Directorate Change

Ventus VCT plc

The Board of Ventus VCT plc (the "Company") announces the resignation of Charles Conner and the appointment of Rick Abbott as a director of the Company with effect from 1 September 2011.

The Board would like to thank Charles Conner for his contributions as a director.

Rick has had a successful career in investment banking having held senior positions at Morgan Grenfell, Deutsche Bank, and ABN-AMRO. For the last 10 years he has concentrated on building businesses in private equity real estate with the Knight Frank Group, and in the financial sector holding various non executive directorships one of which is Hardy (Underwriting Agencies) Limited a subsidiary of Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Plc where he also sits on the Investment and Finance Committee. He was a founder shareholder in Month End Money, the UK's leading payday loan company, which was successfully sold earlier this year.

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