Director Shareholding

Close Brothers Venture Cap Tst PLC
10 June 2005



                    CLOSE BROTHERS VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST PLC

                      Notification of director's interests

The Company announces that Roderick Davidson, a director of the Company, has
today purchased 4,000 shares at a price of 122 pence each on behalf of a
charitable trust of which he is a trustee, but not a beneficiary.

10 June 2005



For further information please contact:


Patrick Reeve - Close Venture Management
Tel: [phone]




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