Transaction in Own Shares

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc

The Board of Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc announces that on 24 May 2017 the Company purchased 720,000 ordinary shares of 10p at a price of 88.25 pence per share to be held in Treasury.

Following the share buyback, the Company's issued ordinary share capital consists of 209,037,921 shares of which 10,204,214 shares are held in Treasury. Therefore the total number of shares in circulation which hold voting rights in Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc is 198,833,707 ordinary shares of 10p. Each share has one voting right.

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