Interim Management Statement

Mobeus Income & Growth VCT plc (the Company) INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT For the quarter ended 30 September 2013 In accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Listing Authority, Mobeus Income & Growth VCT plc presents an Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 30 September 2013. The statement also includes relevant financial information between the end of the period and the date of this statement. NET ASSET VALUE (NAV) AND TOTAL RETURN PER SHARE At 30 September 2013 At 30 June 2013 Net assets attributable to shareholders £51,766,794 £54,005,220 Shares in issue 53,507,073 53,627,282 Cumulative total return per share (NAV basis) 140.80 p 140.75 p Cumulative dividends paid 44.05 p 40.05 p Net asset value per Ordinary Share 96.75 p 100.70 p % return on opening net asset value of 94.5 p 49.0 % 48.9 % per share The fall in the net asset value per share above is largely due to the payment of the interim dividend of 4.00 pence per share, detailed below. INVESTMENT ACTIVITY In July 2013, the Company completed a new investment of £2.0 million (including £1.0 million from the Company's existing acquisition vehicle Madacombe Trading Limited) to support the MBO of Veritek Global, a Europe-wide provider of installation, maintenance and support services for blue-chip owners of a wide range of complex imaging and printing equipment. Following the quarter-end in November 2013, the Company invested a further £1.5 million into the existing acquisition vehicle, Culbone Trading Limited, to support the MBO of Virgin Wines, one of the UK's leading online retailers of wine. The Company's investment in this company now totals £2.5 million. A total of £1.7 million has been received in loan stock repayments during the quarter to 30 September 2013 including payments from DiGiCo Global, EMaC, Focus and Westway. A further £0.4 million was received following the quarter-end, including a payment from Blaze Signs. SHARE BUY-BACKS During the quarter ended 30 September 2013, shareholders holding 120,209 Ordinary Shares expressed their desire to sell their investments. The Company instructed its brokers, Panmure Gordon, to purchase these shares at prices representing discounts of approximately 10% to the previously announced NAV per share. The Company subsequently purchased these shares at a price of 85.25 pence per share and cancelled them. INTERIM DIVIDEND The Company paid an interim dividend of 4.00 pence per share (comprising 2.00 pence from capital and 2.00 pence from income) on 18 September 2013, bringing cumulative dividends paid per share to date to 44.05 pence. LINKED MOBEUS FUNDRAISING The Company is intending to launch a linked offer for subscription with Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT plc, Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT plc and The Income & Growth VCT plc later this year. For further information, please contact: Sarah Penfold, for Mobeus Equity Partners LLP, Company Secretary: 020 7024 7600.
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