Transaction in Own Shares

OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT 3 PLC (the 'Company')

29 October 2010

PURCHASE OF OWN SECURITIES

Octopus Apollo VCT 3 plc announces that on 29 October 2010 the Company purchased
for cancellation 13,140 shares of 10p each at a price of 77.75p per share.

The issued share capital and total voting rights of the Company is now
27,194,062.

For further information please contact:

Celia Whitten, Company Secretary
Octopus Investments Limited
020 7710 2849


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