Admission of further securities to trading

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Northern Venture Trust PLC announced the admission of 22,761,845 Ordinary Shares of 25p each to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market on 8 April 2026. This brings the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 261,740,830, and these new shares are fully fungible with existing ordinary shares. This admission follows the company's Issue of Equity announcement on 2 April 2026 and is in accordance with The Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024.

Disclaimer*

8 APRIL 2026

NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC (the "Company")

NOTIFICATION OF ADMISSION OF FURTHER SECURITIES TO TRADING (PRM 1.6.4R)

Further to the Company’s Issue of Equity announcement on 2 April 2026 in respect of the allotment of Ordinary Shares under the Company’s Offer for Subscription and following the admission to trading of those Ordinary Shares, the following additional information is disclosed in accordance with The Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs) PRM 1.6.4R.

1	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Northern Venture Trust PLC
b)	LEI	213800HR3R4WFICYFN46
2	Details of the transferable securities admitted to trading
a)	Name, type and identification code	Ordinary Shares of 25p each ISIN: GB0006450703
b)	Regulated market	London Stock Exchange - Main Market
c)	Number of further securities admitted	22,761,845
d)	Total number of securities in issue following admission	261,740,830
e)	Fungibility	Fully fungible with existing Ordinary Shares
3	Admission details
a)	Date of admission	8 April 2026
b)	Prospectus information	Prospectus: 17 September 2025 Supplementary Prospectuses: 18 December 2025 Company's webpage: www.mercia.co.uk/vcts
c)	Coverage of notification	The admission on 8 April 2026
4	Contact details
a)	Name and contact number	Sarah Williams / James Sly, Mercia Fund Management Limited – 0330 223 1430

Neither the contents of the Mercia Asset Management PLC website, nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Mercia Asset Management PLC website (or any other website), are incorporated into, or form part of, this announcement.