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For Immediate Release  6May2009



HygeaVCT plc

('Hygea' or 'the Company')


Results of AGM

Issue of Equity 


At the Company's AGM held today  Resolutions  1 to 7  were  duly  passed.Due to the level of proxy votes against Resolution 8, concerning the authority to buy back shares, the Chairman  requested thata poll  be carried out  on this Resolution which was not passed.


Accordingly, the Directors have been granted authority to issue new shares representing 10% of the Company's current issued share capital, being 804,038new Ordinary Shares.Should the Company proceed to market a new 10% Top Up Offer it will circulate a letter to Shareholders in due course.


In addition, the directors of Hygea VCT plc (the 'Company') are pleased to announcean allotment on  5 May2009of  67,000 newordinary shares of 50 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 54pence each pursuant to the  current  10% Top Up Offer announced on 19 March 2008previously and under whose authority the Company is  continuing to offerthe remaining  239,815Ordinary Shares*.


Application will be made for the  67,000 new  Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing  Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities and dealings are expected to commence  on  11 May2009. 


* The Company reserves the right to alter the terms of this 10% Top Up Offer.

Enquiries:

Charles Breese, Hygea VCT plc on  01280 703482 or  larpentnewton@btinternet.com

RolandCornish, Beaumont Cornish Limited on 020 7628 3396



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