Albion Technology & General VCT PLC Interim Management Statement
Introduction
I am pleased to present the Company's interim management statement
for the period from 1 July 2009 to 21 October 2009 as required by the
UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.3.
Financial Position and Performance
The approximate unaudited net asset value (NAV) as at 30 September
2009 of the Ordinary shares and C shares was 87.8 pence and 72.3
pence per share respectively. This is after accounting for a dividend
of 1 penny per share for C shares which was paid on 18 September
2009.
Shareholders are reminded that the Ordinary shares paid an 8.0 pence
dividend in advance for the year to 31 December 2009, on 30 December
2008. As a result there will be no further dividends paid on the
Ordinary shares for the year to 31 December 2009. It is anticipated
that the normal pattern of dividend payments will resume in May 2010.
Portfolio
In the period from 1 July 2009 to 21 October 2009 Albion Technology &
General VCT PLC has made material new investments as follows:
Ordinary share portfolio
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Investment | Existing/New investee | £'000s |
| | company | |
|----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------|
| Geronimo Inns I Limited | New | 370 |
|----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------|
| Geronimo Inns II Limited | New | 370 |
|----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------|
| Bravo Inns II Limited | Existing | 309 |
|----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------|
| Red-M Wireless Limited | New | 13 |
|----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------|
| Rostima Limited | Existing | 9 |
|----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------|
| Vibrant Energy Assessors Limited | New | 4 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Loan stock totalling £52,000 was paid back by GB Pub Company VCT
Limited and sparesFinder Limited during the period.
C share portfolio
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Investment | Existing/New investee | £'000s |
| | company | |
|----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------|
| Geronimo Inns I Limited | New | 390 |
|----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------|
| Geronimo Inns II Limited | New | 390 |
|----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------|
| Rostima Limited | Existing | 106 |
|----------------------------------+-----------------------+--------|
| Vibrant Energy Assessors Limited | New | 19 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Top Ten Qualifying Holdings (merged portfolios) as at 30 September
2009
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Holding | Carrying Value £'000s |
|-----------------------------------+-----------------------|
| Kensington Health Clubs Limited | 2,149 |
|-----------------------------------+-----------------------|
| The Charnwood Pub Company Limited | 2,013 |
|-----------------------------------+-----------------------|
| Chichester Holdings Limited | 1,767 |
|-----------------------------------+-----------------------|
| Xceleron Limited | 1,305 |
|-----------------------------------+-----------------------|
| The Weybridge Club Limited | 1,204 |
|-----------------------------------+-----------------------|
| Bravo Inns II Limited | 1,202 |
|-----------------------------------+-----------------------|
| Blackbay Limited | 1,196 |
|-----------------------------------+-----------------------|
| Evolutions Television Limited | 1,123 |
|-----------------------------------+-----------------------|
| Helveta Limited | 1,037 |
|-----------------------------------+-----------------------|
| The Q Garden Company Linmited | 1,000 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
Material Events and Transactions
As mentioned above, a dividend of 1 penny per C share was paid on 18
September 2009 to shareholders on the record as at 21 August 2009.
In the period from 1 July 2009 to 21 October 2009, your Company
re-purchased 9,842 Ordinary shares at an average price of 67.0 pence
per share and 108,072 C shares at an average price of 52 pence per
share. These shares will be held in treasury.
The Company continues to offer a Dividend Reinvestment Scheme to
existing shareholders. On 18th September 2009 the Company allotted
38,631 C ordinary shares of 50p each in the capital of the Company.
The C shares were issued at a price of 72.3p. Details of this Scheme
can be found at www.albion-ventures.co.uk/Our Funds/Albion Technology
& General VCT PLC.
As part of a consolidation of the majority of the pub portfolio under
the management of a single management team, Albion Technology &
General VCT PLC exchanged its shareholdings in the Welland Inns VCT
Limited Pelican Limited and Novello Limited for a shareholding in the
Charnwood Pub Company Limited on 21 September 2009.
There have been no further significant events or transactions that
the Board is aware of which would have a material impact on the
financial position of the Company between 1 July 2009 and 21 October
2009.
Information regarding historic and current financial performance and
other useful shareholder information can be found on the VCTs website
under www.albion-ventures.co.uk/Our Funds/Albion Technology & General
VCT PLC.
21 October 2009
For further information, please contact:
Patrick Reeve
Albion Ventures LLP
Tel: 020 7601 1850
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