ALBION ENTERPRISE VCT PLC
The final allotment for the tax year 5 April 2016, of New Ordinary shares of nominal value 1 penny per share in Albion Enterprise VCT PLC (the "Company") under the Albion VCTs Prospectus Top Up Offers 2015/2016 (the "Offers"), (which was launched on 17 November 2015) took place on 31 March 2016.
The Company has received applications for 2,751,540 New Ordinary shares at an issue price of 98.7 pence per share. The net proceeds for this allotment by the Company are approximately £2,634,000.
Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority for 2,751,540 New Ordinary shares to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities. The New Ordinary shares rank pari passu with the existing shares in issue.
It is expected that admission will become effective, and that dealings in the shares will commence on or before 8.00 a.m. on 4 April 2016.
As at this allotment on 31 March 2016, the total raised by the Company under its Offer was £5,734,000.
The Offers which constitute separate offers have been fully subscribed and all have been closed. The total amount raised across the Albion VCTs under the Offers is £36 million (of which £840,000 relates to tax year 2016/2017).
Following this allotment and in conformity with the provisions of DTR 5.6, we would like to notify the market of the following:
The Company's capital as at 31 March 2016 consists of 51,796,503 Ordinary shares with a nominal value of 1 penny each. The Company holds 5,670,000 Ordinary shares in Treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 46,126,503, which 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:
Patrick Reeve
020 7601 1850
31 March 2016