Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

 31 December 2012

Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC

Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC (the "Company") announces that, further to the Dividend Reinvestment Scheme introduced by the Company (details of which were set out in the Circular issued to shareholders on 10 July 2008), On 31 December 2012 the Company allotted 109,447 Ordinary shares of 50p each (the "New Ordinary shares") in the capital of the Company. The New Ordinary shares were issued at a price of 73.5p, comprising the net asset value as at 31 September 2012 less the dividend of 2.5 pence per Ordinary share. 

Accordingly, application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the admission of the New Ordinary shares to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities and it is expected that dealings will commence on 2 January 2013. The New Ordinary shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary shares in issue.

Following the issue of the New Ordinary shares, Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC's capital as at 31 December 2012 consists of 60,317,650 Ordinary shares and 3,827,440 shares in Treasury.

Therefore the total number of voting rights in Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC is 56,490,210 which may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency rules.

For further information, please contact:

Company Secretary
Albion Ventures LLP
Tel:      [phone]

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