Transaction in Own Shares

6 Oct 2008 08:58



Octopus AIM VCT plc ("Company")

3 October 2008

Purchase of own securities

Octopus AIM VCT plc announces that on 3 October 2008 the Company purchased 35,870 Ordinary shares at a price of 71p per share. The Ordinary shares purchased represent 0.12% of the total number of voting rights in the Company before the transaction.

These shares will be held in Treasury.

Following this transaction, the issued share capital of the Company is now 31,930,030 Ordinary shares. The Company now holds 1,523,003 Ordinary shares in Treasury.

For further enquiries, please contact:

Celia Whitten, Company Secretary

Octopus Investments Limited Tel: 020 7710 2800