Intention to launch an offer for subscription

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HARGREAVE HALE AIM VCT PLC

LEI: 213800LRYA19A69SIT31

27 July 2023

Intention to launch an offer for subscription

The Board of Hargreave Hale AIM VCT plc (the “Company”) is pleased to announce its intention to launch an offer for subscription of new ordinary shares (the “Offer”) in relation to the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 tax years. Full details of the Offer will be set out in a prospectus to be published by the Company in connection with the Offer in the coming months. A further announcement will be made upon the Offer's launch.

For further information please contact:

Oliver Bedford, Canaccord Genuity Asset Management Limited

Tel: [phone]

This announcement and the information contained herein is not intended to, and does not, constitute or form part of any offer, invitation, or the solicitation of an offer, to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction. The Offer, if made, will be made solely by certain offer documentation which will contain the full terms and conditions of the Offer, including details of how it may be accepted.

The distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom and the availability of the Offer to persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of relevant jurisdictions. Therefore any persons who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom will need to inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements.