Announcement re Cleantech Seminar

Press Release

2 March 2010

Ludgate Environmental Fund hosts cleantech seminar today in London

The Investment Adviser of Ludgate Environmental Fund and four of its portfolio companies will today present to investors at Matrix Corporate Capital's offices. The presentations will focus on the latest development in the sector and how leading investments such as agri.capital, Terra Nova, Rapid Action Packaging and New Earth Solutions are driving growth.

The slides for these presentations can be found on the Ludgate Environmental Fund's website: www.ludgateenvironmental.com

For further information contact: 

Ludgate Investments Limited: Nigel Meir +44 (0)20 7621 5770

Ludgate Environmental Fund:John Shakeshaft, Chairman +44 (0)7 771 976 278

Media Enquiries: Peter Edsinger - Shared Value Limited +44 (0)20 7321 5038

NOMAD: Melville Trimble - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP +44 (0)20 7213 8898

Broker: Paul Fincham - Matrix Corporate Capital LLP +44 (0)20 3206 7175

Notes to Editors

About Ludgate Environmental Fund:  

Ludgate Environmental Fund Limited is a Jersey domiciled closed-ended investment company listed on AIM in August 2007. Further fundraisings completed in March and November 2008 have seen assets increase to just over £50 million.

Applying an active corporate management approach, Ludgate Environmental Fund invests growth capital into environmental/cleantech companies. The underlying drivers in this sector are strong: increasing strains on natural resources; rising concerns over waste and pollution; increasing public support; and maturing environmental technologies. Focus areas of the Fund include alternative energy; waste management and resource recovery; energy efficiency; water management; industrial process advances and emission reduction technologies. 

Website: www.ludgateenvironmental.com