Interim Management Statement

Foresight VCT plc Interim Management Statement for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2010 Foresight VCT plc presents its interim management statement for the quarter ended 30 September 2010.  This constitutes the company's second interim management statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2010, 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 September 2010 was 50.6p (30 June 2010: 47.3p).  The unaudited net asset value (NAV) per Planned Exit Share as at 30 September 2010 was 94.9p (30 June 2010: 95.0p).  The Board is not aware of any significant events or transactions between the date of the NAV and the date of publication of this Interim Management Statement. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue at 30 September 2010 was 47,741,385.  During the three months ended 30 September 2010 no shares were issued or re- purchased by the company for cancellation. The number of Planned Exit Shares in issue at 30 September 2010 was 6,179,833.  During the three months ended 30 June 2010 4,139,395 Planned Exit Shares were issued but no Planned Exit Shares were re-purchased by the company for cancellation. Net assets of the Ordinary Shares fund at 30 September 2010 comprised the following: +-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+ |  |£'000 |% of Net Assets| +-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+ |Unquoted Investments at fair value as determined by the|  |  | |Directors |18,676| 77.4| +-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+ |Quoted investments at bid price | 4,128| 17.1| +-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+ |Total venture capital investments |22,804| 94.5| +-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+ |Net Current Assets | 1,335| 5.5| +-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+ |  |  |  | |Net Assets |24,139| 100.0| +-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+ Net assets of the Planned Exit Shares fund at 30 September 2010 comprised the following: +--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+ |  |£'000|% of Net Assets| +--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+ |Unquoted Investments at fair value as determined by the|  |  | |Directors |1,813| 30.9| +--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+ |Quoted investments at bid price | 0| 0.0| +--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+ |Total venture capital investments |1,813| 30.9| +--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+ |Net Current Assets |4,052| 69.1| +--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+ |  |  |  | |Net Assets |5,865| 100.0| +--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+ Quoted investments are carried at bid price as at 30 September 2010. Unquoted investments are carried at fair value as at 30 September 2010 as determined by the directors. During the three months ended 30 September 2010 the following significant investment transactions took place (all companies unquoted except where otherwise indicated): Ordinary Shares Portfolio Follow-on investments: +---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+ |Name of Company|Business Activity |Amount Invested £'000| +---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+ |Land Energy |Production and sale of wood pellets and |33 | | |construction and operation of combined | | | |heat and power biomass plants. | | +---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+ |alwaysON |VOIP for business users |30 | +---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+ Investment disposals: +-----------------+------------------------+---------------+----------+ | Name of Company | Business Activity | Original Cost | Proceeds | | | | £'000 |   | | | | | £'000 | +-----------------+------------------------+---------------+----------+ | SmartFOCUS | Smart e-mail marketing | 41 | 107 | +-----------------+------------------------+---------------+----------+ Planned Exit Shares Portfolio Follow-on investments: +---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+ |Name of Company |Business Activity |Amount Invested £'000| +---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+ |i-Plas Group |Manufactures building |158 | | |products from waste plastic | | +---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+ |Closed Loop |Recycles waste plastic |67 | | |bottles into food grade | | | |products | | +---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+ |Foresight Luxembourg Solar|Solar power electricity |22 | |2 |generation | | +---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+ Investment disposals: None For further information please contact: Gary Fraser, Foresight Group:                        01732 471 800 [HUG#1464077] This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Foresight VCT PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE
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