OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC

DIRECTOR / PDMR NOTIFICATION

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
(a)	Name	Andrew Boteler
2.	Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
(b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
(a)	Name	OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC
(b)	Legal Entity Identifier	213800C5JHJUQLAFP619
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
(a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 1p each in OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC
	Identification code	GB0034202076
(b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ordinary shares
(c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£0.493 per share	21,804
(d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
(e)	Date of the transaction	9 March 2026
(f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
(a)	Name	David Docherty
2.	Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
(b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
(a)	Name	OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC
(b)	Legal Entity Identifier	213800C5JHJUQLAFP619
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
(a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 1p each in OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC
	Identification code	GB0034202076
(b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ordinary shares
(c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£0.493 per share	21,804
(d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable - single transaction
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
(e)	Date of the transaction	9 March 2026
(f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

Ronan Goggin
Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited
Tel: +44 (0)80 0316 2067

LEI: 213800C5JHJUQLAFP619