AGM Statement

Downing Protected VCT V plc 29 April 2009 At the Annual General Meeting of Downing Protected VCT V plc, held today, all resolutions were passed unanimously. Details of the proxy votes in respect of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting received as at 11:20 am on 27 April 2009, 48 hours before the time of the meeting, at Downing Management Services are set out below: For Discretionary Against Withheld Resolution No. No. of No. of No. of No. of Total Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes % of votes % of votes % of votes % of votes 1 384,552 - - - 384,552 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 2 384,552 - - - 384,552 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 3 384,552 - - - 384,552 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 4 377,412 - 7,140 - 384,552 98.14% 0.00% 1.86% 100.00% 5 384,552 - - - 384,552 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 6 359,552 - 25,000 - 384,552 93.50% 0.00% 6.50% 100.00% 7 342,752 - 41,800 - 384,552 89.13% 0.00% 10.87% 100.00% A copy of the resolutions passed will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS Telephone: 020 7066 1000 ---END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.