31 March 2009

NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC ("The Company")

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES AND TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

The Company announces that on 31 March 2009 it purchased for
cancellation under an existing authority granted by shareholders
25,000 ordinary shares of 25p each in the market at a price of 41.5p,
representing approximately 0.06 per cent of the Company's issued
ordinary share capital.  There remain 39,498,975 ordinary shares in
issue.

In conformity with the  Transparency Directive, the Company  notifies
the market that  the capital  of the Company  consists of  39,498,975
ordinary shares with  a nominal value  of 25p each  and 20,612,249  C
shares with a nominal value of 75p each.  All the shares have  voting
rights.

The Company  does  not  hold  any ordinary  shares  or  C  shares  in
treasury.

Therefore, the  total  number of  voting  rights in  the  Company  is
60,111,224 (the "Figure").

The Figure  may be  used by  a  shareholder or  other person  as  the
denominator for the calculations by which he will determine if he  is
required to notify  the voting  rights he  holds in  relation to  the
Company, or  a  change  to  those  voting  rights,  under  the  FSA's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

Alastair Conn/Christopher Mellor, NVM  Private Equity Limited -  0191
244 6000
Website:  www.nvm.co.uk

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