Dividend

Octopus IHT AIM VCT plc

26 March 2010

Dividend

The  1.0p dividend  declared  on  4 March  2010 has  now received clearance from
HMRC.   Accordingly the dividend  will be paid  on 7 May 2010 to shareholders on
the register on 16 April 2010.

For further information, please contact:

Celia Whitten, Company Secretary
Octopus Investments Limited
020 7710 2849


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