Purchase of own shares

Northern 3 VCT PLC
04 February 2008

4 February 2008



NORTHERN 3 VCT PLC (the 'Company')



PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES



The Company announces that on 31 January 2008 it purchased for cancellation
under an existing authority granted by shareholders 186,711 ordinary shares of
5p each in the market at a price of 87.3p, representing approximately 0.62 per
cent of the Company's issued share capital.  There remain 29,926,318 ordinary
shares in issue.



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