Transaction in Own Shares

Octopus AIM VCT plc ("Company")

4 March 2011

Purchase of own securities and total voting rights

Octopus AIM VCT plc announces that on 4 March 2011 the Company purchased for
cancellation 53,224 Ordinary shares at a price of 84.25p per share.

Following this transaction, the issued share capital of the Company is now
41,194,387 Ordinary shares with a nominal value of 1p each, with voting rights.
The Company holds no shares in Treasury.

For further enquiries, please contact:

Celia Whitten,
Company Secretary
Tel:  020 7710 2849











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