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12 Dec 2005 16:47

Murray VCT PLC12 December 2005 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTOAUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, OR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS ANNOUNCEMENTDOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF AN OFFER TO SELL, PURCHASE, EXCHANGE ORSUBSCRIBE FOR ANY SECURITIES OR SOLICITATION OF SUCH AN OFFER IN THE UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THISANNOUNCEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATESSECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND WILL NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THEUNITED STATES EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION 12 December 2005 Murray VCT PLC (the "Company")Results of Annual General Meeting, Extraordinary General Meeting and CourtMeeting The Directors are pleased to announce that at the Extraordinary General Meetingand Court Meeting of the Company held today the resolutions proposed to effectthe merger of the Company with Murray VCT 2 PLC and Murray VCT 3 PLC by way of aScheme of Arrangement were passed. Shareholders also resolved to authorise the Company to make market purchases ofup to 2,832,137 Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer at the Tender Price. At the Annual General Meeting of the Company also held today the resolutions putforward by Mr Charles Clark to remove the Company's existing directors weredefeated. The normal business of the meeting was approved. The Directors further announce that Tenders in respect of 2,790,376 Shares weremade under the Tender Offer, representing 9.85 per cent. of the issued ordinaryshare capital. In accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer, the totalnumber of Shares to be bought back under the Tender Offer will therefore be2,790,376 Shares, representing 9.85 per cent. of the Shares in issue on theRecord Date. Accordingly, as a result of the aggregate level of Tenders,applications in excess of the Basic Entitlement will be satisfied as to 100 percent. Subject to approval of the Scheme at the Court hearing scheduled for 12 January2006, it is expected that the effective date of the merger will be 13 January2006. A further announcement, to include information on the formula asset valuecalculations and the Tender Price, will be made at this time. The definitions set out on pages 3 to 6 of the Company's Circular dated 18November 2005 shall, unless the context otherwise requires, bear the samemeanings in this announcement. Enquiries Patrick Reeve 020 7422 7830Emil Gigov 020 7422 7830Close Venture Management Limited Allan Treacy 01223 422 396AGM Corporate Finance LLP, advisersto the Company John West 020 7920 3150Clemmie CarrTavistock Communications The directors of the Company accept responsibility for the information relatingto the Company and its directors in this document. To the best of the knowledgeand belief of such directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure thatsuch is the case), the information relating to the Company and its directorscontained in this document, for which they are solely responsible, is inaccordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the importof such information. AGM Corporate Finance LLP is acting exclusively for the Company and for no oneelse in connection with the merger and will not be responsible to anyone otherthan the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of AGMCorporate Finance LLP nor for providing advice in relation to the merger. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange