AGM Statement

NORTHERN 3 VCT PLC ("The Company") RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Company announces that at the annual general meeting held on 2 July 2009 all of the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly passed by shareholders. The resolutions included those to re-elect as directors Mr James Ferguson Fleetwood and Mr Tim Levett. Details of proxy voting on the resolutions put to shareholders at the annual general meeting are as follows: +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Number | Resolution | For | Discret- | Against | Vote | | | | | ionary | | Withheld | |--------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------| | 1 | To receive | 1,441,368 | 29,607 | Nil | 3,090 | | | the | | | | | | | financial | | | | | | | statements | | | | | | | for the year | | | | | | | ended | | | | | | | 31 March | | | | | | | 2009 | | | | | |--------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------| | 2 | To declare a | 1,444,458 | 29,607 | Nil | Nil | | | final | | | | | | | dividend of | | | | | | | 2.0p per | | | | | | | share in | | | | | | | respect of | | | | | | | the year | | | | | | | ended | | | | | | | 31 March | | | | | | | 2009 | | | | | |--------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------| | 3 | To approve | 1,299,594 | 58,232 | 40,001 | 76,238 | | | the | | | | | | | directors' | | | | | | | remuneration | | | | | | | report in | | | | | | | respect of | | | | | | | the year | | | | | | | ended | | | | | | | 31 March | | | | | | | 2009 | | | | | |--------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------| | 4 | To re-elect | 1,273,862 | 60,232 | 13,430 | 126,541 | | | Mr J G D | | | | | | | Ferguson as | | | | | | | a director | | | | | |--------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------| | 5 | To re-elect | 1,359,478 | 60,232 | 30,614 | 23,741 | | | Mr T R | | | | | | | Levett as a | | | | | | | director | | | | | |--------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------| | 6 | To reappoint | 1,358,644 | 67,209 | 13,371 | 34,841 | | | KPMG Audit | | | | | | | Plc as | | | | | | | independent | | | | | | | auditors | | | | | |--------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------| | 7 | To authorise | 1,381,655 | 55,232 | 4,041 | 33,137 | | | the | | | | | | | directors to | | | | | | | fix the | | | | | | | remuneration | | | | | | | of the | | | | | | | independent | | | | | | | auditors | | | | | |--------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------| | 8 | To authorise | 1,402,595 | 32,697 | 38,773 | Nil | | | the | | | | | | | directors to | | | | | | | allot shares | | | | | | | pursuant to | | | | | | | Section 80 | | | | | | | of the | | | | | | | Companies | | | | | | | Act 1985 | | | | | |--------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------| | 9 | To disapply | 1,374,217 | 39,674 | 53,992 | 6,182 | | | Section 89 | | | | | | | of the | | | | | | | Companies | | | | | | | Act 1985 in | | | | | | | relation to | | | | | | | certain | | | | | | | allotments | | | | | | | of equity | | | | | | | securities | | | | | |--------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------| | 10 | To authorise | 1,358,632 | 29,607 | 85,826 | Nil | | | the Company | | | | | | | to make | | | | | | | market | | | | | | | purchases of | | | | | | | ordinary | | | | | | | shares in | | | | | | | accordance | | | | | | | with Section | | | | | | | 166 of the | | | | | | | Companies | | | | | | | Act 1985 | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Enquiries: Alastair Conn/Christopher Mellor, NVM Private Equity Limited - 0191 244 6000 Website: www.nvm.co.uk ---END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.