Issue of Equity - Replacement

Ventus VCT plc

Issue of Equity - Replacement

The RNS announcement 7021J contained an error in respect of the date on which dealing in the C shares was expected to commence. The corrected version of the announcement, in respect of Ventus VCT plc only, is as follows:

Ventus VCT plc and Ventus 2 VCT plc Joint Offer for Subscription of up to 10,000,000 "C" Shares of 25 pence each at a Price of 100 pence per Share (the "Offer")

The Board of Directors of Ventus VCT plc is pleased to announce that, in accordance with the terms of the Joint Offer for Subscription dated 8 February 2010, 554,288 "C" shares were allotted in Ventus VCT plc on 5 April 2010 at a price of 100 pence per share. 

Application has been made for the admission of the 554,288 "C" shares to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc's market for listed securities. Dealing in the "C" shares is expected to commence by 14 June 2010.

As at 5 April 2010, Ventus VCT plc had received applications for the allotment of 236,885 "C" shares in the 2010/2011 tax year, taking the total subscriptions received under the Offer in respect of Ventus VCT plc to £4,197,000. The closing date for the 2010/2011 tax year offer is 31 May 2010 subject to the offer not being fully subscribed earlier.

Following the allotment there are now 10,931,182 "C" shares of 25 pence in issue in Ventus VCT plc. In addition, there are 16,384,793 Ordinary shares of 25 pence in issue in Ventus VCT plc.

 For further information please contact:

Lenny Norstrand, RAM Capital Partners LLP on 020 3006 7531

Or

Matthew Ridley, Climate Change Capital on 020 7939 5319