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Portfolio UpdateOctopus AIM VCT plcPortfolio Update
The investment portfolio of Octopus AIM VCT plc (the "Company") as at 9 January 2026 is as follows (the valuations being the unaudited valuations, at bid price, as at 30 November 2025):
| Investee Company | Sector | Book cost (£000) | Movement in valuation (£000) | Fair Value (£000) | |
| Hasgrove Limited *&*** | Unquoted Investment | 88 | 9,672 | 9,760 | |
| Popsa Holdings Limited * | Unquoted Investment | 1,590 | 2,379 | 3,969 | |
| Netcall plc | Software and Computer Services | 308 | 3,097 | 3,405 | |
| Craneware plc | Health Care Providers | 183 | 2,812 | 2,995 | |
| Idox PLC | Software and Computer Services | 311 | 2,568 | 2,879 | |
| Brooks Macdonald Group plc ** | Investment Banking and Brokerage Services | 746 | 1,867 | 2,613 | |
| Aurrigo International plc | Technology Hardware and Equipment | 1,657 | 789 | 2,446 | |
| GB Group plc ** | Software and Computer Services | 505 | 1,592 | 2,097 | |
| Judges Scientific plc | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 236 | 1,810 | 2,046 | |
| Diaceutics plc | Health Care Providers | 930 | 905 | 1,835 | |
| Abingdon Health plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 2,515 | (775) | 1,740 | |
| Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc | Software and Computer Services | 405 | 1,322 | 1,727 | |
| Vertu Motors plc | Retailers | 1,265 | 434 | 1,699 | |
| PCI-Pal plc | Software and Computer Services | 1,294 | 367 | 1,661 | |
| SDI Group plc | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 179 | 1,428 | 1,607 | |
| Animalcare Group plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 306 | 1,059 | 1,365 | |
| Windar Photonics plc | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 936 | 211 | 1,147 | |
| Haydale Graphene Industries plc | Industrial Materials | 1,857 | (722) | 1,135 | |
| Gear4music Holdings plc | Leisure Goods | 529 | 567 | 1,096 | |
| Ixico plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 1,651 | (589) | 1,062 | |
| EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 767 | 274 | 1,041 | |
| Equipmake Holdings plc | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 2,121 | (1,112) | 1,009 | |
| Nexteq plc | Technology Hardware and Equipment | 507 | 462 | 969 | |
| Strip Tinning Holdings plc (Loan) * | Unquoted Investment | 900 | - | 900 | |
| Ilika plc | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 1,058 | (172) | 886 | |
| The Beauty Tech Group plc ** | Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores | 863 | 4 | 867 | |
| JTC plc ** | Investment Banking and Brokerage Services | 601 | 196 | 797 | |
| Applied Nutrition plc ** | Food Producers | 505 | 227 | 732 | |
| Itaconix plc | General Industrials | 1,588 | (872) | 716 | |
| Oberon Investments Group plc | Investment Banking and Brokerage Services | 864 | (165) | 699 | |
| Cranswick plc ** | Food Producers | 606 | 91 | 697 | |
| Wise plc ** | Industrial Support Services | 545 | 134 | 679 | |
| Gamma Communications plc ** | Telecommunications Service Providers | 274.00 | 401 | 675 | |
| GENinCode plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 2,481 | (1,815) | 666 | |
| Cambridge Cognition Holdings plc | Health Care Providers | 1,075 | (462) | 613 | |
| Tan Delta Systems plc | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 453 | 70 | 523 | |
| Eden Research plc | Chemicals | 1,620 | (1,121) | 499 | |
| KRM 22 plc | Software and Computer Services | 927 | (435) | 492 | |
| Bloomsbury Publishing plc ** | Media | 629 | (181) | 448 | |
| Mears Group plc ** | Industrial Support Services | 139 | 295 | 434 | |
| DP Poland plc | Travel and Leisure | 1,016 | (661) | 355 | |
| Bytes Technology Group plc ** | Software and Computer Services | 489 | (184) | 305 | |
| Haydale Graphene Industries Plc (Loan) * | Unquoted Investment | 300 | - | 300 | |
| Alusid Limited * | Unquoted Investment | 300 | - | 300 | |
| GETECH Group plc | Oil, Gas and Coal | 300 | (15) | 285 | |
| MyCelx Technologies Corporation | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 1,470 | (1,242) | 228 | |
| Rosslyn Data Technologies plc | Software and Computer Services | 1,169 | (966) | 203 | |
| TPXimpact Holdings plc | Software and Computer Services | 979 | (780) | 199 | |
| Staffline Group plc | Industrial Goods and Services | 334 | (169) | 165 | |
| Gelion plc | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 1,140 | (987) | 153 | |
| Velocity Composites plc | Aerospace and Defense | 799 | (649) | 150 | |
| Crimson Tide plc | Software and Computer Services | 567 | (444) | 123 | |
| Creo Medical Group plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 1,471 | (1,354) | 117 | |
| Fusion Antibodies plc | Health Care Providers | 745 | (638) | 107 | |
| Verici Dx plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 1,500 | (1,416) | 84 | |
| XP Factory plc | Travel and Leisure | 988 | (907) | 81 | |
| Feedback plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 1,500 | (1,422) | 78 | |
| ENGAGE XR Holdings plc | Software and Computer Services | 1,879 | (1,802) | 77 | |
| Strip Tinning Holdings plc | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 506 | (438) | 68 | |
| DXS International plc | Software and Computer Services | 300 | (255) | 45 | |
| Northcoders Group plc | Software and Computer Services | 380 | (338) | 42 | |
| 1Spatial plc | Software and Computer Services | 300 | (260) | 40 | |
| TheraCryf plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 1,050 | (1,026) | 24 | |
| Tasty plc | Travel and Leisure | 516 | (511) | 5 | |
| Genedrive Plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 217 | (214) | 3 | |
| Metir plc | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 1,384 | (1,384) | - | |
| Sorted Group Holdings plc | Software and Computer Services | 763 | (763) | - | |
| Trackwise Designs plc | Technology Hardware and Equipment | 1,934 | (1,934) | - | |
| Cloudified Holdings Limited | Software and Computer Services | 900 | (900) | - | |
| Airnow Limited * | Unquoted Investment | 1,257 | (1,257) | - | |
| Enteq Upstream plc | Oil, Gas and Coal | 1,032 | (1,032) | - | |
| Rated People Ltd * | Unquoted Investment | 354 | (354) | - | |
| ReNeuron Group plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 1,485 | (1,485) | - | |
| The British Honey Company plc | General Retailers | 1,321 | (1,321) | - | |
| Verici Dx Plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 51 | (51) | - | |
| The Food Marketplace Ltd * | Unquoted Investment | 300 | (300) | - | |
| LungLife AI Inc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 2,079 | (2,079) | - | |
| Libertine holdings plc | Industrial Engineering | 3,000 | (3,000) | - | |
Since 30 November 2025 Octopus AIM VCT plc has made £3.7 million investments and £9.6 million disposals.
Unless otherwise stated, all the investments set out above:
are not quoted on regulated markets for the purpose of the Prospectus Regulation (AIM is not a regulated market for this purpose); represent equity investments except in the case of Strip Tinning Holdings plc and Haydale Graphene Industries plc which include investment through loan stock; and are in portfolio companies incorporated in the UK with the exception of:Cloudified Holdings Limited - British Virgin IslandsENGAGE XR Holdings plc - Republic of IrelandJTC plc - JerseyLungLife AI Inc – USA - USAMyCelx Technologies Corporation – USAWindar Photonics – Denmark
* Denotes unlisted company ** Denotes company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange *** Sale completed post 30 November 2025
Current Asset Investments (unaudited)
| Portfolio Company | Book cost (£’000) | Fair Value (£’000) |
| FP Octopus UK Microcap Growth Fund | 8,118 | 8,212 |
| FP Octopus UK Multi Cap Income Fund | 2,697 | 3,406 |
| FP Octopus UK Future Generations Fund | 2,526 | 2,431 |
| JPMorgan Sterling Liquidity Fund | 10,141 | 10,141 |
| BlackRock ICS Sterling Liquidity Fund | 10,202 | 10,202 |
| HSBC Sterling Liquidity Fund | 10,188 | 10,188 |
Since 30 November 2025 the Company has disposed of £0.9m from current asset investments.
The capitalisation of Octopus AIM VCT plc as at 30 November 2025 was as follows:
| Shareholders' Equity | £’000s | |
| Called up Equity Share Capital | 2,317 | |
| Legal reserves | 0 | |
| Other reserves | 110,671 | |
| Total | 112,988 | |
There has been no material change to the capitalisation since 30 November 2025.
For further information please contact:
Rachel PeatOctopus Company Secretarial Services LimitedTel: +44 (0)80 0316 2067LEI: 213800C5JHJUQLAFP619
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