Director/PDMR Shareholding

Close IHT AIM VCT PLC
26 January 2006

                     Close IHT AIM VCT plc ('the Company')

                               Directors Dealings




Following the commencement of dealing in the 'A' Ordinary Shares and the 'B'
Ordinary  Shares, on 25 January 2006,  the Company received notification on 25
January 2006, of the following purchases of Shares on initial allotment by the
Directors of the Company ; Keith Mullins  50,000 'B' Ordinary Shares, Andrew
Raynor  20,000 'A' Ordinary Shares and Christopher Holdsworth Hunt  51,500 'B'
Ordinary Shares.  The price paid for the Shares was 100p.



The announcement on 24 January 2006 regarding the initial allotment, extension
of the Offers and eligibility for the initial dividend is shown below;



'The Board of Close IHT AIM VCT  PLC is pleased to announce that on 24 January
2006, 3,133,767 'A' Ordinary Shares and 8,126,550 'B' Ordinary Shares were
allotted under the current Offers for Subscription at 100p per share. Up to
25,000,000 'A' Ordinary Shares and 22,000,000 'B' Ordinary Shares are being
offered to the public under the Offers, subject to an aggregate maximum
subscription of 25,000,000 Shares.



Initial Dealings are expected to commence on 25 January 2006. The Board has
resolved that all the 'A' Ordinary Shares (ISIN code GB00B0JQZZ80) and 'B'
Ordinary Shares (ISIN code GB00B0JR9G02) in this first allotment will rank for
the first interim dividend. All further allotments will not rank for this
dividend and will be subject to separate ISIN codes until the said shares are
trading ex-entitlement for the first interim dividend.



The Board of Close IHT AIM VCT plc has resolved to extend the 'A' Ordinary Share
and 'B' Ordinary Share Offers for Subscription up to 10am Wednesday 5 April
2006. Accordingly, the last time and day for receipt of applications for 'A'
Ordinary Shares and 'B' Ordinary Shares will be 10am on Wednesday 5 April 2006,
on which day the Shares will also be allotted.



The Offers will close earlier if fully subscribed.'







26 January 2006



Further enquiries:



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