British Smaller Companies VCT plc
Allotment of Shares
British Smaller Companies VCT plc (the "Company") announces that on 9 May 2013 it allotted 26,109 new ordinary shares of 10 pence each at a price of 95.75 pence per ordinary share.
Application is now being made for these shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, and dealings are expected to commence on or around 16 May 2013.
Following such allotment the Company's issued share capital consists of 49,790,915 issued ordinary shares with voting rights ("Voting Capital") and 3,215,658 shares held in Treasury.
The above statement of Voting Capital 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:
David Hall YFM Private Equity Limited Tel: 0113 294 5055
Matthew Thomas Nplus1 Singer Advisory LLP Tel: 0203 7496 3000