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8 APRIL 2026

NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC (the "Company")

NOTIFICATION OF ADMISSION OF FURTHER SECURITIES TO TRADING (PRM 1.6.4R)

Further to the Company’s Issue of Equity announcement on 2 April 2026 in
respect of the allotment of Ordinary Shares under the Company’s Offer for
Subscription and following the admission to trading of those Ordinary Shares,
the following additional information is disclosed in accordance with The
Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs) PRM 1.6.4R.

 1   Details of the issuer                                                                                                                                                         
 a)  Name                                                     Northern Venture Trust PLC                                                                                           
 b)  LEI                                                      213800HR3R4WFICYFN46                                                                                                 
 2   Details of the transferable securities admitted to trading                                                                                                                    
 a)  Name, type and identification code                       Ordinary Shares of 25p each ISIN: GB0006450703                                                                       
 b)  Regulated market                                         London Stock Exchange - Main Market                                                                                  
 c)  Number of further securities admitted                    22,761,845                                                                                                           
 d)  Total number of securities in issue following admission  261,740,830                                                                                                          
 e)  Fungibility                                              Fully fungible with existing Ordinary Shares                                                                         
 3   Admission details                                                                                                                                                             
 a)  Date of admission                                        8 April 2026                                                                                                         
 b)  Prospectus information                                   Prospectus: 17 September 2025 Supplementary Prospectuses: 18 December 2025 Company's webpage: www.mercia.co.uk/vcts  
 c)  Coverage of notification                                 The admission on 8 April 2026                                                                                        
 4   Contact details                                                                                                                                                               
 a)  Name and contact number                                  Sarah Williams / James Sly, Mercia Fund Management Limited – 0330 223 1430                                           

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part of, this announcement