ProVen Growth & Income VCT plc
Interim Management Statement
for the three months ended 30 November 2007
In accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Listing Authority, ProVen Growth & Income VCT plc presents an Interim Management Statement for the three month period ended 30 November 2007. The statement also includes relevant financial information between the end of the period and the date of this statement.
Dividends paid or declared in the period
No dividends were paid or declared in the period.
On 6 December 2007, the Company paid an interim capital dividend of 6.0p per Ordinary Share and an interim revenue dividend of 1.0p per "C" Share in respect of the six months ended 31 August 2007. These dividends were paid to Ordinary and "C" Shareholders on the register at 16 November 2007.
As a result of the dividends paid, a provision of £60,000 has been made in the Company's Ordinary Share Pool (equivalent to 1.0p per Ordinary Share) for fees payable to Beringea Limited under the terms of the performance incentive fee agreement.
Performance
Ordinary shares
|
|
30 Nov
2007 |
31 Aug
2007 |
28 Feb
2007 |
31 Aug
2006 |
28 Feb
2006 |
|
|
Pence |
Pence |
Pence |
Pence |
Pence |
|
Net Asset Value ("NAV") |
151.2 |
126.0 |
129.7 |
171.0 |
134.3 |
|
Cumulative Dividends |
75.9 |
75.9 |
68.9 |
18.9 |
15.4 |
|
Total Return * |
227.1 |
201.9 |
198.6 |
189.9 |
149.7 |
* NAV plus cumulative dividends paid since launch
After payment of the dividend and provision for the performance incentive fees described above the NAV per Ordinary Share (based on 30 November 2007 investment valuations) stood at 144.2p, Cumulative Dividends at 81.9p and Total Return at 226.1p.
'C' Shares
|
|
30 Nov
2007 |
31 Aug
2007 |
28 Feb
2007 |
31 Aug
2006 |
28 Feb
2006 |
|
|
Pence |
Pence |
Pence |
Pence |
Pence |
|
Net Asset Value ("NAV") |
93.1 |
95.7 |
97.2 |
95.1 |
94.9 |
|
Cumulative Dividends |
2.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Return * |
95.1 |
97.7 |
97.2 |
95.1 |
94.9 |
* NAV plus cumulative dividends paid since launch
After payment of the dividend described above the NAV per Ordinary Share (based on 30 November 2007 investment valuations) stood at 92.1p, Cumulative Dividends at 3.0p and Total Return at 95.1p.
Quoted investments are valued at the closing bid price at 30 November 2007. Unquoted investments are valued at fair values established using the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines.
Investment portfolio summary at 30 November 2007
Ordinary Share Portfolio investments by value
|
|
Cost |
|
Valuation |
|
Valuation
movement
since
31 August
2007 |
|
|
£'000 |
|
£'000 |
|
£'000 |
|
Venture capital investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Espresso Broadband Limited |
784 |
|
3,957 |
|
1,542 |
|
ILG Digital Limited |
600 |
|
1,536 |
|
(58) |
|
Gyro International Limited |
500 |
|
967 |
|
71 |
|
Campden Media Limited |
488 |
|
515 |
|
(78) |
|
Ashford Colour Press Limited |
481 |
|
497 |
|
97 |
|
UBC Media plc * |
400 |
|
143 |
|
- |
|
Pilat Media Global plc * |
50 |
|
102 |
|
(18) |
|
Sports Holdings Limited |
260 |
|
43 |
|
43 |
|
Immedia Broadcasting plc * |
171 |
|
19 |
|
- |
|
Campus Communications Group Limited |
200 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Baby Innovations S.A. t/a Steribottle |
209 |
|
- |
|
(39) |
|
|
4,143 |
|
7,779 |
|
1,560 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidity funds |
900 |
|
900 |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
5,043 |
|
8,679 |
|
1,560 |
'C' Share Portfolio investments by value
|
|
Cost |
|
Valuation |
|
Valuation
movement
since
31 August
2007 |
|
|
£'000 |
|
£'000 |
|
£'000 |
|
Venture capital investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Optima Data Intelligence Services Limited |
1,000 |
|
1,000 |
|
- |
|
Gyro International Limited |
681 |
|
866 |
|
45 |
|
Eagle Rock Entertainment Group Limited |
680 |
|
680 |
|
- |
|
Saffron Media Group Ltd (formerly -
Harmony Media Group Ltd) |
670 |
|
670 |
|
- |
|
Heritage Partners Ltd |
650 |
|
650 |
|
- |
|
Charterhouse Leisure Ltd |
529 |
|
529 |
|
- |
|
Coolabi plc * |
359 |
|
387 |
|
28 |
|
Steak Media Ltd |
375 |
|
375 |
|
- |
|
Dianomi Limited |
324 |
|
324 |
|
- |
|
ILG Digital Limited |
203 |
|
289 |
|
- |
|
The Vending Corporation Ltd |
1,000 |
|
218 |
|
(782) |
|
|
6,471 |
|
5,988 |
|
(709) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidity funds |
15,500 |
|
15,500 |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
21,971 |
|
21,488 |
|
(709) |
* Quoted on AIM
Investment additions during the 3 months ended 30 November 2007
|
|
Cost |
|
|
£'000 |
|
|
|
|
'C' Share Portfolio |
|
|
Coolabi plc |
59 |
|
|
|
After the period end the Company made the following further additions:
|
|
Cost |
|
|
£'000 |
|
|
|
|
'C' Share Portfolio |
|
|
Donatantonio Limited |
1,350 |
|
The Vending Corporation Limited |
16 |
|
Heritage Partners Ltd |
150 |
|
|
1,516 |
Investment disposals during the 3 months ended 30 November 2007
|
|
Cost |
Market
value at
1 September
2007 |
Disposal
proceeds |
Gain/(loss)
against
cost |
Total
realised
gain |
|
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
|
Ashford Colour Press Limited |
69 |
69 |
69 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After the period end the Company made the following further disposals:
|
|
Cost |
Disposal
proceeds |
Gain/(loss)
against
cost |
|
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
|
Sports Holdings Limited |
260 |
91 |
(169) |
|
|
|
|
|
Changes to share capital
|
|
Ordinary
Shares
of 1p
each |
|
|
'C' Shares
of 5p
each |
|
|
|
Shares |
£'000 |
|
Shares |
£'000 |
|
As at 1 September 2007 |
6,267,239 |
63 |
|
24,979,862 |
1,249 |
|
Shares bought back and cancelled |
- |
- |
|
(13,420) |
(1) |
|
As at 30 November 2007 |
6,267,239 |
63 |
|
24,966,442 |
1,248 |
Since the period end, the Company acquired 13,124 of its own Ordinary Shares for cancellation.
Material events
Other than described above, there were no material events during the period from 1 September 2007 to 30 November 2007 or in the period from 1 December 2007 to the date of this announcement.