Interim Management Statement (8266B)

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Acuity Growth VCT PLC

24 February 2011

Acuity Growth VCT Plc ("the Company")

Interim Management Statement

24 February 2011

This is an Interim Management Statement issued by the Company in accordance with the FSA's disclosure and transparency rule 4.3. This statement relates to the three month period from 1 October 2010 to 31 December 2010.

Rupert Pennant-Rea, Acuity Growth VCT Plc's Chairman, said:

The value of the portfolio has changed little since the year end. A separate announcement from the Company deals with the change of Investment Manager.

Unaudited Net Asset Value Per Share

The investment portfolio, which comprises qualifying and non-qualifying unquoted and listed investments, has not been revalued at 31 December 2010. However, calculated on the basis of the net asset value at 30 September 2010 adjusted to reflect the purchases and sales of investments and bid values in respect of listed investments, the unaudited net asset value at 31 December 2010 was 58.8p per ordinary share and 88.5p per C share, compared with 59.1p per ordinary share and 85.2p per C share at 30 September 2010, a decrease of 0.5% and an increase of 4% respectively.

Investments and realisations

The Company invested a total of GBP1.6 million in the three months to 31 December 2010.

The largest investment made in the period was GBP0.9 million in The Fin Machine Company Limited.

During the three months to 31 December 2010, the Company received proceeds of GBP4.3 million, from the sale of Amber Taverns Limited.

After the quarter end the Company made further follow-on investments totalling GBP1.1 million, the largest being a GBP0.3 million committed follow-on Investment in TNT Publishing Limited.

Share Buybacks

The Board has decided to continue the suspension of the buy back programme.

The number of ordinary shares in issue was 54,394,938 and the number of C shares in issue was 777,589 as at 23 February 2011.

Ends

This statement aims to give an indication of material events and transactions that have taken place during the period from 1 October 2010 to the date of publication of this statement and their impact on the financial position of Acuity Growth VCT Plc. These indications reflect the Board's current view. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and could change. Factors which could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, general economic and market conditions and specific factors affecting the financial prospects or performance of individual investments within the Company's portfolio.

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