Admission of further securities to trading

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

Neither the contents of the Mercia Asset Management PLC website, nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Mercia Asset Management PLC website (or any other website), are incorporated into, or form part of, this announcement.


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