Octopus AIM VCT plc
2 August 2018
Portfolio Update
The investment portfolio of Octopus AIM VCT plc (the "Company") as at 2 August 2018 is as follows (the valuations being the unaudited valuations, at bid price, as at 30 June 2018):
| Investee Company | Sector | Book cost (£000) | Movement in valuation (£000) | Fair Value (£000) |
| GB Group plc | Support Services | 715 | 6,245 | 6,960 |
| Learning Technologies Group plc | Support Services | 1,185 | 4,655 | 5,840 |
| Breedon Group plc | Construction & Building | 859 | 4,980 | 5,839 |
| Quixant plc | Technology Hardware | 587 | 4,699 | 5,286 |
| Staffline Recruitment Group plc | Support Services | 334 | 3,097 | 3,431 |
| Yu Group plc | Utilities | 705 | 2,458 | 3,163 |
| Mattioli Woods plc | Finance | 529 | 2,599 | 3,128 |
| Brooks Macdonald Group plc | Finance | 746 | 2,264 | 3,010 |
| Gear4music Holdings plc | Media | 557 | 2,314 | 2,871 |
| Craneware plc | Software | 183 | 2,674 | 2,857 |
| RWS Holdings plc | Support Services | 367 | 2,314 | 2,681 |
| LoopUp Group plc | Software | 480 | 1,728 | 2,208 |
| Netcall plc | Telecommunication Services | 308 | 1,824 | 2,132 |
| FairFx Group plc | Software | 948 | 914 | 1,862 |
| VR Education Holdings plc | Software | 1,080 | 756 | 1,836 |
| EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc | Health | 931 | 786 | 1,717 |
| Gooch & Housego plc | Electronic & Electrical | 472 | 1,242 | 1,714 |
| Next Fifteen Communications Group plc | Media | 687 | 933 | 1,620 |
| IDOX plc | Software | 353 | 1,252 | 1,605 |
| Ergomed plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 1,440 | 120 | 1,560 |
| Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 757 | 776 | 1,533 |
| Cello Group plc | Media | 895 | 595 | 1,490 |
| Clinigen Group plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 935 | 485 | 1,420 |
| Cambridge Cognition Holdings plc | Health | 601 | 797 | 1,398 |
| DP Poland plc | Leisure & Hotels | 1,016 | 357 | 1,373 |
| Adept Telecom plc | Telecommunication Services | 601 | 771 | 1,372 |
| CityFibre plc* | Telecommunication Services | 1,025 | 307 | 1,332 |
| Ixico plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 1,127 | 201 | 1,328 |
| Restore plc | Support Services | 341 | 983 | 1,324 |
| Vertu Motors plc | General Retailers | 1,265 | 58 | 1,323 |
| Osirium Technologies plc | Electronic & Electrical | 1,350 | (31) | 1,319 |
| Judges Scientific plc | Electronic & Electrical | 314 | 946 | 1,260 |
| Abcam plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 537 | 664 | 1,201 |
| Nasstar plc | Software | 481 | 605 | 1,086 |
| appScatter Group plc | Software | 1,257 | (232) | 1,025 |
| Brady plc | Software | 947 | 43 | 990 |
| KRM22 plc | Equity Instrments | 681 | 306 | 987 |
| Gamma Communications plc | Telecommunication Services | 488 | 473 | 961 |
| Scientific Digital Imaging plc | Electronic & Electrical | 179 | 736 | 915 |
| MyCelx Technologies Corporation | Oil Equipment | 1,470 | (574) | 896 |
| WANdisco plc | Software | 145 | 750 | 895 |
| Animalcare Group plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 306 | 585 | 891 |
| Fusion Antibodies plc | Health Care Equipment & Services | 577 | 303 | 880 |
| Access Intelligence plc | Software | 715 | 135 | 850 |
| TLA Worldwide plc | Media | 807 | 40 | 847 |
| Escape Hunt plc | Leisure & Hotels | 988 | (161) | 827 |
| Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc | Software | 570 | 251 | 821 |
| Popsa Holdings Ltd* | Software & Computer Services | 720 | - | 720 |
| Nektan Limited | Software | 1,345 | (731) | 614 |
| Velocity Composites plc | Industrial | 799 | (188) | 611 |
| Maestrano Group plc | Software & Computer Services | 636 | (51) | 585 |
| Iomart Group plc | Software | 268 | 290 | 558 |
| Futura Medical plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 968 | (425) | 543 |
| PCI-Pal plc | Support Services | 720 | (224) | 496 |
| Microsaic Systems plc | Engineering & Machinery | 1,384 | (893) | 491 |
| Vectura Group plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 498 | (30) | 468 |
| Plastics Capital plc | Engineering & Machinery | 400 | 40 | 440 |
| Omega Diagnostics Group plc | Health | 465 | (25) | 440 |
| Maxcyte Inc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 511 | (73) | 438 |
| Mears Group plc | Support Services | 139 | 287 | 426 |
| TP Group plc | Engineering & Machinery | 648 | (276) | 372 |
| Diurnal Group plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 360 | (13) | 347 |
| Enteq Upstream plc | Oil Services | 1,032 | (692) | 340 |
| Sinclair IS Pharma plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 765 | (473) | 292 |
| Tasty plc | Leisure & Hotels | 622 | (354) | 268 |
| Haydale Graphene Industries plc | Chemicals | 598 | (340) | 258 |
| Hasgrove plc* | Media | 88 | 132 | 220 |
| Fusionex International plc* | Software | 282 | (164) | 118 |
| Dods Group plc | Media | 203 | (99) | 104 |
| Rated People Ltd* | Software | 354 | (267) | 87 |
| Genedrive Plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 210 | (123) | 87 |
| Midatech Pharma plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 600 | (537) | 63 |
| ReNeuron Group plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech | 324 | (272) | 52 |
| 1Spatial plc | Software | 300 | (264) | 36 |
| Location Sciences Group plc | Software | 763 | (754) | 9 |
| Bond International Software plc* | Software | 2 | - | 2 |
| Since 30 June 2018 there have been three new investments with a cost of £2,382,000.00 |
| Since 30 June 2018 there have been no disposals |
| Unless otherwise stated, all the investments set out above : |
1. are quoted on AIM or on the London Stock Exchange Full List: |
| 2. represent equity investments except in the case of Nektan which include investment via loan stock: and |
| 3. are in portfolio companies incorporated in the UK with the exception of: |
| Nektan - Gibraltar |
| Mycelx - USA |
| VR Education Holdings plc - Ireland |
| Maxcyte Inc - USA |
| Breedon Group - Jersey |
| Fusionex International- Jersey |
| *Denotes private company |
Current Liquidity Investments
| Investee Company | Sector | Book cost (£000) | Movement in valuation (£000) | Fair Value (£000) |
| Octopus Portfolio Manager - Conservative Capital Growth | n/a | 10,450 | 512 | 10,962 |
| Octopus Portfolio Manager - Defensive Capital Growth | n/a | 10,450 | 246 | 10,696 |
| FP Octopus UK Micro Cap Growth Fund | n/a | 3,300 | 1,121 | 4,421 |
| Money Market Funds | n/a | 4,307 | - | 4,307 |
For further information, please contact:
Suzanna Waterhouse,
Company Secretary
Tel: 020 3142 4957