Interim Management Statement

19 JULY 2011 NORTHERN 2 VCT PLC INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 JUNE 2011 Northern 2 VCT PLC presents its interim management statement for the three months ended 30 June 2011.  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 Rules and Transparency Rules, Rule 4.3. The company's objective is to provide high long-term tax-free returns to investors through a combination of dividend yield and capital growth, by investing in a portfolio of investments mainly comprising unquoted venture capital holdings.  The company is a venture capital trust approved by HM Revenue & Customs and is required to comply on a continuing basis with the provisions of Section 274 of the Income Tax Act 2007. The unaudited net asset value per ordinary share as at 30 June 2011 was 80.7p (31 March 2011 (audited) 79.5p).  The net asset value is stated before deducting the second interim dividend of 1.0p and the final dividend of 3.5p per share in respect of the 14 month period ended 31 March 2011, which will be paid to eligible shareholders on 22 July 2011. The number of ordinary shares in issue at 30 June 2011 was 57,318,808.  During the three months ended 30 June 2011 no new ordinary shares were issued and 150,000 shares were re-purchased by the company for cancellation at a cost of 67.5p per share. For the purposes of calculating the net asset value per share, quoted investments are carried at bid price as at 30 June 2011 and unquoted investments are carried at fair value as at 30 June 2011 as determined by the directors. During the three months ended 30 June 2011 the following significant investment transactions took place: New investments: Amount Name of Business company                      activity                                   invested £000 Tinglobal Holdings Limited Supplier of refurbished mid-range computer 988 equipment Paladin Group Limited* Integrated commercial and residential 232 property services *Additional investment in existing portfolio company Realisations:       Carrying       value at   Sales Original 31 March Name of proceeds cost 2011 company £000 £000 £000 Andor Technology plc (quoted on AIM)  - part disposal 85 14 58 Individual Restaurant Company plc (quoted on AIM) 3 250 3 Britspace Group Limited - 1,474 - The directors are not aware of any other events or transactions which have taken place between 31 March 2011 and the date of publication of this statement and which have had a material effect on the financial position of the company. This statement has been prepared solely to provide additional information in order to meet the requirements of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules and should not be relied on by shareholders, or any other party, for any other purpose. Enquiries: Alastair Conn/Christopher Mellor, NVM Private Equity Limited - 0191 244 6000 Website:  www.nvm.co.uk Neither the contents of the NVM Private Equity Limited website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the NVM Private Equity Limited website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement. 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: Northern 2 VCT PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1531995]
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