Annual Information Update

Close Brothers Venture Cap Tst PLC
31 July 2006


                    CLOSE BROTHERS VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST PLC


                           ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE

                  From 1 April 2005 to 28 July 2006 inclusive


Close Brothers Venture Capital Trust PLC ('the Company') announces that in
accordance with the requirements of the Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following
information has been published or made available to the public for the period
from 1 April 2005 to 28 July 2006 in compliance with laws and rules dealing with
the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities markets.


For the purpose of this update, the information is only referred to and full
copies of each item can be found at the locations specified below.


1.                    Announcements made via a Regulatory Information Service


Date                                    Announcement


18 July 2006                            FSA Filing of Final Report & Financial Statements

6 July 2006                             Final results for the year ended 31 March 2006

21 June 2006                            Notification of major interests in shares

28 February 2006                        Dividend declaration

31 January 2006                         Net Asset Value

13 January 2006                         FSA Filing of Interim Accounts

14 December 2005                        Interim results

10 June 2005                            Director shareholding

9 June 2005                             Final results




2.                    Documents filed at Companies House



Date                                    Filing


21 July 2006                            AA Full Accounts to 31 March 2006

13 April 2006                           395 Particulars of mortgage/charge

6 March 2006                            AA Interim Accounts to 30 September 2005


25 January 2006                         363s Annual Return made up to 22 December 2005

9 September 2005                        AA Full accounts to 31 March 2005

25 August 2005                          Particulars of mortgage/charge

30 August 2005                          288a Secretary appointed

30 August 2005                          288b Secretary resigned

20 July 2005                            RES09 Special Resolution from AGM 11 July 2005



3.                    By post to shareholders



Date                                     Document

July 2006                                Final Report & Financial Statements for the year to 31 March 2006,  Notice     
                                         of Annual General Meeting and letter of invitation to A.G.M.

March 2006                               Letter regarding unsolicited calls

December 2005                            Interim Report for the six months to 30 September 2005
                                   
June 2005                                Final Report & Financial Statements for the year to 31 March 2005 and          
                                         Notice of Annual General Meeting Final



4.                    Location of Full text of all Announcements and Filings


Copies of announcements made via a Regulatory Information Service may be
obtained from the website of Regulatory News Service provided by the London
Stock Exchange at www.londonstockexchange.com and any related documents are
available at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, Financial Services Authority,
25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS


Copies of the documents filed at Companies House can be found on the Companies
House website at www.companieshouse.gov.uk or can be obtained from Companies
House, Crown Place, Cardiff CF14 3UZ



5.                    Accuracy of Information


In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Prospectus Directive Regulation, it is
acknowledged that whilst the information referred to above was up to date at the
time of publication, such disclosure may, at any time, become out of date due to
changing circumstances.


Further information regarding the Company and its activities is available at
www.closeventures.co.uk



Close Venture Management Limited

Company Secretary

CLOSE BROTHERS VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST PLC

31 July 2006

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