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The Business, Engineering, Science & Technology Discoveries Fund Inc. (the
"Fund") (CSE:VC) announced that it has called an annual and special meeting of
the Fund (the "Annual and Special Meeting") to consider, in addition to annual
business, a transaction (the "Transaction") proposed to address the interests of
shareholders of the Fund. The meeting is expected to occur on March 28, 2014.
The Transaction must be approved by the holders of the Fund's Class A Shares and
Class L Shares at the Annual and Special Meeting and is subject to approval by
the Fund's Independent Review Committee and all necessary regulatory and stock
exchange approvals. 


The Transaction would enable the current shareholders of the Fund to exchange
their shares for units (the "Units") in a newly formed limited partnership (the
"Limited Partnership") with similar investment objectives and strategies as the
Fund but that is not subject to the requirements and investment restrictions of
a Labour Sponsored Investment Fund ("LSIF"). The shareholders of the Fund would
have the opportunity to participate in a new publicly traded Limited Partnership
that will provide its investors with exposure to the Fund's current investment
portfolio and is expected to provide the following benefits:




--  regular distributions of income, 
--  exposure to additional venture capital investments with fewer investment
    restrictions, 
--  lower expenses of the fund, 
--  the potential for additional capital raising, 
--  stable capital which will permit the manager to optimize the exit value
    potential, 
--  liquidity through trading, 
--  a new compensation structure for management of the Limited Partnership,
    including a priority profit share and carried interest, that is intended
    to better align the interests of management with the interests of the
    holders of the Units rather than a conventional management fee. 



Since the Ontario government phased out the Ontario tax credit program for LSIFs
at the end of the 2011 taxation year, and the Federal government's announcement
that it will phase out the federal tax credit for LSIFs by 2017, management and
the board of directors of the Fund (the "Board") have been evaluating the Fund's
options. The Board reviewed and considered the advantages and disadvantages of a
number of potential alternatives to the Transaction, including maintaining the
status quo and an early-wind-up, and concluded that the Transaction would be in
the best interests of the shareholders of the Fund.


The Board and the manager of the Fund, B.E.S.T. Investment Counsel Limited (the
"Manager"), are of the view that winding up is not in the best interests of the
Fund's shareholders. The Manager believes that the Fund holds a high quality
portfolio of investments in private companies; however, the Fund would be unable
to liquidate those investments quickly at a price that reflects their intrinsic
values. It is difficult to predict when liquidity will be achieved in the early
stage equity investments in the Fund's venture portfolio.


The Ontario Ministry of Finance has granted an advance ruling with respect to
the Transaction providing that amounts in respect of the provincial tax credits
will not be required to be repaid as a result of the execution of the
Transaction (the "Ruling"). On the basis of the Ruling, the Manager further
understands that no federal tax credit amount should be required to be repaid in
connection with the Transaction. There will be no redemption fees for any of the
Fund's shareholders in connection with the Transaction.


Redemptions of the Class A Shares of the Fund are suspended effective
immediately pending implementation of the Transaction, if approved, based on
careful consideration by the Board of the best interests of all of the Fund's
shareholders, the Fund's liquidity situation, market conditions and the
anticipated requests for redemptions by holders of the Fund's Class A Shares.


The Fund is currently preparing an information circular in connection with the
Annual and Special Meeting which will disclose further details of the
Transaction and the Board's recommendation that shareholders of the Fund vote in
favour of the Transaction. The Circular will be distributed to shareholders for
their consideration in the ordinary course.


About The Business, Engineering, Science & Technology Discoveries Fund Inc.

The Business, Engineering, Science & Technology Discoveries Fund Inc.,
established in 1996, is registered as a labour sponsored investment fund
corporation in Ontario. The Fund's investment focus is primarily on companies
capitalizing on the innovative uses of engineering, science and technology.


The Fund invests in eligible companies that are in differing stages of
development in a variety of high growth industries which may include
telecommunications, information technology, computers and life sciences.


Certain statements contained in this press release may include forward-looking
information with respect to the Fund's operations and future financial results.
Such statements are based on current expectations, are subject to a number of
uncertainties and risks, and actual results may differ materially from those
contained in such statements. Further information can be found in the disclosure
documents filed by the Fund at www.sedar.com.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
The Business, Engineering, Science & Technology
Discoveries Fund Inc.
John Richardson
416-203-7331 ext. 228 or 1-800-795-BEST
jrichardson@bestfunds.ca

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