Merger Update

QUESTER VCT PLC, QUESTER VCT 2 PLC AND QUESTER VCT 3 PLC Merger of Quester VCT plc ('Quester VCT'), Quester VCT 2 plc ('VCT2') and Quester VCT 3 plc ('VCT3') 28 June 2005 Today the High Court sanctioned the Scheme of Arrangement for the merger of Quester VCT, VCT2 and VCT3. Under the terms of the Scheme, the FAVs were calculated as at the close of business on 23 June 2005. The FAV of Quester VCT was 43.39p per Quester VCT share, the FAV of VCT2 was 44.47p per VCT2 share and the FAV of VCT3 was 42.59p per VCT3 share respectively. VCT2 shareholders on the register at the close of business on 27 June 2005 will receive 1,024 New VCT1 Shares for every 1,000 VCT2 shares held by them and so on in proportion for any greater or lesser number of VCT2 shares held. VCT3 shareholders on the register at the close of business on 27 June 2005 will receive 981 New VCT1 Shares for every 1,000 VCT3 shares held by them and so on in proportion for any greater or lesser number of VCT3 shares held. Fractional entitlements will not be issued. Entitlements of VCT2 shareholders and VCT3 shareholders will be rounded down to the nearest whole New VCT1 Share. It is expected that dealings in the New VCT1 Shares will commence on 29 June 2005 subject to the Scheme becoming effective. The New VCT1 Shares will rank pari passu with those currently in issue. Share certificates for the New VCT1 Shares will, where appropriate, be posted to shareholders by 13 July 2005. Following the Merger, Quester VCT will have 122,686,172 ordinary shares in issue. Defined terms in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the Listing Particulars and Circulars to shareholders issued by Quester VCT, VCT2 and VCT3 on 20 May 2005. Enquiries Quester Capital Management Limited John Spooner 020 7222 5472 Andrew Holmes Martin Williams Nabarro Wells & Co. Limited Robert Lo 020 7710 7400 Nigel Atkinson AGM Corporate Finance LLP Allan Treacy 01223 422 396 John Ayton Noble & Company Limited Ben Thomson 0131 225 9677 John Philipsz 020 7763 2200 The directors of Quester VCT accept responsibility for the information relating to Quester VCT and its directors contained in this document. To the best of the knowledge and belief of such directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information relating to Quester VCT and its directors contained in this document, for which they are solely responsible, is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. The directors of VCT2 accept responsibility for the information relating to VCT2 and its directors contained in this document. To the best of the knowledge and belief of such directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information relating to VCT2 and its directors contained in this document, for which they are solely responsible, is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. The directors of VCT3 accept responsibility for the information relating to VCT3 and its directors contained in this document. To the best of the knowledge and belief of such directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information relating to VCT3 and its directors contained in this document, for which they are solely responsible, is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. Noble & Company Limited, Nabarro Wells & Co. Limited and AGM Corporate Finance LLP are acting exclusively for Quester VCT, VCT2 and VCT3 respectively and for no one else in connection with the matters described herein and will not be responsible to anyone other than Quester VCT, VCT2 and VCT3 respectively for providing the protections afforded to clients of Noble & Company Limited, Nabarro Wells & Co. Limited and AGM Corporate Finance LLP, nor for providing advice in relation to the matters described herein.
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