Downing Protected VCT VII plc
29 July 2009

At the Annual General Meeting of Downing Protected VCT VII plc, held
today, all resolutions were passed.

Details of the proxy votes in respect of the resolutions passed at
the Annual General Meeting received as at 2.20pm on 27 July 2009, 48
hours before the time of the meeting, at Downing Management Services
are set out below:


                 For    Discretionary Against  Withheld
Resolution No.  No. of     No. of      No. of   No. of   Total
                Votes       Votes      Votes    Votes    Votes
                  %           %          %                 %
               of votes   of votes    of votes          of votes
      1        258,990        -          -        -     258,990
               100.00%      0.00%      0.00%            100.00%
      2        246,850        -          -        -     258,990
               100.00%      0.00%      0.00%            100.00%
      3        258,990        -          -        -     258,990
               100.00%      0.00%      0.00%            100.00%
      4        258,990        -          -        -     258,990
               100.00%      0.00%      0.00%            100.00%
      5        258,990        -          -        -     258,990
               100.00%      0.00%      0.00%            100.00%
      6        253,890        -        5,100      -     258,990
                98.03%      0.00%      1.97%            100.00%


A copy of the resolutions passed have been submitted to the UK
Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the
UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated
at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

Telephone: 020 7066 1000

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