Director/PDMR Shareholding

Close Technology & General VCT PLC
26 April 2006



                  CLOSE TECHNOLOGY & GENERAL VCT PLC - C SHARE


The Company has today received notification of the purchase of 1,050 C shares at
the time of allotment on 31 March 2006 by Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Burton
KBE. These shares were issued at 100p.


26 April 2006


For further queries, please contact Patrick Reeve, Close Venture Management
Limited on 0207 422 7830


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