Payment of dividend and allotment of shares

RNS Number : 5311S

British Smaller Companies VCT PLC

16 November 2021

 

British Smaller Companies VCT plc (the "Company")

Payment of Interim Dividend and Allotment of Shares

The Company announces that on 16 November 2021 it paid an interim dividend for the year ending 31 March 2022 of 5.0 pence per ordinary share to shareholders on the register of members of the Company as at the record date of 15 October 2021 ("Second Interim Dividend").

The Company further announces that on 16 November 2021 it issued and allotted 2,306,826   ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its dividend re-investment scheme ("DRIS") at a price of 81.2 pence per ordinary share to shareholders of the Company who elected to receive ordinary shares instead of the Second Interim Dividend. The subscription price of 81.2   pence per ordinary share was determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of the DRIS on the basis of the net asset value of 88.2   pence per ordinary share as at 30 June 2021 (adjusted for the interim dividend of 2.0 pence per ordinary share paid on 23 July 2021 and the Second Interim Dividend of 5.0 pence per ordinary share paid today).  As a result, 26 per cent o f the Second Interim Dividend paid by the Company, was re-invested in ordinary shares in the Company via the DRIS.

Under this allotment Rupert Cook, non-executive Director of the Company, has been allotted 2,439 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company bringing his aggregate total holding to 42,046 ordinary shares.

Application is now being made for the ordinary shares which were issued and allotted as set out above to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities, and dealings are expected to commence on or around 30 November 2021 .

Following such issue and allotment the Company's issued share capital consists of 147,180,054 ordinary shares of 10 pence each with voting rights ("Voting Capital") and 17,459,936 ordinary shares of 10 pence each 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:  [phone]

Alex Collins    Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited  Tel:  [phone]

 

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