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15 Aug 2008 10:46
Interim Management Statement
Introduction
I present herewith the interim management statement for the period from 1 April to 15 August 2008.
Performance and dividends
The Company's approximate unaudited net asset value (NAV) as at 30 June 2008 was £28.5 million or 94.0 pence per share. This is before accounting for the first dividend for the year to 31 March 2008 of 0.4 pence per share (to be paid on 15 August 2008 to shareholders on the register at 18 July 2008). This dividend will be paid to shareholders who subscribed in the 2006/2007 offer only. The net asset value has remained broadly unchanged compared to the net asset value at 31 March 2008 of £18.6 million or 94.0 pence per share.
Significant events
The Further Offer for subscription closed on 4 April 2008 and an additional 10,567,738 shares were issued at a price of 100p per share.
The following investments have been made during the period from 1 April 2008 to 15 August 2008:
| Name | £000's | |
| Vibrant Energy Surveys Limited (new investment) | 378 | Energy performance certificate provider |
| Dexela Limited (new investment) | 430 | Medical imaging technology for early detection of breast cancer |
| 4% Treasury stock 2009 | 11,950 | Treasury gilt |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Floating rate note (22/09/2010) | 2,186 | Floating interest rate note held with Bank of Nova Scotia |
| Barclays Bank Floating rate note (02/07/2010) | 2,277 | Floating interest rate note held with Barclays Bank |
| Bank of Scotland Floating rate note (17/12/2009) | 447 | Floating interest rate note held with Bank of Scotland |
| Nationwide Floating rate note (07/06/2010) | 367 | Floating interest rate note held with Nationwide Building Society |
Top ten holdings (as at 30 June 2008)
| Investee Company | Carrying/fair value £000's |
| 4% Treasury stock 2009 | 11,913 |
| Barclays Bank Floating rate note (02/07/2010) | 2,265 |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Floating rate note (22/09/2010) | 2,187 |
| Nationwide Floating rate note (07/06/2010) | 1,468 |
| Bravo Inns Limited | 551 |
| Bank of Scotland Floating rate note (17/12/2009) | 447 |
| Oxsensis Limited | 380 |
| Vibrant Energy Limited | 378 |
| Nationwide Floating rate note (07/06/2010) | 367 |
| Mi-Pay Limited | 340 |
Information regarding historic and current financial performance and other useful shareholder information can be found on the Fund's website under www.closeventures.co.uk /Our Funds/Close Enterprise VCT PLC.
Maxwell Packe, Chairman
15 August 2008
For further information please contact:
Patrick Reeve, Close Ventures Limited - tel: 020 7422 7830