Transaction in Own Shares

OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT 3 PLC (the 'Company')

12 November 2010

PURCHASE OF OWN SECURITIES

Octopus Apollo VCT 3 plc announces that on 12 November 2010 the Company
purchased for cancellation 22,210 shares of 10p each at a price of 79p per
share.

The issued share capital and total voting rights of the Company is now
27,171,852

For further information please contact:

Celia Whitten,
Company Secretary
020 7710 2849



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