Purchase of Own Securities

Proven VCT PLC
16 June 2003

ProVen VCT plc
16 June 2003

ProVen VCT plc announces that on 12 June 2003 the Company purchased 25,000
ordinary shares of 5p each for cancellation representing 0.11% of the issued
share capital at a price of 59p per share.

Following this transaction the Company now has 21,879,455 shares in issue.


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