RNS Number:1469P
Northern 3 VCT PLC
28 August 2003


NORTHERN 3 VCT PLC

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES


The Company announces that on 28 August 2003 it purchased for cancellation under
an existing authority granted by shareholders 34,000 ordinary shares of 5p each
in the market at a price of 80p, representing approximately 0.19 per cent of the
Company's issued share capital. There remain 17,516,701 ordinary shares in
issue.


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