Offer for subscription update

16 OCTOBER 2017

NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC

OFFER FOR SUBSCRIPTION UPDATE

Further to the announcement made by Northern Venture Trust PLC ("NVT") on 22 September 2017 in conjunction with Northern 2 VCT PLC ("N2VCT") and Northern 3 VCT PLC ("N3VCT") in respect of the offers of new ordinary shares for subscription in the 2017/18 tax year, NVT announces that its offer of new ordinary shares to raise a total of up to £20 million is now fully subscribed and no further applications will be accepted.  It is expected that the allotment of new ordinary shares will be completed no later than 10 November 2017 and that admission to the Official List will become effective and dealings in the new ordinary shares will commence three business days after the date of allotment.

The offers by N2VCT and N3VCT to raise a total of up to £20 million each in the 2017/18 tax year remain open for subscription and will close when fully subscribed, but in any case no later than 5 April 2018.

Enquiries:

Alastair Conn/Christopher Mellor, NVM Private Equity LLP - 0191 244 6000

Website:  www.nvm.co.uk

Neither the contents of the NVM Private Equity LLP website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the NVM Private Equity LLP website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement

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Source: Northern Venture Trust PLC via Globenewswire