Investment Update

Foresight Technology VCT PLC 3 April 2001 Investment Update Foresight Technology VCT Plc (the Company) is pleased to announce that two further investments were made during March, details of which are contained below. Heritage Image Partnership Limited ('HIP') HIP is creating an online library of images available to customers over the internet and has exclusive access to content from five heritage institutions; the British Library, Guild Hall Library, the Science Museum, the National Railways Museum and the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television. Images will be sold to media companies and advertising and design companies. The Company has invested £950,000 in HIP in return for 25.3 per cent. of the equity. The net proceeds of the fund raising will be utilised principally for working capital. HIP has not yet produced audited accounts. Xpert Client Systems Limited ('Xpert') Xpert is a provider of software asset management tools. The Company has developed innovative technology which automatically builds a profile of the actual usage of software by each PC user and compares this with the licences owned. This enables customers to monitor legal compliance with their software licences. Xpert's products are installed on 25,000 PCs in over 100 companies including Racal, Volvo, Fujitsu and Sony. The company has invested £750,000 in Xpert as part of a £1.75 million fundraising in return for 15.6 per cent. of the equity. The net proceeds of the fund raising will be utilised for capital expenditure and working capital. The last audited accounts for Xpert were for the period to 31 July 2000 and record:loss before taxation £320,880; retained loss £775,599; net assets (£287,249).
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