Issue of Equity

Close IHT AIM VCT PLC
20 March 2006

                     Close IHT AIM VCT PLC ('the Company')

                    Final Share issue and closure of Offers



  Allotment of 2,191,445 'A' Ordinary Shares and 6,195,175 'B' Ordinary Shares



The Board of Close IHT AIM VCT  PLC is pleased to announce that on 20 March 2006
a further 2,190,934 'A' Ordinary Shares (ISIN code GB00B0WMLJ91) and 6,195,175
'B' Ordinary Shares (ISIN code GB00B0WMLP51) were allotted under the current
Offers for Subscription. On the same date, a further 511 'A' Ordinary Shares
(ISIN code GB00B0WMLJ91) were allotted pursuant to the Company's authority to
issue up to 10% of the issued share capital of the Company to new investors
outside of the Offers.  These shares were also allotted at 100p per share.



These allotments do not rank for the first interim dividend and will be subject
to separate ISIN codes (as detailed above) from those shares under the first
allotment under the Offers, which will rank for the first interim dividend.



Dealings are expected to commence in the final shares allotted under the Offers
on 21 March 2006 (and on 24 March 2006 in respect of the 511 'A' Ordinary Shares
issued for cash).



The Offers have now closed.





The Directors of the Company recognise that some potential investors may be
disappointed that the Offers have now closed. They may wish to consider
investing in an AIM VCT with a similar strategy, which is also managed by the
same team at Close Brothers. Close Second AIM VCT PLC is similar in having two
share classes on offer, one with IHT benefits. These offers remain open for
subscription.







20 March 2006



Further enquiries:



Andrew Buchanan                        Close Investment Limited (Manager)
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Ken Fleming                                              Brewin Dolphin
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