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Close Technology & General VCT PLC Interim Management Statement
Introduction
Financial Position and Performance
Portfolio
Ordinary share portfolio
|
Investment |
Existing/New investee company |
£'000s |
|
Bravo Inns II Limited |
New |
155 |
|
Prime Care Holdings Limited |
New |
100 |
|
Xceleron Limited |
Existing |
98 |
|
Bravo Inns II Limited |
New |
60 |
|
Red-M Group Limited |
Existing |
30 |
|
GB Pub Company VCT Limited |
Existing |
18 |
|
Vibrant Energy Surveys Limited |
Existing |
15 |
|
Clear Pub Company VCT Limited |
Existing |
11 |
|
Rostima Limited |
Existing |
3 |
C share portfolio
|
Investment |
Existing/New investee company |
£'000s |
|
Bravo Inns II Limited |
New |
1,085 |
|
Prime Care Holdings Limited |
New |
350 |
|
Xceleron Limited |
Existing |
118 |
|
Vibrant Energy Surveys Limited |
Existing |
69 |
|
Rostima Limited |
Existing |
36 |
|
Clear Pub Company VCT Limited |
Existing |
33 |
Top Ten Qualifying Holdings (merged portfolios) as at 30 September 2008
|
Holding |
Carrying Value £'000s |
|
Chichester Holdings Limited |
2,229 |
|
Evolutions Television Limited |
1,796 |
|
Kensington Health Clubs Limited |
1,759 |
|
The Q Garden Company Limited |
1,220 |
|
The Weybridge Club Limited |
1,130 |
|
Bravo Inns Limited |
1,040 |
|
Blackbay Limited |
1,026 |
|
Peakdale Molecular Limited |
1,018 |
|
Clear Pub Company VCT Limited |
919 |
|
Dexela Limited |
918 |
Material Events and Transactions
In the period from 1 July 2008 to 3 November 2008, your Company re-purchased 193,386 Ordinary shares at a price of 91.5 pence per share and 7,000 C shares at a price of 79 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury. Buy-backs of treasury shares during the period were transacted through Winterflood Securities Limited, a subsidiary of Close Brothers Group plc, the ultimate parent company of the Manager.
The Company continues to offer a Dividend Reinvestment Scheme to existing shareholders. On 3rd October 2008 the Company allotted 27,103 ordinary shares of 50p each and 49,618 C ordinary shares of 50p each in the capital of the Company. The ordinary shares were issued at a price of 106.1p and the C shares were issued at a price of 87.9p. Details of this Scheme can be found at www.closeventures.co.uk/Our Funds/Close Technology & General VCT PLC.
There have been no further significant events or transactions that the Board are aware of which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Company between the 1 July2008 and 3 November 2008.
Information regarding historic and current financial performance and other useful shareholder information can be found on the Funds website under www.closeventures.co.uk/Our Funds/Close Technology & General VCT PLC.
3 November 2008
For further information, please contact:
Patrick Reeve
Close Ventures Limited
Tel: 020 7422 7830
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