Artemis VCT plc (the "Company")

Transaction in own shares

The Board of the Company announces that it has today made a market purchase of 85,115 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company representing 0.14% of the current issued ordinary share capital, for cancellation at a price of 51.04 pence per ordinary share.

Following cancellation, 58,987,667 ordinary shares in the Company will remain in issue.

Total Voting Rights

The above figure (58,987,667) may be used by ordinary shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to, their interest in the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Artemis Investment Management LLP

Company Secretary

Telephone: 0131 225 7300

6 July 2012