3 Oct 2008 09:28
3 October 2008
Close Technology & General VCT plc
Issue of Equity
Close Technology & General VCT plc (the "Company") announces that, further to the Dividend Reinvestment Scheme introduced by the Company (details of which were set out in the Circular issued to shareholders on 18 April 2008), the Company today allotted 27,103 ordinary shares of 50p each (the "New Ordinary Shares") and 49,618 C ordinary shares of 50p each (the "New C Ordinary Shares") in the capital of the Company. In accordance with the Circular, the "New Ordinary Shares" were issued at a price of 106.1p and the "New C Shares" were issued at a price of 87.9p.
Accordingly, application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the admission of the New Ordinary Shares and the New C Ordinary Shares to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities and it is expected that dealings will commence on 6 October 2008. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares in issue and the New C Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing C ordinary shares in issue.
Following the issue of the New Ordinary Shares and the New C Ordinary Shares the Company will have 13,639,094 ordinary shares and 35,569,394 C ordinary shares in issue.
In conformity with the Transparency Directive's provisions we would like to notify the market of the following:
Close Technology & General VCT PLC's capital as at 3 October 2008 consisted of 13,639,094 ordinary shares and 35,569,394 C ordinary shares. Close Technology & General VCT PLC holds 686,859 Ordinary shares and 21,796 C shares in Treasury.
Therefore the total number of voting rights in Close Technology & General VCT PLC is 48,499,833.
The figure of 48,499,833 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Close Technology & General VCT PLC under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency rules.
For further information, please contact:
Patrick Reeve
Close Ventures Limited
Tel: 020 7422 7830
Albion. Tch Vct (AATG)