Purchase of Own Shares

Northern 3 VCT PLC
28 March 2008



28 March 2008

NORTHERN 3 VCT PLC ('The Company')

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES


The Company announces that on 28 March 2008 it purchased for cancellation under
an existing authority granted by shareholders 94,000 ordinary shares of 5p each
in the market at a price of 85.5p, representing approximately 0.32 per cent of
the Company's issued share capital.  There remain 29,749,088 ordinary shares in
issue.



Enquiries:

Alastair Conn/Christopher Mellor, NVM Private Equity Limited - 0191 244 6000
Website:  www.nvm.co.uk



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