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Foresight Technology VCT PLC 2 March 2001 Foresight Technology VCT Plc Investment Returns On 19 February 2001, the company made two announcements in relation to its investment in e-district.net plc, a company that had had its quotation suspended due to that company's directors believing that its reported numbers for registered users, page impressions and revenues had been substantially overstated. The board of e- district.net plc, together with its external advisers, has commenced a full investigation. In order to provide information to Foresight's shareholders in advance of the outcome of the investigations, the returns achieved by VCF Partners, Foresight's investment advisers, have been recalculated excluding the investment in e-district.net plc. The Board believes that this is the most appropriate and prudent course of action. The Ordinary Shares fund of Foresight produced a return of 164% per annum to 30 September 2000, including the current investment in e-district.net plc, which comprised a substantial part of Foresight's venture capital portfolio. Excluding the current investment in e-district.net plc the Ordinary Shares fund of Foresight has produced a return of 95 per cent. per annum to 30 September 2000 and has produced a return of 79 per cent. per annum to 16 February 2001. In addition, the combined return for the Ordinary Shares fund of Foresight and Fleming Ventures (another VCF advised fund) was 18 per cent. per annum from March 1985 to 30 September 2000 and 21 per cent. per annum from March 1985 to 16 February 2001. No shares in e-district.net plc are held by Foresight in its 'C' Shares fund. On 16 January 2001 the Company published a placing letter in connection with an offer for subscription of up to 1,000,000 new 'C' Shares with 'C' Warrants attached on a one for five basis at 100p per share. This offer has today been extended until 5 April 2001.
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