VCT Status

BioScience VCT plc
16 August 2005


BIOSCIENCE VCT PLC ('the Company')

16 August 2005

VCT Status

BioScience VCT and the Company's newly appointed VCT status advisers, 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, have been in discussions with HM Revenue & Customs
regarding aspects of the Company's VCT status. In light of these discussions, HM
Revenue & Customs has confirmed that the Company's provisional VCT approval is
maintained.

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