Foresight 4 VCT plc
Interim Management Statement for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2011
Foresight 4 VCT plc presents its interim management statement for the quarter
ended 30 June 2011. Â This constitutes the company's first interim management
statement for the financial year ending 31 March 2012, as required by the UK
Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.3.
The unaudited net asset value (NAV) per ordinary share as at 30 June 2011 was
113.0p (31 March 2011: 112.0p).
At 30 June 2011, there were 36,975,671 ordinary shares in issue. During the
three months ended 30 June 2011 1,110,690 ordinary shares were issued at between
115.0p and 119.0p per share.
There were no ordinary shares repurchased during the period.
The Company continues to see strong deal flow in its core investment markets of
environmental infrastructure and cleantech and small management buyouts and,
subject to new funds being raised, expects to make further investments in these
areas in the coming months.
The net assets at 30 June 2011 comprised the following:
 £'000  % of Net Assets
Unquoted Investments at fair value as determined by the
Directors 32,226 77.2
Quoted investments at bid price 1,727 Â 4.1
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Total venture capital investments 33,953 Â 81.3
Net Current Assets 7,830 Â 18.7
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Net Assets 41,783 Â 100.0
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Quoted investments are stated at bid price as at 30 June 2011. Â Unquoted
investments are stated at fair value as at 30 June as determined by the
Directors.
During the three months ended 30 June 2011 the following significant investment
transactions took place (all companies unquoted except where otherwise
indicated):
New and follow-on investments:
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
|Name of Company |Business Activity |Amount Invested|
| | |£'000 |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
|@Futsal |Indoor futsal (five a side football) arenas |342 |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
|Closed Loop |Recycles waste plastic bottles into food|310 |
| |grade products | |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
|O-Gen Acme Trek |Biomass to energy plant operation |270 |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
|Crumb Rubber |Manufacture of fine rubber powder from|150 |
| |recycled tyres | |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
|Silvigen |Integrated biomass fuel solutions |50 |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
|Amberfin |Internet content repurposing |13 |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
|Snell Corporation|Designer/manufacturer of digital equipment|8 |
| |for the broadcast and post production| |
| |industries Worldwide | |
+-----------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
Investment disposals:
There were no investment disposals in the quarter.
For further information please contact:
Gary Fraser, Foresight Group:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 01732 471 800
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