Transaction in Own Shares

15 May 2006 15:31

Northern Venture Trust PLC15 May 2006 NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC ("The Company") PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES The Company announces that on 12 May 2006 it purchased for cancellation under anexisting authority granted by shareholders 110,000 ordinary shares of 25p eachin the market at a price of 74.2p, representing approximately 0.28 per cent ofthe Company's issued ordinary share capital. There remain 38,770,193 ordinaryshares in issue. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange