Transaction in Own Shares

Crown Place VCT PLC
17 February 2006

                             CROWN PLACE VCT PLC
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Crown Place VCT PLC announces that on 17 February 2006 it purchased, to be held
in treasury, 75,000 Ordinary 10p Shares (representing 0.09% of the issued
Ordinary Capital), at a price of 36p per Ordinary Share.

Following the purchase of the 75,000 Ordinary Shares, the total number of
treasury shares held by the Company will be 4,577,163. The issued share capital
of the Company, less the total number of Ordinary Shares held in Treasury, will
be 81,371,958 Ordinary 10p Shares.

17 February 2006

For further information:

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


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