3 April 2009

NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC ("The Company")

ISSUE OF ORDINARY SHARES, RESULT OF SHARE OFFER AND TOTAL VOTING
RIGHTS

The Company  announces  that  on  3 April  2009  it  allotted  to  46
subscribers 430,887 ordinary shares  of 25p each  under the offer  to
Qualifying Shareholders (as defined in the Circular dated 27 February
2009) ("the Offer").  The new ordinary shares were issued at a  price
of 73p per share.

Application will be made at the earliest practicable opportunity  for
these shares to be  admitted to the Official  List of the UK  Listing
Authority and to trading  on the London  Stock Exchange's market  for
listed securities.

The Company also announces that as at the closing of the Offer on
Friday 3 April 2009, applications had been received under the Offer
for 737,591 ordinary shares with a total subscription price of
£538,441.  The Offer is now closed.

In conformity with the  Transparency Directive, the Company  notifies
the market that  the capital  of the Company  consists of  39,929,862
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 60,542,111 (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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