Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5546B

British Smaller Companies VCT PLC

17 June 2016

 

British Smaller Companies VCT plc ("the Company")

Purchase of Own Securities and Total Voting Rights

The Company announces that on 17 June 2016 it purchased 115,764 ordinary shares of 10 pence each at a price of 95.25 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury. 

If these shares had been purchased prior to the quarter ended 31 March 2016, the net asset value per ordinary share of the Company at that date would have been 100.0 pence per ordinary share.

The Company's issued share capital following the buy back consists of 95,639,906 ordinary shares of 10 pence each with voting rights. In addition, the Company holds 3,705,429 ordinary shares of 10 pence in treasury.

The above figure of 95,639,906 ordinary shares 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.

17June 2016

For further information, please contact:

David Hall                                  YFM Private Equity Limited         Tel:  [phone]

Gillian Maxwell                         Nplus1 Singer Advisory LLP        Tel:  [phone]

 

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