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OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC

DIRECTOR / PDMR NOTIFICATION

                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.                                                               
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated                                                                                                                  
 (a)  Name                                                               Andrew Boteler                                                                                                                        
 2.   Reason for the notification                                                                                                                                                                              
 (a)  Position/status                                                    Non-Executive Director                                                                                                                
 (b)  Initial notification /Amendment                                    Initial notification                                                                                                                  
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor                                                                                            
 (a)  Name                                                               OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC                                                                                                                   
 (b)  Legal Entity Identifier                                            213800C5JHJUQLAFP619                                                                                                                  
 4.   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted        
 (a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument        Ordinary shares of 1p each in OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC                                                                                     
      Identification code                                                GB0034202076                                                                                                                          
 (b)  Nature of the transaction                                          Purchase of ordinary shares                                                                                                           
 (c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                             Price(s)                                                           Volume(s)                                                          
      £0.493 per share                                                                                                                      21,804                                                             
 (d)  Aggregated information                                             Not applicable - single transaction                                                                                                   
      - Aggregated volume                                                
      - Price                                                            
 (e)  Date of the transaction                                            9 March 2026                                                                                                                          
 (f)  Place of the transaction                                           London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)                                                                                             



 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated                                                                                                                  
 (a)  Name                                                               David Docherty                                                                                                                        
 2.   Reason for the notification                                                                                                                                                                              
 (a)  Position/status                                                    Non-Executive Director                                                                                                                
 (b)  Initial notification /Amendment                                    Initial notification                                                                                                                  
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor                                                                                            
 (a)  Name                                                               OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC                                                                                                                   
 (b)  Legal Entity Identifier                                            213800C5JHJUQLAFP619                                                                                                                  
 4.   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted        
 (a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument        Ordinary shares of 1p each in OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC                                                                                     
      Identification code                                                GB0034202076                                                                                                                          
 (b)  Nature of the transaction                                          Purchase of ordinary shares                                                                                                           
 (c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                             Price(s)                                                           Volume(s)                                                          
      £0.493 per share                                                                                                                      21,804                                                             
 (d)  Aggregated information                                             Not applicable - single transaction                                                                                                   
      - Aggregated volume                                                
      - Price                                                            
 (e)  Date of the transaction                                            9 March 2026                                                                                                                          
 (f)  Place of the transaction                                           London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)                                                                                             

Ronan Goggin
Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited
Tel: +44 (0)80 0316 2067

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