NEWS RELEASE 28 January 2015 THE BIOTECH GROWTH TRUST PLC (the "Company") SALE OF COMPANY'S OWN SHARES FROM TREASURYNotification is given pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual GeneralMeeting of the Company held on 10 July 2014 to sell shares held by the Companyup to an aggregate nominal value of £1,696,943, representing 10 per cent. ofthe issued ordinary share capital of the Company, that a market total of 30,000Ordinary shares of 25p each has been sold by the Company on 28 January 2015 outof treasury, at a price of 774.75p per share which equates to an estimatedpremium to net asset value per share at the time of sale of 2.00%.As a result the Company now holds 5,027,831 shares in treasury. The totalnumber of Ordinary shares that the Company has in issue following such sale is68,886,347. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is63,858,516.For and on behalf ofFrostrow Capital LLPCompany SecretaryFor further information, please contact:Victoria HaleFrostrow Capital LLPTel: 020 3 170 8732