Foresight VCT plc
Interim Management Statement for the Quarter Ended 31 March 2010
Foresight VCT plc presents its interim management statement for the quarter
ended 31 March 2010. Â This constitutes the company's first interim management
statement for the financial year ending 31 December 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 31 March 2010 was
43.2p (31 December 2009: 39.8p). Â The unaudited net asset value (NAV) per
Planned Exit Share as at 31 March 2010 was 94.5p (31 December 2009: N/A). Â The
Board is not aware of any 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 31 March 2010 was 48,137,369. Â During
the three months ended 31 March 2010 no shares were issued or re-purchased by
the company for cancellation.
The number of Planned Exit Shares in issue at 31 March 2010 was 4,139,395.
 During the three months ended 31 March 2010 4,139,395 Planned Exit Shares were
issued at £1 per share but no shares were re-purchased by the company for
cancellation.
Net assets of the Ordinary Shares fund at 31 March 2010 comprised the following:
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
| |£'000 |% of Net Assets|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
|Unquoted Investments at fair value as determined by the|Â |Â |
|Directors |14,755| 70.9|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
|Quoted investments at bid price | 4,251| 20.4|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
|Total venture capital investments |19,006| 91.3|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
|Net Current Assets | 1,807| 8.7|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
|Â |Â |Â |
|Net Assets |20,813| 100.0|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
Net assets of the Planned Exit Shares fund at 31 March 2010 comprised the
following:
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
| |£'000|% of Net Assets|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
|Unquoted Investments at fair value as determined by the|Â |Â |
|Directors |1,038| 26.0|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
|Quoted investments at bid price | 0| 0.0|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
|Total venture capital investments |1,038| 26.0|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
|Net Current Assets |2,956| 74.0|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
|Â |Â |Â |
|Net Assets |3,994| 100.0|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
Quoted investments are carried at bid price as at 31 March 2010. Unquoted
investments are carried at fair value as at 31 March 2010 as determined by the
directors.
During the three months ended 31 March 2010 the following significant investment
transactions took place (all companies unquoted except where otherwise
indicated):
Ordinary Shares Portfolio
Follow-on investments:
+----------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
|Name of Company |Business Activity |Amount Invested £'000|
+----------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
|Lynwood Group Holdings|Manufactures building products |73 |
| |from waste plastic | |
+----------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
|@Futsal |Indoor Futsal Soccer Centres |71 |
+----------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
|Trilogy |Communication systems for |63 |
| |broadcast, homeland security and | |
| |defence markets | |
+----------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
|Closed Loop |Recycles waste plastic bottles |56 |
| |into food grade products | |
+----------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
|Silvigen |Integrated biomass fuel solutions|28 |
+----------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
Investment disposals:
None
Planned Exit Shares Portfolio
New investments:
+---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+
|Name of Company |Business Activity |Amount Invested £'000|
+---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+
|Foresight Luxembourg Solar|Solar power electricity |1,038 |
|2 |generation | |
+---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+
Investment disposals:
None
For further information please contact:
Gary Fraser, Foresight Group:01732 471 800
[HUG#1419884]
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