Foresight 4 VCT PLC : Interim Management Statement

Foresight 4 VCT PLC : Interim Management Statement

Foresight 4 VCT plc
Interim Management Statement for the Quarter Ended 31 December 2013

Foresight 4 VCT plc presents its interim management statement for the quarter ended 31 December 2013.  This constitutes the company's second interim management statement for the financial year ending 31 March 2014, as required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.3.

The unaudited net asset value (NAV) per Ordinary share as at 31 December 2013 was 89.4p (30 September 2013: 90.7p).

The unaudited net asset value (NAV) per C share as at 31 December 2013 was 64.4p (30 September 2013: 63.8p).

At 31 December 2013, there were 38,569,418 Ordinary shares in issue. There was no share movements during the three months ended 31 December 2013.

At 31 December 2013, there were 18,680,907 C shares in issue. There was no share movements during the three months ended 31 December 2013.

Net assets of the Ordinary Shares fund at 31 December 2013 comprised the following:

£'000% of Net Assets
Unquoted Investments at fair value as determined by the Directors31,57191.6%
Quoted investments at bid price3981.2%
Total venture capital investments31,96992.8%
Net Current Assets2,5087.2%
Net Assets34,477100.0%

Net assets of the C Shares fund at 31 December 2013 comprised the following:

£% of Net Assets
Unquoted Investments at fair value as determined by the Directors10,26984.6%
Quoted investments at bid price--
Total venture capital investments10,26984.6%
Net Current Assets1,86315.4%
Net Assets12,132100.0%

Quoted investments are stated at bid price as at 31 December 2013.  Unquoted investments are stated at fair value as at 31 December 2013 as determined by the Directors.

During the three months ended 31 December 2013 the following significant investment transactions took place (all companies unquoted except where otherwise indicated):

Ordinary Shares Portfolio

New and follow-on investments:

Name of CompanyBusiness ActivityType of purchase transactionAmount Invested
£'000
Trilogy CommunicationsSupplier of audio communication and infrastructure equipmentLoan65

Investment realisations:

Name of CompanyBusiness ActivityType of disposal transactionOriginal Cost
£'000
Proceeds

£'000
Probability plc (Quoted)Online gambling serviceAIM market sale258157
Zoo Digital (Quoted)Supplies software and software led services for authored content (e.g. DVD, Blu-ray, iTunes media)Sale of loan stock178178
Flowrite RefrigerationRefrigeration and air conditioning service, maintenance and installation companyLoan repayment128128
Global ImmersionProviding projection equipment, design, installation and maintenance services.Payment from administrator11

C Shares Portfolio

New and follow-on investments:

There were no new or follow-on investments during the period

Investment realisations:

Name of CompanyBusiness ActivityType of purchase transactionOriginal Cost
£'000
Proceeds

£'000
Flowrite RefrigerationRefrigeration and air conditioning service, maintenance and installation companyLoan repayment314314

For further information please contact:

Gary Fraser, Foresight Group:                        01732 471 800




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