Annual Information Update

Octopus Apollo VCT 3 plc (the "Company")

25 May 2011


Annual information update

In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, the Company announces that the following
information has been published or otherwise made available to the public from
24 May 2010 to 25 May 2011.

The Company uses the London Stock Exchange RNS service to make announcements to
the market. Copies of announcements can be obtained from the RNS service using
the following link 

http://www.londonstockexchange.com.

Documents filed at Companies House can be obtained from Companies House or if
you are a registered user through the Companies House Direct website at:
www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk.

Copies of documents filed at the National Storage Mechanism can be obtained from
the NSM service using the following link: 

http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Notes:

Some of the information in the publications below may be out-of-date at the date
the announcement of this Annual Information Update.

1.      RNS announcements

+---------------------+------------------------------+
| Date of publication | Document                     |
+---------------------+------------------------------+
|     31/08/2010      | Change of Registered Office  |
+---------------------+------------------------------+
|     30/09/2010      | Half-yearly report           |
+---------------------+------------------------------+
|     28/10/2010      | Interim Management Statement |
+---------------------+------------------------------+
|     29/10/2010      | Total voting rights          |
+---------------------+------------------------------+
|     29/10/2010      | Transaction in Own Shares    |
+---------------------+------------------------------+
|     29/10/2010      | Net Asset Value              |
+---------------------+------------------------------+
|     12/11/2010      | Transaction in Own Shares    |
+---------------------+------------------------------+
|     30/11/2010      | Total voting rights          |
+---------------------+------------------------------+
|     24/12/2010      | Transaction in Own Shares    |
+---------------------+------------------------------+
|     31/12/2010      | Total voting rights          |
+---------------------+------------------------------+
|     17/05/2011      | Final Results                |
+---------------------+------------------------------+

2.      Documents filed at Companies House

+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Date of publication | Document                                      |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     10/06/2010      | AP01 - Appointment of director                |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     10/06/2010      | TM01 - Termination of appointment of director |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     10/06/2010      | SH03 - Return of purchase of own shares       |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     25/06/2010      | AR01 - Annual Return                          |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     12/07/2010      | CH01 - Change of Director's details           |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     20/07/2010      | RES15 - Resolution for change of Company name |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     20/07/2010      | NM01 - Notice of change of name               |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     02/08/2010      | MEM/ARTS - New Articles of Association        |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     12/08/2010      | SH03 - Return of purchase of own shares       |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     25/08/2010      | AA - Annual Reports and Accounts              |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     31/08/2010      | AD01 - Change of registered office address    |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     07/09/2010      | CH01 - Change of director's details           |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     10/11/2010      | SH07 - Statement of Capital                   |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     10/11/2010      | SH03 - Return of purchase of own shares       |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     03/12/2010      | SH03 - Return of purchase of own shares       |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|     18/01/2011      | SH03 - Return of purchase of own shares       |
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+


3.      Documents published and sent to shareholders and the National Storage
Mechanism (NSM)

+-------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
|Date of publication|Document                                                  |
+-------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+
|    31/07/2010     |Unaudited Half Yearly Report for the Six Months Ended 31  |
|                   |July 2010                                                 |
+-------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+

Copies of all the above documents may be obtained from the Company's registered
office at 20 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AN

For further enquiries please contact the Company Secretary

Celia Whitten

020 7710 2849







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