Maven Grwth 3 Regulatory News (MIG3)

1 Dec 2005 17:00

Aberdeen Growth Opps VCT PLC01 December 2005 Aberdeen Growth Opportunities VCT PLC The Directors are pleased to announce the following portfolio update: Investment Activity Since the publication of the interim report in May 2005 a total of £2,466,000has been invested which is made up of eight new and nine follow-on investments.The following eight new investments were made at a total cost of £1,817,000 : Astraeus Aviation Solutions Limited (November 2005) - £300,000. Based at GatwickAirport, Astraeus Aviation Solutions provides commercial pilot training servicesand is licensed by the UK Civil Aviation Authority to train pilots to fly anumber of aircraft types. Chiltern (UK) Limited (November 2005) - £300,000. Based in Altrincham, Chilternprovides debt management services and negotiates and manages standstillagreements and repayment plans for credit card holders who can't service theirdebts. Datong Electronics plc (*) (October 2005) - £164,000. Based in Leeds, Datong isa producer of devices that enable government intelligence and defence agenciescovertly to track vehicles and mobile phones. Fieldstreet (Investments) Limited (October 2005) - £301,000. Fieldstreet, whichtrades as Equity Insurance (formerly known as Cox Insurance) is a mid-sizedinsurance business focused on predominately niche risk areas within motorinsurance. The business comprises a Lloyd's underwriting business (Syndicate218), a broking business and a Lloyd's Managing Agent. Kingsley Cards Limited (July 2005) - £250,000. Based in Skipton, Kingsley Cardsis engaged in the design and production of greeting cards, supplying a number ofthe main high street retailers and trade distributors. Neutrahealth plc (*) (August 2005) - £150,000. Based in Beaconsfield,Buckinghamshire, Neutrahealth, which trades as BioCare, is a leading provider ofvitamins, mineral supplements, probiotics and other food supplements to healthpractitioners and specialist retailers. United Clearing plc (*) (August 2005) - £202,000. Based in London, UnitedClearing is a support services company which provides software based solutionsto mobile communications operators. It offers a financial clearing service whichprovides settlement of international roaming traffic. Vibration Technology Limited (September 2005) - £150,000. Based in Larbert,Vibration Technology is a developer of a lightweight, cable-free, seismicacquisition system for use in land seismic surveys. (*) Quoted on AIM The portfolio now stands at 45 unquoted & AIM investments totaling £7.17million. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange