The following amendment has been made to the 'Extension to Application Deadline for fourth allotment' announcement released on 24 March 2026 at 12:20pm under RNS No 9355X.

All Application Amounts must be submitted via bank transfer and funds must have cleared by 5.30pm on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

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BARONSMEAD SECOND VENTURE TRUST PLC

LEI: 2138008D3WUMF6TW8C28

24 March 2026

Extension to Application Deadline for fourth allotment

The Board of Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc (the "Company") announced on 13 October 2025 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 £30 million in aggregate with the discretion to utilise over-allotment facilities to raise up to a further £20 million in aggregate (the "Offers" and each an "Offer"). Full details of the Offer are contained in the Prospectus dated 13 October 2025.

In order to be allotted shares under the fourth allotment of the Offer, expected to take place on 2 April 2026 as set out in the Prospectus, the date for receiving applications has been extended to 5.30pm on Tuesday, 31 March 2026. All Application Amounts must be submitted via bank transfer and funds must have cleared by 5.30pm on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.

All capitalised terms used and not defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Prospectus.

For further information please contact:

Baronsmead VCT Investor Relations

Telephone: +44 (0)20 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 13 October 2025 by Baronsmead Venture Trust plc and Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc, in connection with the Offer. A copy of the Prospectus is 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.