Transaction in Own Shares

Transaction in Own Shares

9 JULY 2012

NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES AND TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

Northern Venture Trust PLC ("the Company") announces that on 6 July 2012 it purchased for cancellation under an existing authority granted by shareholders 164,445 ordinary shares of 25p each in the market at a price of 73.44p, representing approximately 0.23 per cent of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.  There remain 71,494,202 ordinary shares in issue.

In conformity with the Transparency Directive, the Company notifies the market that the capital of the Company consists of 71,494,202 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 25p, with voting rights.

The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 71,494,202 (the "Figure").

The Figure may be used by a shareholder or other person as the denominator for the calculations by which he will determine if he is required to notify the voting rights he holds in relation to the Company, or a change to those voting rights, under the FSA's Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

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

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




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Source: Northern Venture Trust PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE

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