Net Asset Value(s)

20 JULY 2016

NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC

UNAUDITED NET ASSET VALUE AS AT 30 JUNE 2016

Northern Venture Trust PLC ("the Company") is a Venture Capital Trust ("VCT") launched in 1995 and advised by NVM Private Equity LLP.  The Company's objective is to provide high long-term tax-free returns to investors through a combination of dividend yield and capital growth, by investing in a portfolio of investments mainly comprising unquoted venture capital holdings.  In order to maintain approval by HM Revenue & Customs as a VCT, the Company is required to comply on a continuing basis with the provisions of Section 274 of the Income Tax Act 2007.

The unaudited net asset value per ordinary share as at 30 June 2016 was 73.0 pence (31 March 2016 (unaudited) 82.9 pence).  The net asset value is stated after deducting the first and second interim dividends totalling 10.0 pence per share in respect of the year ending 30 September 2016, which were paid to eligible shareholders on 30 June 2016.

For the purposes of calculating the net asset value per share, quoted investments are carried at bid price as at 30 June 2016 and unquoted investments are carried at fair value as at 30 June 2016 as determined by the directors.

During the three months ended 30 June 2016 the following significant venture capital portfolio transactions took place:

New investments:

Name of company	Business activity	Amount   invested £000
Myparceldelivery Holdings	Parcel delivery comparison website	905
Lending Works	Peer-to-peer lending platform	722

On 4 July 2016 the Company completed a new investment of £715,000 in Avid Technology Group, which specialises in the electrification and intelligent control of engine ancillaries, thermal management systems and hybrid systems.

Realisations:

	Sale	Original	Carrying value at
Name of company	proceeds	cost	31 March 2016
	£000	£000	£000
Silverwing	3,069	1,774	2,722

The number of ordinary shares in issue at 30 June 2016 was 96,565,979.  During the three months ended 30 June 2016 2,606,159 new shares were issued at a price of 72.9 pence per share pursuant to the Company's dividend investment scheme and no shares were re-purchased for cancellation.

Enquiries:
Alastair Conn/Christopher Mellor, NVM Private Equity LLP - 0191 244 6000

Website:  www.nvm.co.uk

Neither the contents of the NVM Private Equity LLP website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the NVM Private Equity LLP website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

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Source: Northern Venture Trust PLC via Globenewswire

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