9th Jul 2015 14:32
TP10 VCT plc
9 July 2015
Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 31 May 2015
Highlights
· The Net Asset Value at 31 May 2015 was 92.52p per share.
· After the period end, on 19 June 2015, a further dividend of 4.32p per share was paid bringing the total dividends paid to 17.63p per share.
· 82% of the Company's portfolio was invested in qualifying investments
· The unquoted qualifying investment portfolio by sector at 31 May 2015 was:
Anaerobic Digestion 10%
Cinema Digitisation 25%
Hydro Project Management 4%
Landfill Gas 3%
Solar PV 58%
· During the period the solar PV companies in which the Company invested disposed of a significant part of their portfolios of roof-mounted solar systems. The disposal resulted in an up-lift to the valuation of these investee companies of an aggregate £3 million, equivalent to 9.86p per share, which was recognised at 28 February 2015. After the period end the Company has sold all but one of these investments.
· In June, the Company completed the sale of its investment in two Anaerobic Digestion companies for £2.6 million resulting in an up-lift to the valuation of £346,000, equivalent to 1.15p per share.
· The shareholders have held their shares for the five years required to secure up-front Tax relief. Both the Board and Investment Manager are planning to return funds to shareholders as soon as practical.
· A total return to shareholders of 106.66p per share is made up of:
Net asset value at 31 May 2015 92.52p
Dividends paid during the period up to 31 May 2015 13.31p
Up-lift on the sale of Anaerobic Digestion companies 1.06p
Less: Provision (0.23p)
Net Assets at 31 May 2015:
30-May-15 | 28-Feb-15 | 31-Aug-14 | |||||||||
Unaudited | Audited | Unaudited | |||||||||
£'000 | % investments | £'000 | % investments | £'000 | % investments | ||||||
VCT qualifying unquoted investments | 22,864 | 81.69% | 24,320 | 86.80% | 21,316 | 84.23% | |||||
3,708 | 13.25% | 3,636 | 12.98% | 3,933 | 15.54% | ||||||
VCT non qualifying unquoted investments: | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,418 | 5.07% | 62 | 0.22% | 58 | 0.23% | |||||
Total Investments | 27,990 | 100.00% | 28,018 | 100.00% | 25,307 | 100.00% | |||||
Other assets & liabilities | (116) | (85) | 59 | ||||||||
Net assets | 27,874 | 27,933 | 25,366 | ||||||||
Net asset value per share | 92.52p | 92.72p | 84.20p |
For further information, please contact Claire Ainsworth at Triple Point Investment Management LLP on 0207 201 8989.
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