Foresight 4 VCT plc
Interim Management Statement for the Quarter Ended 30 November 2009
Foresight 4 VCT plc presents its interim management statement for the quarter
ended 30 November 2009. Â This constitutes the company's second interim
management statement for the financial year ending 28 February 2010, 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 30 November 2009
was 99.5p (31 August 2009: 100.3p). A 5.0p per ordinary share dividend was paid
on 18 December 2009, thereby reducing the NAV per share, but other than this
dividend payment the Board is not aware of any other significant events or
transactions between the date of the NAV and the date of publication of this
Interim Management Statement.
The number of ordinary shares in issue at 30 November 2009 was 24,042,640.
 During the three months ended 30 November 2009 no shares were issued and
195,023 shares were re-purchased by the company for cancellation.
Net assets at30 November 2009 comprised the following:
 £'000  % of Net Assets
Unquoted Investments at fair value as determined by
the Directors 19,018 79.5
Quoted investments at bid price 554 Â 2.3
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Total venture capital investments 19,572 Â 81.8
Net Current Assets 4,353 Â 18.2
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Net Assets 23,925 Â 100.0
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Quoted investments are carried at bid price as at 30 November 2009. Â Unquoted
investments are carried at fair value as at 30 November 2009 as determined by
the directors.
During the three months ended 30 November 2009 the following significant
investment transactions took place (all companies unquoted except where
otherwise indicated):
Follow-on investments:
+---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+
|Name of Company|Business Activity |Amount Invested £'000|
+---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+
|O-Gen Acme Trek|Manufactures and operates combined heat |202 |
| |and power plants | |
+---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+
|Land Energy |Wood pellet manufacture |135 |
+---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+
|The Bunker |Secure data centres |50 |
+---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+
|Aigis |Special blast absorption materials |7 |
+---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+
Investment disposal:
+---------------+---------------------------------------+-------------+--------+
|Name of Company|Business Activity |Original Cost|Proceeds|
| | |£'000 | |
| | | |£'000 |
+---------------+---------------------------------------+-------------+--------+
|Eqos |e-procurement software systems for tier|1,050 |194 |
| |one retailers | | |
+---------------+---------------------------------------+-------------+--------+
For further information please contact:
Gary Fraser, Foresight Group:01732 471 800
[HUG#1375449]
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