Statement re Realisation of Original Additions

The Board of The Income & Growth VCT plc is pleased to announce that the Company has fully realised its investment in Amaldis (2008) Limited, the holding company for the Original Additions Group. Founded in 1978, Original Additions manufactures and distributes market leading beauty brands for the retail and professional markets in the UK and worldwide. The VCT's investment in Original Additions was sold to LDC, the mid-market private equity house that is a part of Lloyds Banking Group, for net proceeds of £2,338,000, including interest of £427,000 and £538,000 of loan stock issued by the acquirer, on 18 July 2011. This realisation contributed to total proceeds of £4,204,000 to the Company over the life of the investment, representing a 4.2 times return on the Company's original investment of £1 million. The above net proceeds had been included in the net asset value of the Company as at 31 March 2011, disclosed in the half-year results already announced to shareholders on 26 May 2011, save for a further £222,000 now received. Consequently, there is no significant impact on the NAV per share already announced at 31 March 2011. The Company's net asset value at 30 June 2011 is scheduled to be announced in early August as part of the Interim Management Statement of the Company for that quarter. For further information, please contact: Robert Brittain, for Matrix Private Equity Partners LLP, Company Secretary 020 3206 7000.
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