26th Mar 2025 17:13
British Smaller Companies VCT plc ("the Company")
Purchase of Own Securities and Total Voting Rights
The Company announces that on 26 March 2025 it purchased 1,881,134 ordinary shares at a price of 76.74 pence per ordinary share including transaction costs. The shares purchased represent 0.59 per cent of the total number of voting rights in the Company before the transaction. These shares will be held in treasury.
The last reported net asset value as at 31 December 2024 was 81.5 pence per ordinary share. The Company paid a dividend of 1.25 pence per ordinary share on 27 January 2025. Consequently, the adjusted last reported net asset value of the ordinary shares of 10 pence each is 80.25 pence per ordinary share.
The Company's issued share capital now consists of 319,178,657 ordinary shares with voting rights. In addition, the Company holds 34,198,996 ordinary shares in treasury.
The above figure of 319,178,657 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Marcus Karia YFM Equity Partners Tel: 0113 244 1000
Alex Collins Panmure Liberum Tel: 0207 886 2767
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