT PLC : Close period

Octopus AIM VCT plc

1 March 2012

Close Period

The Board of Octopus AIM VCT plc (the "Company") announces that as a result of publication of Net Asset Values on a weekly and month end basis to a Regulatory Information Service, it considers that all inside information during the close period will have been declared to the market. As a result, the Company will continue to purchase its own shares at the discretion of the Board.

Should the Board become aware of any additional inside information during the close period, the Company will not make purchases of its own shares.

For further information, please contact:

Andrew Buchanan / Kate Tidbury
Octopus Investments Limited Tel: [phone]

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Source: Octopus AIM VCT PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE

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