Maven I&g 4 Regulatory News (MAV4)

Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 PLC

Interim Results

The Directors announce the unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2013.

On behalf of your Board I am pleased to announce the financial results for the six months to 30 June 2013 during which the Company successfully completed a share class consolidation and the merger with Ortus VCT PLC on 3 April 2013.

The merger enabled your Company to acquire valuable 'old money' which can be invested under more favourable VCT regulations, and is expected to deliver cost savings and administrative efficiency.

The six months to 30 June 2013 have been another period of progress for your Company with net assets increasing to £29.4 million, including the proceeds of the successful Offer for Subscription which closed on 30 April 2013.

Highlights

• Total return on Ordinary Shares of 124.90p per share at 30 June 2013, up 2.15p (1.75%) from 31 December 2012;

• NAV of Ordinary Shares at period end of 97.60p per share;

• NAV of C Shares at period end of 98.40p per share;

• Realisation of Atlantic Foods Group for a total return of 1.8x cost;

• Seven new investments made during the period;

• Partial exit from Homelux Nenplas alongside a secondary buy-out of the Nenplas business;

• Successful IPO of esure; and

• Interim dividend declared of 2.00p per Ordinary Share (2012: 1.75p).

The most important measure of performance for a VCT is the NAV total return, which is the long term record of dividend payments

out of income and capital gains combined with the current NAV.

Dividends

The Board has declared an interim dividend of 2.00p per Ordinary Share, comprising 1.00p of revenue and 1.00p of capital, to be paid on 27 September 2013 to Shareholders on the register on 6 September 2013.

Ortus Shareholders received a special dividend of 2.00p per Ortus Ordinary Share on 17 April 2013, paid from cash transferred from Ortus to the C Share pool. By that time, Ordinary, S and Ortus Shareholders who invested at the outset had received dividends totalling 27.30p, 13.35p and 15.41p respectively.

The Board regards the growing level of dividends as an indication of the success of the Company's investment strategy and is committed to improving Shareholder distributions in future years as the portfolio continues to expand and mature.

The investment portfolio

During the period your Company participated in seven new private company transactions, as well as six follow-on investments supporting the development of existing portfolio companies. Most of the existing private equity assets are trading acceptably or ahead of plan. Developments within the portfolio are detailed in the Investment Manager's Review

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Board has reviewed the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company, which were set out in full in the 2012 Annual Report, and are the risks involved in investment in small and unquoted companies. In order to reduce the exposure to investment risk the Company has invested in a broadly-based portfolio of mature companies in the United Kingdom.

The VCT qualifying status of the Company is reviewed regularly by your Board and monitored on a continuous basis by the Manager in order to ensure that all of the criteria for VCT qualifying status are met. The Board is pleased to confirm that all tests continue to be met.

Valuation process

Investments held by Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 PLC in unquoted companies are valued in accordance with the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines. Investments quoted or traded on a recognised stock exchange, including AIM, are valued at their bid prices.

VCT regulation

The AIC worked closely with the FSA on Consultation Paper 12-19 (restrictions on the retail distribution of unregulated collective investment schemes and close substitutes) and its applicability to venture capital trusts. The Board has supported the AIC in calling on the FSA to exclude VCTs from the proposals in the same way that investment trusts have been and was pleased to note the announcement by the FCA (which replaced the FSA) that VCTs have been excluded from the marketing restrictions.

The Manager monitors all potential regulatory changes that are under consideration and keeps the Board informed of any implications for the Company.

VCT Offers and fund raising

An Offer for subscription was included in the merger documentation, resulting in the issue of 4,324,206 new Ordinary Shares and raising an additional £4,224,749 of share capital. The Offer closed on 30 April 2013.

The Company may use the money raised under the Offer to pay dividends and general running costs, thereby preserving for investment purposes an equivalent sum of more valuable 'old money' which operates under more advantageous VCT regulations. The proceeds of the Offer will provide additional liquidity for the Company to make further later-stage investments, and enable it to spread its costs over a larger asset base to the benefit of all Shareholders.

Share buy-back policy

Shareholders have given the Board authority to buy back Shares for cancellation when it is in the interests of the Shareholders and the Company as a whole and 195,000 Ordinary Shares and 105,000 C Ordinary Shares were bought back during the period at a cost of £173,440 and £94,825 respectively. Details of the parameters within which the Company may carry out share buy-backs are given in the Directors' Report in the Annual Report.

Enhanced Share Buy-back (EBB) Scheme

Within the Shareholder circular and prospectus dated 1 March 2013, the Company announced its intention to offer Shareholders the opportunity to participate in an EBB scheme during 2013. As HM Treasury have recently issued a formal consultation on such schemes a decision will be deferred until the guidelines are available.

The future

As a result of the share consolidation, merger and recent Offer your Company is well placed to further develop its portfolio of investments and the Board believes that the selective, later-stage investment strategy pursued by the Manager will continue to drive attractive returns to Shareholders.

Ian Cormack

Chairman

30 August 2013

Investment Manager's Review

Overview

The continuing focus for your Company is to achieve long-term capital appreciation and to generate maintainable levels of tax-free income for Shareholders through the ongoing expansion of the private equity asset base.

The Ordinary and C portfolios combined now include almost 50 later-stage private company investments across a wide range of sectors, the majority of which are trading positively and paying an income to your Company. The portfolio continues to generate strong levels of revenue, which is an important component in your Company's ability to sustain an attractive level of tax-free distributions to Shareholders.

The Maven team has continued to seek out suitable investment opportunities in profitable UK companies with established revenue streams and during the period several significant new assets were added to the portfolio.

Kelvinlea, a second joint venture residential property development with the same developer as Moriond, was added to the portfolio in January 2013, as that first project moves towards a profitable conclusion. In March 2013 a new company was formed to acquire DPP, an established mechanical and electrical maintenance business, and two new investments into long established businesses completed in June 2013 with the acquisition of HCS Control Systems Group and the buy-out of Lambert Contracts Holdings. In addition, Maven has incorporated three new companies to invest in the retail, manufacturing and e-commerce sectors.

The trend of successful exits seen during the previous financial year has continued, and three profitable realisations were achieved during the period generating capital proceeds of £1.6 million.

We are pleased to note a number of awards in recognition of the quality of the Company's unlisted portfolio and Maven's investment management strategy. In April 2013 our investee company, Torridon, was announced as the Midlands regional winner of the Mid-Market Private Equity-Backed Management Team of the Year award at the BVCA Management Team Awards and in the following month Maven was announced as winner of Scottish Investor of the Year at the Acquisition International M&A Awards, which recognise consistent achievement in the private equity/transactional marketplace.

Investment activity

During the period the Maven team completed seven new private equity investments on behalf of your Company, alongside six follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies. At the period end, the combined portfolio stood at 64 unlisted and AIM investments at a total cost of £23.6 million.

Investments made

The following investments have been completed during the period:

Your Company has co-invested in some or all of the above transactions with Maven Income and Growth VCT, Maven Income and Growth VCT 2, Maven Income and Growth VCT 3, Maven Income and Growth VCT 5 and Talisman First Venture Capital Trust. The Company is expected to continue to co-invest with all other Maven VCT clients, which offers the advantage that, in aggregate, they are able to underwrite a wider range and larger size of transaction than would be the case on a stand-alone basis.

New investments

Seven private company investments were added to the portfolio during the period under review:

• Kelvinlea, a new company established to acquire a small portfolio of residential properties at a discount to market value and carry out a refurbishment and sales programme over an 18 to 24 month period. The transaction provides an 8.5% paid yield and is also forecast to generate a significant capital gain when the project is completed and all assets are sold;

• Ensco 969, a new company formed to acquire DPP, an established business that provides planned and reactive mechanical and electrical maintenance services to operators of pubs, restaurants and retail chains, predominantly in the South of England. DPP has strong levels of contractual and recurring revenues and a strong track record of attracting new clients and increasing both the breadth of service and geography within which it is delivered;

• Manor Retailing, a new company set up to invest in the retail and leisure sector, where Maven has made a number of successful investments and sees the potential for further opportunities;

• Richfield Engineering Services, a new company established with a buy & build strategy targeting engineering businesses with a strong technical service or product; encompassing manufacturing, maintenance and spares & service capabilities;

• Search Commerce, a new company set up to invest in a business providing e-commerce platforms focusing on distribution, service and retail businesses;

• HCS Control Systems Group, a long established business that designs, manufactures, assembles and tests instrumentation control packages for the onshore and worldwide offshore oil & gas industry. HCS enjoys a large degree of repeat business from a loyal customer base and will focus on growth through internationalisation into key overseas markets. This acquisition was made by Burray Capital, a new company established by Maven in December 2012 to invest in the oil & gas sector; and

• Lambert Contracts Holdings, a leading specialist contractor in insurance reinstatement, property maintenance and fire protection that benefits from long term embedded relationships with major insurance companies, loss adjustors and property managers.

In June 2013, a follow-on investment was made into Glacier Energy Services Group, an oil & gas service group headquartered in Aberdeen with two operating divisions, Glacier Engineering and Glacier Offshore. Glacier Engineering is a specialist provider of weld overlay and cladding services through the Wellclad trading company. Glacier Offshore sells onsite machining services via two trading companies, Roberts Pipeline Machining and Site Machining Services. Glacier is focused on growth within its core UK market and this investment funded the acquisition of a business that provides heat exchanger repair and refurbishment services for the offshore oil & gas industry.

A commitment has also been made to provide a fully secured mezzanine loan to Maven Capital (Llandudno) to fund the refurbishment of a hotel in North Wales with a long lease in place. The transaction will provide an 8.65% running yield following completion of the development.

Realisations

In March 2013, Maven led the successful partial exit from Homelux Nenplas via the sale of the Homelux Division to US firm QEP Company Inc. The disposal of Homelux was completed alongside a secondary buy-out of Nenplas by Maven and the existing management team. The remaining business, Nenplas Holdings, will focus on continuing to deliver innovative extruded plastic products and solutions and is expected to grow significantly over the next few years through organic opportunities and by making new acquisitions. Additional funding was provided in May 2013 to support the purchase of a plastic extrusion business based in Worcestershire.

Also in March 2013, esure undertook a successful IPO, and a realisation above the carrying value was crystallised in May, with the majority of exit proceeds being received in cash alongside a small element of stock that will be subject to the normal price fluctuations associated with fully listed holdings.

There was one notable private company full exit during the period with the sale of Atlantic Foods Group to the US based Flagship Food Group completing in May 2013 for a 1.8 times return on cost.

The Manager is currently engaged with investee companies and prospective acquirers at various stages of a potential exit process. This realisation activity reflects the increasing maturity of a number of holdings, but it should be noted that there can be no certainty that these discussions will lead to profitable sales.

Investments realised

The table below gives details of all realisations during the reporting period:

*Proceeds exclude yield and redemption premiums received, which are disclosed as revenue for financial reporting purposes.

One private company was struck off the Register during the year resulting in a realised loss of £104,000 (cost £104,000). This had no effect on the NAV as a full provision had been made in earlier periods

Other material developments

Following a serious fire at the Lawrence Recycling and Waste Management plant in June 2013, which has adversely impacted upon the company's trading prospects, the investment has been written down pending further developments. The reduced value is reflected in the statement of NAV at 30 June 2013.

Outlook

Your Company will continue to focus on investing at prudent entry multiples in later-stage private companies with strong management teams which are capable of paying regular income and offer significant potential for capital growth. We believe this strategy is the optimal approach to deliver future growth in Shareholder value and to support a progressive dividend programme.

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP

Manager

30 August 2013

Directors' Responsibility Statement

We confirm that, to the best of our knowledge:

• the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards and with the Statement of Recommended Practice "Financial Statements of Investment Trust Companies and Venture Capital Trusts" issued in January 2009;

• the Interim Management Report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7 R in relation to the indication of important events during the first six months, and of the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company during the second six months, of the year ending 30 November 2013; and

• the Interim Management Report includes adequate disclosure of the information required by DTR 4.2.8 R in relation to related party transactions and any changes to them.

On behalf of the Board

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP

Secretary

30 August 2013

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.