Transaction in Own Shares

Crown Place VCT PLC
16 January 2006


                              CROWN PLACE VCT PLC

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Crown Place VCT PLC announces that on 16 January 2006 it purchased, to be held
in treasury, 772,000 Ordinary 10p Shares (representing 0.9% of the issued
Ordinary Capital), at a price of 36p per Ordinary Share.

Following the purchase of the 772,000 Ordinary Shares, the total number of
treasury shares held by the Company will be 4,474,781. The issued share capital
of the Company, less the total number of Ordinary Shares held in Treasury, will
be 81,625,092 Ordinary 10p Shares.

16 January 2006


For further information:

Patrick Reeve/Emil Gigov - Close Venture Management Limited Tel: [phone]



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