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Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc

LEI: 2138008D3WUMF6TW8C28

28 February 2022

Offer for Subscription - Update

The Board of Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc (the "Company") announced on 4 November 2021 that the Company, together with Baronsmead Venture Trust plc, had published a prospectus (the "Prospectus") in relation to offers for subscription to raise up to £50 million in aggregate with an over-allotment facility to raise up to a further £25 million in aggregate (the "Offers" and each an "Offer").

On 20 December 2021, the Board announced that it intended to utilise the over-allotment facility and that subscriptions were being accepted to raise the additional £12.5 million available under the over-allotment facility.

The Board has been advised that, on the basis of subscription forms received since 20 December 2021, the Offer is now fully subscribed. Accordingly, the Offer is now closed and no further subscriptions for new shares will be accepted.

It is intended that the fourth and final allotment of shares under the Offer is expected to be in the week commencing 7 March 2022.

For further information please contact:

Baronsmead VCT Investor Relations

020 7382 0999 [email protected]

Important Information

This Announcement is an advertisement for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation Rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and is not a prospectus. This Announcement does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, an offer for sale or subscription of, or solicitation of any offer to subscribe for or to acquire, any ordinary shares in Baronsmead Venture Trust plc or Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc (together the "Companies") in any jurisdiction, including in or into Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, the United States or any member state of the EEA (other than any member state of the EEA where the Companies' securities may be lawfully marketed). Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any ordinary shares referred to in this Announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus (the "Prospectus") in its final form, published on 4 November 2021 by Baronsmead Venture Trust plc and Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc in connection with the offers for subscription and the supplementary prospectus published on 7 December 2021 related  thereto. Copies of the Prospectus and the supplementary prospectus are available for inspection, subject to certain access restrictions, from the Company's registered office, for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website (http://www.baronsmeadvcts.co.uk). Approval of the Prospectus by the FCA should not be understood as an endorsement of the securities that are the subject of the Prospectus. Potential investors are recommended to read the Prospectus before making an investment decision in order to fully understand the potential risks and rewards associated with a decision to invest in the Companies' securities.

The distribution of this Announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This Announcement does not constitute, and may not be construed as, an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire or subscribe for, securities of the Companies in any jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation is unlawful or would impose any unfulfilled registration, qualification, publication or approval requirements on the Companies or Dickson Minto W.S. The offer and sale of securities of the Companies has not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or the United States. Subject to certain exemptions, the securities of the Companies may not be offered to or sold within Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, the United States or any member state of the EEA or to any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, the United States, or any member state of the EEA.

This Announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America. This Announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities of the Companies have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to any national, resident or citizen of the United States. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States. In addition, neither of the Companies have been and neither will be registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

This Announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning the Companies or the Offers. The price and value of securities and any income from them can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance and prospective investors may not receive any return from the Companies. Before purchasing any securities of the Companies, persons viewing this Announcement should ensure that they fully understand and accept the risks set out in the Prospectus. Information in this Announcement or any of the documents relating to the Companies or the Offers cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. Potential investors should consult a professional adviser as to the suitability of the Offers for them.