Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of the issuerF&C Private Equity Trust plc2) State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R; (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act 2006.(ii) above3) Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

Mark Edward Tennant

4) State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected personAs above

5) Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

Beneficial

6) Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to sharesOrdinary shares7) Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of themAs above8) State the nature of the transaction

Purchase

9) Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

6,500

10) Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)0.009%

11) Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

N/A12) Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

13) Price per share or value of transaction

£2.27808

14) Date and place of transaction

30 March 2015

15) Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

11,665 (0.01%)

16) Date issuer informed of transaction

31 March 2015

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, complete the following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

N/A

23) Any additional information

None

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr G Hay Smith

020 7628 8000

25) Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification

Mr G Hay Smith

For and on behalf of F&C Investment Business Limited, Secretary26) Date of Notification

1 April 2015