DEVC.L Regulatory News (DEVC)

14 Feb 2006 10:35

Elderstreet VCT PLC14 February 2006 Elderstreet VCT plc14 February 2006 Elderstreet VCT plc announces that its unaudited Net Asset Value per share at 31December 2005 (before provision for any year end dividends that may be proposed)was as follows: Ordinary Shares 65.1p per share.'C' Shares 94.1p per share The Company's summarised unaudited balance sheet at 31 December 2005 is asfollows: £'000Fixed Assets 9,248Net current assets 1,384Net assets 10,632 Capital and reservesCalled up share capital 782Capital redemption reserve 52Share premium 1,388Special reserve 6,401Capital reserve - realised 1,658Capital reserve - unrealised 237Revenue reserve 114Equity shareholder's funds 10,632 The Company's unaudited investment portfolio at 31 December 2005 (unaudited) issummarised as follows: Cost Valuation % of £'000 £'000 portfolio by valueORDINARY SHARE POOLTop ten venture capital investmentsComputer Software Group plc* Software company 1,186 1,549 16.9%Wessex Advanced Switching Products Limited Manufacturer 51 1,176 12.9%Snacktime Limited Vending machines 700 700 7.6%The National Solicitors' Network Limited Solicitors network 901 650 7.1%Fords Packaging Systems Limited Manufacturer 83 583 6.4%European Telecommunications and Technology plc Telecom services 450 558 6.1%Oldbury Aluminium Alloys Group Limited Aluminium recycler 450 450 4.9%Smart Education Limited Recruitment agency 390 390 4.3%U M (Holdings) Plc Plant hire 54 350 3.8%Mediasurface plc* Software developer 374 313 3.4% 4,639 6,719 73.4%Other venture capital investments 3,048 1,234 13.6%Total venture capital investments 7,687 7,953 87.0% Listed fixed income securities 1,027 1,029 11.2% Net current assets (including cash) 199 2.2% Total investments 9,181 100.0% 'C' SHARE POOLVenture capital investmentsOldbury Aluminium Alloys Group Limited Aluminium recycler 100 100 6.9%Smart Education Limited Recruitment agency 97 97 6.7%Interquest Group plc* Recruitment agency 100 69 4.7% 297 266 18.3% Net current assets (including cash) 1,186 81.7%Total investments 1,452 100.0% All venture capital investments are unquoted unless otherwise stated * Quoted on the Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange