Octopus VCT PLC : Interim Management Statement
17 Febrero 2012 - 4:29AM
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Octopus VCT PLC
Interim Management Statement
17 February 2012
In accordance with Rule 4.3 of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and
Transparency rules, Octopus VCT plc ("Fund" or "Company") presents an Interim
Management Statement for the period 1 September 2011 to 31 December 2011. The
statement also includes relevant financial information between the end of the
period and the date of this statement.
Financial Summary
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
| | Ten months to 31 |Six months to 31 August|
| | December 2011| 2011|
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Net assets (000s) | GBP48,858| GBP48,992|
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Net (loss)/profit before tax | | |
|(000s) | GBP(326)| GBP(251)|
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Net asset value per share | | |
|('NAV') | 93.7p| 93.8p|
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|Cumulative dividends paid | 1.0p| 1.0p|
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
|NAV plus cumulative dividends| | |
|paid | 94.7p| 94.8p|
+-----------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------+
Performance
At 31 December 2011 the NAV plus cumulative dividends paid of the Fund was
94.7p, which compares to 94.8p as at 31 August 2011. The performance of the Fund
has been relatively stable in the period under review, with the NAV reducing
slightly due to the standard running costs of the VCT exceeding income at this
early stage of the Company's life.
There have been no changes to any unquoted investment valuations and a reduction
in the fair value of EKF Diagnostics plc, the Funds only quoted investment, of
GBP57,000.
Investment activity
In the period under review, Octopus VCT plc has invested a total of GBP8.8million.
Included in this was a GBP2.5million follow-on investment into CSL Dualcom Limited
- a security company, GBP1.0million into Borro - an online pawn broker and
GBP0.9million into Acquire Your Business - a business services provider.
The remaining GBP4.4million was invested into solar companies that have been set
up to invest into the renewable energy source.
Top ten investment portfolio by value as at 31 December 2011
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
|Company | Investment class|Carrying value GBP'000|% of Net Assets|
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
|CSL Dualcom Limited | Security| 3,800| 7.8%|
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
|Helaku Power Limited | Solar| 3,500| 7.2%|
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
|Shakti Power Limited | Solar| 1,400| 2.9%|
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
|Michabo Power Limited | Solar| 1,100| 2.3%|
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
|Salus Services Holdings| | | |
|1 Limited | Care homes| 1,000| 2.0%|
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
|Salus Services 2 | | | |
|Limited | Care homes| 1,000| 2.0%|
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
|Borro Limited | Pawn Broking| 1,000| 2.0%|
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
|Personnel Advisory | | | |
|Services Limited |Business services| 1,000| 2.0%|
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
|GreenCo Services 2 | | | |
|Limited |Business services| 1,000| 2.0%|
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
|Saas Business Services | | | |
|Limited |Business services| 1,000| 2.0%|
+-----------------------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------+
Material events and transactions
The Fund's Board is not aware of any other significant event or transaction
which has occurred between the 1 January 2012 and the date of publication of
this statement which would have a material impact on the financial position on
the Fund.
For further information please contact:
Stuart Nicol - Fund Manager
Octopus Investments Limited - 0800 316 2347
ENDS
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Source: Octopus VCT PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE
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