Octopus AIM VCT PLC : Portfolio update


Octopus AIM VCT plc
 
14 June 2017
 
Portfolio Update
 

The investment portfolio of Octopus AIM VCT plc (the "Company") as at 14 June 2017 is as follows (the valuations being the unaudited valuations, at bid price, as at 31 May 2017):

 
 
Investee Company Sector Book cost (£000) Movement in valuation (£000) Fair Value (£000)
Breedon Group plc Construction & Building 859 5,437 6,296
Quixant plc Technology Hardware 697 5,252 5,949
Staffline Recruitment Group plc Support Services 334 4,915 5,249
GB Group plc Support Services 715 3,946 4,661
Brooks Macdonald Group plc Finance 746 3,111 3,857
IDOX plc Software 353 3,072 3,425
Gear4music Holdings plc Media 557 2,671 3,228
Mattioli Woods plc Finance 529 2,694 3,223
Learning Technologies Group plc Support Services 1,319 1,512 2,831
RWS Holdings plc Support Services 367 2,047 2,414
Animalcare Group plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 306 1,851 2,157
Netcall plc Telecommunication Services 308 1,661 1,969
Ergomed plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 1,440 342 1,782
Craneware plc Software 183 1,597 1,780
DP Poland plc Leisure & Hotels 546 1,147 1,693
Gooch & Housego plc Electronic & Electrical 489 1,177 1,666
Cello Group plc Media 895 727 1,622
Yu Group plc Utilities 705 857 1,562
Restore plc Support Services 467 1,054 1,521
Adept Telecom plc Telecommunication Services 601 857 1,458
Clinigen Group plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 935 440 1,375
Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 757 576 1,333
Next Fifteen Communications Group plc Media 687 625 1,312
Vertu Motors plc General Retailers 1,265 (59) 1,206
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc Health 931 204 1,135
Brady plc Software 947 184 1,131
Escher Group Holdings plc Software 1,003 88 1,091
TLA Worldwide plc Media 807 282 1,089
CityFibre plc Telecommunication Services 1,025 62 1,087
Ideagen plc Software 419 650 1,069
Omega Diagnostics Group plc Health 465 549 1,014
Escape Hunt plc Leisure & Hotels 988 0 988
Futura Medical plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 968 (34) 934
Judges Scientific plc Electronic & Electrical 314 571 885
Abcam plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 537 344 881
Tasty plc Leisure & Hotels 622 242 864
Cambridge Cognition Holdings plc Health 601 257 858
Nasstar plc Software 481 336 817
Velocity Composites plc Industrial 799 0 799
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy  Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 344 403 747
LoopUp Group plc Software 480 254 734
Gamma Communications plc Telecommunication Services 488 241 729
Vectura Group plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 498 208 706
Haydale Graphene Industries plc Chemicals 598 75 673
Mears Group plc Support Services 139 487 626
SQS Software Quality Systems AG Software 291 283 574
Scientific Digital Imaging plc Electronic & Electrical 179 368 547
Sinclair IS Pharma plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 765 (256) 509
Maxcyte Inc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 511 (28) 483
Plastics Capital plc Engineering & Machinery 400 60 460
Iomart Group plc Software 268 184 452
MyCelx Technologies Corporation Oil Equipment 1,470 (1,019) 451
Osirium Technologies plc Electronic & Electrical 750 (312) 438
UP Global Sourcing Holdings plc Household Goods & Textiles 273 158 431
WANdisco plc Software 145 229 374
FreeAgent Holdings plc Media 277 69 346
TP Group plc Engineering & Machinery 648 (315) 333
Access Intelligence plc Software 495 (75) 420
Microsaic Systems plc Engineering & Machinery 1,084 (802) 282
Sphere Medical Holding plc Health 600 (328) 272
Enteq Upstream plc Oil Services 1,032 (774) 258
Midatech Pharma plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 600 (364) 236
Hasgrove plc* Media 88 132 220
Nektan Limited Software 1,345 (630) 715
Oxford Pharmascience Group plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 1,350 (1,148) 202
Tyratech Inc Chemicals 600 (420) 180
Medica Group plc Health 95 61 156
ReNeuron Group plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 324 (201) 123
Genedrive Plc Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 210 (105) 105
Dods Group plc Media 203 (102) 101
Rated People Ltd* Software 354 (267) 87
Fusionex International plc Software 282 (199) 83
Proxama plc Software 763 (705) 58
1Spatial plc Software 300 (267) 33
Work Group plc Support Services 755 (727) 28
Bond International Software plc Software 8 0 8
 

Current Liquidity Investments

Investee Company Sector Book cost (£000) Movement in valuation (£000) Fair Value (£000)
Octopus Portfolio Manager - Conservative Capital Growth

 
n/a 5,350 398 5,748
Octopus Portfolio Manager - Defensive Capital Growth

 
n/a 5,350 279 5,629
Money Market Funds

 
n/a 5,290 3 5,293
Octopus UK Micro Cap Growth Fund

 
n/a 1,650 444 2,094
 
 

Since 31 May 2017 there has been one follow on investment with a cost of £470,000.

Since 31 May 2017 there has been one disposal, the proceeds of which totalled £156,000 (cost £122,000).

 
 
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 and Access Intelligence which include investment via loan stock: and
3. are in portfolio companies incorporated in the UK with the exception of:
 
Escher - Ireland
Mycelx - USA
SQS - Germany
Nektan - Gibraltar
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy - Finland
MayCyte Inc - USA
 
*Denotes private company
 
 
As at 31 May 2017, Octopus AIM's portfolio of investments including current liquidity investments comprised, by value, £110.3m and the net assets of the Company were £112.4m. Octopus AIM 's investment portfolio is in a variety of sectors and comprises 71 UK AIM-quoted companies, 2 non-AIM companies, 4 fully listed companies on the premium segment of the Official List, none listed on NASDAQ and none traded on the NEX Exchange.   

For further information, please contact:

Nicola Board                                                                
Octopus Investments Limited                                                    
Tel: 0800 316 2295