RNS Number:6768I
Northern Venture Trust PLC
13 March 2003


NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC (The "Company")

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

The Company announces that on 12 March 2003 it purchased for cancellation under
an existing authority granted by shareholders 13,500 ordinary shares of 25p each
in the market at a price of 55p, representing approximately 0.03 per cent of the
Company's issued share capital.  There remain 40,307,428 ordinary shares in
issue.

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