Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 7294W

Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT PLC

11 November 2014

 



Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT plc (the Company)

INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

For the quarter ended 30 September 2014

In accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Listing Authority, Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT plc presents an Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 30 September 2014.  The statement also includes relevant financial information between the end of the period and the date of this statement.

NET ASSET VALUE (NAV) AND TOTAL RETURN PER SHARE

At  30 September 2014		At 30 June  2014
Net assets attributable to shareholders	£48,468,302	£52,878,546
Shares in issue	42,690,195	41,872,204
Net asset value (NAV) per share	113.53*p	126.29p
Cumulative dividends paid	52.20 p	38.20 p
Total return (net asset value basis) per share since inception	165.73p	164.49p

*The fall in the NAV per share of 12.96 pence is mainly due above to the payment of the interim dividend of 14.00 pence per share, detailed below.

CUMULATIVE DIVIDENDS

The Company paid an interim dividend of 14.00 pence per share (comprising 12.00 pence from capital and 2.00 pence from income) on 12 September 2014, bringing cumulative dividends paid per share to date to 52.20 pence.

NEW INVESTMENT                                                                            

In July 2014, the Company completed a new investment of £1.16 million to support the MBO of Tharstern Limited, the UK's leading supplier of software-based management information systems to the print sector. 

DIVESTMENTS

The VCT completed the full realisation of its investment in DiGiCo Global Limited in July 2014 through a sale to a new professional audio group backed by Electra Partners, generating net cash proceeds of £1.73 million. The total proceeds received by the VCT over the life of this investment of £5.49 million represent a return on investment of 5.49 times original cost of £1.00 million. 

Following the period-end, the VCT has realised its investments in Focus Pharma Holdings Limited and Youngman Group Limited for net cash proceeds of £1.53 million and £0.81 million respectively.  The Company received total proceeds over the life of its investment in

Focus of £2.88 million, representing a return of 3.74 times original cost of £0.77 million.  Similarly, over the life of the investment in Youngman, total proceeds of £1.21 million were generated, representing a return of 2.42 times original cost of £0.50 million

LOAN STOCK REPAYMENTS

A total of £0.15 million has been received in loan stock repayments during the quarter to 30 September 2014, including payments from Tessella Holdings Limited, Westway Services Holdings (2010) Limited and Virgin Wines Holding Company Limited.   

A further £0.05 million was received from Fullfield Limited (Motorclean) and Tharstern Limited following the period-end.

SHARE BUY-BACKS

The Company did not buy back any of its own shares during the quarter ended 30 September 2014.  After the period, on 1 October 2014, 110,000 shares were bought back for cancellation.  Following this repurchase of shares, there were 42,580,195 Ordinary shares in issue.

FUNDRAISING

The Company has announced its intention to launch an offer for subscription later this year to raise up to £6 million.

The offer will be promoted by Mobeus Equity Partners LLP, the investment adviser to the Company, and will be made alongside similar offers from Mobeus Income & Growth VCT plc, Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT plc and The Income & Growth VCT plc.

For further information, please contact:

Jonathan McGuire, for Mobeus Equity Partners LLP, Company Secretary: 020 7024 7600.

 

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