British Smaller Companies VCT plc ("the Company")

Purchase of Own Securities and Net Asset Value

The Company announces that on 28 June 2022 it purchased 474,729 ordinary shares of 10 pence each at a price of 80.02 pence per ordinary share including transaction costs. The shares purchased represent 0.25 per cent of the total number of voting rights in the Company before the transaction. These shares will be held in treasury.

The last reported net asset value as at 31 March 2022 was 85.7 pence per ordinary share. The Company has declared an interim dividend of 2.0 pence per ordinary share which will be paid on 12 July 2022 to shareholders on the register as at 10 June 2022. The ex-dividend date is 9 June 2022. Consequently, the adjusted last reported net asset value of the ordinary shares of 10 pence each is 83.7 pence per ordinary share.

The Company's issued share capital now consists of 185,785,416 ordinary shares of 10 pence each with voting rights. In addition, the Company holds 19,309,711 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in treasury.

The above figure of 185,785,416 ordinary shares may be used by 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 FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

David Hall                                          YFM Private Equity Limited        Tel:  0113 244 1000

Alex Collins                                        Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited  Tel:  0207 886 2767