Transaction in Own Shares

13 Jan 2009 10:12

SPARK VCT PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

The Board of SPARK VCT PLC announces that on 12 January 2009 the Company purchased for cancellation 300,000 ordinary shares of 5p at a price of 18.8p per share.

Following the share buy back, the issued share capital and voting rights of SPARK VCT plc are as follows:

SPARK VCT plc's share capital consists of 110,761,138 Ordinary shares 5p with voting rights attached one vote per Ordinary share. Therefore the total number of voting rights in SPARK VCT plc is 110,761,138.

The above total voting rights figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interest in SPARK VCT plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

Nghi Tran, SPARK VCT PLC: 0207 851 7777

13 January 2009