Octopus AIM VCT PLC : Issue of Equity and Total...

OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC

5 April 2016

Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

Octopus AIM VCT plc (the "Company") announces that 2,362,215 Ordinary Shares of 1p each were issued and allotted today at a price of 108.8p per share, equivalent to the current NAV of 102.8p grossed up by up to 5.5% (as set out in the Prospectus dated 21 December 2015). These shares were issued pursuant to an Offer for Subscription to raise up to £20 million, with an over allotment facility of £10 million, in the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 tax years.

Included within the above allotment were the following:

Stuart Lewis, a person discharging managerial responsibilities, was allotted 9,880 Ordinary Shares at a price per share of 108.8p and his total holding and those of his connected persons are now 23,777 Ordinary shares, representing less than 0.1% of the Company's issued Ordinary share capital.

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the new shares. Admission is expected to become effective on or around 19 April 2016.

The issued share capital and total voting rights of the Company is now:  82,442,464 Ordinary Shares.

For further information please contact:

Nicola Board
Company Secretary
020 7776 8663

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Source: Octopus AIM VCT PLC via Globenewswire

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