Annual Information Update

Downing Protected VCT III plc Annual Information Update 13 July 2009 In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following information has been published or made available to the public from 13 July 2008 up to and including 12 July 2009. Announcements made by the Company via a Regulatory Information Service can be downloaded from the London Stock Exchange Website www.londonstockexchange.com Copies of documents submitted to the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility can be obtained upon request from the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office. Documents filed at Companies House can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff CF14 3UZ or upon request, from the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office. Note: Some of the information in the documents listed below may be out of date at the date of this announcement. Downing Protected VCT III plc Place of Filing or Date Publication Description Annual Report and Accounts for the 25/06/2009 Companies House year ended 31 January 2009 23/02/2009 Companies House Annual Return made up to 17 Jan 2009 14/11/2008 Companies House Articles of Association 14/11/2008 Companies House General Meeting resolutions Form 266(3) Notice to cease trading 04/11/2008 Companies House as an investment company 05/08/2008 Companies House AGM Resolutions Annual Report and Accounts for the 25/07/2008 Companies House year ended 31 January 2008 01/07/2009 London Stock Exchange Total voting rights 01/07/2009 London Stock Exchange Issue of Equity 18/06/2009 London Stock Exchange Extension of Offer for Subscription 18/06/2009 London Stock Exchange Interim Management Statement 29/05/2009 London Stock Exchange Total voting rights 29/05/2009 London Stock Exchange Issue of Equity 29/05/2009 London Stock Exchange Final Results 30/04/2009 London Stock Exchange Total voting rights 30/04/2009 London Stock Exchange Issue of Equity 24/04/2009 London Stock Exchange Offer for Subscription - Extension 06/04/2009 London Stock Exchange Issue of Equity 16/02/2009 London Stock Exchange Dividend Declaration 15/12/2008 London Stock Exchange Interim Management Statement 12/11/2008 London Stock Exchange General Meeting Statement 03/10/2008 London Stock Exchange Dividend Declaration 25/09/2008 London Stock Exchange Doc re. Offers for Subscription 23/09/2008 London Stock Exchange Half-yearly report 30/07/2008 London Stock Exchange AGM Statement Annual report and accounts for the 22/06/2009 UKLA year ended 31 January 2009 13/11/2008 UKLA General meeting resolutions Half Yearly accounts for the six 07/10/2008 UKLA months ended 31 July 2008 25/09/2008 UKLA Prospectus and circular 31/07/2008 UKLA AGM resolutions ---END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.