Transaction in Own Shares

30 SEPTEMBER 2011

NORTHERN 3 VCT PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES AND TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

Northern 3 VCT PLC ("the Company") announces that on 29 September 2011 it
purchased for cancellation under an existing authority granted by shareholders
130,000 ordinary shares of 5p each in the market at a price of 78.5p,
representing approximately 0.28 per cent of the Company's issued ordinary share
capital.  There remain 46,255,261 ordinary shares in issue.

In conformity with the Transparency Directive, the Company notifies the market
that the capital of the Company consists of 46,255,261 ordinary shares with a
nominal value of 5p, with voting rights.

The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 46,255,261 (the
"Figure").

The Figure may be used by a shareholder or other person as the denominator for
the calculations by which he will determine if he is required to notify the
voting rights he holds in relation to the Company, or a change to those voting
rights, under the FSA's Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

Alastair Conn/Christopher Mellor, NVM Private Equity Limited - 0191 244 6000
Website: www.nvm.co.uk

Neither the contents of the NVM Private Equity Limited website nor the contents
of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the NVM Private Equity Limited
website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this
announcement.






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