Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 0967B

British Smaller Companies VCT PLC

05 October 2020

 

British Smaller Companies VCT plc (the "Company")

Payment of Interim Dividend and Allotment of Shares

The Company announces that on 5 October 2020 it paid a second interim dividend of 2.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ending 31 March 2021 to shareholders on the register of members of the Company as at the record date of 21 August 2020 ("Interim Dividend").

The Company further announces that on 5 October 2020 it issued and allotted 1,265,695   ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its dividend re-investment scheme ("DRIS") at a price of 60.42   pence per ordinary share to shareholders of the Company who elected to receive ordinary shares instead of the Interim Dividend. The subscription price of 60.42   pence per ordinary share was determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of the DRIS on the basis of the last reported net asset value of 67.6 pence per ordinary share as at 30 June 2020 (adjusted for the interim dividend of 2.0 pence per ordinary share paid on 31 July 2020 and the  Interim Dividend of 2.0 pence per ordinary share paid today) less 5 per cent.  As a result 28 per cent o f the Interim Dividend paid by the Company was re-invested in ordinary shares in the Company via the DRIS.

Under this allotment the employees and members of the fund manager, YFM Private Equity Limited, have been allotted 122 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company bringing their aggregate total holding to 195,540 ordinary shares.

Application is now being made for the ordinary shares which were issued and allotted as set out above to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities, and dealings are expected to commence on or around 19 October 2020.

Following such issue and allotment the Company's issued share capital consists of 139,199,939 ordinary shares of 10 pence each with voting rights ("Voting Capital") and 12,819,817 ordinary shares of 10 pence each held in treasury.

The above statement of Voting Capital 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 the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

David Hall   YFM Private Equity Limited   Tel:  [phone]

Alex Collins    Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited  Tel:  [phone]

 

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