Octopus AIM VCT PLC : Portfolio update

Octopus AIM VCT plc

 

14 June 2017

 

Portfolio Update

 

The investment portfolio of Octopus AIM VCT plc (the "Company") as at 14 June 2017 is as follows (the valuations being the unaudited valuations, at bid price, as at 31 May 2017):

 

 

Investee Company	Sector	Book cost (£000)	Movement in valuation (£000)	Fair Value (£000)
Breedon Group plc	Construction & Building	859	5,437	6,296
Quixant plc	Technology Hardware	697	5,252	5,949
Staffline Recruitment Group plc	Support Services	334	4,915	5,249
GB Group plc	Support Services	715	3,946	4,661
Brooks Macdonald Group plc	Finance	746	3,111	3,857
IDOX plc	Software	353	3,072	3,425
Gear4music Holdings plc	Media	557	2,671	3,228
Mattioli Woods plc	Finance	529	2,694	3,223
Learning Technologies Group plc	Support Services	1,319	1,512	2,831
RWS Holdings plc	Support Services	367	2,047	2,414
Animalcare Group plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	306	1,851	2,157
Netcall plc	Telecommunication Services	308	1,661	1,969
Ergomed plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	1,440	342	1,782
Craneware plc	Software	183	1,597	1,780
DP Poland plc	Leisure & Hotels	546	1,147	1,693
Gooch & Housego plc	Electronic & Electrical	489	1,177	1,666
Cello Group plc	Media	895	727	1,622
Yu Group plc	Utilities	705	857	1,562
Restore plc	Support Services	467	1,054	1,521
Adept Telecom plc	Telecommunication Services	601	857	1,458
Clinigen Group plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	935	440	1,375
Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	757	576	1,333
Next Fifteen Communications Group plc	Media	687	625	1,312
Vertu Motors plc	General Retailers	1,265	(59)	1,206
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc	Health	931	204	1,135
Brady plc	Software	947	184	1,131
Escher Group Holdings plc	Software	1,003	88	1,091
TLA Worldwide plc	Media	807	282	1,089
CityFibre plc	Telecommunication Services	1,025	62	1,087
Ideagen plc	Software	419	650	1,069
Omega Diagnostics Group plc	Health	465	549	1,014
Escape Hunt plc	Leisure & Hotels	988	0	988
Futura Medical plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	968	(34)	934
Judges Scientific plc	Electronic & Electrical	314	571	885
Abcam plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	537	344	881
Tasty plc	Leisure & Hotels	622	242	864
Cambridge Cognition Holdings plc	Health	601	257	858
Nasstar plc	Software	481	336	817
Velocity Composites plc	Industrial	799	0	799
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	344	403	747
LoopUp Group plc	Software	480	254	734
Gamma Communications plc	Telecommunication Services	488	241	729
Vectura Group plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	498	208	706
Haydale Graphene Industries plc	Chemicals	598	75	673
Mears Group plc	Support Services	139	487	626
SQS Software Quality Systems AG	Software	291	283	574
Scientific Digital Imaging plc	Electronic & Electrical	179	368	547
Sinclair IS Pharma plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	765	(256)	509
Maxcyte Inc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	511	(28)	483
Plastics Capital plc	Engineering & Machinery	400	60	460
Iomart Group plc	Software	268	184	452
MyCelx Technologies Corporation	Oil Equipment	1,470	(1,019)	451
Osirium Technologies plc	Electronic & Electrical	750	(312)	438
UP Global Sourcing Holdings plc	Household Goods & Textiles	273	158	431
WANdisco plc	Software	145	229	374
FreeAgent Holdings plc	Media	277	69	346
TP Group plc	Engineering & Machinery	648	(315)	333
Access Intelligence plc	Software	495	(75)	420
Microsaic Systems plc	Engineering & Machinery	1,084	(802)	282
Sphere Medical Holding plc	Health	600	(328)	272
Enteq Upstream plc	Oil Services	1,032	(774)	258
Midatech Pharma plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	600	(364)	236
Hasgrove plc*	Media	88	132	220
Nektan Limited	Software	1,345	(630)	715
Oxford Pharmascience Group plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	1,350	(1,148)	202
Tyratech Inc	Chemicals	600	(420)	180
Medica Group plc	Health	95	61	156
ReNeuron Group plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	324	(201)	123
Genedrive Plc	Pharmaceuticals & Biotech	210	(105)	105
Dods Group plc	Media	203	(102)	101
Rated People Ltd*	Software	354	(267)	87
Fusionex International plc	Software	282	(199)	83
Proxama plc	Software	763	(705)	58
1Spatial plc	Software	300	(267)	33
Work Group plc	Support Services	755	(727)	28
Bond International Software plc	Software	8	0	8

 

Current Liquidity Investments

Investee Company	Sector	Book cost (£000)	Movement in valuation (£000)	Fair Value (£000)
Octopus Portfolio Manager - Conservative Capital Growth	n/a	5,350	398	5,748
Octopus Portfolio Manager - Defensive Capital Growth	n/a	5,350	279	5,629
Money Market Funds	n/a	5,290	3	5,293
Octopus UK Micro Cap Growth Fund	n/a	1,650	444	2,094

 

 

Since 31 May 2017 there has been one follow on investment with a cost of £470,000.

Since 31 May 2017 there has been one disposal, the proceeds of which totalled £156,000 (cost £122,000).

 

 

Unless otherwise stated, all the investments set out above :

1. are quoted on AIM or on the London Stock Exchange Full List:

2. represent equity investments except in the case of Nektan and Access Intelligence which include investment via loan stock: and

3. are in portfolio companies incorporated in the UK with the exception of:

Escher - Ireland

Mycelx - USA

SQS - Germany

Nektan - Gibraltar

Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy - Finland

MayCyte Inc - USA

*Denotes private company

 

 

As at 31 May 2017, Octopus AIM's portfolio of investments including current liquidity investments comprised, by value, £110.3m and the net assets of the Company were £112.4m. Octopus AIM 's investment portfolio is in a variety of sectors and comprises 71 UK AIM-quoted companies, 2 non-AIM companies, 4 fully listed companies on the premium segment of the Official List, none listed on NASDAQ and none traded on the NEX Exchange.   

For further information, please contact:

Nicola Board                                                                
Octopus Investments Limited                                                    
Tel: [phone]  

 

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