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   Downing Absolute Income VCT 1 plc 
 
   Interim Management Statement for the three months ended 31 March 2013 
 
   In accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of 
the UK Listing Authority, Downing Absolute Income VCT 1 plc presents an 
Interim Management Statement for the three month period ended 31 March 
2013. The statement also includes relevant financial information between 
the end of the period and the date of this statement. 
 
   Performance 
 
   Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
 
                        31 March 2013  31 Dec 2012  30 Sept 2012  30 June 2012 
                          Unaudited     Unaudited    Unaudited      Audited 
                            Pence         Pence        Pence         Pence 
Net Asset Value 
 ("NAV")                         90.7         89.1          89.9          89.6 
Cumulative Dividends             65.4         65.4          63.4          63.4 
Total Return *                  156.1        154.5         153.3         153.0 
 
 
 
   'C' Shares 
 
 
 
 
                        31 March 2013  31 Dec 2012  30 Sept 2012  30 June 2012 
                          Unaudited     Unaudited    Unaudited     Unaudited 
                            Pence         Pence        Pence         Pence 
Net Asset Value 
 ("NAV")                         79.8         78.3          80.8          79.7 
Cumulative Dividends              7.5          7.5           5.0           5.0 
Total Return *                   87.3         85.8          85.8          84.7 
 
 
 
   *NAV plus cumulative dividends paid since launch of share class 
 
   Dividends paid or declared in the period 
 
   Interim dividends of 1p per Ordinary Share and 2.5p per 'C' Share were 
paid on 19 April 2013 to Shareholders on the register at 22 March 2013. 
 
   Investment portfolio summary at 31 March 2013 
 
   Ordinary Share pool 
 
 
 
 
                                                                  Movement 
                                           Cost    Valuation*   in the Period 
Venture capital investments (by value)    GBP'000   GBP'000       GBP'000 
Bowman Care Homes Limited                     700       1,600               - 
Blue Cedars Limited                           970       1,268               - 
Downing (Pirbright Road) Limited              680       1,205               - 
Kimbolton Lodge Limited                       625         590               - 
Downing Alton Limited                         575         575               - 
Future Biogas (SF) Limited                    405         454               - 
Gatewales Limited                             367         267               - 
Leytonstone Pub Limited                       200         200               - 
Chapel Street Food and Beverage Limited       125         125               - 
Chapel Street Services Limited                125         125               - 
City Falkirk Limited                          141         113               - 
Progressive Energies Limited                  100         100               - 
Fubar Stirling Limited                         89          89               - 
Angel Solar Limited                            75          75               - 
Fenkle Street LLP                              58          58               - 
Cheers Dumbarton Limited                       16          16               - 
Chapel Street Hotel Limited                     5           5               - 
Heyford Homes VCT Limited                     200           -               - 
Lochrise Limited                                4           -             (4) 
Total                                       5,460       6,865             (4) 
 
 
 
   'C' Share pool 
 
 
 
 
                                                                Movement 
                                          Cost    Valuation   in the period 
Venture capital investments (by value)   GBP'000   GBP'000      GBP'000 
Mosaic Spa and Health Clubs Limited          870        870 
Baron House Developments LLP                 700        700               - 
Residential PV Trading Limited               500        500               - 
Future Biogas (Reepham Road) Limited         499        499               - 
Oak Grove Renewables Limited                 473        473               - 
Wickham Solar Limited                        473        473 
City Falkirk Limited                         422        340               - 
Tracsis plc**                                 81        325              41 
Southampton Hotel Developments Limited       300        300               - 
Kidspace Adventures Holdings Limited         300        300               - 
Fubar Stirling Limited                       268        268               - 
Progressive Energies Limited                 220        220               - 
Liverpool Nurseries (Holdings) Limited       218        218               - 
Alpha Schools Holdings Limited               200        207               - 
Angel Solar Limited                          175        175               - 
Kidspace Adventures Limited                  172        172               - 
Universe Group plc**                         105        161              21 
Cheers Dumbarton Limited                      48         48               - 
Lochrise Limited                              12          -            (12) 
Total                                      6,036      6,249              50 
 
 
 
   With the exception of those marked, all investments are unquoted. 
 
   **quoted on the AIM market. 
 
   Investment additions during the 3 months ended 31 March 2013 
 
   'C' Shares 
 
 
 
 
                                       Cost 
                                      GBP'000 
Wickham Solar Limited                     473 
Mosaic Spa and Health Clubs Limited       188 
                                          661 
 
 
 
   There were no additions made by the Ordinary Share pool during the 3 
months ended 31 March 2013 
 
   There were no additions made by the Ordinary Share pool or the 'C' Share 
pool in the period from 1 April 2013 to the date of this announcement 
 
   Investment disposals during the 3 months to 31 March 2013: 
 
 
 
 
                                      Market               (Loss)/     Total 
                                      value at               gain     realised 
                                       1 July   Disposal    against   gain in 
                             Cost       2012     proceeds    cost      period 
                            GBP'000   GBP'000    GBP'000   GBP'000    GBP'000 
Ordinary Share pool 
Kings Gap Group Limited       1,000          -          -   (1,000)          - 
Bowman Care Homes Limited       100        100        163        63         63 
Downing (Pirbright Road) 
 Limited                        100        100        100         -          - 
Heyford Homes VCT Limited       100        100        100         -          - 
Kimbolton Lodge Limited          20         20         20         -          - 
Fenkle Street LLP                11         11         11         -          - 
 
                              1,331        331        394     (937)         63 
 
'C' Share pool 
Kidspace Adventures 
 Limited                         27         27         27         -          - 
 
                                 27         27         27         -          - 
 
Total                         1,358        358        421     (937)         63 
 
 
 
   Investment disposals during the period from 1 April 2013 to the date of 
this report: 
 
 
 
 
                                      Market               (Loss)/     Total 
                                      value at               gain     realised 
                                       1 July   Disposal    against   gain in 
                             Cost       2012     proceeds    cost      period 
                            GBP'000   GBP'000    GBP'000   GBP'000    GBP'000 
'C' Share pool 
Baron House Developments 
 LLP                            161        161        161         -          - 
                                161        161        161         -          - 
 
 
 
   There were no investment disposals made by the Ordinary Share pool in 
the period from 1 April 2013 to the date of this announcement. 
 
   Changes to share capital 
 
   Share capital movements in the period are summarised as follows: 
 
 
 
 
                                      Ordinary Shares 
                                    Shares    GBP'000 
As at 1 January 2013               8,071,443    4,036 
Shares bought back and cancelled    (51,000)     (26) 
As at 31 March 2013                8,020,443    4,010 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                           'C' Shares 
                                    Shares    GBP'000 
As at 1 January 2013               8,966,557        9 
Shares bought back and cancelled           -        - 
As at 31 March 2013                8,966,557        9 
 
 
 
   During the period from 1 April 2013 to the date of this announcement, 
50,523 Ordinary Shares were bought back for cancellation. No 'C' Shares 
were bought back during this period. 
 
   Material events 
 
   Other than described above, there were no material events during the 
three months from 1 January 2013 to 31 March 2013 or in the period from 
1 April 2013 to the date of this announcement. 
 
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Reuters clients. 
 
   The owner of this announcement warrants that: 
 
   (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other 
applicable laws; and 
 
   (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and 
originality of the 
 
   information contained therein. 
 
   Source: Downing Absolute Income VCT 1 PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE 
 
   HUG#1702756 
 
 
 
 

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