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 Directors | 31,571 | 91.6% | |
Quoted investments at bid price | 398 | 1.2% | |
Total venture capital investments | 31,969 | 92.8% | |
Net Current Assets | 2,508 | 7.2% | |
Net Assets | 34,477 | 100.0% |
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 Directors | 10,269 | 84.6% | |
Quoted investments at bid price | - | - | |
Total venture capital investments | 10,269 | 84.6% | |
Net Current Assets | 1,863 | 15.4% | |
Net Assets | 12,132 | 100.0% |
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 Company | Business Activity | Type of purchase transaction | Amount Invested £'000 |
Trilogy Communications | Supplier of audio communication and infrastructure equipment | Loan | 65 |
Investment realisations:
Name of Company | Business Activity | Type of disposal transaction | Original Cost £'000 | Proceeds £'000 |
Probability plc (Quoted) | Online gambling service | AIM market sale | 258 | 157 |
Zoo Digital (Quoted) | Supplies software and software led services for authored content (e.g. DVD, Blu-ray, iTunes media) | Sale of loan stock | 178 | 178 |
Flowrite Refrigeration | Refrigeration and air conditioning service, maintenance and installation company | Loan repayment | 128 | 128 |
Global Immersion | Providing projection equipment, design, installation and maintenance services. | Payment from administrator | 1 | 1 |
C Shares Portfolio
New and follow-on investments:
There were no new or follow-on investments during the period
Investment realisations:
Name of Company | Business Activity | Type of purchase transaction | Original Cost £'000 | Proceeds £'000 |
Flowrite Refrigeration | Refrigeration and air conditioning service, maintenance and installation company | Loan repayment | 314 | 314 |
For further information please contact:
Gary Fraser, Foresight Group: 01732 471 800